Time on site is money. Yet many small and medium-sized residential builders still juggle Excel sheets, paper dockets and phone calls to keep projects moving. The result is double handling, missed materials orders and profit-eating rework. CountBricks developed its AI-powered trades job management software to solve exactly those pain points for the residential sector. One real-time voice conversation captures every task, measurement and cost, instantly turning site knowledge into an organised project file.
When construction professionals type this phrase into Google, they are usually looking for three things:
• A single platform that replaces fragmented spreadsheets and whiteboards
• Automated estimating and invoicing tied to live material pricing
• Tools that are simple enough for crews to adopt without weeks of training
CountBricks meets all three expectations because we designed our platform around how residential teams actually communicate—by talking on the job.
1. Walk the site and describe the work—“Frame 42 lin m of internal walls, 90 × 45 MGP10.”
2. CountBricks converts the speech to structured line items with current timber pricing pulled from our materials database.
3. The platform produces a detailed estimate ready to send or adjust on the spot.
• Every accepted line item automatically appears in the project schedule
• Dependencies are set in seconds—no Gantt chart gymnastics
• Crew notifications go out by SMS and email the moment dates move
The same data captured at estimating flows directly into staged invoices. Progress percentages can be updated from a phone while standing next to the work, reducing office trips and keeping cashflow healthy.
Residential construction margins can shrink overnight when timber or fixtures spike in price. CountBricks mitigates that risk by syncing with leading suppliers several times a day. If pricing changes between quote and delivery, the contract value and purchase orders adjust automatically, ensuring you never under-bill for a hidden increase.
• Redline alerts pop up when a supplier’s price exceeds your allowed tolerance
• Suggested mark-ups maintain target GP across every line item
• Variations are generated with client-ready documents in under 60 seconds
Traditional software forces builders to re-enter data as the job progresses. With CountBricks, the estimate, schedule, purchase orders and final invoices all reference the same source file. That continuity eliminates transcription errors and gives your team a single version of the truth.
• Start with a live project instead of a demo file—real context drives engagement
• Invite your trusted subcontractors to the free mobile viewer so they can see only their tasks
• Use the built-in blueprint take-off to check quantities against supplier deliveries
• Set automatic reminders for compliance documents to be uploaded before site entry
CountBricks exports to leading accounting packages and payroll systems, so you keep your bookkeeper happy while removing data entry from the field team. Our open API also allows custom connections to specialty tools if required—visit CountBricks.com/services for details.
Your project data is stored on Australian and New Zealand servers with daily backups. You own every measurement, photo and invoice. CountBricks simply provides the digital vault.
Based on hundreds of CountBricks user projects, the average builder reports:
• 28 % reduction in admin hours per job
• 15 % faster payment cycles due to immediate invoicing
• 9 % increase in net margin by capturing price fluctuations early
Multiply those percentages across even five concurrent homes and the numbers speak for themselves.
If you are spending evenings chasing dockets and updating spreadsheets, book a 15-minute discovery call at CountBricks.com/consultation. We will walk you through a live voice-to-estimate demo using your own project drawings. Experience how effortless trades job management software can be when it is purpose-built for residential builders.
Hillside Homes is a five-crew residential builder specialising in architect-designed infill projects. Before adopting CountBricks, director Sam Li spent two nights a week reconciling supplier dockets against spreadsheets. Scope creep and late invoices often wiped out the project contingency.
1. Onboarding began with uploading Hillside’s standard bill of quantities into the CountBricks materials library.
2. Sam completed a voice-guided take-off of his latest 220 m² build in 18 minutes—previously a three-hour task.
3. CountBricks auto-generated the client quote, subcontractor POs and a Gantt-style schedule all from the same data set.
• 30 % reduction in office admin time, equating to one full day per week back on site
• $11,400 net margin improvement by catching mid-build timber price increases
• Zero late progress claims thanks to one-click invoicing linked to completion percentages
• Voice input removes the intimidation factor for site foremen who dislike keyboards
• Live supplier pricing is critical when market volatility can erase profit overnight
• Having a single data thread eliminates arguments over “latest” drawings and scopes
CountBricks scales from single renovation projects to multi-dwelling developments. Whether you run three people or thirty, the platform grows with you. Explore integration options, pricing tiers and our blueprint take-off service at CountBricks.com/services, or schedule a personalised walkthrough at CountBricks.com/consultation.
Residential construction will always involve sawdust, concrete and weather delays. Admin headaches, however, are optional. With CountBricks trades job management software your project data finally works as hard as your crew.
