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Your contractor wants more money. Find out if the change order is fair.
Halfway through a job, something comes up and the price goes up. Sometimes that's legitimate. Sometimes it's work that should have been in the original price. Send the change order and the original estimate, and we tell you which it is.
What you send
- The change order, or the message asking for more money
- The original estimate or contract
- Photos of what was found, if there are any
What you get back
- Whether the extra work was already covered by the original price
- Whether the new price is fair for the work described
- What to ask for in writing before you approve it
When it helps most
- Before you say yes to extra work
- When the only explanation is that they found something
- When the change arrived as a text message instead of a document
Questions
How fast can you turn this around?
Within 2 business days. Change orders hold up a job, so tell us your deadline when you send it and we'll say right away whether we can meet it.
Do you tell me whether to approve it?
We tell you whether it's fair and what's missing. Approving it is your call.
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Not sure this is the right one?
Send what you have and tell us what's going on. We'll point you to the service that fits, or tell you if you don't need one.