Can I pay a concrete contractor in instalments?

Often yes, particularly for larger projects — a genuine staged payment arrangement (deposit, progress payment, final payment) is common practice, rather than requiring full payment either entirely upfront or entirely on completion.

The specific payment structure varies between contractors — worth confirming and agreeing on the exact schedule as part of your contract, rather than assuming a standard arrangement applies universally.

A clearly documented payment schedule, tied to genuine project milestones, is a sign of a properly professional contractor relationship — worth having this explicitly agreed rather than left informal.

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