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Singh Family · Cedar Grove

Welcome, Jamie.

Your kitchen + dining reno. We’re 71% through the schedule, finishing the framing phase this week.

1 NEEDS YOUR REVIEW
LVL header upgrade — load-bearing wall
Change order CO-CGS-004 · proposed by Dan · May 14
+$1,840
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SELECTIONS DUE3 OVERDUE
Kitchen island stone
$4,200 allowance
this week
Cabinet pulls
$420 allowance
next week
Backsplash tile
$1,800 allowance
Jun 1
ALLOWANCES
Appliances$5,820 / $6,400
Tile$1,860 / $2,400
Plumbing fix.$3,540 / $3,200

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Cedar Grove — Budget

EST-CGS-014 · v3 · 36 line items · accounting synced
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ESTIMATED
$66,042
COMMITTED
$70,802
ACTUAL
$60,588
VARIANCE
+$-5,454
4.7% over
SAGE · BUDGET FLAG
Cedar Grove is $8,400 over on framing labor. Three dailies short-staffed last week. The framing-crew swap from Birch Lane recovers $5,200 next week — net +$3,200 overrun. Want me to draft a CO?
Draft CO
CODENAMEESTIMATEDCOMMITTEDACTUALVARIANCE
01.10Site protection$1,450$1,450$1,450$0ON
01.20Selective demo$4,820$4,820$4,720$100UNDER
02.10Wall reconfigure$8,740$9,100$9,100+$360OVER
02.20LVL header — 2-ply$868$868$868$0ON
02.30Subfloor patch$1,364$1,364$1,410+$46OVER
03.10Framing labor$32,400$36,800$40,800+$8,400OVER
03.20Sheathing + nails$2,200$2,200$2,240+$40OVER
04.10Electrical rough-in$14,200$14,200$0$14,200UNDER
CHANGE ORDERS

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Anything outside the spec becomes a CO immediately — with budget impact shown before the client sees it. They sign from their phone. You have a paper trail.

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Cedar Grove
DRAFT
Change order · CO-CGS-004

LVL header upgrade —
load-bearing wall

📷 May 14 · 11:23 — east wall framing
SAGE · DRAFTED FROM PHOTO
East wall is load-bearing per the structural sheet. Need to upgrade the header to a 2-ply 11¼″ LVL. Estimated material + labor below.
BUDGET IMPACT
Material + 4 hr framing labor
+$1,840
NEW TOTAL
$225,669
VS ESTIMATE
+0.82%
JS
Jamie Singh, client
signed May 14 · 11:34 AM · in-app
Send to accounting → budget updates
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Sage is wired into every record — selections, budget, COs, and schedule. Ask it anything about the build in plain English. It answers with citations and can draft the paperwork.

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How’s Cedar Grove tracking?

Cedar Grove is at $184,920 spent of $223,829 — 82.6% through budget at 71% schedule.

Three things to flag:

  • Framing labor is +$8,400 over (3 short-staffed dailies last week).
  • LVL header PO is awaiting Dan’s sign-off — vendor needs 48h lead.
  • Drywall phase starts Monday. Crew freed up from Birch Lane.

I drafted a CO for the framing overrun. Review?

jobs/cedar-grove/budgetpos/PO-CGS-027cos/draft-CO-004
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