The OakWood Consumer’s Handbook
Your complete guide to choosing a professional Renovator. OakWood.ca
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SECTION 1<br />
Qualifications and Stability<br />
of the Renovator<br />
SECTION 1<br />
Qualifications and<br />
Stability of Contractor<br />
» Key questions we recommend<br />
Why this is important<br />
<strong>OakWood</strong>’s compliance<br />
PART 1 Key questions we recommend<br />
PART 2 Why this is important<br />
PART 3 <strong>OakWood</strong>’s compliance<br />
Part 1<br />
Top questions we<br />
recommend you ask<br />
to make an “Apples to<br />
Apples” comparison<br />
Category 1<br />
Qualifications and Stability of<br />
Contractor<br />
1 Has the Renovator ever been<br />
awarded the Ottawa Consumer<br />
Choice Award for<br />
Best Home Designer and/or<br />
Renovation Company?<br />
2 Has the Renovator ever won<br />
an Ontario Home builders<br />
Association or Ottawa Home<br />
Builders Association award?<br />
3 Is the Renovator a member<br />
of the Greater Ottawa Home<br />
Builders Association Renovator’s<br />
Council and does it abide<br />
by a strict members code of<br />
Ethics and Business Professionalism?<br />
4 Does the Renovator meet the<br />
elite standards of the Greater<br />
Ottawa Home Builders Association<br />
RenoMark program?<br />
5 Does the Renovator have<br />
a minimum of ten years of<br />
experience designing and<br />
building renovations in the City<br />
of Ottawa?<br />
place the homeowner at risk?<br />
– PPSA.ca Search Results<br />
9 Does the Renovator maintain<br />
the $5 Million of Liability,<br />
Commercial Auto and Workers<br />
Compensation Insurance and<br />
will their insurance agent send<br />
you their certificate directly?<br />
10 Does the Renovator require<br />
that all of their Trade Partners<br />
maintain the same levels of<br />
insurance and sign an SOP?<br />
11 Does the Renovator provide<br />
a statutory declaration of<br />
protection, the most important<br />
protection for homeowners?<br />
12 Does the Renovator maintain<br />
business accounts with local<br />
suppliers and are they in good<br />
standing?<br />
13 Does the Renovator have<br />
a list of client references for<br />
projects designed and built<br />
that you can call?<br />
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6 Is the Renovator a member<br />
of the Ottawa Better Business<br />
Bureau with an A + rating and<br />
with zero complaints?<br />
14 Is the Renovator in good<br />
standing with the Ministry of<br />
Labour for Workplace Safety<br />
with zero claims?<br />
7 Does the Renovator have a<br />
letter of good standing from<br />
their business bank?<br />
8 Does the Renovator have any<br />
company Debt that could<br />
15 Does the Renovator have a<br />
Workplace Safety Manual,<br />
Ministry of Labour site registration<br />
and certified first aid<br />
workers?<br />
613 236.8001 oakwood.ca<br />
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