North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- When it comes to home repairs, some jobs require a professional. But it's important to do some research, before handing your hard-earned money to just anyone.

"I trusted him. You know," said Jim Duckett.

He's disappointed with the progress of his latest home improvement project. He was expecting to see granite countertops and refurbished cabinets by now.

"I went on Craigslist, I found the guy, he came over, measured all my countertops," said Jim.

But two months after hiring a handyman, the kitchen makeover is clearly a work in progress. Jim said the guy he hired isn't a licensed contractor and admits, that was his first mistake. The second, was paying this handyman upfront.

"We went to the bank, I got him $1,200," said Jim.

Jim hasn't seen the guy since then. Along with his money, the handyman disappeared with all his kitchen cabinet doors, which he was supposed to refinish.

"But he's never come back, and he doesn't answer our text messages," said Jim.

So Jim reached out to Contact 13. With only a phone number for this handyman, we tried calling, but only got his voicemail. We left several messages explaining the situation, but we never heard back from anyone.

The sad part is, Jim could have avoided this entire headache. All he had to do was call the Nevada State Contractors Board. It's a free service that provides all the information you need, in order to hire a legitimate professional. If there's a conflict, they'll look into it.

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January 7, 2015 at 5:55 am by Mr HomeBuilder
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