Selecting the Right Installer for the Job

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The following information is provided so that you can have a successful experience decorating or remodeling your house or office. So often, we want to “do it ourselves”; yet, the time comes when we need a professional’s expertise and advice.

This handout will help you ask the right questions to select the right qualified paperhanger to work with you.

Selecting the Right Installer for the Job

First, you’ll want to hire an installer with a reputation for excellent work. There are a number of ways to check for this information.

Use recommendations of friends or neighbors; get references and check them. If possible, go look at finished work.

Check with the Better Business Bureau in your area for any complaints against the paperhanger.

Look for a member of the National Guild of Professional Paperhangers, Inc. Members of this association must be craftsmen and women who hang paper for a living.

Second, solicit two or three bids for the work you need done. Do not blindly accept the lowest bid. Ask why a bid is as low or high as it is. A higher fee may be worth the extra services or better quality product provided. Make sure you understand precisely what the installer will do and what materials are necessary to complete your project successfully.

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