Idaho Residential Home Improvement Change Order
Idaho Residential Home Improvement Change Order
Attach this signed order to the Idaho Residential Home Improvement Contract. For a general contractor's covered residential contract over $2,000, confirm the original precontract disclosure and homeowner receipt required by Idaho Code § 45-525(2) were completed. This order does not replace that earlier delivery. Before final payment on a covered project, obtain the signed direct-provider list required by § 45-525(3)(a), including providers engaged for the changed work. Document any claimed § 45-525(6) emergency exception with Idaho counsel.
Change order number: [____] Proposed date: [__/__/____]
Original contract date: [__/__/____] Prior signed orders: [NUMBERS AND DATES / NONE]
Property address: [STREET, CITY, IDAHO ZIP]
Homeowner legal name: [________________________________]
Contractor legal name and registration number, if applicable: [________________________________]
1. Changed work
Original contract section, plan, or schedule affected: [________________________________]
☐ Add work. ☐ Remove work. ☐ Substitute work or material. ☐ Change price or schedule only.
Detailed changed work, location, quantity, and material specifications:
[____________________________________________________________]
Work or materials removed: [DETAILS / NONE]
Reason for change or concealed condition: [________________________________]
Permit or inspection effect, including responsible party and cost: [DETAILS / NONE]
No changed work starts until Homeowner and Contractor sign this order and any required permit is obtained. For an immediate protective measure, state the agreed temporary scope, price, and start time: [DETAILS / NOT APPLICABLE].
2. Price and payment
| Price record | Amount |
|---|---|
| Original contract price | $[________] |
| Net total of prior signed change orders | $[________] |
| Contract total before this order | $[________] |
| Added work under this order | $[________] |
| Credit for removed work | $[________] |
| Revised contract total | $[________] |
Price basis: ☐ Fixed amount. ☐ Labor at $[____] per hour plus materials at [METHOD], subject to a $[____] cap. ☐ Other signed pricing schedule: [IDENTIFY].
Payment change: [AMOUNT, DUE EVENT, AND PAYEE / NO CHANGE]. An added payment is due only at the stated event; all earlier payments remain credited to the revised total.
Effect on deposits, financing, tax, or insurance: [DETAILS AND ATTACHMENT / NONE]
3. Time and completion
Days added or removed: [____ / NONE]
Revised substantial-completion target: [__/__/____ / UNCHANGED]
Revised final-completion target: [__/__/____ / UNCHANGED]
Owner choice or material approval needed by: [DATE AND ITEM / NONE]
Effect on warranty, access, cleanup, or owner-supplied materials: [DETAILS / NONE]
4. Disclosure and contract record
Original § 45-525 Exhibit A delivered and receipt retained, if applicable: ☐ Yes, dated [__/__/____]. ☐ Not applicable; basis: [________]. ☐ Counsel review needed before signing.
Direct-provider list for changed work to be included in final Exhibit B, if applicable: ☐ Yes. ☐ No direct providers above the statutory threshold identified yet. ☐ Not applicable; basis: [________].
Except for the changes stated here, the original signed contract and prior signed orders remain in effect. A conflict concerning the changed work is resolved by this later signed order; no other contract term is changed. Each party receives a complete signed copy for the project file.
Homeowner signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Contractor authorized signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Contractor signer name and title: [________________________________]
Signed copy delivered to Homeowner: [DATE, METHOD, RECIPIENT]
About this template
- Last updated
- November 9, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 9, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Idaho
- Category
- Contracts & Agreements
Legal authority
- Idaho Code § 45-525(2) (covered general-contractor precontract disclosure)
- Idaho Code § 45-525(3)(a) (direct-provider list before final payment)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 9, 2026.
Idaho Code § 45-525(2) (checked November 9, 2026): "Prior to entering into any contract in an amount exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) with a homeowner or residential real property purchaser to construct, alter or repair any improvements on residential real property"
Idaho Code § 45-525(3)(a) (checked November 9, 2026): "The final payment to the general contractor by a homeowner or residential real property purchaser for construction, alteration, or repair of any improvement of residential real property."
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