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Change Order Template
A construction change order that does the math: original sum, prior changes, this change, new contract total, time adjustment, signatures. Nothing is uploaded.
Private by construction. The document is assembled by this page's JavaScript as you type. Names, prices, and photos never leave your machine, and the page keeps working with the network unplugged. Printing uses your browser's own print dialog — choose "Save as PDF" there to get a file.
Every contractor knows the rule — no changed work without a signed change order — and skips it anyway because writing one mid-job is friction. This page removes the friction: describe the change, enter the three numbers, and the document on the right does the arithmetic that causes the arguments, showing original sum, prior changes, this change (deductions print in accounting parentheses), and the new contract total on one signed page. The schedule line states plainly whether the completion date moves. Client names and contract sums never leave your browser; the form is assembled by this page's JavaScript. Print two, sign both, then build the change.
Questions this template gets asked
Why do change orders need to be in writing?
Because the original contract almost certainly says so - most construction contracts make unwritten changes unenforceable. A signed change order is how the extra work becomes billable instead of disputed. Verbal approval plus an invoice at the end is how contractors donate labor.
What's the difference between a change order and a new estimate?
A change order amends an existing contract - it inherits all the original terms and only changes scope, price, and time. A new estimate proposes fresh work with its own terms. If there's a signed contract underneath, use a change order.
How do I show a deduction?
Enter the cost as a negative number. The document prints it in accounting parentheses and subtracts it from the new contract sum - deductive change orders are normal when scope shrinks or materials are downgraded.
Should small changes get a change order too?
Yes, and numbering makes it painless - this form defaults to sequential numbering for exactly that habit. The $300 changes are the ones that get forgotten by closeout; ten of them is real money.
Is this change order form free to use?
Yes - free, no account, no watermark. The math runs in your browser, and a job's pricing details never touch a server. Pair it with the construction estimate template for the original scope.
