In 2025, residential construction costs range from $150 to $200 per square foot, depending on location and materials. 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.
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.
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 $4.2M. 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, 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.
Bid Volume: Up 60% without adding staff
Overruns: Down 22% thanks to precise material allowances
Client Satisfaction: Homeowners praised immediate, transparent change-order pricing
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 and let our experts model your next estimate live.
