Dealing with contractors

[Andy S.]

I'm doing some rehab on a house that I purchased the beginning of the month. I wanted some advice when dealing with contractors in the future:

When I walked through the house with the contractor, we agreed on what needs to be done, but towards the end they forget. Everything that we agreed upon was verbal. 

Do you guys give contractors a checklist of all the Items that was discussed during the walk thru on day one? Any contracts signed? How do you normally approach this to make sure they're on the same page as you?

[Andy S.]

@Brian Pulaski thank you!

@Chris Low great tips! I think I definitely need to implement a clear SOW. I'm gonna look into "smart sheet" as well.