Guides
Guides for UK builders.
Practical guides on variations, extra work and pricing, written for builders and remodellers.
- Variation guideHow to stop extra work going unpriced, unsigned and unbilled. A practical guide for UK builders and remodellers.
- Pricing a variationHow to price extra work for a UK building job: rate cards, the programme effect, overheads and a worked example.
- What is a variationWhat counts as a variation in a UK building contract, the common types, what usually isn't one, and why the paperwork matters.
- Extra work on siteA six-step checklist for UK builders when a client asks for extra work on site: pause, price, get it signed, then start.
- Variation or change orderVariation or change order: what the terms mean in UK building contracts, what matters more than the name, and how to record every change.
- Avoiding unpaid extrasFive habits that stop unpaid extras on a building job: site logs, photos, same-day pricing, written confirmation and billing in every application.