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Sep 2023
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The top 10 ways a bad contractor can sca...

Eric Goranson
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There are a lot of great contractors out there. However the handful of bad ones give the remodeling industry a black eye at times. How do you navigate hiring the right one? Today we take a look at how the bad ones operate and what you should look out for and the games the bad ones play.

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