As a Realtor, I need to have a list of contractors at the ready for my clients who run into issues either with home inspections or just getting their home ready for the market. Occasionally, I’ll have the buyer client who, once they move into their new place, may want a recommendation for a contractor. Hopefully, the buyers will have received a Home Warranty and their first call should be to the Home Warrnaty company to get their approved contractor — if something went wrong. If they’re just looking to do some home improvement, that’s another story and that’s where I might be able to help.
Of course, I know a really good handyman type guy who is both thorough and very reasonably priced. He can do the painting and fix up and some of the electrical and plumbing work, too. In fact, my handyman is more often than not, my first recommendation.
Sometimes You Need The Credentials
Sometimes, though, you need an electrician or plumber or someone who has all the certificates. Licensed, insured, bonded — all the good stuff. If you’ve had a home inspection, there is a good chance the home inspection addendum will require a licensed professional to complete the repairs. This makes sense. The last thing the home seller needs is for something to go wrong with a repair and have to do it over or have it done sloppily.
When you need the pros, I recommend Michael & Son Services. They really do it all. Plumbing, electrical work, roofing and even handyman type work. They are not the cheapest guys in town but they do it right. The initial service call is $29 which isn’t too bad to get the diagnosis and the cost estimate for the repair. After that, it’s up to you to say “yes” or “no”.
I’ve used them, personally, for both electrical work and plumbing work and I heartily recommend them. In addition to being thorough and competent, they are also very clean. They bring this cool Welcome mat thing they lay in front of your door and some shoe coverings they put on so they don’t mess up the inside of your house. Anything that causes a little bit of a mess is completely cleaned up by the time the serviceman leaves your house.
Discounts
They also offer a whole house service plan that includes maintenance on your HVAC (heating and A/C) system as well as a 10% discount on electrical an plumbing work. I also learned that they have a Facebook “Like” page where they put some cool stealth coupons for different things. It might be worth it to “Like” their page to check on the coupons from time to time. You never know when you might need to get our garbage disposal replaced or get some plumbing work done.
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