All Episodes

July 17, 2024 66 mins

This episode of About the House is brought to you by the Construction Consumer Advocacy Institute https://constructionconsumeradvocacyinstitute.com/     ⁠ 


Watch the video on YouTube https://youtu.be/GCMvZ5LJQUg 

 

In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks about how to avoid getting taken advantage of by a dishonest contractor. 


Pick up a copy of Troy’s book at https://www.amazon.com/Building-Confidence-ESSENTIAL-Contractor-Hiring-ebook/dp/B0CYXPY63S 


2:15 A portion of the proceeds from Troy’s book will go to the Moolah Shriners of St. Louis

5:17 Insurance certificates

7:37 Faked references

9:46 Written estimates

13:25 Warranties

17:20 Building permits

21:22 Payments and down payments

25:16 Scheduling

27:38 Bait and switch

30:38 Taxes on labor

32:00 Liens

34:19 HVAC

39:03 Freon

40:57 Dirty HVAC air filters

42:54 Foundation repairs

52:38 Cracks in the foundation

54:37 Foundation settling

58:12 Adding chemicals to shorten the drying time

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.