Today, I was chatting with one of my customers on WhatsApp. The customer questioned me…
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In my experience, no contractor signs an agreement before the work is assigned to him, do you agree?
And how can this situation be handled?
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I was a little confused about what this customer was saying. So I suggested:
First, have an oral discussion. Once You and the Contractors agree to the Contract Terms, Both sign the Written Agreement and Start the Work as I suggested.
To which the customer replied:
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They don’t sign after verbal discussion and refuse to take that work
They are okay working without written agreement
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A clear RED FLAG.
Now, I clearly understood what my customer was saying. None of the contractors are ready to sign a written agreement before starting work.
After listening, I was shocked to see the fact.
At least I never got such a contractor here. Moreover, the customer I was chatting with has done good research and is aware of a few scams and how they work.
Based on a chat discussion I had with this customer, he is quite knowledgeable.
Because of his knowledge, he is struggling to find an ideal contractor for his house construction. (When you know some facts its difficult to cheat/scam and red flag contractors also shows less interest in such projects).
Most contractors he encountered were not ready to sign the agreement before starting the work. (He knew what would happen if he started work without proper written agreement).
Now he said… “Then hunting contractors is a big pain.”
If you pick the right contractors in the beginning, the rest of the construction job becomes much easier.
Really… even if you took 2 or 3 months to find the right contractors, it’s still worth it.
Reason? You won’t face headaches, verbal fights or issues while at the time of construction. Speak to someone who has gone through it so you will understand better.
If you also come across similar situations, don’t work with contractors who are not ready to sign before starting work.
Once they start work without proper agreement, it’s really difficult to deal with when issues happen.
One my good suggestions to all first-time house construction users is to implement what I shared inside my House Construction Tracking System Guide to easily deal with contractors when any issue happens.
Arun