Contracts & Finance

Variation Orders

Additional works with approval flow

Variation orders with cost breakdowns, customer approval, and escrow integration.

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Auto

Generated

Approve

Workflow

Escrow

Integrated

Audit

Trail

Your money is held by Stripe until an independent assessor approves the work

Customer pays

£12,400

Funds held by Stripe — tradesman cannot access them

Stripe Escrow — locked

£12,400

Neither party can withdraw. Funds release on assessor sign-off

Tradesman receives

£12,400

Paid promptly on assessor approval — guaranteed

Released

3 milestones · assessor required each

STEP 01

Customer pays safely

Money held by Stripe — tradesman cannot access funds before any approval

STEP 02

Escrow locks funds

Neutral third party holds money — neither side can withdraw until work is verified

STEP 03

Assessor inspects

Independent BuildShield assessor visits site and verifies each milestone

STEP 04

Tradesman is paid

Funds release automatically on sign-off — guaranteed, on time, every time

How it works

Four simple steps

📋

Raise variation

Describe additional works and costs.

📧

Customer notified

Customer reviews and approves.

✅

Approved

Additional works and amount confirmed.

💰

Escrow updated

Uplift added to escrow.

Why tradesmen choose
Variation Orders

Structured format
Cost breakdown
Customer approval
Escrow integration
Audit trail
PDF export