Most builder-client friction starts because the client doesn’t understand how pricing works. They expect a single fixed number, never updated, that matches the final invoice to the penny. That’s rarely how a project actually behaves.

The conversation we recommend: explain the pricing approach (fixed price, cost plus, target cost), explain how variations will be logged and approved, explain valuation cycles and how invoices will arrive, and agree how decisions about finishes will be captured.

It takes 30 minutes. It removes 90% of the misunderstandings that cause builders to lose sleep over difficult clients.