Contracts
Get it in writing, without hiring a lawyer to draft it.
Most home-improvement disputes start the same way — nothing was written down, or what was written down left out the things that matter later. When you and your contractor both choose it, we prepare the written agreement for the two of you, with the notices Minnesota law requires already in it.
It's your choice, after you pick a contractor
Nothing is decided while you're comparing bids. Once you award the job, you and the contractor pick how to proceed:
- Platform-Prepared Contract — we prepare the written contract between the two of you, for a fee shown to you before you commit.
- Identity Exchange Only — we exchange contact details for a fee and step out. You arrange the paperwork yourselves.
Both parties have to choose the contract for us to prepare one.
What Minnesota requires, and where it goes
Minnesota puts specific obligations on residential construction agreements. When we prepare your contract, these are written into the document rather than left for someone to remember:
| What goes in | Why it's there |
|---|---|
| Your three-day right to cancel Minn. Stat. § 325G.07–.08 |
You can cancel within three business days of signing. The notice, and how to use it, is in every contract we prepare — it is never left out. |
| Pre-lien notice Minn. Stat. § 514.011 |
Tells you, in advance, that people who supply labour or materials to your project may be able to file a lien against your property if they aren't paid. |
| Contractor Recovery Fund notice Minn. Stat. § 326B.89 |
Tells you the state fund exists and how to contact it, so you know the route is there before you need it. |
| Statutory home warranty Minn. Stat. ch. 327A |
Minnesota sets minimum warranty periods on workmanship, systems and major structural work. The contract states them instead of leaving them unsaid. |
| Workmanship standards Minn. Stat. § 326B.809 |
Gives both sides a written reference for what "done properly" means, so a disagreement has something to point at. |
| Notice, indemnity and venue terms Minn. Stat. § 337.02, § 337.10 |
How formal notice is given and when it counts as delivered — the mechanics that decide whether a later dispute is even heard. |
What else is in the document
- The scope of work, built from your job posting, the bid you accepted, and anything the two of you agreed while negotiating — not retyped from memory.
- The price and how it's calculated, whether that's a firm total, hourly, or materials reimbursed at cost.
- Payment schedule and milestones, if the job has them.
- Change orders — how a change to the job gets agreed and priced in writing, instead of by text message.
- Cancellation and termination beyond the three-day window, so both sides know where they stand.
Both parties sign electronically. You get a PDF you can keep, print, or hand to anyone you need to.
What we are not
We prepare the document. We are not a party to it. The agreement is between you and the contractor. We don't sign it, we don't perform the work, and we don't enforce it.
Preparing a contract is not legal advice. It does not make us your lawyer and creates no attorney-client relationship. If the job matters to you, have your own attorney read it before you sign — that is true of any contract, including ours.
We never hold your money. You pay your contractor directly, never through us. We don't escrow project funds. The only thing we charge is the fee for preparing the contract or exchanging contact details, and you see it before you commit.
Ready to start?
Posting a job is free, and nothing about contracts is decided until after you've picked someone.