Contract Keepers

Be Your Own Contractor

Contractors draft contracts that protect their interests. It’s your home. You should use a contract that protects your best interests too. 

Redefining Home Improvement Contracting

  • Change order tracking

  • Blueprints, certificates of insurance, and receipts for materials are accessible and organized

  • Funds dispersed according to agreed upon timeline

Our Process Overview

Homeowner and Contractor create a contract

Homeowner and Contractor agree on terms

Homeowner pays Contract Keepers

Contractor provides the service

Homeowner inspects and approves work

Contract Keepers pays the Contractor

REMODELING & CONSTRUCTION

Construction Contracts For Homeowners

When hiring a general or specific contractor, many times there is no contract or the contract is one that the contractor pulled off the Internet. If there is a contract, it can be one-sided and incomplete with respect to things that you would care about. Having your proposed contractor agree to a third-party and mutually agreeable and complete contract offers comfort and trust to you. You can be confident that there are no hidden terms that you don’t fully understand. It puts you in control.

Problems for Homeowners

  • Unclear payment timeline

  • Changes to scope of project

  • No accountability for unsatisfactory quality

Our Solutions

  • Predetermined payment schedule

  • Simple process for making change orders

  • Funds escrowed for quality assurance

Often, contracts provided by contractors (if there is one) can be one-sided. There is often little protection for the person requesting the work. All of us know of someone who was very unhappy with the results of work (or non-work) provided by a contractor. 

  • Materials get ordered incorrectly
  • Work is not completed to the satisfaction of the person requesting it
  • There are excessive delays

And, while most contractors are professionals who do good work, legitimate disputes often arise. And, unfortunately, there are unscrupulous contractors who simply walk away from projects once fees are paid. 

A common mistake homeowners make is trusting the quality of the contractor through referrals. While this is often a good way to find reliable contractors, individuals requesting the work may let their guard down and fail to protect their interests properly. Assuming there will be no issues is the wrong way to think through remodeling projects. There is a 100% chance you will run into some sort of issue during the course of the construction process. A fair contract can protect you from these issues becoming disputes. 

So what does Contract Keepers do for you? 

Get the following and more in writing:

  • A process to handle terminating work 
  • Establish milestones to make payments 
  • Change order details and receipts