Quoted from joebxr

A licensed/insured/bonded contractor would have left no issue or doubt who is responsible and who pays!
Removes much of the stress a homeowner needs to go through if not covered.

Quoted from CICERO

Thank you!  A licence is a state service.  Anybody can ask the same requirements of a contractor to work on their property as a state licensed contractor.  A license is meaningless except to those that don't want to do their own due diligence.

Quoted from joebxr

Still acting DUHmb! Wish I knew what you did for a living,
because your thinking is severely flawed and incomplete!

Quoted from CICERO

You disagree that a person or business can write a contract outlining all these things that a license does?  

As a matter of fact, the contractors I've hired actually give US the contract for our review, and our legal department reads it and amends it if necessary.  Then both agree upon the terms.  

Quoted from Parent

I had hired someone, based on references, to remove an in-ground pool. They weren't licsenced, but I figured what could really go wrong. Well their backho jumped out of gear and went right through my garage. They threw up some would to cover the paint, but the whole garage shifted and now the door doesn't close all the way. They got scared, I guess, cause I never saw them again. They were suppose to take out the pump, level the yard, seed. They just dumped some dirt into a hole, took off, and disconnected their phone.


Licensure wouldn't have kept the backhoe from slipping out of gear, but it would have helped protect both me and the contractor from the mess that resulted.

Quoted from joebxr

Apples and bananas..."your legal department"?????? Now you want to give it a different twist than you
as an individual

Quoted from CICERO

So you post that you would like to know what I do for a living, and when I respond to you in that context, you accuse me of a twist.  You're unbelievable.

Quoted from joebxr

You...
a twist....
NO NEVER!!!

PS - What twist...I don't believe you, so how is that a twist.
A Legal Dept that hires unlicensed contractors????? FIRE THE BASTARDS FOR BEING STUPID!!!!

Quoted from bumblethru

The license wouldn't have made one bit of difference.....AT ALL.
All you needed was a  contract  you both agreed on and signed....and the contractor needed to supply his CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE coverage.

THAT IS ALL YOU NEED!!

People have driver's LICENSES....and are horrible drivers....but they have INSURANCE to cover theirS and their victims a$$.

Quoted from Parent

And insurance doesn't cover those who are not licensed. A license shows that there is at least a minimal level of competency. An insurance company is not going to take the risk to cover people when their is no evidence to demonstrate any training in the field they are working in.

Quoted from bumblethru

The license wouldn't have made one bit of difference.....AT ALL.
All you needed was a  contract  you both agreed on and signed....and the contractor needed to supply his CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE coverage.

THAT IS ALL YOU NEED!!

People have driver's LICENSES....and are horrible drivers....but they have INSURANCE to cover theirS and their victims a$$.

Quoted from bumblethru

NOT TRUE! A business can CERTAINLY get insurance coverage WITHOUT a license. And it REALLY has nothing to do with competency.
There are 'good' and 'bad' in both those with or without licenses. It is the insurance that matters.

Ask for a CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE 'FIRST' to check the coverage....then you're good to go.

I KNOW.....we do this everyday!