The contractor onboarding process can make or break a residential build. Miss a licence check, delay an insurance certificate, or price labour inaccurately and your schedule evaporates. CountBricks brings voice-driven AI estimating, real-time cost databases and automated compliance tracking into one intuitive workflow, so you can move a contractor from first phone call to first day on site without breaking stride.
Risk control • Residential projects expose builders to tight margins and high client visibility. Wrong hire equals direct impact on reputation.
Schedule certainty • A clear onboarding path locks in start dates, material deliveries and payment milestones.
Cost accuracy • Up-front scoping with CountBricks AI protects your margin by aligning task hours and material rates before contracts are signed.
CountBricks lets you speak the scope into your phone. Our AI converts the conversation into line items, compares them to your preferred cost library, and flags any skills or licence requirements. Within minutes you hold a data-rich contractor profile instead of handwritten notes.
• Public liability and workers’ compensation certificates are auto-requested.
• Licences are cross-referenced against state registries inside the platform.
• Expiry reminders fire 30 days before renewal, so site shutdowns never happen.
1. Generate a detailed quote with CountBricks.com/quotes. 2. Review quantities produced by AI blueprint takeoffs. 3. Convert the approved quote into a subcontract agreement with one click. 4. Push scheduled tasks directly into the project Gantt chart.
CountBricks issues an induction pack customised to the project address. Contractors complete safety videos, SWMS acknowledgements and site rules on their phone before arrival, cutting toolbox time by up to 40 percent.
• Daily voice logs captured in the CountBricks mobile app feed progress percentages. • Variations are costed instantly against live material pricing. • Approved progress claims sync to branded invoices generated in CountBricks.com/invoices.
AI Blueprint Takeoffs • Upload PDF plans, and let CountBricks detect walls, slabs and fixtures for quantity schedules in minutes.
Smart Templates • Pre-loaded residential trade packages—framing, roofing, fit-out—keep wording consistent across every subcontract.
Voice-to-Estimate Engine • Talk through a scope while walking the site; CountBricks turns it into a line-item estimate as you speak.
Missing Documents • Automated reminders chase insurances so you don’t have to.
Price Creep • Live cost databases prevent outdated labour rates from slipping into quotes.
Scope Gaps • AI detects unassigned tasks and suggests suitable contractors from your approved list.
• 35 percent reduction in onboarding admin time according to recent CountBricks pilot sites. • Average of $4,200 saved per project by eliminating duplicated data entry. • Faster mobilisation equals earlier progress claims, improving cash flow.
Ready to compress days of onboarding into an afternoon? Explore platform plans at CountBricks.com/services or book a live demo tailored to your next build. Our implementation team can migrate your existing contractor data and have your first project live in under 48 hours.
When Apex Homes engaged CountBricks for a two-unit build on Brookfield Lane, they faced a six-week window to excavate, pour slabs and erect frames before the wet season. Traditional onboarding for nine subcontractors normally took Apex five working days. With CountBricks, the timeline collapsed to 36 hours.
• Voice-to-estimate captured scope details for concreting, framing and roofing in a single site walk-through. • AI blueprint takeoffs confirmed 82 m³ of concrete and 412 linear metres of LVL beams, eliminating supplier over-orders. • Compliance module auto-validated trade licences across three disciplines, flagging one expired High-Risk Work card before contract issue.
1. All nine subcontract agreements signed digitally within two days. 2. Site induction packs completed remotely—100 percent attendance on day one. 3. Project schedule pulled forward by four days, allowing roof cover before first rainfall.
• Record voice scopes in quiet areas; clear audio improves line-item accuracy. • Tag recurring contractors as “Preferred” to auto-populate cost benchmarks. • Integrate CountBricks with your accounting software to push invoices instantly once progress claims are approved.
If you’re juggling multiple townhouse sites or custom builds, the CountBricks contractor onboarding process scales effortlessly. Visit CountBricks.com/consultation to map out a deployment plan that matches your build program and team size.
