There are many home remodeling contractors nowadays. All these contractors think that they are capable of doing the job, but they are not. Instead of having experiences, qualifications in basically every sector, some are only good in one specific remodeling area. Therefore people who are looking for entire home remodeling project, have to hire different contractors for the same project. In this situation if there is fault there may not be any responsible for it. Also the material use to work can be different from company to company. Therefore it is better to go for a home remodeling company that specialized in all kinds of remodeling projects such as Danielsremodeling.com (in Northern Virginia area). If you are looking for a professional home remodeling contractor there are few things you can consider.
Check the remodeling company's portfolio. There should be projects that similar to yours and should have good customer feedback. Contact the company's previous clients and ask about the quality and services of the remodeling company. Interview your candidates. Question about the company's history and the work they have completed, company register details, company's insurances & compensations, how do they plan to deliver the project in time without any issues?, price, material they use, how do the company back their work? do they give warranty? and etc. During the interview notice if there are any bad signs of candidates. Few possible bad signs are, company without physical address, asking for significant amount of money at the start, have not completed or worked on entire big projects, too much of promises etc. By the end of the interviewing process you should have enough knowledge on contractors to shortlist your candidates. With last few candidates you can arrange an interview to discuss the project further more. Asking from every company to give very detailed description on each stages of the project, materials they use etc, is highly recommended.
Sign a written contract between you and your home remodeling contractor. The contract should include beginning date of project, delivery date, payments schedule, insurance information, procedures of changing any terms, penalties for missing deadlines, termination clause, other protection etc.