The Problem You finish a 10-hour day on the job site, and instead of going home to your family, you sit in your truck for an hour answering texts and updating a spreadsheet. Sound familiar? Most residential builders start with Excel. It’s free, and it works… until it doesn’t. Once you hit 3 or 4…
Running a construction business on text messages and loose paper is a recipe for burnout. In 2025, the difference between a profitable job and a money pit is often the software you use to track it. We tested the top 5 apps on the market to find the ones that are actually simple enough to…
Introduction If you are a custom home builder doing under $5M a year, you have probably looked at Procore and felt sick at the price tag. Procore is the industry standard for skyscrapers, but for residential GCs, it is often overkill. In this review, I tested BuilderPad to see if it’s a viable, cheaper alternative…