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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
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Sage · From photo · east wall
Load-bearing wall — header needs to upgrade to a 2-ply 11¼″ LVL. Drafted CO. +$1,840 to budget.
jobs/cedar-grove/logs/05-14cos/CO-CGS-004

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Cedar Grove — Kitchen + Dining reno

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EST-CGS-014 · 4821 Marine Dr, Vancouver BC · 36 line items · 4 assemblies
SUBTOTAL
$184,920
OVERHEAD 8%
$14,793
PROFIT 12%
$24,116
TOTAL
$223,829
CODEDESCRIPTIONQTYUNITUNIT COSTMARKUPTOTAL
01Demolition + site prep$8,378
01.10Site protection + dust barriers1lot$1450.0018%$1,711.00
01.20Selective demolition — kitchen + DR1lot$4820.0015%$5,543.00
01.30Disposal — 30 yd bin (×2)2ea$480.0012%$1,075.20
02Framing + structural$22,408
02.10ASMFraming — wall reconfigure1asm$8740.0018%$10,313.20
02.20Header — LVL 2-ply 11¼"14lf$62.0018%$1,024.24
02.30Subfloor patch + level220sf$6.2015%$1,568.60
Sage · suggestionFraming assembly looks 14% under your last 3 jobs. Want me to surface the variance?
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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
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Cedar Grove · Wed May 14
FILED
WEATHER · AUTO
14°Partly cloudy
Vancouver BC · wind 8 km/h · rain 10%
CREW ON SITE · 7
DR
JM
AK
EP
MT
BS
LN
Framing crew + GC
PHOTOS · 14All →
LVL beam — east
Subfloor patch
South wall
NOTES · VOICE → TEXT
"LVL beam landed 11:20. East wall framing on schedule. Dan flagged the joist hanger spec at lot 14 — need RFI."
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