Make sure you know and understand as much of the process as possible. One resource that heavily shows the side of the homeowner is Mike Holmes. I think he's done a couple of shows where the original contractor screwed up a 2nd story addition (there's at least one in any case.) Plus his book "Making it Right" is pretty in depth about a lot of what he talks about in his show about hiring a contractor.
As I said he does lean towards the side of the homeowner, and a lot of what he does is overkill, but its a good place to start to see what you are getting yourself into.
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