Guides for New Hampshire homeowners
Six short guides for people with a house in or near Manchester. When one of them quotes a rule, the link goes to the city, state or EPA page it came from.
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Hiring a contractor in NH
New Hampshire has no license for general contractors. It does license electricians, plumbers and gas fitters, and this guide shows where to look them up.
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Manchester building permits
Manchester asks for deck details, a plot plan for many outdoor jobs, and a licensed Master electrician on rentals and multi-family homes.
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Lead paint in older homes
Paid work that disturbs paint in a house built before 1978 falls under an EPA rule. New Hampshire adds one for new rental units and day cares in old buildings.
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Ice dams and roof snow
Roof snow removal and ice-dam clearing are on Crimson Maple's list, the owners plan to start bidding both this winter, and they know the spring repairs that follow.
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LVP, tile or hardwood
The three floors Crimson Maple puts down, shown in its own job photos, and why the subfloor comes first when it has to.
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Drywall: repair or replace
Drywall repair is the job people ask Crimson Maple for most. Why it isn't billed by the hour, and what EPA's lead rule says about small repairs in old houses.
Why these six
Two cover rules. New Hampshire doesn’t license general contractors, and Manchester runs its own permits. The lead paint guide is there because Devin says most of the houses he works in date from the 1800s and 1900s. The last three follow the work itself: drywall, which people ask for most; floors, one of the jobs that pay best; and the roof snow and ice dams the owners plan to start bidding this winter.