TL;DR
A written adjustment to the original scope, price, or schedule after a project starts. It should state what changed and what it costs.
What it means
A written adjustment to the original scope, price, or schedule after a project starts. It should state what changed and what it costs.
Where it sits in the glossary
Change order is part of the Pricing group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
A change order is the written addendum that documents scope, price, and schedule changes after a project starts. On any meaningful Ohio remodel, change orders are normal — what is not normal is making them up verbally at the end of the job.
Homeowners should treat the change-order process as part of the contract, not as an exception. The first paragraph of the original contract should say how change orders are priced, who signs them, and how they affect the schedule.
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Where this term gets mixed up
Change order is not optional
If the scope changes, the document that captures it is a change order. Calling it "I just added that" does not make it less of a change order.
Change order vs. addendum
Practically the same thing in most Ohio residential contracts. Some firms split them. The key is written, signed, and dated.
Where this term comes from
Standard construction contract language; AIA/ConsensusDocs frameworks.
See also
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