When hiring a contractor for a residential or commercial construction or renovation project, there are many qualified, dependable contractors from which to choose. However, there is always the risk of hiring someone who will (1) do a poor job; (2) take much longer than expected; or (3) both. There are a few things you can do to try to avoid such contractors and several steps you should take once you discover the contractor you hired isn’t doing a good job. Five Ways to Avoid Bad Contractors: Hire only a licensed contractor. If you hire an unlicensed contractor, you run the risk they do not…