Custom home work has more trade handoffs and more client scrutiny than a standard remodel, which makes an informal scope agreement — a text, an emailed proposal — a liability the builder is carrying personally. A written scope letter for each trade turns 'I thought that was included' into a settled question.
“Now doing custom I feel the need to have better systems to protect my clients.”
“I've considered attaching a floor plan to each trades contract, marked up or highlighted with description of their scope. Such as for painter … writing color, brand, sheen of paint in each room.”
How it works
Describe the project and what the trade owns
Room by room and surface by surface, if that's what the trade requires.
Get a formal pre-mobilization scope letter
Specific enough to settle a disagreement before it becomes one.
Get a sign-off before the first day on-site
So the trade and the builder are working from the same understanding of the job.
Next step
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Sub Scope LetterFree
Describe the project and what the sub owns. Get a formal pre-mobilization scope letter with a sign-off line.
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Beyond this page
The tool catches it on one bid. The Change Order Audit ($9,999 one-time) finds the pattern across your process.