Every remodeler knows the moment: a homeowner says, "While you're here, could you also…" and suddenly there's extra work that wasn't in the original plan. ScopeLinq helps you document the agreed work and additional-work rates in a shared record your client confirms. When the next request comes in, you'll have a clear reference for what's included, what's extra, and when to prepare a change order or additional quote. Two questions below put a yearly number on those extras, and every assumption is yours to change.
Industry anchor: 77% of specialty contractors have written off unapproved change-order work as bad debt, and only 1 in 3 say their change process works. Clearstory industry report, 2026. That's the only outside statistic on this page.
Put your next kickoff on the record — free See how it works →It never arrives as a change order. It arrives in the kitchen doorway, mid-walkthrough: "While you're here, could you also take care of that outlet?" It arrives by text at 8pm with a photo. It sounds small because each one is small. Nobody is trying to take advantage of you — the homeowner genuinely doesn't know where the line of the agreed work sits, because that line lives in a contract PDF neither of you has opened since signing.
So you do it. The goodwill feels worth more than the hundred dollars. But goodwill compounds in the wrong direction: each absorbed extra teaches the client that extras are free, and by the punch list you're working nights on work nobody priced.
The industry data is blunt. In Clearstory's 2026 report, 97% of specialty contractors said change-order work starts before it's approved, the average change takes seven weeks to get authorized after the work is done, and 77% have written off unapproved changes entirely. The work happens on a handshake; the paperwork loses the race.
Regulators already tell contractors the fix. California's licensing board is explicit that changes to a home-improvement contract need to be in a signed writing, and that verbal agreements backfire on contractors trying to get paid. Maryland's commission says the same. The advice is universal — get it in writing — and almost nobody does it for the small stuff, because writing it up mid-job feels like stopping work to draft paperwork against your own client.
This is the gap ScopeLinq closes. At kickoff, paste your notes, texts, or emails — any format, any language — and ScopeLinq turns them into a clean scope your client confirms line by line. It takes minutes, and it reads to the homeowner as professionalism, not suspicion: here's what we're doing, confirm it looks right.
Then, when "while you're here" arrives, you check it against the record. The verdict cites the exact confirmed line — Included, or Additional work. If the record does not cover it, you get a ready-to-send reply that opens a price conversation instead of a confrontation: happy to do it — the record does not cover this, so it's additional work; want me to quote it?
ScopeLinq isn't a contract, and it isn't the formal change order some states require — it's the shared record that makes that paperwork easy, early, and undisputed. It stays out of your invoicing and your money. It just remembers what both of you agreed to, and answers when the question comes up.
No. ScopeLinq creates a shared record of agreed project scope that both parties can confirm. It works alongside your existing contracts and change orders, not in place of them. In some states, contract changes require a signed written document in a specific form. ScopeLinq helps you document agreed work and prepare for those changes, but it does not replace legally required paperwork.
ScopeLinq makes it easy for homeowners to review and confirm the agreed project scope with one click. Both parties get the same clear record of what was included, helping reduce misunderstandings about additional work. If a homeowner does not confirm, ScopeLinq can document when the record was sent and viewed, with timestamps, giving you a useful reference when questions arise.
No. You can paste existing texts, emails, voice-note transcripts, or handwritten notes converted to text. ScopeLinq turns that information into a structured scope record for you to review and edit before sending it to the homeowner. Once confirmed, the record helps remodelers check new requests against the agreed work and identify changes that may need an additional quote or change order.
ScopeLinq offers a Free plan at $0 and a Pro plan at a founding rate of $29 per month for the first 50 paying accounts, subject to the applicable Terms, including continuous subscription, one account, and non-transferability conditions. The Free plan includes unlimited records, with limits on request checks and change orders. Pro includes unlimited request checks and change orders, plus document uploads. View the plans on our homepage for current pricing details and applicable terms.
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