Change Order Request Form for Homeowners
Use this change order request form for homeowners to capture owner-requested changes, selections, timing questions, price review, and contractor approval steps.
When to use this
Use this form when a homeowner wants to request a change but the contractor still needs to review scope, price, and schedule impact.
It helps separate a homeowner request from contractor acceptance or final approval.
What to document
- Homeowner name, project address, requested change, and date requested.
- Reason for the change and any selections, photos, or product links.
- Whether the homeowner understands pricing and schedule review are still required.
- Contractor follow-up, pricing status, and approval request path.
- The final decision tied back to the homeowner request.
Homeowner request form
Use this form when the homeowner initiates the change and the contractor needs to review it before approval.
Homeowner request
Request details
Contractor review
Approval boundary
Templates help you write the request. StackQuotes helps you keep the approval record tied to the job.
Homeowner request example
- Homeowner request
- Add built-in bench to mudroom after seeing framing layout.
- Contractor review
- Requires material pricing, added trim labor, and schedule review.
- Boundary
- The homeowner request starts review; it is not approval to perform the added work.
CTA
Use StackQuotes when homeowner requests need to move through review, pricing, and approval without losing the record.
How to use this
Have the homeowner submit or confirm the request before pricing it.
Review scope, price, schedule, and feasibility before sending a contractor change order for approval.
Tie the final approved or rejected change back to the original homeowner request.
Approval boundary
Templates help you write the request. StackQuotes helps you keep the approval record tied to the job.
StackQuotes does not guarantee payment or prevent every dispute. It helps contractors preserve the request, pricing context, client action, and job record in one place.
This is general business documentation guidance, not legal advice. For legal disputes, lien rights, or contract enforcement questions, talk with a qualified construction attorney in your state.
Common mistakes
- Treating the homeowner request as permission to start the work.
- Not documenting product links, selections, or timing expectations.
- Failing to send a priced approval request after review.
- Letting homeowner texts become the only record of the change.
FAQ
When should a contractor use this homeowner request form?
Use this form when a homeowner wants to request a change but the contractor still needs to review scope, price, and schedule impact.
What does it help document?
It helps document changed scope, price or schedule impact, supporting facts, and the client action needed before work continues.
What goes wrong if this is not documented?
The contractor may be left reconstructing scope, price, timing, or approval from memory, messages, and invoices after the job has already moved on.
Is this legal advice?
This is general business documentation guidance, not legal advice. For legal disputes, lien rights, or contract enforcement questions, talk with a qualified construction attorney in your state.