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Atlanta-HomeReports.com May's Edition Features

  . Atlanta Area Siding Contractors   

Atlanta HardiPlank Fiber Cement Siding and Vinyl Siding Contractors:

ATLANTA - On the particular topic of residential siding, Atlanta-HomeReports.com has received over 100,000 emails from local homeowners who shared their siding experiences with our partnering Online news media sources and the following is a compilation of the results we've received over the last seven years:

Siding Contractors of Greater Atlanta:

DuraCraft of Georgia - (678) 714-2170 - Call To Schedule An Appointment For A Siding Estimate For Your Home.  It Will Be Absolutely Free and Will Have No High Pressure Sales Tactics.  

LAWRENCEVILLE - DuraCraft of Georgia has topped our list each and every year since we began in 2001.  The total number of emails concerning DuraCraft of Georgia is greater than all other contractors' feedback combined.  DuraCraft of Georgia emails consistently contain rave reviews that combine an extremely high regard for the materials DuraCraft had used in their home improvement projects.  We also received an equally high number of emails regarding DuraCraft's high level of construction standards in Customer Service and Customer Care.

Atlanta Contracting of Lawrenceville - (770) 831-6795 - Making it 25 Years In Any Business Is Always A Difficult Task.  

LAWRENCEVILLE - It's simply amazing that Atlanta Contracting of Lawrenceville has done over the last quarter century.   The company is mostly being run by the founder's son, TJ, while his father tends to health issues.  But TJ is making his father proud and isn't skipping a beat by celebrates his father's companys incredible milestone by discounting ALL qualifying HardiPlank siding jobs by offering a 50% discount to all qualifying homeowners signing up in May of this year.

CLICK HERE - To Learn More About Atlanta Contracting's "Half Off HardiPlank" Promotion...

TJ has organized Atlanta Contracting's half dozen work crews to handle most of the 100 HardiPlank fiber cement siding jobs scheduled for the month of May.  Atlanta Contracting will also be utilizing the services of some of the other - highly experienced, factory trained work crews from sister companies the company has forged solid relationships with over the past 25 years.

Atlanta HardiPlank - (770) 271-3434 - "Heavy Lies The Crown" of the company that consistently sits atop most major search engines when homeowners input the most commonly used search phrase "Atlanta HardiPlank."   Atlanta HardiPlank has enjoyed the luxury of receiving all first phone calls from homeowners looking to replace their defective LP, Masonite or Soft Coat Stucco with genuine HardiPlank lap siding products.  

Atlanta HardiPlank tries their best to serve all homeowners that call as best they can, but when their work load becomes too heavy, instead of spreading themselves too thin - they feel obligated to pass along some of those jobs to companies that don't happen to be quite as busy at the time.  The companies they pass these jobs along to have been thoroughly screened over the years and it has been made quite clear to them that it only takes one unresolved mistake to be taken off the Atlanta HardiPlank "Approved Partner List."

Sure, mistakes occur from time to time.  The key is - how fast they're rectified to the homeowner's complete satisfaction that keeps contractors on Atlanta HardiPlank's "Approved Partner List."

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Atlanta-HomeReports.com would like to remind ALL homeowners of these three simple rules in receiving the most value for their home improvement dollar: 

1. Check Out the Contractors Being Considering Through the Georgia Secretary of State Corporation's Website:  CLICK HERE - To visit the Georgia Secretary of State Corporation's Website to run a search on the contractor you're considering.  Take special note of the length of time they've been in business and whether or not they've had to open and close their doors on a regular basis to avoid lawsuits or having to support customers.!

2. Check the contractor's references thoroughly:  
Many contractors that have been around a good while actually have long term customers who are so proud of the contractor's work that they invite some of the contractor's prospective customers to come over and experience the contractor's work first hand.  Be sure to ask the contractor you're considering if they have any examples of their work in the immediate area.

If the contractors being considering have been around long enough - this should be an easy task.  If not, this could be a strong indication to the homeowner that something is amiss.

3. Always get at least three competing bids from local contractors.  
While the lowest price doesn't always make any home improvement contractor the best candidate for the home improvement project at hand, it is a strong indication of the company's strength and how willing they are to earn your business.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
CONTRACTORS REQUIRING DEPOSITS FROM HOMEOWNERS:  

If a contractor asks a homeowner for a deposit - this is NOT necessarily a bad thing.  There are many valid reasons for the best contractors in Atlanta to regularly ask homeowners for deposits on home improvement projects.  Here are some of them:

1. When a contractor pays cash for materials, it often keeps project costs low - and the contractor can pass those savings along to the homeowner.

2. The contractor may be so good and so heavily sought after - that his resources may have become strained by the large number of jobs they have going on in the field.

3. No contractors can afford to be stiffed by dishonest homeowners - and there are quite a few of them out there.  These days, profit margins are typically slim and the numbers of home improvement jobs are on the decrease.  A contractor that gets stiffed by two or three homeowners could experience devastating effects.

CONSEQUENTLY:

Contractors who don't require a deposit to perform home improvement jobs may very well be desperate enough to do anything to get your business.  This is generally NOT the right contractor for your home improvement needs.  It usually indicates a high level of desperacy on behalf of the contractor and signifies the company's downfall is within the near future.

BEST ADVICE ON HOME IMPROVEMENT DEPOSITS

When giving a contractor a deposit for a home improvement project, only after you've checked them with the Georgia Secretary of State's office and checked their references thoroughly - should you even consider giving them the deposit they request.   But when doing so, always insist on issuing the deposit at the time the building materials are being delivered.

This method has actually become customary within the home improvement industry these days.  The homeowner should simply refuse to hand over one, without getting the other in return.  This is also the point that the contract should be signed between the homeowner and the contractor's Sales Representative or Project Manager.  

More - on Atlanta-HomeReports.com.  

Atlanta-HomeReports.com has been collecting input, both positive and negative, from homeowners throughout the Greater Atlanta area since 2001.  Since January of 2001, our Online news partners have been helping us collect data - not only on various residential siding products utilized over the last several decades, but information on the original home builders and various siding contractors as well.  

While invited local Online news media sources to probe their reader base from time to time in various ways, readers were at no time compensated in any way, nor was our information gathering ever directed by some hidden agenda.  Atlanta Home Reports has been keeping their eyes and ears open, have remained completely objective and hopes we've been able to serve our readers well.

Many experiences have been positive, some have been negative, but all have been extremely valuable to us in helping Atlanta area homeowners help each other get the best value for their home improvement dollar and hopefully not get taken advantage of.

Greater Atlanta is currently comprised of 23 counties and over 100 cities and areas.  The number of homes throughout Greater Atlanta is staggering and the number of companies that performed services on these home over the years could boggle the mind. 

Most important, the amount of money spent each year, fixing homes that have fallen apart because of inferior "builder's grade" materials is in the billions of dollars in the Atlanta area alone.  The last thing homeowners need today, in these tough times, are to have to pay for their home repairs and improvements more than once.

We invite you to view our findings and hope that we were able to be of service to you.

Thank You For Visiting Atlanta Home Reports.