Licensed general contractors offer a variety of construction management services such as vetting and coordinating subcontractors, selecting materials, dealing with permits and inspections and more.

If you’re planning to take on a home improvement project in the near future, here are some reasons why you should hire a contractor for the job.

It’s fairly standard for a general contractor to charge 20 to 30 percent over actual home-construction costs to compensate themselves for their services.

For those ready to bring their home improvement ideas to life, hiring a general contractor is an eventual inevitability. Fittingly, you can think of a general contractor as, well, a general. By ...

If you're doing a multi-room or full-home makeover, you should have the right professionals, starting with a project manager or a general contractor. Heather Morrow, owner of Heather Homes LLC, is ...