Protect Your Family from “Kidnapping Sub-Contractors”

Ruben Garcia - Charged with Kidnapping

We’ve all heard stories of sub-contractors who are less than honest, but kidnapping! It’s true. A local family in Cornelius, NC had hired a crew to paint the exterior of their home. A few months later one of the workers on that crew (an illegal immigrant) was arrested for planning to kidnap the family’s two children, ages 7 and 8, and hold them for a six-figure ransom. How do you know if the sub-contractor you hire to work on your house is trustworthy?

One of the intangible benefits that come with hiring a reputable residential General Contractor is access to the relationships he has built over the years with his sub-contractors. Professional contractors will run background checks on new subs and stay with only the best in the business. A good General Contractor will keep up-to-date files on all certificates of insurance, trade licenses and tax information. Less reputable General Contractors will hire subs that use illegal immigrants paid under the table resulting in cheaper labor. A low-ball bid on a custom home design & build, kitchen remodel, bathroom remodel, home addition or similar home renovation/remodeling project can be an indication of this practice.

Don’t take chances on your next home remodeling project no matter how small it may be. Here at Schultz Custom Homes and Remodeling we take care to know the people who we have work on your home. In most cases we live in the same community and have developed trusting relationships with years of service working together.

I’m Tom Schultz, and I believe that my best work is more than just home remodeling. It's building relationships with the best labor available in the home building industry and using it to bring about the changes you’ve dreamed about for your family’s home. Visit http://www.nc-bldr.com/ today and then 704-281-8496 for a free consultation on any size home remodeling project you may have in mind.