If you are thinking about adding a porch or screened porch to your Chapel Hill home, it is important to choose a professional who has specific experience in porch design and construction. Working with an expert like Archadeck of Raleigh-Durham will ensure you have a porch with high structural integrity that is well-designed for your needs and complements your specific home site. Read below for more tips on choosing the best porch builder to build your ideal outdoor living space and enhance the value of your Chapel Hill home.
Choose a Chapel Hill Porch Builder with Staying Power
When seeking a prospective porch builder, be sure to explore your options and do research on any potential contractors. Remember the old adage “You get what you pay for”? If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. When it comes to any home remodeling project, be cautious of a builder who attempts to speed up your decision-making process, amplifies their low price, or cannot offer any warranties or guarantees. While this may help you get a project completed more cheaply or quickly, it can also lead to safety issues or increased costs to fix whatever was not done properly. A high-quality, professional porch builder will encourage you to read their reviews and peruse their photo galleries from past porch projects. They will meet with you to discuss your wants, needs, and budget and provide you with a quote that is specific to you and the details of what you have shared.
Avoid these Red Flags
What you may get from a fly-by-night contractor:
They quickly offer a low price without taking the time to assess materials, permitting, or the project scope to arrive at a precise estimate. Accurate quoting is crucial to staying within budget and limiting surprise expenses.
They offer to begin your project at a moment’s notice. Most reputable builders will have some degree of backlog on their schedule. A builder that says they can start your project tomorrow or within a week or two should set off red flags.
They use high-pressure sales tactics to encourage a quick decision by offering you a “one-time only” deal. This indicates some desperation and should alert you to look into their reputation before proceeding.
Choose a Licensed and Insured Chapel Hill Porch Builder
Choosing a Chapel Hill porch builder that meets or exceeds best practices is wise. As a leader in the outdoor living industry and an experienced, reputable contractor, Archadeck of Raleigh-Durham is fully licensed and fully insured with workers’ compensation and general liability insurance. This protects you in case something goes wrong during your project or if the builder or crew is injured while working on your property. Some low-priced contractors cut costs by skipping these essential safeguards.
In addition to being licensed and insured, we are deeply familiar with the different permitting and inspections processes for the various counties in the greater Triangle. We are proud to share that our standard of building meets and often exceeds all local building rules and regulations.
In addition to our high standard of excellence in building, we also take great pride in choosing to prioritize customer service as highly as we do our design and build services. We believe consistent and open communication, timeliness, and responsiveness help both our clients and our company operate best in the construction industry.
Beware Of The “Tail Light” Warranty
We urge you to beware of the “tail light” warranty. This nickname refers to a warranty that lasts about as long as the contractor’s tail lights are visible when leaving your project. The contractor does not offer any warranties or guarantees and may even become unreachable in the event you need an issue addressed. When you choose Archadeck to build your porch project, you will be protected by the most expansive customer protection plan in the industry.
Archadeck warranties include a one-year warranty for workmanship and a 5-year warranty for structural integrity. These warranties are further backed by the National Guarantee Corporation, which guarantees that your residential outdoor living space project will be completed to the specification of your contract.
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In addition, depending on the building materials you select, manufacturers’ warranties may apply to protect you against defects in materials. Archadeck’s intensive training and, in many cases, certification as an official installer of these materials helps reinforce your confidence that those manufacturers’ warranties won’t be adversely affected by installation issues.
Ready To Meet Your Chapel Hill Porch Contractor?
As the Chapel Hill area’s porch, screened porch, and outdoor living space specialists, we’ve built hundreds of porches our clients enjoy and their neighbor’s envy. Archadeck’s staying power is not by accident – it is well-rooted in our commitment to the highest quality of construction and customer service, which consistently results in satisfied clients and successful projects.
If you are thinking about adding a porch, screened porch, three-season room, or other outdoor living structure to your home and you want the peace of mind and positive experience provided by a professional firm, contact us today. We would love to talk about how we can serve you! You can reach us at 919-973-1523.
