Contractor Talk

1978 home, complete subgrade basement leaking. 1 wall settling. I bought land next to me so I now have the elevation to place drain tiles to daylight. Excavating to footer, placing drain tile. Wh...

1 January 30, 2017

Pool contractor did a horrible job on my pool and left it worse then when he began the project. I made a complaint against him to the state licence board. He has now contacted me (after several calls and te...

0 August 9, 2016

Hello, My husband and I are from California where we had a small painting company. We've recently moved to Tennessee, and are starting our business here. We are finding out the hundreds of diff...

1 December 10, 2016

We have a 800 sq ft kitchen, mudroom, and garage being put onto a 1990s house. Our contractor has been slowly working on it since last Oct and we paid him the installment for rough in about a month ago....

0 June 28, 2016

I obtained a property which is an older mobile home with an addition built on the side. The addition has this wall paneling installed that is warping throuhgout the entire room. There are not any leaks from the...

0 May 19, 2016

I'm an apprentice handyman right now in Arizona and I'm trying to become licensed. Can anyone tell me the requirments and how much the testing costs?...

1 December 10, 2016

My friend has recently purchased a coop apartment in NYC. The owner below has removed their ceiling to expose the joists so that there is only my friend's subfloor & hardwood flooring between the two apart...

0 February 12, 2015

We will be cutting 20 blue spruce trees. Max diameter of about 18", to make space to expand a church parking lot. Would it be wiser to get a dozer in and pop the stumps out, or rent a grinder a...

1 November 2, 2014

I'm a cabinet installer in NC for multi- family or student housing. What license do I need to install cabinet's in Virginia?...

0 March 4, 2014

My sheets are 4 by 8 sheets some say stapes (what kind how long). Others say finishing nails. Others say dry wall screws this stuff is 1/4 thick....

3 December 10, 2016

Hi, I would like to get some help on how to become a handyman or where to start or who can I talk to so I can get started? I live in California near Los Angeles, in the valley. Please help, I'm a senio...

2 December 10, 2016

I am planning to open a retail fast food shop in New Hampshire and I was wondering if I can hire a license commercial contractor to do work in New Hampshire?...

5 November 21, 2012

Hi, My name is Jayden Pak, and I am currently working for a steel fabricating company. I was trying to reserch about the above question, but then it was hard to find right answer. The states that I am res...

0 July 3, 2012

What do I need (licenses or certificates) to be a out of state contractor that does business in Colorado?...

9 August 4, 2015

Honestly, I am working as an intern at steel LLC inc at GA. one of my supervisor gave me a task to research the license issues in each states (specially, in CA, OR, WA, NV, UT, NM, AZ, HI, AK, CO, MT, WY, ID). ...

5 July 4, 2012

What are the range of costs involved in remodeling a business that is about 25,000 square feet?...

5 June 8, 2012

Well i wanted to know if to be able to get the roofing license in washington state, is experience need to be shown? Cause i've been doing roofing since i been 15 and i just turned 18....

4 June 1, 2012

I was wondering what your opinion was on the BBB and if it really is a reliable source for doing background checks on contractors and other businesses? I've read postings and news stories that the Better Bu...

20 June 3, 2012

Can a welder work for a carpenter framing contractor (type C license) in the state of hawaii?...

0 May 17, 2012

My company installs conveyors and mezzanines and other material handling equipment. Do we require a license in Alabama?...

0 May 2, 2012