When a home project changes after the household has agreed on it, pause the decision and document the difference before work continues. A short change log prevents one person from acting on an old version while another expects a new one. It is a household record, not technical guidance about the work.
Capture the original agreement
Keep a copy of the agreed scope, quote, schedule, or household note. Record the date and version everyone last approved. Describe the proposed change in plain terms: what is being added, removed, or delayed. If a contractor or other provider has described the change, preserve that wording and ask them to explain anything unclear.
Record impact and decision
List the stated effect on cost and timing, including when those details are not yet known. Note who supplied the information and when. Give household members affected by the change a chance to review it before marking the new plan as approved. For provider-led work, request their updated written scope or estimate rather than editing it yourself.
- Identify the earlier agreed version
- Describe the proposed change and its source
- Record cost and timing as stated, or mark them unknown
- Name who needs to approve the change
- Save the written confirmation and revised plan
Make the next version unmistakable
The home project scope checklist helps define the original boundaries. The home project closeout checklist supports the later completion handoff. Keep the approval and next open task together in the Lucru Home to-do list.
Do not treat silence as approval. Before any changed scope is accepted, share the written summary with the people responsible and ask them to confirm the new version. Then update the action list to match what was actually agreed.
