Local Contractor's (localcontractor) Blog

Don't assume you have to fix everything on a home inspection report.Once you decide what you want fixed - buyer or seller - than make sure to get a few bids.   Think about ways you can help the client save money.   A good example would be siding:   Just because there is some "dry rotted" or "fail...

Here is a snippet from a recent blog post on our Local-Contractor.info website:I think this post will be helpful to the Real Estate Community since very often there are prior to close of escrow repairs to be performed.   Often Dry Rot Repairs are included in Home Inspections, Pest Inspection Repo...

We are currently involved with repairing dry rot on a home that was caused by a leaking water heater and the water inlet valve under kitchen sink.   Early detection and maintenance would have cost under $800.00 but instead this problem has required removing and replacing 24' of Rim Joist, Subfloo...

I have put up a new website that is for Homeowners, Real Estate Agents and Property Managers to get in touch with local contractors.  It is also an informative site with useful articles on home repair related issues.   Soon we will add a forum so stay tuned and that will be for live discussions f...