Jason Robie: Contractor conundrum

As we head into the process of interviewing and hiring a builder/contractor, I couldn't help but wish we could avoid this step. We all want to hire the best people, whether for our business or for projects around the house. Even hiring the neighborhood kid to mow your lawn still comes with its challenges. Do kids even DO work like that anymore or are they all just far too glued to their phones? And yes, I can hear myself yelling "Get off my lawn!"

There's a common thread throughout the majority of contractor-based jobs. That is the challenge of finding a qualified, trustworthy, capable contractor to do the work. The number of qualified professional contractors in Northern New England is not at all comparable to the numbers they maintain in the larger cities and towns.