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5.4.Be sure you understand the payment schedule and what should be in place for that payment. Besides asking about the quality of the contractor’s work, ask questions that are important to you specifically.Get a list of his references, and actually call the names on the list. You can decide what the consequences for the violation of this rule will be and put that in the contract as well.Good Luck!. It is better to ere on the side of caution.3. We were asked questions about our experience, work ethic and/or references before being hired. ASK YOURSELF IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS CONTRACTOR. Therefore I would like to offer a “down and dirty” list of questions you should ask your contractor and a brief description of each. Trust your internal alarm system.2. There should be specific tasks completed for each payment and you should know what they are..There are no guarantees in this life, but asking the questions above should cut the odds of getting a sub standard contractor considerably.For the most part, none of us have ever gotten a job without at least a cursory interview. ASK HIM HOW HE EXPECTS TO BE PAID. If something just seems off, then don't use him/her.I have seen many suggested questionnaires on the internet. Why is it then, that most of us do not interview the people that we hire to work on our houses? It is remarkable how many jobs I have gotten without even being asked if I had any experience. These are not all the questions you should ask, they are the minimum questions you should ask!1. For example if you don't want the contractors smoking in your house, put "no smoking in the house" in the contract., then ask those questions. ASK FOR A LIST OF HIS REFERENCES. Some had 50 questions or more. (An expanded version of a “contactor interview” can be found on my web site listed below). ASK HIM TO PUT IT IN WRITING. Make sure that anything that is important to you is in the contract. The number of payments vary depending on how big a job is. If you want to know if he smoked in the home, or did not clean up well etc. That is not a bad thing, but I am a down to earth common sense kind of a guy and realize that most of us, me included, am not going to ask a contractor 50 questions.When you have done all your home work, ask yourself if you feel comfortable with this contractor. ASK IF HE IS LICENSED AND INSURED.This may seem obvious, but I have never been asked to produce a copy of my license and/or insurance while giving a customer a bid. Asking your contractor to produce a license will probably cut the odds of getting an unqualified contractor in.