Guide to Satisfaction...

• Call your Better Business Bureau to check the reputation of the company.

• If the contractor has not been long established, ask him to give you at least three names and addresses of customers he did work for LAST YEAR and check them out.

• Remember that a price quotation means NOTHING unless you know exactly what is being provided in terms of adequate base, drainage, and other specifications. Insist on a written contract with thickness, quantities, and areas specified in detail.

• Remember that you get what you PAY for; your lowest bid is not necessarily your best bid. After you have made certain that your contractor is a reliable person of good standing, listen to his advice. Don't make him cut corners by asking him to cut his price.

• Demand QUALITY. It is your guarantee of lasting satisfaction and will save you a lot more money in the long run.