Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Book

Author:

Ricchi, Kia.

Title:

Avoiding the con in construction : how to plan for hassle-free home building, renovation, and repair / Kia Ricchi.

Publisher, Date:

Description:

xvi, 192 pages : illustrations, maps, charts, plans ; 23 cm

Summary:

"You'll learn how to: Develop a concise and inclusive scope of work that details what, exactly, the contractor will do; research the contractor's license and insurance, as well as his or her construction history and personal background; recognize proposals and contracts that are one-sided or unfair."--Page 4 of cover.

Subjects:

House construction -- Popular works.

Contractors -- Selection and appointment -- Amateurs' manuals.

Building -- Superintendence -- Amateurs' manuals.

Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Popular works.

Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair -- Popular works.

Consumer education -- Popular works.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Other Title:

How to plan for hassle-free home building, renovation, and repair

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Cover your assets -- The who, what and why of contracting -- Plan the work and work the plan -- Finding the right person for the job -- Contractor qualifications -- Insured against loss -- Bonds: The third-party guarantee -- I spy, oh my! -- May I propose? -- Contracts -- Permit me to explain -- Inspections: Get them done right -- A look at liens -- Other project considerations -- In a nutshell.

LCCN:

2009908955

ISBN:

9780615310282

0615310281

Other Number:

618512550

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

269442

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

692.8 Ricchi