In your contractor’s brain, these four words translate into “change order”. And while changes in many cases are necessary and unavoidable, they are notorious to add cost to a project. If you have worked hard to come on an agreement with your banker, your contractor or your spouse to come on an agreement with a fixed value, a change order or two (or three, or 10), then your budget can throw a curlball.
The moral of the story is that you should know what you ask your contractor to do. A can lead to more than an electrician in transferring A can light. The drywall contractor and painter will need to patch the hole where the light was earlier, for example. Overall, it can eliminate the cost of hundreds to move that light half leg. This can be a pocket change for some people. But seven to 10 more “pocket change” -throw into the changes orders, and suddenly your bill has increased a few thousand dollars.
To prevent the orders of the change, try to think carefully about everything involved in your project (paint colors, status of can lights) to ensure that they are involved in the scope of your work and contract. This will save you a few rupees – and some headache.
Of course, there is a chance that the professional you can shed light for free. Every project and every professional is different. But Auds are the service fees (and a markup at those service charges), so you know about the implications of “when you are on,”.
