The Need for National Guidelines and Testing in the Home Improvement Industry
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Article by: Hank Jaworowski It is time for Washington to step up and put legislation in place , Using Incense to Save on Your Utilities that will force states to better regulate the home , How to Replace Your Windows Like a Pro improvement industry. Up to now Washington has left the regulation of the home , The Lasting Appeal of Adirondack Chairs improvement industry up to state regulators, and for whatever reason(s) many states have fallen considerably short. There are still some states that do not even have contractor , Worktops and Countertops for Kitchens - Buyers Guide to Materials licensing in place , Is a Tankless Water Heater Right For Me? for home , Poster, Print or Painting. Where Are You Going To Put It? improvements. For some of the states that do have licensing, the license requirements do not include that the applicant demonstrate the ability to do any type of home , How Much Does A Log Cost? improvement work. (That is like saying I will issue you a license to cut hair but you don't have to demonstrate that you know how to , Home Water Filtration for Shower and Drinking Purpose cut hair"¦"¦"¦ ouch!) Then why do states bother issuing licenses if there are no requirements to demonstrate competence? Revenue? Or could it be that they need more consumer complaints for Consumer Affairs and BBB to handle? The unfortunate consequences of this problem are that homeowners are the ones who are paying the price by receiving poor workmanship and a cascade of home , The Four Essential Tips to Consider Before Choosing Flooring for Your improvement problems. Let's be honest, the home , Swimming Pools: 6 Tips to Make them Auspicious improvement industry does not seem to attract the most reliable, honest and competent individuals. The lure of a quick buck and the relative ease to "qualify" to do home , Poster, Print or Painting. Where Are You Going To Put It? improvement work, brings many a "character" to your door. , Bagged or Bagless - Which Type of Vacuum Cleaner Should You Purchase? When I was a contractor , Find Out What's up your Nose! I needed to hire people for a variety of field positions. Most of the people, who I interviewed and sometimes hired, seemed to have the same type of problems with past employers. These problems consisted of substance abuse issues, honesty issues, and reliability issues. The labor , Home Improvement for The Ladies! pool never seemed to have an over abundance of talent and employability to pick from. I remember always reading article after article that dealt with the significant manpower shortage in the home , Using Incense to Save on Your Utilities improvement industry. The bottom line of each article would always be the same, "If you can find an honest, reliable and competent person to work for you, pull out all the stops to keep them!!!! Do whatever you need to do to keep that person happy because you'll never know if you will be lucky enough to find someone to take their place. , How to Re Your Windows Like a Pro " As an owner, it was a very constant and stressful problem to deal with. You were almost afraid to try and increase project production because you knew you would have to try and find someone to do the additional work. Finding employees was always an adventure, an adventure that I never looked forward to. For the last 10-15 years the number one problem in the home , Find Out What's up your Nose! improvement industry is the lack of manpower. Many contractors , How Much Does A Log Home Cost? are training and hiring minorities to try and solve this major problem. If you were to talk to your state authorities about what is being done to improve regulations , Do I Really Need a Contractor? and screening in the home , Get the Lead Out: Candle Wicks in the US improvement industry, they will probably tell you something is in the works or there is no money for more regulations , What to Look For When Purchasing an Air Compressor (testing). I have been hearing this for 30 years. The county in which I live (Suffolk County, New York) still does not require any demonstration of home , Marble and Granite - What Produces the Shine? improvement ability to obtain a home , Swimming Pools: 6 Tips to Make them Auspicious improvement license. The fee has consistently gone up but the requirements have pretty much stayed the same. We are one of the highest taxed counties in the country, so I refuse to believe there is no money to develop and implement a better policing and screening process in the home , A Lasting Scent improvement industry. The National Association of The Remodeling Industry (NARI) www.nari.org is the only national organization that offers certification of home , Find Out What's up your Nose! improvement individuals. They have a number of different certifications that one could obtain. To obtain these certifications the