We always say this, but NEVER choose a friend or a family member. You may have heard of stories of people who hired their friends or relatives to carry out restoration only for the whole project to turn out to be a disaster. It is therefore, not advisable to try saving money by hiring a friend or relative. In most cases, you will find out that the restoration or repair services are beyond their skills thereby making them do a poor job. This might eventually cost more money, consume more time, and harm the relations that you have with them.Do not hire constructors who did the building; typically, general contractors and construction companies do not have adequate experience that is needed for the restoration service. Most of them lack the equipment, certified training and experience that are required to the job. More so, they may not understand the proper ways of carrying out restoration services. A good contractor must carefully deal with any hazardous situation that he might encounter during the process while at the same time do a quality work.