Guides
Look up a bathroom contractor's license before you sign anything
- How to Check a Bathroom Contractor's License in Washington, California or FloridaThree states, three lookup tools, three different things the result actually shows you. Here is how to use each one.
- Warning Signs of an Unlicensed or Risky Bathroom RemodelerA handful of warning signs show up over and over in complaints against bad bathroom remodelers. None of them require a license lookup to catch.
- Contractor Bonds and Insurance: What Actually Protects YouA bond is not insurance, insurance is not a recovery fund, and none of the three works the same way in every state. Here is what each one covers.
- Deposit and Payment-Schedule Rules for Bathroom Remodels, by StateOnly one of the three states caps a deposit by law. All three have something to say about how the rest of the payments should go.
- What to Do If a Bathroom Contractor's License Check Turns Up a ProblemA search that turns up something wrong is more useful before you hire than after. Here is what different results mean and what recourse looks like.