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FILE 005OF 011DEPT — trades

“While you’re here, could you also…” — and the margin’s gone.

The pattern

The job grows by half an hour, then an hour, and the price never moves.

Not a quote — a pattern these owners describe constantly, written in our words.
Why it happens

Saying no in the moment is awkward, so you say yes. The extra work is real; the extra money never gets written down, so it never gets paid.

The fixScope-of-Work & Change-Order Kit

Puts the add-on in writing — a clean scope + change-order — before it quietly eats the job.