Demolitions contractors are perhaps the most highly-regulated contractors that the average person can hire. These professionals need to go through years of education and work experience to become independent contractors. There are an enormous amount of licenses that demolitions contractors need to possess in order to be legal.

It is absolutely imperative that you verify all necessary licenses and qualifications before hiring anyone for demolitions. It is illegal to hire unlicensed demolitions contractors, and someone could be significantly harmed.

Always ask for references from demolitions contractors. Never make exceptions when it comes to references. Any demolitions expert looking for your business should be able to give you a number of references. You can and should call or email these references before hiring the contractor.

Always make sure the contractor is bonded and has a reasonably high level of insurance. Make sure there is a contract between you and the demolitions contractor. In the contract, you should detail what services you are paying for and what the agreed-upon pricing is. Also, there should be a clause that asserts that you have made all reasonable attempts to verify the validity of the contractor's qualifications to perform demolitions.