The problem
Building a home means hundreds of small decisions and a lot of money changing hands in stages. When updates live in texts, emails and paper folders, homeowners call to ask where things stand, and builders spend their evenings answering the same questions. Selections get forgotten, and nobody is quite sure which change order was signed.
What we built
ProBuilder Buddy gives each project one shared workspace. The builder sets up a timeline in phases, with tasks under each one. The budget is logged by phase, and draw requests carry the documents behind them, so the homeowner can see where the money is going.
Homeowners follow progress, approve selections - fixtures, finishes and products - review draws and files, and message the builder inside the project. When something changes, they get notified.
Who sees what
- Builders run many projects at once, with budgets, draws and team roles - custom ones, or five ready-made ones to start from
- Crews and subcontractors see their schedule and upload progress photos, which the builder approves first
- Crews never see budgets or client details
- Homeowners see the timeline, selections, draws and documents for their own project
- A shared file cabinet holds contracts, plans, change orders and progress photos
- Color-coded tags sort and filter jobs across the whole company
The technical detail
It is one codebase, built with React Native and Expo - which is how the same app ships to Android, iPhone and the web. Sign-in, the database and file storage run on Firebase.
Where it stands
ProBuilder Buddy is published and free to download. It is the whole road we walk on app projects: the design, the build, the store listings, and the website that explains it.