Home Improvement Schemes
Workers drive a pick-up truck through the neighborhood in which older people live looking for people outside their homes.
Workers offer to pave the driveway, repair the roof or paint the house with supplies "left over from another job in the neighborhood."
Workers do shoddy work that is completed very quickly.
Warning Signs
Itinerant seller with no local connections (may drive a vehicle with out-of-state license plates).
Cash payment demanded.
Seller refused to provide references or a warranty.
The final price of repairs is much higher than the initial estimate.
Steps to Take
Contact the Registrar of Contractors to find out if the repair person is licensed and bonded and if there are complaints against the repair person 602.542.1525 in Phoenix, 520.628.6345 in Tucson.
Contact a local contractor for an evaluation and second estimate.
Take 24 hours to consider the offer (any reputable company will give you time to think).
Ask for references and check them out.