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Hire a contractor

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to hire a contractor: 7 steps, about 3.4 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to hire a contractor but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Write exactly what needs doing30 min
2. 2Find 3 with real, checkable reviews30 min
3. 3Confirm they are licensed and insured20 min
4. 4Get all 3 to quote the same brief45 min
5. 5Check one recent reference each20 min
6. 6Agree price, dates and payment stages in writing30 min
7. 7Inspect the work before the final payment30 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.