Contractor Recommendations

April 15, 2009 6:55 AM

Does anyone have any recommendations for contractors in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area? I have bought a house in PG county MD which needs a complete renovation, and I need reliable contractors ASAP. All recommendations would be appreciated.
posted by gogomickey to Home & Garden (4 answers total)

A friend of mine swears by Erhan Baran.
posted by MrMoonPie at 8:49 AM on April 15, 2009

you are looking for the: National Association of Home Builders' Professional Designation Directory

look up the designation you are interested in (in this case probably a Certified Graduate Remodeler - CGR) and your zip code or look up the Graduate Master Remodeler (GMR). A GMR must have 15 years of remodeling industry experience as well as had their Certified Graduate Remodeler designation for at least 9 years

here is a list of CGRs within 50 miles of zip 20024 for example

in fact, one of the 12 GMR's in the country is located in Fairfax, VA

disclaimer: i do not work for any of the builders listed in the directory nor have used any of them previously/have any personal experience with them
posted by knockoutking at 9:19 AM on April 15, 2009

I usually defer to angieslist.com -- it's a subscription service.
posted by jerseygirl at 10:20 AM on April 15, 2009

Definitely check out angieslist - we've gotten some great tips there for DC.
posted by semacd at 12:27 PM on April 16, 2009