SIMPLE Scope of Work

[David Duquette]

Ok, I've scoured the internet and BP and found a lot of info on SOW's but they are so overly detailed it's pretty overwhelming. Does anyone know of or have a template for a basic SOW for each area of work needed in a flip? I'm looking for basic, 1. 2. 3. 4. etc, of common work to be done. For example:

Demo SOW: 1) Remove carpets, 2) Remove wall between kitchen and living room, 3) Remove wood and any loose items from basement.

Plumbing SOW: 1) Sewer inspection, 2) Boiler inspection, 3) Reroute bathroom sink from 1 to 2 sinks

Electrical SOW: 1, 2, 3... 10

Contractor SOW: 1, 2, 3... 10

Something like that... I'm very new to this and would love just a simple template to go off of. Thanks!

[Don Petrasek]

@David Duquette  the whole idea behind a scope of work is to be detailed and to have a clear map of what is to be done and what isn’t.  Without detail, a scope of work isn’t worth much. In your example, “remove wood and loose items in basement.”  Let’s say you have a 2x4 wall, scrap wood, a dehumidifier and misc junk left behind.  Your intent is probably to get rid of the scrap wood and misc junk, but unless you say that as the contractor I don’t know that you want to keep the wall up and leave the dehumidifier behind to keep the basement dry.  

Reroute bathroom sinks from 1 to 2 sinks.  Is the existing vanity to be demo’d or reused? What size new vanity is going in?  Exactly where?  what type?  How should sinks be placed on it?  Without this detail, you’re going to wind up either with things done in a different way than you expected.....either spending more than you wanted to or winding up with lower quality than you wanted.