General Contractors

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You're probably – and hopefully – going to be living in your dream home for a long time. It's going to be your base, your foundation, the place you sleep, the vantage point from which you live much of your life. Your children will think of it as their roots.

That's why it's essential to have the services of a general contractor in whom you know you can have absolute faith. You can plan your home yourself, or even with an architect you trust, but sooner or later you'll have to turn your dreams into practical, real beams and drywall. A good licensed, professional general contractor will:

• Save you time. Although your dream home is an exciting way to spend your energy, you also have to live the rest of your life. A good general contractor will take much of the nitty-gritty work off your hands. He or she will coordinate subcontractors, help you choose materials, calculate material and labour costs, and generally reduce your headache factor by a good 99%. You get to dream – the contractor will help you plan.
• Save you money. You could spend the next couple of years schlepping back and forth to the hardware and building materials stores, putting up your own drywall and cabinetry, installing your own faucets, and living in the pleasant dream that you're saving money. And you could keep going back and forth to the stores to replace material when the installation goes wrong – and in your first attempt at things, whatever can go wrong usually does. When you're finally finished and you tally up the costs, you're likely to find that you could have saved at least 50% of your budget by hiring the right general contractor to do the work for you.

The right general contractor is your go-to person for everything in your new home. He or she can help you with planning, choosing materials, foundations, framing, drywall, laying tile, painting, planning new home additions, roofing, landscaping, and all other aspects of your project. He or she will be able to hire subcontractors for the more specialized work, such as plumbing and electrical work, and will coordinate everything for you. This has a distinct advantage over hiring multiple contractors yourself. You only have to deal with a single schedule and price.

It's easy to find your general contractor on HandyCanadian.com . You have two options:

• Browse through our extensive database of thousands of contractors to find someone in your area. Our search function is straightforward and location-specific. Whether you live in a major city or in a smaller community such as Welland, Fredericton, or Caledon, you have a wide array of choices.
• Post your project for review by top-rated general contractors who are close to your area. They will contact you, bid on your project, and compete for your business. You'll have a wide choice of potential contractors to compare with respect to their experience, pricing, proposed timeframe, and more.

There are many advantages to using HandyCanadian.com to find your general contractor. First, it takes the guesswork out of the hiring process. You can browse through authentic, carefully screened reviews by real homeowners to make sure you're comfortable working with anyone you're considering. Second, you save time. It's far less time-consuming than using a search engine to find contractors in your area and then researching them all independently. Third, it's a go-to spot to help you find a talented, trustworthy general contractor who will get the work done correctly the first time around – which saves you even more time.

Another great feature we have is our DIY (do-it-yourself) article database, which contains a wealth of home projects you can complete yourself – or just read in order to become more knowledgeable when dealing with your contractor.

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