Author Offers Book on How to Stop Home Improvement Scams

Fort Lupton, Colorado - February, 2007 - Industry author, Clayton Mekelburg, CEO and President of Home Impressions Inc., takes aim at the gypsy work crews and scammers, blowing the lid off the dark side of home improvement fraud and has written a new book, "Improving Home Improvements", an insiders guide to preventing these rip-offs, scams and schemes.

Mekelburg goes on to say: Home improvement scams come in all forms. You can’t be too careful. Each year, consumers lose more than 130 million dollars to home improvement scam artists. Most often victimized are the elderly, the poor, and desperate.

Most contractors are honest, hard-working men and women. They’re your neighbors and friends, the people you greet on the street when you pass by. However, There are numerous cases on file of families losing their homes to these rip-off artists. These schemers can look perfectly legit, even to the skeptical eye. It is very important that you be prudent in your decision making and know that wrong decision could cost you a fortune

I can’t count how many times people have told me about their renovation nightmares using unlicensed, uninsured contractors who move around the country to avoid detection. These crews of low-life con artists pay a lot of money for personalized weather forecasts so they can follow the wind damage and hail damage! They magically show up and offer to fix your roof at a low-ball price. You need the work done, the crew is there, and so you sign on the dotted line and hand over a big check. The next thing you know, your contractor won’t take your calls. In fact, he’s three states away following the latest tornado and hail tracking reports. And you still have a leaky roof.

An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure!! You might want to apply the suggestions in this book prior to your selection of a contractor or product before signing any contracts relating to your home improvement requirements.

Inside the book you will find companies that will provide you free of charge the names of Pre qualified contractors in your community that will give you free quotes on a variety of different projects from kitchen remodeling, basement re-finishing, roofing, patio enclosures etc., and more.

These contractors are pre-qualified to be insured, licensed, and having a history of providing top quality products and services in your community and doing the work in a timely and professional manner. You will also find links to a variety of manufacturers and suppliers that have a long history of providing top quality products and services to fit your home improvement needs.

You can find more information at http://www.homeimprovementbuyer.com