Home Depot Visit

We attended a friend's wedding on May 24, 2008 in Mississauga and had some time in between the ceremony and reception. We decided to visit Heartland (outlet store centre) to do some shopping. After going to Danier and Harry Rosen we went to Home Depot.

We both need to do bathroom renovations and have been putting off doing our research... but we had to start somewhere and HD seemed like a good place to start. We went straight for the bathroom section and checked out tiles, vanities, toilets/sinks and countertops. Home Depot has contractors that they suggest but homeowners have to take on their own liability (i.e no guarantees on work done). After watching "Holmes on Holmes" and other shows, we were skeptical about getting a good contractor for our projects.

We have questions including:
- Where/how do we find a good contractor?
- What will a bathroom reno cost?
- Labour costs versus material costs
- Can we get a free quote/estimate?
- What requirements do our condo buildings have for work conducted?
- Book elevators in advance?
- Garbage disposal?
- Letter to Management Board 10 days in advance (and project must be approved)
- Hours of work 9am to 5pm Mon to Sat?