applicant needs to demonstrate a variety of knowledge, ranging from good business practices to project knowledge. NARI's main certification is called - Certified Remodeler (CR). This certification requires the applicant to prepare an extensive matrix or resume of their experience and knowledge as well as obtaining a certain score on an 8-hour exam. There are only approximately 1000 CR's, out of the hundreds of thousands of home , How To Choose A Pot Rack For Your Kitchen improvement contractors , The Four Essential Tips to Consider Before Choosing Flooring for Your Home in this country. I earned this certification in 1994 and still proudly hold this certification today. I will admit that obtaining this certification is a time consuming process and does take considerable effort, but it was well worth it. What I also like about this certification is that it has to be renewed every year by demonstrating continued involvement and knowledge in the home , What Four-Letter Word Do You Use When Shelling Out The Money To Pay For Heating Your These Days improvement industry. Why then couldn't Washington mandate some type of screening, nationwide, that all people interested in doing home , Adjustable bed memory foam - old mattress will now be bad memories! improvements must be able to "pass" to obtain a license? This license could be used nationwide. Use a screening process that emulates what NARI does for its certifications. You could make the screening as simple as a comprehensive test with multiple choice questions. A test that could be machine scored. I think an ideal situation for licensing would be to divide up home , Information On The Different Types Of Cleaning Soaps Sold In Todays Cleaning And Janitorial Markets. improvement licensing into sub-licenses. For example, if you were a bathroom , How to Replace the Rollers on Your Patio Sliding Glass Glass Door contractor you would obtain a license for bathroom home , Water Heaters - Which One For You improvements only. This would refine what licensees are qualified to do, rather then issuing one license that could wrongly give the impression that the licensee is capable of doing any type of project. The reason I think Washington needs to get involved with this problem is because the American public doesn't have the time to wait for each of the 50 states to come up with a similar solution, individually. However, if Washington were to step up and mandate a national screening and testing situation, you would still have to address the screening of the people who show up to work on your house. , Poster, Print or Painting. Where Are You Going To Put It? (if they were not the person(s) who was screened and licensed) These people would hopefully be employees of the person who was screened. Is the homeowner then back to square one with not knowing the qualifications of the people working on their house? I tend to think not, because the person who went through the screening and obtained the license would want to keep the license. It is in the best interest of the licensed , Why is Wood the First Choice for Windows and Doors? individual to make sure the project is done correctly. Problems develop when a contractor , How to Replace the Rollers on Your Patio Sliding Glass Glass Door has too much work and attempts to get it all done by using inexperienced and unqualified help. The lure of completing more work and making more money sometimes leads to his or her business getting "out of control". This subsequently leads to quality and project completion problems. Employees of licensed , How to Replace Your Windows Like a Pro and screened contractors , Quality Futon Covers need to "qualify" on some level similar to NARI's lead carpenter certification. Will any of these desperately needed changes , How Easy It is to Install a Kitchen Faucet occur any time soon? To be honest, I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Washington to step up to the plate and I don't think your state or local , The Benefits of Radiant Heat, Comparison governments will dramatically improve home , The Benefits of Radiant Heat, Comparison improvement regulations , Spring Clean Year Round: Home Cleaning and Organizing Tips either. So what should a homeowner do to protect their home , Is a Tankless Water Heater Right For Me? and property? 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The Home , Basement Remodeling - Utilize Existing Space With a Basement Renovation Improvement Success Club of Americaâ„¢ http://www.homeimprovementsuccess.com/ e-mail-info@homeimprovementsuccess.com P.O. Box 653 Smithtown, NY 11787 Phone: 631-360-7722 Fax: 631-361-3582 By Hank Jaworowski, CR Founder and President of The Home , Improving Your Bathroom's Appearance can be as Simple as Changing Your Bathroom Cabinets Improvement Success Club of Americaâ„¢ Author-The Home , Air Purifiers: Worth The Cost Or Not? Improvement Success System  |
  
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