When a builder sends an email

When a builder emails a revised drawing or a direction, you want a clean notice out while the detail is fresh. Here's how.

1. 1

   Forward or paste it

   Forward the email to your project's inbound address, or paste the text into a new instruction.

2. 2

   Review the classification

   VariationGuard tells you whether it looks like a variation and explains why. Use it as a prompt to think, not as a final answer.

3. 3

   Check the deadline

   If you've set up your subcontract requirements, the potential notice deadline is shown. Always confirm it against your actual subcontract.

4. 4

   Edit the draft notice

   The draft is cautious and neutral. Adjust the wording, references and recipient to fit your situation.

5. 5

   Send it your way

   Copy the notice and send it from your own email, or use Submit variation to email the package from VariationGuard — that goes only to the recipient you nominate, only after you review it and click Send, and you get a copy.

Nothing is sent automatically. Whether something is a variation depends on your subcontract and the facts — this is not legal advice.