In the current market, tight margins, scarce labour and volatile material prices mean one thing for residential builders: every hour on site must earn its keep. CountBricks construction job scheduling software turns chaos into predictable productivity by linking real-time schedules with voice-driven estimating, automated purchasing and AI blueprint take-offs. The result is a single source of truth that field crews, office staff and subcontractors can trust.
Traditional Gantt charts locked inside a desktop or, worse, scattered spreadsheets quickly become outdated. By the time a site manager realises the framing crew is two days late, plasterers are already unloading. That domino effect drains profit-per-project and erodes client confidence.
CountBricks replaces static files with live construction job scheduling software that:
• Updates task durations as soon as a voice note from site changes the scope
• Flags labour clashes and sends automatic alerts to subcontractors
• Feeds material quantity changes straight to real-time costings, eliminating double entry
Tablets and keyboards rarely survive sawdust and rain. CountBricks lets supervisors speak directly into their phone to adjust dates, quantities and scope. The AI engine converts that conversation into structured schedule data and pushes updates instantly to everyone on the project.
• No typing on ladders or in trenches
• Schedules stay current even when plans change hourly
• Team morale improves because no one works from yesterday’s information
A schedule that lives alone cannot protect your bottom line. CountBricks links the construction calendar to supplier price feeds and your approved rate library. When a task shifts, projected spend and cash-flow forecasts shift with it.
1. Framing delayed by three days? The software recalculates holding costs automatically.
2. Material substitution? Voice in the change and see revised PO values before they are issued.
3. Overtime request? The labour rate table adjusts the line item on the draft invoice instantly.
Out-of-the-box templates in CountBricks are built from thousands of town-house, duplex and custom-home projects.
• Preloaded critical path for slab-on-ground, suspended slab and piered foundations
• Standard durations for roofing profiles from Colorbond to clip-lock panels
• Regional inspection milestones ready to drop into any schedule
Upload architectural PDFs and let CountBricks extract dimensions, wall types and window counts. The quantities flow straight into your job schedule, automatically sequencing tasks such as rough-in and lock-up without manual entry.
• Offline mode keeps the programme visible even in remote estates
• Colour-coded task status makes it obvious who is ahead or behind
• Geo-tagged photos attach to schedule items for instant QA evidence
A CountBricks client in Brisbane delivered a dozen two-storey town homes eight weeks faster than their previous estate using our construction job scheduling software.
• 420 individual tasks managed in a single dashboard
• 17 supplier POs auto-generated from schedule triggers
• Variations captured by voice and billed within 24 hours
Project managers credit the live link between schedule and cost plan for saving $96k in prelims.
1. Import or create your first project schedule using templates matched to your build-type
2. Record a voice walkthrough of the scope; CountBricks maps tasks, durations and quantities
3. Share the live schedule with trades via the mobile app and start tracking performance in real time
Does CountBricks integrate with my existing accounting package?
Yes. Schedule changes sync to your financial platform so committed costs and actuals align automatically.
Can I customise task libraries?
Absolutely. Add proprietary construction methodologies or region-specific inspections with a few clicks.
What about client communication?
Enable the client portal to share read-only progress views and reduce status-update phone calls by up to 80 percent.
Visit CountBricks.com/services to book a demo and see how construction job scheduling software designed for residential builders can compress timelines, protect margins and win you happier clients.
CountBricks monitors lead times against your live programme. If roofing iron is trending at a four-week delivery window, the system prompts you to release purchase orders earlier, reducing site downtime.
• The software evaluates every schedule change and identifies tasks jeopardising hand-over dates
• Smart notifications suggest resequencing options, such as overlapping painting and cabinetry in separate zones
• Foremen receive colour-coded guidance to re-allocate labour before delays snowball
CountBricks automatically archives actual durations, costs and delay causes. When you quote the next project, those metrics feed the estimating engine so allowances are realistic, not hopeful.
A family-owned builder shaved nine days off their programme by activating predictive material ordering through CountBricks. When supply chain data flagged a shortage in engineered floor joists, the system moved plaster procurement ahead of schedule and notified the supplier. Continuous flow on site meant the project finished under provisional cost, boosting net margin by 3.8 percent.
• Begin with our pre-built “Standard Timber Frame” template to familiarise teams quickly
• Encourage supervisors to record daily diaries through voice notes; the AI maps comments to tasks automatically
• Hold a weekly 10-minute virtual stand-up using the live schedule as the agenda—no more PDF exports
Schedule a personalised walkthrough at CountBricks.com/consultation. Our implementation specialists will import one of your current projects, demonstrate the predictive alerts in real time and train your team to turn scheduling data into genuine competitive edge.
