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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: zephyrwright on Sep 18, 2026, 08:17 AM

Title: Already got burned once, how do I spot an actual expert this time?
Post by: zephyrwright on Sep 18, 2026, 08:17 AM
My aunt lives in Palo Alto but she's in assisted living now, so I'm handling her house from Dubai and trying to get the bathroom fixed up before we list it. We already made the mistake of hiring a cheap guy who promised the world and then left the shower pan leaking and the tile uneven, so now I'm paranoid. I'm trying to find an expert bathroom renovation contractor in Palo Alto (https://kitchenbathpaloalto.com/services/bathroom-remodeling/) who actually knows California code and won't disappear after taking a deposit. I stumbled on kitchen bath palo alto while searching but I don't know anyone who's used them, and online reviews only go so far. How do you vet someone from overseas? What questions actually reveal whether they know what they're doing? I can't afford another disaster.