Christine handles your sub coordination, change orders, and budget tracking right from iMessage. Stop losing billable hours to admin work and keep your residential remodels on schedule without buying expensive project management software.
The electrician can't rough-in until the plumber moves the gas line, cabinets arrive March 12 but the installer is booked until March 18, and you told Mrs. Kim the kitchen would be done by April 1. You're tracking these dependencies in your head and three separate text chains.
Framing came in $2,200 over estimate due to lumber prices, permit fees were $400 higher than quoted, and you haven't updated the budget spreadsheet since the foundation pour. The Fernandezes think they're on budget while costs spiral.
Average $3,500 in cost overruns discovered too late to adjust scope
The Kims want quartz countertops ($2,800 difference), the Fernandezes added a bathroom fan ($450), and the Nguyens changed flooring. You wrote two of these on drywall dust-covered sticky notes that are now illegible.
$1,200/month in change orders that never get formally documented or billed
You paid 4 subs across 3 projects: cash for day labor, checks for framers, Zelle for the electrician. Matching payments to projects for your accountant means cross-referencing your bank app with your memory of who worked where.
Dictate walkthrough notes right after site visits. Christine parses dependencies between trades and updates your schedule automatically.
You text Christine
“Voice note: 'Plumber moves gas line Thursday so electrician roughs-in Friday. Tell Mrs. Kim completion is now April 8.'”
Turn verbal agreements into formal, signed change orders instantly. Christine drafts the email with cost breakdowns and timeline impacts for client approval.
You text Christine
“Email Kims re: quartz upgrade: $2,800 extra, +3 days timeline. Need signature to proceed.”
Snap photos of material invoices or subcontractor checks. Christine OCRs the amount and logs it to the correct project budget category in Google Sheets.
You text Christine
“Photo of $6,400 framing check. Log to Fernandez Addition under Lumber & Labor.”
Coordinate overlapping trade schedules across multiple job sites. Christine blocks time for specific crews and alerts you to conflicts before they happen.
You text Christine
“Schedule Kim plumber Thursday, electrician Friday. Block March 18-22 for cabinet install.”
Keep project budgets current without manual spreadsheet entry. Ask Christine for variance reports comparing actual spend against your original estimates.
You text Christine
“Update Fernandez budget: Framing actual $14,200 vs $12k est. Show total variance.”
Generate professional PDF change orders with itemized costs and signature lines. Christine creates the document and emails it for digital signing.
You text Christine
“Create CO doc for Kim quartz upgrade: $2,800 diff, new timeline, signature lines.”
Cancel anytime. No contracts.
“I was losing about $1,500 a month in unbilled change orders because I forgot to write them down on site. Christine captures every request via voice note and generates the invoice doc before I leave the driveway.”
Marcus Thorne
Independent General Contractor, Denver CO
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