Residential construction change orders: what do you put in writing?
On house builds, change orders get messy when they start as a quick conversation by the truck. Owner wants a window moved, framer says it is easy, electrician has to come back, and nobody remembers who approved the extra time. I try to write down scope, material, labor, and schedule hit before touching it. Small changes are the ones that turn into arguments because they feel too small to document…