Independent review · Australia
Check it before you approve it.
Send us your builder's variation and relevant contract documents. We check whether the new charge appears to overlap what you've already agreed to, identify what needs clarification, and give you the questions to send back before you approve it.
No payment required to submit.
Independent review•Professionally verified•24-hour turnaround
Site works — additional excavation
3 issues identified
Questions to send your builder
3 ready-to-send questions included with every review.
Illustrative example only.
Who reviews your variation
Your review is not generated and sent automatically. Technology helps us compare and structure the documents efficiently; experienced construction professionals verify the findings before release.
Project Director / Infrastructure Professional
25 years' experience
Chartered Structural / Civil Engineer
20 years' experience
Builder / Developer
Extensive portfolio of developments throughout Sydney
Chartered Building Services Engineer
20 years' experience
Independent review•Evidence-linked findings•Professionally verified•No automated report sent without review
What we check
We reconcile the variation against your original scope and contract to see what you have arguably already agreed to and paid for.
We check whether the basis for the variation is adequately explained and supported by the documents supplied.
We review the supplied breakdown, labour and material detail, allowances and margins where they are visible.
A clear status, the exact issues, and ready-to-send questions for your builder before you approve anything.
Our method
What did the contract and scope already include?
What changed, and why?
What supporting detail has been supplied?
Are labour, materials, allowances and margins sufficiently explained where visible?
An experienced construction professional checks the findings before release.
We separate what the documents show from what still needs clarification. If the evidence is incomplete, we say so.
Example VariationCheck
Finding 1 of 3
Illustrative example“Excavation and disposal associated with slab preparation — included”
Illustrative clause / page reference
“Additional excavation — A$4,850”
Potential scope overlap
Reasoning: the submitted documents use overlapping descriptions. Ask the builder to identify the additional work that sits outside the original scope.
Confidence is High here because both documents directly contain the relevant wording. Where the documents are incomplete, findings may be marked Limited confidence and we will tell you what information is missing.
What you receive
Illustrative example only. Findings depend entirely on the documents you supply.
Ready-to-send questions
Every review comes with plain-English questions written for your documents, ready to copy into an email to your builder. Calm, professional wording that keeps the relationship intact while getting the detail you need before you approve.
Thanks for sending Variation 14. Before approving it, could you please clarify:
Illustrative wording only — not legal advice. Your questions are written for your documents.
How it works
Send us the variation and relevant contract documents. No payment required.
We confirm whether the matter is suitable for VariationCheck.
If your variation is suitable and is A$40,000 or less, we'll send you the fixed A$249 payment link. For larger or unusually complex variations, we'll confirm the fee first.
Receive the reviewed findings and builder questions within 24 hours.
Pricing
If your variation is above A$40,000, send it through anyway. We'll review it for suitability and confirm the fee before you pay.
Illustrative variation values for scale. We make no claim of guaranteed savings or any particular outcome. Some unusually complex matters may require a tailored quote or specialist advice.
If we don't think a paid review will add value, we'll tell you before you pay.
Why you can rely on it
An experienced construction professional reviews and verifies every finding and every question before it is released to you. This is a professional service assisted by technology — not an automated report.
Behind the scenes we use technology to line your variation up against the contract and scope and structure the review consistently. That's how a 24-hour turnaround is possible.
VariationCheck provides independent commercial and construction document review and decision support. It is not legal advice and not a quantity surveying certification of market price.
Straight answers
We tell you what the documents show, what they don't show, and what is worth clarifying before you approve.
Escalate when needed: if a question turns on legal interpretation, formal quantity surveying, structural engineering or specialist building-services advice, we flag that rather than guessing.
FAQ
Takes a couple of minutes. No payment required to submit — we review your documents for suitability first and email you either way.