[Your company name] · Contract # [Number]
Before you use this contract: it’s a starting point, not legal advice. Check your state’s rules and have a local attorney review it.
Owner will pay Contractor $[Amount] (the “Contract Price”), plus or minus any signed change orders.
Any change to the work, price or schedule must be in a written change order signed by both parties before the changed work starts.
What’s in it
Contractor and owner details, license number, project address, and a checklist of attached documents: scope of work, estimate, drawings, selections.
Contract price, a payment table by milestone, due dates, payment methods and late-payment terms.
Changes only by signed change order, and what happens when you open a wall and find rot or old wiring.
Estimated start and completion, delays outside your control, who pulls permits and who pays the fees.
Allowances and owner-supplied materials, a reference to your warranty, and your insurance details.
A placeholder for your attorney’s dispute language, termination terms, required notices and signature lines.
How to fill it in
FAQ
It may not be as written. Home improvement contract rules are set by each state, and sometimes by cities and counties. Use it as a checklist of topics, check your state in our license guides, and have a local attorney review it.
Some sales, such as many made at the client’s home, come with a cooling-off period and a required written cancellation notice. Whether it applies, and the exact wording, depends on federal and state rules. See cooling-off rule in the glossary.
It keeps the contract readable. The contract refers to the scope, estimate and drawings as Contract Documents, so the job details live in one place.
We recommend it. A local attorney knows your state’s required language and can write the dispute resolution section for you.
A construction contract is a written agreement between you and the owner that sets the work, the price, how and when you’re paid, the schedule, how changes are handled and what happens if something goes wrong. For work on a home it’s often called a home improvement contract. This template covers those topics as a starting point; it isn’t legal advice, and the rules vary by state. For agreements with your subs, use the subcontractor agreement template.
It depends on your state and the facts. In many places you can still try to recover for work done under a spoken agreement, but proving what was agreed is harder. Some states require home improvement contracts to be in writing, and some limit what an unlicensed contractor can collect. This isn’t legal advice; check your state’s license guide and talk to a local attorney.
Follow the termination section of the signed contract: it should say who can end it, for what reasons, how much written notice is needed and how work done so far gets paid. Send the notice in writing and keep a copy. Cancellation and termination rules vary by state, so this isn’t legal advice; ask a local attorney before you act. This template includes termination terms for your attorney to finish.
This is a simple remodeling contract template: plain-English sections for the parties, scope, price, payments, changes, delays, permits, warranty and signatures, with the job details kept in an attached scope of work. Simple doesn’t mean you can skip required terms, though; your state may require specific notices. When it’s ready, ECHOPS can send the PDF for e-signature with up to six signers and reminders.
Yes. The free roofing contract template adds roofing clauses like tear-off, decking, underlayment, ventilation and the workmanship warranty. Like this one, it’s a starting point, not legal advice.
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