Could the reviewer cite the signed-scope line that included or excluded the request?
The Margin Authorization System for residential remodelers
Stop extra work before it becomes unpaid work.
When a homeowner says “can you also…,” check the request against the signed scope, confirm what changed, apply your company rules, and get a clear decision before the crew starts the extra.
Three minutes. Use the last real change that reached your crew. The result can tell you not to buy.
Job 214 / KitchenChange 03
01Scope checkSigned plan line → owner confirms extra
02Company review+$2,400 · +2 work days
03Customer decisionWaiting
HOLDEXTRA WORK MAY NOT START
Value before selling
Run the 3-minute Margin Exposure Check.
Use the last change that reached your crew. We’ll show which handoff failed, what ScopeCleared would have done, and whether your numbers can support a 10X proof sprint.
Step1 / 5
01 / Live fit
What does your current change environment look like?
Use the last 90 days. Estimates are fine; we will keep exposed value separate from realized revenue.
No industry leakage assumption. We use your event count and your value.
02 / The six-link chain
Before the crew touched the last extra, what was true?
“Not sure” is a valid answer. It reveals an information gap, not an assumed loss.
ScopeOpen
PriceOpen
DecisionOpen
FieldOpen
InvoiceOpen
CollectionOpen
03 / Interactive workflow preview
Show the request. ScopeCleared shows the next control.
Do not enter customer names, addresses, or sensitive details in this prototype.
Customer text
The original message stays attached to the decision record.
Signed-scope check
UnclearNo matching signed-scope line confirmed. Owner/PM decision required.
○ Owner review
○ Customer decision
○ Ready to invoice
HOLDDECISION INCOMPLETE
Interactive workflow preview — not a customer result
04 / Economic diagnosis
Use your gross margin, not a recovery promise.
NAHB reported 29.9% average remodeler gross profit for 2024. Replace it with your actual number. We count delivered ROI only after incremental revenue is collected or costs are documented.
Modeled gross-profit-to-$299 multiple
0.0×
Exposed change revenue$0
Modeled gross profit under control$0
10X collected-revenue threshold$10,000
Entered retrospective benefit$0
Entered retrospective fee multiple0.0×
Modeled value is not recovered, invoiced, or collected value. The $299 proof sprint tests the behavior.
05 / Your Margin Authorization diagnosis
Entitlement gap
Authorization gap
Field-control gap
Cash-handoff gap
Your last change left open control links.
Were price and customer decision complete before extra work?
Did the assigned lead see explicit HOLD or GO?
Did approved value reach invoice and collection?
Modeled gross profit under control$0
Potential proof-sprint multiple0.0×
10X threshold at your margin$0
Entered retrospective benefit / fee0.0×
Planning diagnosis only. ScopeCleared counts delivered ROI only after incremental collected revenue or documented avoided cost is attributable to the workflow.
The production page will securely route this summary after explicit contact consent. This standalone prototype stores nothing.
The extra is not where the margin disappears.
It disappears in the gap between the request and the decision. By the time the office catches up, the contractor has less leverage and the homeowner has a different memory.
The customer asks in a text or jobsite conversation.
The crew says yes to keep the project moving.
The office reconstructs scope and price after the fact.
The invoice becomes a negotiation instead of a decision.
The operating rule
Decision incomplete
Required decision recorded
Keep the original job moving. Put only the extra on hold.
Hold
Capture, price, review, or customer decision still missing.
Go
The field sees the exact scope that is authorized.
From “can you also…” to a field decision.
The system closes the whole handoff. It does not stop at a generated PDF or a signature buried in somebody’s inbox.
Capture the request
Voice, text, photo, or a customer message starts the record while the details are still fresh.
Show the delta
Put the original scope beside the requested change so the reviewer and homeowner can see why it is extra.
Review the terms
Use company rates, additions or credits, schedule effect, and an authorized owner/PM review. AI drafts; your company decides.
Record the decision
The homeowner approves or declines from a phone link. Until the configured decision path is complete, the extra stays on HOLD.
Finish the handoff
The assigned lead sees GO. Approved positive work stays visible until it reaches the invoice.
One change. Four clear views.
Every person gets the decision they need without being forced into the entire contractor back office.
Do I proceed?
One assigned job, one exact change, one HOLD or GO.
Is the scope and price right?
Source evidence, original-scope delta, company rates, credits, schedule, and final review.
What changed?
Plain scope, price, schedule effect, selected evidence, and a no-login decision.
What still needs an invoice?
Approved work does not disappear after the customer decision.
Not another project-management rollout.
Keep the tools that run the rest of the job. Install the missing control between an informal request and extra work.
| Status quo | Margin authorization system |
|---|---|
| Texts prove a conversation happened. | ✓ Scope delta shows what changed. |
| A PDF or signature ends the process. | ✓ HOLD/GO changes field behavior. |
| Approval is mixed up with invoicing. | ✓ Approved-not-invoiced stays visible. |
| New forms fight field habits. | ✓ Voice, text, and photo begin the workflow. |
| AI can feel like a black box. | ✓ Company rules and owner review control the result. |
Audit the 10X math before you buy.
Use incremental collected change revenue and your actual gross margin. The question is whether attributable gross profit—not approved pipeline—can support the full fee.
Prospect-specific value model
NAHB reported 29.9% average remodeler gross profit for 2024. Replace it with your number. Count only attributable, incremental collected revenue.
Gross-profit-to-fee multiple
10.0×
10X collected-revenue threshold: $10,000
Incremental gross profit: $2,990
Retrospective model only. It is not a forecast, legal conclusion, or dispute-outcome guarantee. A 10× gross-profit-to-fee multiple equals 900% net ROI.Founder Margin Lock Sprint
$299
Install the rule on the next active job most likely to change.
One live project. One real behavior change.
- One active project
- One owner or PM
- One field lead
- Company rules configured
- One recent change replayed
- Up to three live/replayed changes
- Field-lead phone capture
- Fourteen-day results review
Setup promise: If we cannot configure your rules and produce one approval-ready real or replayed change during kickoff, we refund the $299. If you convert at the fourteen-day review, the $299 is credited toward implementation.
ScopeCleared is registered at scopecleared.com. Booking and payment delivery remain founder-led during the controlled pilot.
Questions the system should answer.
No feature fog. Here are the boundaries.
Is this project-management software?
No. It handles the narrow path from an extra-work request to customer decision, field authorization, and invoice handoff.
Will my crew use it?
The founder sprint includes a real field-lead capture on their phone. If the field cannot use it without office reconstruction, we treat that as a failed workflow—not a training excuse.
Does it replace QuickBooks?
No. The pilot tracks approved work that still needs an invoice. Direct accounting sync is not part of the founder sprint.
Does the customer need an account?
No. They receive a phone-friendly decision link.
Is it California compliant or legally binding?
We are building around a written authorization workflow. We do not claim compliance or enforceability until qualified counsel reviews the exact form and process. Pilot contractors continue to use their approved contract language.
What if the customer declines?
The extra remains on HOLD and the crew continues the original scope unless the contractor and customer choose another documented path.
The next step
Run it on my next job