diff --git a/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php b/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php
index 074fe70..44b3cee 100644
--- a/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php
+++ b/spec/Migrations/SyntaxBuilderSpec.php
@@ -28,6 +28,41 @@ function it_creates_the_php_syntax_for_the_schema()
         $this->create($schema, ['table' => 'posts', 'action' => 'create'])['down']->shouldBe("Schema::dropIfExists('posts');");
     }
 
+    function it_doesnt_add_duplicate_id_field()
+    {
+        $schema = [
+            [
+                'name' => 'id',
+                'type' => 'increments',
+                'arguments' => [],
+                'options' => [],
+            ], [
+                "name" => "email",
+                "type" => "string",
+                "arguments" => ["100"],
+                "options" => [
+                    "unique" => true,
+                    "nullable" => true,
+                    "default" => '"foo@example.com"'
+                ]
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        $this->create($schema, ['table' => 'posts', 'action' => 'create'])['up']->shouldBe(getStub());
+    }
+
+    function it_doesnt_add_duplicate_timestamp_fields()
+    {
+        $schema = [[
+            'name' => 'created_at',
+            'type' => 'date',
+            'arguments' => [],
+            'options' => [],
+        ]];
+
+        $this->create($schema, ['table' => 'posts', 'action' => 'create'])['up']->shouldBe(getTimestampStub());
+    }
+
 }
 
 function getStub()
@@ -40,3 +75,13 @@ function getStub()
         });
 EOT;
 }
+
+function getTimestampStub()
+{
+    return <<<EOT
+Schema::create('{{table}}', function(Blueprint \$table) {
+            \$table->increments('id');
+            \$table->date('created_at');
+        });
+EOT;
+}
diff --git a/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php b/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php
index 4713e11..a9b06ea 100644
--- a/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Migrations/SyntaxBuilder.php
@@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ private function constructSchema($schema, $direction = 'Add')
     {
         if (!$schema) return '';
 
+        if (!$this->hasDefinedIdColumn($schema)) {
+            $schema = $this->addIdColumn($schema);
+        }
+
+        if (!$this->hasDefinedTimestamps($schema)) {
+            $schema = $this->addTimestamps($schema);
+        }
+
         $fields = array_map(function ($field) use ($direction) {
             $method = "{$direction}Column";
 
@@ -169,7 +177,7 @@ private function constructSchema($schema, $direction = 'Add')
      */
     private function addColumn($field)
     {
-        $syntax = sprintf("\$table->%s('%s')", $field['type'], $field['name']);
+        $syntax = sprintf("\$table->%s(%s)", $field['type'], empty($field['name']) ? '' : "'$field[name]'");
 
         // If there are arguments for the schema type, like decimal('amount', 5, 2)
         // then we have to remember to work those in.
@@ -196,4 +204,115 @@ private function dropColumn($field)
     {
         return sprintf("\$table->dropColumn('%s');", $field['name']);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check to see if the user has already provided an id field
+     *
+     * @param array $schema
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function hasDefinedIdColumn(array $schema)
+    {
+        foreach ($schema as $definition) {
+            if ($definition['name'] === 'id') {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check to see if the user has already defined timestamp field(s)
+     *
+     * @param array $schema
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function hasDefinedTimestamps(array $schema)
+    {
+        $created_at = false;
+        $updated_at = false;
+
+        foreach ($schema as $definition) {
+            if ($definition['name'] === 'created_at') {
+                $created_at = true;
+            } else if ($definition['name'] === 'updated_at') {
+                $updated_at = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ($created_at || $updated_at);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds an ID field to the beginning of the schema definition
+     *
+     * @param array $schema
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function addIdColumn(array $schema)
+    {
+        return $this->appendFieldToSchema($schema, 'id', 'increments');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the timestamps option to the end of the schema definition
+     *
+     * @param array $schema
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function addTimestamps(array $schema)
+    {
+        return $this->prependFieldToSchema($schema, '', 'timestamps');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a field to the start of the schema definition
+     *
+     * @param array  $schema
+     * @param string $name
+     * @param string $type
+     * @param array  $arguments
+     * @param array  $options
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function appendFieldToSchema(array $schema, $name, $type, $arguments = [], $options = [])
+    {
+        array_unshift($schema, [
+            'name' => $name,
+            'type' => $type,
+            'arguments' => $arguments,
+            'options' => $options,
+        ]);
+
+        return $schema;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a field to the end of the schema definition
+     *
+     * @param array  $schema
+     * @param string $name
+     * @param string $type
+     * @param array  $arguments
+     * @param array  $options
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    private function prependFieldToSchema(array $schema, $name, $type, $arguments = [], $options = [])
+    {
+        array_push($schema, [
+            'name' => $name,
+            'type' => $type,
+            'arguments' => $arguments,
+            'options' => $options,
+        ]);
+
+        return $schema;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/stubs/schema-create.stub b/src/stubs/schema-create.stub
index e1be930..eb6aea5 100644
--- a/src/stubs/schema-create.stub
+++ b/src/stubs/schema-create.stub
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 Schema::create('{{table}}', function (Blueprint $table) {
-            $table->increments('id');
             {{schema_up}}
-            $table->timestamps();
         });
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