Residential construction margins are tight, schedules unforgiving, and client expectations sky-high. Traditional spreadsheets and handwritten takeoffs slow crews down and open the door to costly errors. Builder's software designed for residential work solves that—but only when it can keep pace with the way field professionals actually communicate. CountBricks bridges the gap with AI-powered voice estimating that thinks as fast as you speak.
Talk through a scope while walking a job and CountBricks instantly converts the conversation into a detailed labor and material list. Your framing lead can say, “We need 1,200 sq ft of ⅝˝ CDX, 2,000 lf of 2×6, and three days for a three-person crew,” and the software prices it against live supplier feeds in seconds.
Lumber, drywall, fasteners—costs change weekly. CountBricks connects directly to supplier APIs and local catalogues so every estimate reflects today’s numbers, not last quarter’s.
• Pre-built assemblies for common residential tasks like stick framing, window install, and asphalt shingle roofing
• Regional labor productivity factors already tuned for single-family and light multifamily projects
• Custom libraries so specialties—finish carpentry, masonry, MEP rough-ins—stay consistent across crews
After the takeoff, CountBricks formats branded proposals—including allowances, exclusions, payment schedules, and digital signatures—ready to email or sync to your CRM.
The same database that built the estimate produces progress claims and final invoices. No re-keying, no discrepancies, just clean data flowing from bid to close-out.
Win More Work: Early adopters report a 35 % faster turnaround on quotes. When homeowners and developers get their price first, they stop shopping.
Protect Your Margin: Live pricing and AI-checked quantities reduce the underbidding that erodes profit on fixed-price contracts.
Reduce Overhead: Estimators reclaim hours each week, meaning you bid more jobs without hiring more staff.
1. Schedule a personalized demo at CountBricks.com/services
2. Upload sample plans or speak through a current scope—our onboarding team trains the voice engine on your terminology
3. Connect preferred suppliers; CountBricks automaps SKU codes to its database
4. Import existing task libraries or adopt CountBricks’ residential templates
5. Generate your first live estimate, approve margins, and push out a branded quote within an hour
• Record site walks on a Bluetooth headset; CountBricks timestamps audio to specific plan pages for easy review
• Tag high-risk items—foundation, waterproofing, specialty finishes—to trigger automatic contingency line items
• Use the “what-if” slider to model material inflation for multi-phase subdivisions
• Share read-only estimate links with trade partners; revisions feed straight back into the master budget
• Export task schedules to your favorite Gantt tool or manage directly in CountBricks’ integrated calendar
Sunset Ridge needed to quote seven custom builds in one month. Using spreadsheets, their estimator averaged four days per bid. With CountBricks, she completed each estimate in under a day, winning five contracts worth $4.2 M. The owner credits the shift to builder's software that mirrors his field team’s pace and language.
CountBricks’ adaptive noise filtering is trained on real jobsite audio, differentiating between your foreman’s request and the compressor running nearby.
Yes. Enter company-specific wage tables or pull union rates from CountBricks’ regional presets.
Change orders are generated from the original estimate lines, maintaining audit trails and revised totals—no duplicated entry.
Residential contractors who adopt builder's software today will outpace competitors tied to manual systems. Explore live demos, pricing, and customer stories at CountBricks.com/portfolio, or book a consultation to see how our AI platform can unlock your next growth phase.
North Valley Framing, a three-crew outfit specializing in custom homes, switched to CountBricks after lumber volatility shredded their 2022 margins. Here’s how the transition played out.
• The team exported existing cost codes and uploaded five recent plans to CountBricks.com/services for calibration.
• CountBricks mapped region-specific productivity rates, aligning historical data with the software’s task library.
1. Foreman Luis walked a new hillside lot while narrating stud counts, sheathing areas, and hardware needs.
2. CountBricks produced a 14-page estimate in 17 minutes, flagging a potential crane rental the crew had overlooked.
3. Management adjusted mark-ups in real time and emailed a branded proposal before leaving the site.
• Crew leads received mobile logins to submit daily production notes, feeding back into live cost-to-complete dashboards.
• The office cut average invoicing time from two hours to fifteen minutes by pulling directly from approved estimate lines.
Bid Volume: Up 60 % without adding staff
Overruns: Down 22 % thanks to precise material allowances
Client Satisfaction: Homeowners praised immediate, transparent change-order pricing
• Voice workflows succeed when Wi-Fi is spotty—cell data or offline mode keeps capture continuous
• Pairing CountBricks with in-house design software creates a closed loop from concept to punch-list
• Training sessions recorded in the platform’s knowledge base accelerate new-hire onboarding
Whether you frame, trim, or manage entire GC operations, CountBricks builder's software delivers a competitive edge in residential construction. Book a personalized walk-through at CountBricks.com/consultation and let our experts model your next estimate live.
