You started tearing out the kitchen and found asbestos tile under three layers of flooring, lead paint on every trim piece, and a load-bearing wall where none was expected. SealedScope makes sure every hazmat discovery and structural surprise is signed before you swing another sledge.

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Every demo crew has been burned by this

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You bid selective demo and find the walls are plaster over brick, not drywall over studs. Removal time triples and the dumpster fills twice as fast.

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Asbestos, lead paint, or mold shows up mid-demo. Abatement requires licensed subs, containment, air testing, and disposal. None of which were in scope.

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Client wants three extra rooms demoed 'while you're here.' Extra haul-off, more dumpster pulls, and double the labor. They expect the same price.

Change orders demo crews deal with on every tear-out

Hazmat Discovery

$3,000 - $15,000

Asbestos in floor tile, pipe wrap, or popcorn ceilings. Lead paint on every trim piece and window sill. Abatement isn't optional and it requires certified contractors, containment, and air clearance testing.

Expanded Demo Scope

$2,000 - $10,000

Client adds rooms, outbuildings, or concrete flatwork to the demo scope after the project is underway. More labor days, more haul-off trips, and more dumpster pulls.

Structural Surprises

$1,500 - $5,000

What looked like a non-load-bearing wall turns out to carry the second floor. Now you need a structural engineer, a temporary shoring plan, and a steel beam before anything else comes down.

Hidden Utilities

$500 - $3,000

Live electrical, active plumbing, or gas lines discovered inside walls marked for demo. You need to coordinate disconnects, rerouting, and inspections before proceeding.

Dumpster Overages & Special Waste

$800 - $4,000

Material volume exceeds the estimate. Plaster is heavier than drywall, concrete is heavier than wood. Extra pulls, overweight charges, and special disposal for hazardous waste.

Salvage & Selective Preservation

$500 - $2,500

Client wants specific fixtures, trim, or materials saved during demo. Careful removal, labeling, and storage takes significantly more time than straight destruction.

Lock down every extra before you swing the sledge

Document the Discovery

Found asbestos? Load-bearing wall? Open SealedScope, describe the issue, set the remediation price, and snap photos of what you uncovered.

Get It Signed

Send the change order via text or email. Client sees the photos, the scope, and the cost. They sign digitally before any additional work begins.

Demo with Confidence

Every hazmat discovery, scope expansion, and structural surprise is documented and signed. The final invoice is bulletproof.

From discovery to signed in minutes

Demolition Change Order Flow

Hit Surprise

Hazmat, structural, or scope addition

Document On-Site

Photo + scope + price in SealedScope

Send to Client

Text or email with one tap

Client Signs

Digital signature in seconds

Continue Demo

Tear out with full authorization

Hit Surprise

Hazmat, structural, or scope addition

Document On-Site

Photo + scope + price in SealedScope

Send to Client

Text or email with one tap

Client Signs

Digital signature in seconds

Continue Demo

Tear out with full authorization

The numbers don't lie

79%

of demo projects uncover hazmat, structural issues, or scope additions after work begins

$13,000

average annual loss per demo company from undocumented hazmat costs and scope expansions

3 min

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

Stop eating hazmat costs and scope creep

Join demo crews who use SealedScope to document every hazmat discovery, structural surprise, and scope addition before it becomes a billing dispute. Free to start. No credit card.

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