You bid a paver patio. Now they want a retaining wall, fire pit, landscape lighting, and a full drainage system, all at the original price. SealedScope makes sure every scope addition is documented and signed before you break ground.

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Every landscaper has been burned by this

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You start excavating and hit massive root systems, buried concrete, or underground utilities that weren't marked. The site prep just tripled in cost and timeline.

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Client sees your paver work and wants to add a retaining wall, outdoor kitchen, and extend the patio another 200 square feet. 'Since you're already here with the equipment.'

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Poor drainage means you need to install a French drain, catch basins, or re-grade the entire yard before any hardscaping. The client thinks grading was included in the patio price.

Change orders landscapers deal with on every project

Site Prep Surprises

$1,000 - $5,000

Buried debris, massive root balls, old concrete footings, or unexpected rock formations. Removal requires excavator rental, dump fees, and extra labor days not in the bid.

Scope Additions

$2,000 - $15,000

Client adds retaining walls, fire pits, pergolas, or landscape lighting after the project is underway. Each addition requires design adjustments, new materials, and separate labor.

Drainage & Grading

$1,500 - $6,000

Standing water issues require French drains, catch basins, channel drains, or full yard re-grading before any hardscape or planting can begin. Ignoring drainage means everything fails.

Material Upgrades

$2,000 - $10,000

Client switches from standard pavers to natural stone, from pressure-treated to composite decking, or from sod to artificial turf. Material cost deltas are significant.

Irrigation System Integration

$1,500 - $5,000

New plantings need a dedicated irrigation system with drip zones, spray heads, and a smart controller. Trenching through finished hardscape areas adds complexity and cost.

Plant Substitutions & Additions

$500 - $4,000

Specified plants are out of stock or client wants larger specimens, more variety, or mature trees instead of saplings. Bigger plant material means bigger equipment to install it.

Lock down every addition before you break ground

Document the Change

Client wants a fire pit added? Hit buried concrete? Open SealedScope on the job site, describe the scope change, set the price, and snap photos of site conditions.

Get It Signed

Send the change order to the homeowner via text or email. They see the scope, the cost, and the photos. They sign digitally. No chasing them through the house.

Build with Confidence

Every addition, site surprise, and material upgrade is timestamped and signed. When the final invoice comes, there are no surprises and no disputes.

From site discovery to signed in minutes

Landscaping Change Order Flow

Discover Issue

Site surprise or client adds scope

Document On-Site

Photo + scope + price in SealedScope

Send to Client

Text or email with one tap

Client Signs

Digital signature in seconds

Resume Work

Build with full authorization

Discover Issue

Site surprise or client adds scope

Document On-Site

Photo + scope + price in SealedScope

Send to Client

Text or email with one tap

Client Signs

Digital signature in seconds

Resume Work

Build with full authorization

The numbers don't lie

73%

of landscaping projects have scope additions or site condition surprises after work begins

$12,000

average annual loss per landscaping company from undocumented client additions and change orders

3 min

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

Stop letting scope creep bury your margins

Join landscapers who use SealedScope to document every retaining wall, drainage fix, and material upgrade before it becomes a dispute. Free to start. No credit card.

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