Homeowner checklist

Before You Hire a Home-System Contractor

License, insurance, references, written scope, pricing, permits, warranties, and payment checks before work begins.

Illustration of heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, and EV charging systems in a home

Checklist

  • verify the license with the responsible Alabama board
  • request current insurance evidence
  • check references for comparable work
  • write down scope, exclusions, price, and schedule
  • identify permit and inspection responsibility
  • do not rely on verbal change orders

Verify before hiring

Use the responsible public source.

Alabama 811

Utility-location guidance before digging or excavation.

Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board

State consumer guidance on licensing, references, insurance, contracts, and payments.