Guides to hiring in the Las Vegas valley
These guides cover the questions that come up before almost any home project here: whether the company is licensed, whether your HOA has to sign off, and how the desert climate changes the timing. They link straight into the category comparisons when you are ready to call someone.
All guides
How to Check a Nevada Contractor License Before You Hire
Search the state contractors board by name or license number, read status, classification, and monetary limit, and know which trades other agencies license.
A Las Vegas Home Maintenance Calendar, Season by Season
What to check and when in the Las Vegas valley, from spring irrigation and pests to summer AC, monsoon roofs, fall prep, and winter freezes.
Hard Water in Las Vegas Homes: What It Does and What Helps
Why valley water leaves scale on everything, how it shortens the life of water heaters, appliances, and pools, and the options homeowners use to manage it.
Getting HOA Approval Before Exterior Work in the Las Vegas Valley
What usually needs association approval, how to prepare a design review submittal, and how to schedule contractors so an exterior project is not held up.
Where to start
First-time buyers
Start with what hard water does to a house here, then the HOA guide if you live in a planned community.
Planning exterior work
Read the architectural review walkthrough before you collect paint or roofing quotes.
Kept current
Guides are reviewed when an agency changes a rule or a season turns. The date at the top of each guide shows the last review.
What the guides are not
No sponsored advice
No business pays to be mentioned in a guide, and guides never name a company.
Not legal advice
Rules change. Each guide points to the agency that makes the rule so you can confirm it.