Operations
Change orders & progress billing software that gets every scope change signed and paid.
Price extra work on site, get the homeowner's signature before it starts, and roll it into milestone invoices — with retainage tracked to the dollar.
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How it works
How change orders & progress billing works in Homeforce
Scope changes and billing milestones live on the project itself, so the contract value, schedule, and invoices always agree.
In the field
Price the change while you're standing in it.
When the crew opens a wall or pulls up shingles and finds a problem, they build the change order from your pricebook on a phone, with photos attached as proof.
Signature
No work starts without a yes.
The homeowner reviews photos and price on their phone and signs in seconds. The signed change updates the contract, the budget, and the schedule at the same moment.
Billing schedule
Bill on progress, not on memory.
Set a billing schedule by milestone or percent complete when the project is sold. As phases finish, the next invoice is ready to review and send — approved change orders included.
Tracking
Retainage that never gets forgotten.
On commercial and larger residential jobs, retainage is withheld per invoice and tracked to release. When the punch list is signed off, the release invoice is one click away.
What it can look like
Illustrative example: a painting contractor running 12 commercial and residential projects a quarter
- of change orders signed before the extra work begins
- 100%of change orders signed before the extra work begins
- average unbilled change per project recovered if a handshake extra stops slipping through
- $1,800average unbilled change per project recovered if a handshake extra stops slipping through
- a quarter in billable scope across 12 projects
- $21.6ka quarter in billable scope across 12 projects
- retainage releases forgotten at closeout
- 0retainage releases forgotten at closeout
Illustrative example for planning purposes, not a reported customer result. Your outcomes depend on your team, market, and setup.
Change orders & progress billing connects to the rest of Homeforce — no exports or re-typing.
- Projects & job costingMulti-week jobs scheduled, tracked, and costed live.
- Estimates & proposalsGood / better / best options, signed on the spot.
- InvoicingInvoices that build themselves from the finished job.
- PaymentsCard, ACH, and tap to pay — collected in full.
- Customer portalSelf-serve approvals, payments, and history for customers.
FAQ
Change orders & progress billing questions, answered.
Have a question we didn't cover? Book a demo and ask a product specialist.
Can crews create change orders from the field?
Yes. Crew leads can build a change order in the mobile app from pricebook items or custom lines, attach photos, and send it for signature. You can require office approval before it goes to the customer.
What happens to the schedule when a change order is approved?
The contract value and project budget update immediately, and any schedule impact you entered adjusts the affected phases on the project timeline.
Can I bill by percent complete instead of fixed milestones?
Yes. Billing schedules support fixed milestones, percent complete by phase, or a mix — with approved change orders billed on their own line or rolled into the next milestone.
How is retainage handled?
Set a retainage percentage per project. It's withheld on each progress invoice, tracked in a retainage report, and released with a single release invoice.
Can customers pay progress invoices online?
Yes. Every progress invoice includes a secure payment link for card or ACH, and customers can see their full billing history in the customer portal.
See change orders & progress billing with your own jobs.
Start a 14-day free trial, or see it with your own jobs, techs, and pricebook in a 30-minute demo.
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