The mason I had worked routinely for the same masonry contractors to fix the jobs their employees screwed up and almost always worked without written contracts. The corian guy was the guy who did the work for all the pretty showrooms. SHould have noted that I did get certificates of insurance from both these guys insurance companies for liability and workers comp. Could I have gotten written contracts from these guys? Probably yes. And I don't recommend going without a written contract. My point was that these were highly repected subcontractors that worked for the same guys all the time and if you can find those kind of people it is the best way to go. Knowing that you got a great subcontractor is even better than a written contract because a contract for a few thousand dollars is not worth sueing over these days. But under normal circumstance when you don't know you have the best and most honest guy in the business, a written contract is important for both sides. And if there is more than a few thousand dollars worth of work, of course you need to get everything in writing. BUt even then, sueing is a pain in the neck.
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