When you call the references ask these kinds of questions:

* Can I visit your home to see the completed job? * Were you [...]]]>

Getting a good contractor is not always easy. If you find one ask for references. If they make you feel uncomfortable about this that should be a warning sign.

When you call the references ask these kinds of questions:

* Can I visit your home to see the completed job?
* Were you satisfied with the project? Was it completed on time?
* Did the contractor keep you informed about the status of the project, and any problems along the way?
* Were there unexpected costs? If so, what were they?
* Did workers show up on time? Did they clean up after finishing the job?
* Would you recommend the contractor?
* Would you use the contractor again?

To become a contractor in NY you need to pay fees (aprox $800), buy insurance (aprox $9,000 plus), fill out a lot of forms and take a test.

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Eco Brooklyn Inc. is “Licensed – Bonded – Certified – Insured” as a home improvement contractor in the State of New York.

To become a contractor in NY you need to pay fees (aprox $800), buy insurance (aprox $9,000 plus), fill out a lot of forms and take a test.

Making sure your contractor has a license and the proper insurance is a good place to start when looking for a builder because they have had to jump through a lot of hoops to get there.

But don’t just take their license as proof they can do the job. References help a lot. Another good tactic is to start with a very small job to test the contractor out.

And they need to know Green Building. Anyone who doesn’t build green today will have to do a lot of expensive retrofitting down the road because in the future green building will be the only acceptable kind of building.