{"id":3522,"date":"2012-02-09T09:48:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.movoto.com\/building-contractors\/avoiding-residential-building-contractor-scams\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T22:22:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:22:45","slug":"avoiding-residential-building-contractor-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/avoiding-residential-building-contractor-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Residential Building Contractor Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For some homeowners, DIY is actually more favourable to them than hiring a contractor to carry out the work. Aside from the financial savings related to DIY, some fraudulent tradesmen have really given contractors a bad name. With television shows constantly airing and unearthing rogue traders and neighbours filling your ears with tales of their horror stories from the builder who \u201cruined their driveway and drained them of their savings\u201d, hiring a contractor can be a scary prospect.
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\nThe problem lies with the fact that you have minimal or no knowledge in the contractor\u2019s area of work and you have to hand over a hefty sum of money to get the work done. How do you know when you\u2019ve found a reasonable quote? How do you know if their work will be to a satisfactory standard? The truth is, you\u2019re putting your trust (and money) into a stranger\u2019s hands. Hiring a contractor however, needn\u2019t be such a gamble if you are aware of some of the most common techniques used by these con artists.
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\u201cKnock\u201d \u201cKnock\u201d\u2026<\/h2>\n

Always beware of door-to-door salesmen who \u201chappen to be in the area\u201d with spare materials left over from another job. These rogue traders typically knock on your door and quote you with a seemingly attractive price to overhaul a certain aspect of your home, right there and now.
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\nScam artists are often reported to offer homeowners a new driveway (or similar) with spare materials they claim to have left over from a job they have just completed for one of homeowner\u2019s neighbours. Often, these materials have actually been stolen from a previous job (the last customer is likely to have paid for them when having their job done) and although they will eagerly provide the service they\u2019re offering, expect bitter disappointment with the finished product.
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\nSit back and think: Reputable tradesmen would never have the time to go door-to-door and \u201coffer their services\u201d to neighbours. It\u2019s more than likely the job you\u2019ve had done will start to crumble in a very short space of time, and it\u2019s even more likely that the \u201cconvenient\u201d fraudulent contractors won\u2019t be around to hear your complaint\u2026<\/em>
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Money Mad<\/h2>\n

One of the easiest scam techniques to detect is when a tradesman asks for all or a considerable proportion of the bill upfront. They may use the spiel that they \u201cneed the money for materials\u201d which, at first glance, is quite believable.
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\nWhen you\u2019ve given the con artist the money they require, they head off to \u201cget their materials\u201d and as you wait long into the night for their return, it becomes apparent you\u2019ve been taken for a ride. You ring the number on their business card they left with you and find a dead line or it goes straight to voicemail.
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\nIf a contractor asks you for an upfront fee, it should never be in excess of 10% of the total bill or $1000 (if that\u2019s less than 10%). If they\u2019re asking for any more then kindly decline their services, the chances are they\u2019ll complete the work to a less than satisfactory standard or won\u2019t complete it at all.
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\nSit back and think: In what other situation would you ever gladly hand over large sums of money to a stranger before receiving their goods\/service? There\u2019s no reason why the contractor can\u2019t wait until you\u2019re happy with their work before receiving payment.<\/em>
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Scare Mongering<\/h2>\n

One of the scammers\u2019 favourite techniques used by rogue traders is to \u201cassess\u201d your house and identify a potentially catastrophic problem. They swoon in like heroes, rescuing you from your crumbling house<\/a>. The only issue here is that the \u201cproblem\u201d they\u2019ve identified is actually very minor or never there to start with. In some instances, con artists have even reportedly caused intentional damage to homeowners\u2019 properties so they can diagnose and fix the problem and obtain a heap of cash for doing so.
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\nThese con artists charge you a large sum of money to fix an allegedly huge problem that you believe to be true. The clever part aspect of these scams is that there\u2019s a small chance of them getting caught, once you\u2019ve handed over the money and found that your problem\u2019s fixed you\u2019ll commend them for doing a good job \u2013 earning them reputation and opening the doors for them to scam even more people\/
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\nNever hire a contractor to perform work for you if they\u2019re the first to give you a quote. How are you supposed to calculate a reasonable amount to pay for the work if you don\u2019t have a second opinion? Plus, you\u2019re more likely to get a reputable contractor to bring their price down if you tell them of other, lower quotes you\u2019ve received.
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\nSit back and think: Would you ever go shopping for a product with a high price tag without comparing its price to other shops first? When handing over large sums of money you need to think rationally, never feel pressured by a contractor to hire them there and then. Reputable tradesmen will allow you time to make your decision on whether to hire them or not without being pushy.<\/em>
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\nWhen choosing a contractor to renovate your home you need to be aware of scam techniques so you can identify and avoid them. Where possible ask friends, neighbours and relatives to recommend a contractor who they hired and whose work they were more than happy with. Always go with your gut instinct to, if a price seems to low there could be a reason behind that. Of course, if you\u2019re wary of a firm you could always search their name on the internet to see if they have any scam stories about them.
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\nStephanie Staszko is a home improvement writer for Bathshop321<\/a>, who retail bathroom accessories and suites for renovation and remodelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For some homeowners, DIY is actually more favourable to them than hiring a contractor to carry out the work. Aside from the financial savings related to DIY, some fraudulent tradesmen have really given contractors a bad name. With television shows constantly airing and unearthing rogue traders and neighbours filling your ears with tales of their horror stories from the builder who \u201cruined their driveway and drained them of their savings\u201d, hiring a contractor can be a scary prospect.   The problem lies with the fact that you have minimal or no knowledge in the contractor\u2019s area of work and you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[123,53],"class_list":["post-3522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate-tips","tag-contractors","tag-real-estate","post--single"],"yoast_head":"\nAvoiding Residential Building Contractor Scams<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hiring a contractor however, needn\u2019t be such a gamble if you are aware of some of the 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