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It would have been nice if you would have mentioned your city.
Anyways, this site specializes in actually screening such local
merchants that provide home care services to consumers. They do make
sure they have proper licenses, insurance, and referrals before they
hit our website/directory. Please go to:
www.doneright.com
Hope this helps.
50 SOMETHING GAL wrote:
> I am looking for websites and/or forums where I can research licensed
> and/or independent HANDYMEN and CONTRACTORS (eg. plumber, roofer,
> electrician etc.) -->>LOCALLY.
>
> I've visited the site CONTRACTORS.COM but I am a bit put off by what
> appears to be a highly-commercial website. I guess I inherently
> distrust a site that claims to "screen" all of its contractors. This
> service can't possibly be performed free of charge -- the contractor
> obviously must pay money to the site to be "screened" and therein lies
> the conflict of interest. I do not blame this site for their model
> (indeed I do not see how they could do it any other way) but I'd so
> much prefer a Public, Open, Free, consumer-interactive FORUM that
> allows individuals to rate ANYONE -- and post to a searchable database
> BY LOCALITY on such factors as the type of job done, quality of work,
> estimate vs. final cost, licensed vs. unlicensed, and credit cards
> welcomed, to name a few.
>
> There is a model in place for just this -- the Forums on CRAIGS LIST --
> but to my surprise CL has not one forum dedicated to this
> urgently-needed resource. Even LOCAL.COM doesn't have Forums. :(
>
> The best resource for hiring (almost anyone for almost anything) is a
> personal referral. But I do not have that luxury, and need a more
> publicly-accessible resource. Thanks in advance for pointing out any
> sites you may know of.
>
> 50-sumpin'
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Re: Looking for HOME-REPAIR/REBUILDING SITES for rating contractors LOCALLY
