Client wanted crown molding in one room. Now it's the whole house, with custom built-ins and a coffered ceiling they saw on Pinterest. SealedScope makes sure every scope expansion and material upgrade is signed before you make the first cut.

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Every carpenter has been burned by this

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You start installing trim and nothing is square or plumb. Every cut is a custom miter. What should take a day takes three, and the client thinks trim is trim.

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Client upgrades from MDF to solid hardwood trim after you've already ordered material. Restocking fees, longer lead times, and completely different installation techniques.

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A simple shelf install turns into a custom built-in entertainment center with lighting, drawers, and paint-grade finish. The scope exploded overnight.

Change orders carpenters deal with on every project

Out-of-Square Framing

$500 - $2,500

Old houses with crooked walls, uneven ceilings, and nothing at 90 degrees. Every piece needs custom fitting, scribing, and extra labor that wasn't in the flat-rate bid.

Material Upgrades

$1,000 - $5,000

Switching from paint-grade MDF to stain-grade oak, walnut, or poplar. Different joinery requirements, more careful handling, and premium material costs change the job entirely.

Scope Expansion

$1,500 - $8,000

One room of baseboard turns into whole-house trim, wainscoting, a mudroom built-in bench, or a custom closet system. Each addition is a separate project with its own design.

Structural Discoveries

$1,000 - $4,000

Removing a wall for a built-in reveals it's load-bearing. Now you need a header, temporary supports, and possibly an engineer's stamp before the finish carpentry can proceed.

Finish & Stain Changes

$400 - $2,000

Client wants a different stain color after seeing the first sample, or switches from stained to painted mid-project. Each finish change means sanding back, re-priming, and additional coats.

Hardware & Accessories

$300 - $1,500

Client adds soft-close drawer slides, hidden hinges, LED strip lighting, or custom pulls to what was quoted as basic shelving. High-end hardware doubles the parts budget.

Lock down every extra before you make the first cut

Document the Change

Scope expanding? Material upgrade? Open SealedScope on the job site, describe the additional work, set the new price, and note the materials required.

Get It Signed

Send the change order via text or email. The client sees the scope, the cost, and signs digitally. No handshake agreements that get forgotten.

Build with Confidence

Every expansion, material upgrade, and structural discovery is documented and signed. The final bill matches the paperwork perfectly.

From scope change to signed in minutes

Carpentry Change Order Flow

Scope Expands

Additional rooms, built-ins, or upgrades

Document On-Site

Scope + materials + price in SealedScope

Send to Client

Text or email with one tap

Client Signs

Digital signature in seconds

Start Building

Cut with full authorization

Scope Expands

Additional rooms, built-ins, or upgrades

Document On-Site

Scope + materials + price in SealedScope

Send to Client

Text or email with one tap

Client Signs

Digital signature in seconds

Start Building

Cut with full authorization

The numbers don't lie

75%

of carpentry projects have scope additions or material upgrades after work begins

$9,600

average annual loss per carpentry business from undocumented scope creep and material changes

3 min

average time to create, send, and get a change order signed with SealedScope

Stop letting scope creep eat your margins

Join carpenters who use SealedScope to document every material upgrade, scope expansion, and structural discovery before it becomes an unpaid extra. Free to start. No credit card.

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Your first 3 change orders are free. No strings attached.