Whether you need a building contractor to build an addition on your kitchen, or you want someone to build your new custom home, you may be worried about making the right choice. You are going to be working with the building contractor closely, and you want to job to be done just right and on time and within budget-this is your home after all. So, before you start looking in the classified section of the newspaper or flipping through the yellow pages, here are some tips to help you get a good building contractor.

The yellow pages are great for many things-choosing a building contractor is not necessarily one of those things. Most contractors who are really good don