Renovation Crews

The foreman can see the rough-in is behind. The homeowner just sees a mess.

On a build site, progress is physical - you can touch the framing, hear the concrete curing. But none of that is legible to the homeowner checking in, the architect reviewing milestones, or the inspector verifying compliance. The information is all there. It just reads differently depending on who's looking.

The client calls every other day asking what's happening. Meanwhile you're on-site actually doing the work.

Between the site and the client, between trades that share walls but not vocabulary, between the foreman who thinks in phases and the homeowner who thinks in rooms - every boundary is a translation. And on a build site, you don't have time to be a translator.

Clients chasing you for updates
Trades working in parallel without shared visibility
Progress trapped in the foreman's head
From quote to handover, and everyone reads the same build.
1

Quote and scope

The homeowner's vision becomes a structured project. Both sides can see it - the homeowner sees rooms and finishes, the foreman sees phases and dependencies.

2

Between trades

The plumber's rough-in is the tiler's starting point. Dependencies keep the sequence legible across trades without the foreman mediating every handoff.

3

Progress without the phone call

Site photos, completed phases, and timeline updates. The homeowner sees their home taking shape without calling to ask.

4

Handover

Photos, warranty docs, and inspection records. Everything that lived in the foreman's head is now findable by anyone who needs it.

Phase-based workflow

Quote, procurement, demolition, build, finishing, handover. Your columns match the job.

Site photos on tasks

Document progress with photos attached directly to the work item. The homeowner sees what you see.
bathroom-before.jpg
Kitchen demo
floor-plan.pdf
Floor plan
quote-v2.pdf
Tile order

Critical path visible

Flag what blocks everything else. The crew sees the sequence without asking.

Kitchen demolition

Critical priority
Deadline
tomorrow
Assigned to 2 people

Communication in context

Questions between trades, updates for the homeowner - all on the task, not in separate group chats.
H
Henrik

Plumber confirmed for Thursday

7:45 AM
A
Anne

Great - tiles arrive Wednesday

8:10 AM

Phases have dates, and delays show themselves.

Every build phase has a deadline. Approaching and overdue items surface automatically - the foreman catches the slip before the homeowner notices.

Visual deadline escalation
Phase-aware deadline tracking
Tile installation
in 8 days
Plumbing rough-in
in 3 days
Kitchen demolition
Tomorrow
Permit renewal
2 days overdue
Electrical sign-off
in 12 days
1 approaching 1 overdue

Every trade knows their scope, and sees the full picture.

Assign tasks to crew members and subcontractors. Each person sees their own work front and center - but the full board is always one tap away. No silos between trades.

Assign crew and subs to tasks
Personal focus, shared awareness
Kitchen demolition
Henrik P. Foreman
Ole M. Plumber
Anne S. Electrician

Group by room or by trade.

Bundle tasks into containers - "Kitchen", "Bathroom", "Electrical". The homeowner reads by room. The electrician reads by trade. Same project, both make sense.

Logical task grouping
Containers inside your workflow
Kitchen 3
Demolition
Tile installation
Cabinet fitting
Bathroom 2
Plumbing rough-in
Floor tiling

Critical path visible, not buried in the foreman's head.

Flag what blocks everything else. Critical items get visual urgency across the board - the crew sees the sequence, the homeowner sees what matters.

Four priority levels
Blockers surface immediately
Plumbing rough-in
critical
Electrical wiring
high
Cabinet fitting
medium
Paint selection
low
What changes when the build is legible to everyone involved.

Works from the job site

Snap a photo, update a task, move on. Everything works on your phone - no laptop, no office required.

Trades-friendly simplicity

No learning curve to speak of. If you can use a messaging app, you can use this.

The homeowner stops calling

They see progress as it happens. The update phone calls disappear because the information is already there.

Build with your hands, and let the work show itself.

The homeowner sees their home taking shape. The crew sees their next task. The foreman stops being a telephone.

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