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After acting several contractors recommended on this site for facade work, I finally made a decision. Of the five I contacted, only one was professional, responsive and hopefully trustworthy. The others either did not return calls, were rude or never submitted an estimate at all after promising to do so. One other company did submit a written estimate months later after many phone calls but it was for extensive work that two other contractors said I did not need to have done and was for an outlandish amount of money.

Anyway, now that I have chosen the contractor, I do have a few questions I’m hoping you can answer.

1. Is there any reason I should not pay cash? Of course, I will receive a receipt for any money paid.
2. Is it customary and/or acceptable to ask that a time frame or end date be indicated in the contract?
3. Is it customary and/or acceptable to ask for a warranty/guaranty on the work and if so, for how many years?

Please feel free to offer any other suggestions or advice. I had to take out a loan to have this work done and am trying to do everything I can to avoid problems.

After the work is completed I will post again, hopefully giving this contactor a great recommendation. I will also give more details regarding the other contractors I contacted. Thanks.