Utilizing Buildertrend Software During Your Garage Upgrade

What If I’m Not On Site?

When making the decision on when to start a project, some people prefer to be at home where the work is being done. Others opt to have the project completed while they return to their second home up north or abroad. Either is fine with us. We totally understand someone wanting to be around in case questions arise or things change during the process. Some remodels, however, can’t be completed while upholding livable conditions. We work with each client to help facilitate conditions that support their lifestyles and daily living routine through software called Buildertrend.

Let’s look at a project that is going to start while the homeowner is away. These details will all be discussed during the design and contract phase, so we know how to approach the situation. If a client is returning to their home somewhere else, we have a whole approach on how to maintain clear communication as well as ways to keep the client engaged on what is happening on a day to day basis with their project. In Buildertrend, you’re able to see the schedule of your project like below.

What is Buildertrend?

Buildertrend is an in-house program we use every day. It’s an online program where we can communicate with employees, venders, and sub-contractors. Buildertrend also gives the ability to bring in the homeowner to our world. What does that mean? When we are building out a project from the start, typically the client is given a username and password to log in to the program. This allows you to follow what’s happening behind the scenes such as permitting processes, scheduling, and cabinet whereabouts.

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Watch Your Upgrade

Another very cool thing that Buildertrend offers an online calendar that you have access to see what is happing and what’s been completed. If you log in and go to the schedule, you’ll see items such as permit applied for and permit delivered. Other things such as cabinet delivery and cabinet install date. We build this calendar for our in-house employees, sub-contractors, and client. We believe that involving the client helps to minimize phone calls and questions that can be answered simply by logging in and reviewing what info has been posted online. The program also is great for photos. We continually upload pictures and progress reports so you not only know what’s going on, you can see the progress. You can watch your remodel by viewing before, progress, and after photos.

We hope this helps and gets you excited about working with a company interested in making your project one that involves you, the client, and helps keeping things transparent and interesting.