basis, so keep good records.
Assume that the owner orally
requested a change in the placing of
outlets after the wall was finished. If
you didn't get a change order and did
not agree, in writing, on a price, you
still may recover the reasonable value
of your work. The reasonable value is
what it would have cost generally, at
average local prices, to have the work
performed.
Subcontracts
Although most of the discussion
relates to contracts between an owner
and builder, the same precautions
should be taken with changes to
contracts between contractors and
subs. But keep in mind that contracts
between businesspeople (as between a
contractor and a subcontractor) are
much less regulated. They are
presumed to know the