Every job has changes. A fair extra is explained, measured and authorised before it is built. An unfair one arrives at the end as a surprise bill. Agree the method now. Later, with wet concrete, nobody argues well.
Fair: the ground or the market truly changed
A different soil, a service clash, a discontinued material, your request to enlarge the living room. Document it with a photo, a sketch and a price anchored to a trade. A fair extra still hurts. It also makes sense.
Unfair: what should already have been in scope
Stormwater “that was forgotten”, obvious reinforcement, site cleaning, a pipe run the drawing already showed. If it was drawn or was a necessary consequence, it is not an extra. It is a hole in the bid.
The short rule worth signing
Nothing is built as an extra without approval, nothing is approved without a price, nothing is paid without certification. WhatsApp can warn. Paper closes. If you live abroad, that rule is worth twice as much.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
What does "Fair: the ground or the market truly changed" mean for your project?
A different soil, a service clash, a discontinued material, your request to enlarge the living room. Document it with a photo, a sketch and a price anchored to a trade. A fair extra still hurts. It also makes sense.
What does "Unfair: what should already have been in scope" mean for your project?
Stormwater “that was forgotten”, obvious reinforcement, site cleaning, a pipe run the drawing already showed. If it was drawn or was a necessary consequence, it is not an extra. It is a hole in the bid.
What does "The short rule worth signing" mean for your project?
Nothing is built as an extra without approval, nothing is approved without a price, nothing is paid without certification. WhatsApp can warn. Paper closes. If you live abroad, that rule is worth twice as much.
Next step
If you live abroad, that rule is worth twice as much. To apply this to your case, you can talk to MU with the lot and brief on the table.
