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Free change order template
Put extra work in writing, price it, and get it signed. Excel with live totals or a print-ready PDF. Free, no email, no signup.
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Grab the Excel file to work in with the totals live, or the print-ready PDF to fill in by hand.
Both are free, no email or signup. The Excel file has the formulas live; the PDF is print-ready.
Get paid for the extra work
The fastest way to lose money on a job is to do work that was never in the contract and never got written down. A change order is how you turn a verbal "can you also" into billable, agreed-on work.
Describe the change plainly, list the cost lines with a quantity and unit price, and the Excel version totals them, adds your overhead and profit, and gives you the change order total. The PDF is the same layout, ready to print and sign on site.
The signature lines matter as much as the numbers. A change order the owner has signed is the difference between an easy add to the next invoice and an argument at closeout. Get it signed before the work starts, not after.
Number each change order and keep them with the job so the revised contract sum is always clear. That running total is what keeps the final number from surprising anyone.
Change Order Template questions
Excel or PDF?
Both. The Excel file totals the cost lines and adds overhead and profit; the PDF is a print-ready blank to fill and sign.
Why use a change order?
It turns extra or changed work into agreed, billable work in writing, so you actually get paid for it and avoid disputes.
When should it be signed?
Before the extra work starts. A signature after the fact is much harder to collect on.
Is this really free?
Yes. No email, no signup. Download and use it on every change.
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