When you need your basement to be completely redone, and aren’t sure exactly how you want it to look, selecting a basement remodeler to carry it out is no easy task. There are two primary steps to choosing a basement remodeler, and care has to be taken to avoid the common traps and pitfalls.
First, and most obviously, you need to be careful about the quality of the basement remodeler. This might take some time, but go through and find recent reviews of the company you’re considering, and find out if they deliver what they promise. The reviews you want to value the highest, and are the hardest to find, are the long-term ones that are written long after the project was completed. One of the easiest ways for a basement remodeler to escape higher costs for a project without consequence are to skimp on the durability of the construction, which will create significant problems in the long run. Even a minor slip up can create significant long term issues.
One instance that Brother’s Construction was called in to fix, happened because a basement remodeler did not give enough space for ventilation, and created a condensation problem on the ceiling. While the project seemed finished when the remodeler was paid, most the bathroom had to be scrapped and redone in order to fix the large puddle of water that kept forming whenever the air conditioning was turned on.
Secondly, you need to make sure they understand your vision. If it feels like they are just parroting back to you the same words you’ve used to describe your basement project, the odds are good that they don’t understand what you actually want. You need to make sure the basement remodeler you choose is focused more on your goals and plans, and less on finishing the project with as much money in their back-pocket as they can afford. Look out for when the materials seem lower quality than the examples provided, or when the job costs start to grow without explanation.
