Okay you've finally found a good contractor and now it's time to sign the contract, but how do you know for sure that you have a good contract. You're not really going to know for sure, until the entire project is completed, but there are a few things that we can do to prevent some problems in the future.
A good contract will have enough information in it the project, scope of work to be provided by the contractor and legal contract clauses. Let's start with the project and the scope of work to be provided by the contractor. This will be a detailed written description of every thing that the contractor is going to do to your construction project or house.
If you're remodeling your bathroom, the construction contract should have model numbers and a good description for your bathtub, toilets, tile, flooring, fixtures and even the paint that you're going to use for your ceilings and walls. Once you have this and you're happy with it, we can focus on the clauses in the contract. Do they make sense to you and do you understand everything that's written in the contract?
If you don't understand something or disagree with something in the contract, explain your situation to the contractor and try to have the construction claws removed. A contract is an agreement between two people, not an agreement between one person who's planning on taking advantage of another person.
A good contract has enough information in it to make both parties happy. If you're not happy with your construction contract, make the necessary changes or find another contractor who's willing to work with you.
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