Residential construction professionals live and die by accuracy. Misread a single window opening or forget a labour allowance, and profit evaporates. CountBricks was engineered to eliminate those painful gaps by combining real-time voice conversation, AI-driven material databases, and automatic blueprint takeoffs in one streamlined workflow. The result is a faster, smarter, and more profitable estimating process than any legacy solution on the market.
Picture walking a jobsite or scrolling through drawings while simply talking out loud:
• “Add 2,100 square feet of ½-inch Type X drywall.”
• “Allow eight hours for two finish carpenters on crown moulding.”
CountBricks transcribes, categorises, and values every word instantly—no keyboards, no tab-switching. Our AI connects your spoken scope items to live pricing from national suppliers, then drops them directly into a formatted estimate.
CountBricks’ blueprint AI recognises walls, openings, joists, and fixtures on residential plans in seconds. Instead of hours of clicking, you simply confirm quantities, adjust assemblies, and hit “approve.”
• Wall framing, sheathing, insulation, and drywall bundled automatically
• Concrete volumes calculated from footing and slab outlines
• Roof squares, ridge caps, and underlayment quantified in a single pass
Every assembly pulls labour productivity factors from our construction performance database, giving you realistic durations and costs without spreadsheets.
Lumber futures and fuel surcharges can spike between bid day and PO day. CountBricks syncs nightly with major building-supply APIs, ensuring your material costs reflect today’s market, not last quarter’s PDF price sheet.
1. Select preferred suppliers inside CountBricks
2. Our AI cross-checks SKU equivalencies across brands
3. Updated pricing flows into your estimate and invoice automatically
No more manual cost-code edits or surprise overages on the back end.
The moment you finalise quantities, CountBricks spins up a polished, client-ready proposal—complete with scope clarifications, allowances, exclusions, payment schedules, and digital signature fields. Because it’s built from the same dataset powering your takeoff, you can trust the numbers to the penny.
CountBricks isn’t just a preconstruction tool; it follows the project through completion.
• Progress billing draws linked to percentage-complete tracking
• Voice-activated field changes instantly populate formal change orders
• Updated budgets push to your accounting platform through our open API
• Use voice tags like “client requested” or “optional upgrade” to flag upsell items.
• Create template assemblies for your most common wall sections to save clicks.
• Activate the “risk buffer” slider to auto-add variable-market contingency.
• Schedule weekly supplier syncs at 2 a.m. to avoid business-hour API throttles.
• Export cost codes directly to CountBricks.com/accounting to keep books aligned.
When Maple Ridge switched to CountBricks, average estimating time on 3,000 ft² homes dropped from 11 hours to 3.5 hours. The builder captured an extra 2% margin by catching previously missed blocking and fastener allowances—amounting to $6,800 per project. Explore more success stories at CountBricks.com/portfolio.
1. Book a 30-minute discovery at CountBricks.com/consultation.
2. Upload your current cost codes, supplier lists, and two sample plans. Our onboarding team trains the AI on your data within 48 hours.
3. Go live with guided jobsite voice workflows and hands-on support from a dedicated CountBricks estimator.
Legacy estimating software was built for mouse clicks and manual data entry. CountBricks was built for speed, mobility, and real-time market intelligence. Residential builders ready to protect their margins and win back their evenings are moving to the voice-first, AI-powered future—today.
Many platforms stop once the bid is won, forcing builders back into a patchwork of scheduling apps and manual spreadsheets. CountBricks keeps data flowing from first sketch to final punch-list, creating a single source of truth for field and office teams alike.
Because each estimate already contains task durations and crew sizes, CountBricks can auto-populate a critical-path schedule the moment the job is awarded. Site supers drag and drop tasks on a Gantt-style timeline, while subcontractors receive real-time updates through the mobile companion app.
Project managers record voice notes—“Check nailing pattern on shear wall, grid B-3”—and CountBricks attaches them to specific cost codes. Photos taken in the app sync to the cloud, creating a verifiable QA/QC trail that protects both warranty coverage and reputations.
As supplier invoices sync back to CountBricks, the system recalculates projected versus actual cost curves. Builders spot slippage early and adjust allowances before they erode profit. Integrations with CountBricks.com/accounting ensure books match field reality without extra data entry.
Homeowners log into a branded portal to approve selections, change orders, and payment draws. All data originates from the original estimate, so what the client sees is always aligned with your internal budget.
• Schedule a monthly “estimate calibration” to refine crew productivity factors based on recent job data.
• Use the built-in template library on CountBricks.com/resources to roll out consistent specs across multiple developments.
• Tag suppliers in change-order chats to lock pricing before market movements bite.
When every phase of construction speaks the same data language, errors shrink, margins grow, and clients stay informed. That is the CountBricks difference—technology designed not just to win bids, but to build better businesses.
