If you hire a contractor to do work for you and there is no written agreement between the two of you, then you lack proof about what you agreed to before the job began. The contractor contract needs to describe the work at hand and the responsibilities of both parties. It will offer evidence of the agreement if it becomes necessary to go to court in the future for any legal relief.

Even if you know a contractor personally, a contractor estimate template is a form you can use to help define the parameters of a project. In fact, if you know the person you are working with it’s even more important to use the proper contractor estimate forms. Why?  Click here to read more.