SABATELLO believes a fair price must be a “complete” price so Change Orders should be the result of you changing your mind or adding more work. Changes are an expected part of any remodeling project. Over many years working with our design/build process, we have developed techniques that make the reality of changes easier on our clients. It is important and we work hard at it.

SABATELLO uses written “Change Orders” to describe one of the three conditions discovered during the course of a project:

Clarifications: Are used to specify a product, color, sheen, dimension or other qualifying aspect of an item previously only described in general, but is now made specific in the contract with no financial impact.

Deletions: Are used when there has been a reduction in either the scope of work or the cost of the project. For example, a homeowner changes their mind on a product selection and no longer needs it installed. The contract is adjusted and the customer is credited accordingly.

Additional Requests: Are used for a variety of reasons, such as additional work, upgrade in material finish, an additional requirement that is code or safety related, or an unknown such as a non-compliant code condition.

Based on our past experience, we recommend to our clients that they reserve 3% of the contract price for unknown conditions. You should reserve another 7% for upgrades and additional work that you may want to have happen “while we are there”. You would be surprised at how your “honey-do” list grows when you have superb craftspeople in your home, making wonderful things happen.