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Friday, November 14, 2008

If you are in the process of taking bids for your project here are some tips for finding our information on the contractor's that you are considering.

Go to: http://www.clsb.ca.gov/ which is the California State License Board.

This is a great place to start to find out current and past information about the contractor you are considering. When you are taking proposals ask the contractor for their Contractor License number. Once you have that go directly to the site and you can enter the contractor license number and research this contractor.

There are obvious reasons for checking into the site such as:

1. Is the contractor up to date or current with their license?
2. Are there any complaints or problems with the contractor that this site is aware of.

Tip: How many licenses has the contractor held for the company they're representing.


Why? Note: If a company has held several licenses this could be a sign that they have had problems in the past. If a company is under a new license, then they may or may not honor previously completed projects under the old license. In other words old customers warranties may be null and void. This is mportant when you consider that most roof warranties are for extended periods of time such as 10 years or more.

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