Construction Apps—10 Ways to Build Your Contracting Business From Your Phone
Want to grow your construction business?
There’s an app for that.
Thanks to modern technology, it’s possible to update blueprints, create and sign contracts, and care for your construction workers from your smartphone. To help take your company to the next level, check out these top construction apps.
Whether you’re building your business from the ground up or finetuning your workflow, one thing’s for sure:
You’re just a few taps and swipes away from making your mark in the construction industry.
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Construction Apps—10 Ways to Build Your Contracting Business From Your Phone
Ready to build your company’s portfolio and work on some impressive projects? Well, a lot needs to happen before your team steps foot on a construction site. As one of the top bidding apps for general contractors, SmartBid helps streamline the entire preconstruction process. This app offers a secure platform to track your bid status with subcontractors and other companies. Not only does SmartBid help you get the job, but it also keeps your project organized from the very start.
Download SmartBid on the App Store and Google Play.
As the old adage goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day—and neither was your latest construction project. PlanGrid uses Autodesk BIM (or building information modeling) to monitor your project as it changes. From punch lists, to blueprints, to progress photos, this app is designed to keep your team in sync throughout the entire construction process.
Download PlanGrid on the App Store and Google Play.
There’s more to running a successful construction company than updating floor plans and calculating roof pitches; it’s important to track and compensate your employees for the time they spend working. Fortunately, Hourly is here to help make time tracking and administering payroll easy. The app uses GPS and geofencing to ensure your employees are at the correct construction site—and only lets them clock in once they’ve arrived. Keep your contractors on schedule by creating custom rules such as enforcing an eight-hour workday, granting a 30-minute lunch break, and setting a mandatory start time. Have a few team members who are burning the midnight oil? Hourly will automatically calculate overtime pay based on your company’s local labor laws, and add it to your employees’ timesheets.
Download Hourly on the App Store and Google Play.
At ezClocker, offers construction crew time tracking at a much lower cost than most of the apps available in the market. It’s a great fit for construction teams as crews can clock in and out using their mobile device and employers can verify the location by using the GPS feature of the application.
Joist is a contractor, plumbing, and remodeling estimating software that allows you to collect payments and manage projects directly from your phone. Available on both Apple and Androids, this app can make tasks like client management a breeze. You can use Joist to operate the entire financial side of your business thanks to the app’s ability to sync with Quickbooks and offer homeowners financing.
Download DroneDeploy on the App Store and Google Play.
Thanks to DroneDeploy, your project team can get a lay of the land before arriving at the construction site. Compatible with both iPhones and Androids, this app uses drones to survey a job site on your behalf. Once the drone collects and interprets the data, the app sends over real-time drone maps and 3D models. Since launching in 2013, DroneDeploy has served 5,000 companies nationwide and surveyed 100 million acres of land. Not only can DroneDeploy save time and money, but it can also help you streamline your construction project.
Download DroneDeploy on the App Store and Google Play.
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When you need to take your construction business forward while making it align with the technological trends, there can be nothing better than all-in-one construction accounting and project management software like ProjectPro. Based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform, ProjectPro allows you to take control over your project’s data with advanced Accounting, ERP, CRM, and Project Management capabilities, with Power BI and Cloud technology to offer.
Besides this, ProjectPro can aid you throughout the project lifecycle either it is bidding and estimation or you need to work on job resource allocation, change orders, AIA billings, job procurement, payroll management, project scheduling, or productivity tracking. In short, if you need to build your projects fast and accurately, ProjectPro can be the ultimate companion for all your business and project needs.
Download Forms by LegalShield on the App Store and Google Play.
How many slate shingles do you need to build a gable and valley roof? Or how many studs for a 3,200 square-foot home? That’s where DEWALT Mobile Pro comes in. The tool company has created a construction calculator to determine the materials your general contractors will need for their next project. Simply enter your dimensions and DEWALT Mobile Pro will do the math for you.
Download DEWALT Mobile Pro on the App Store and Google Play.
With so little time and so many construction projects, the very last thing you need to do is to spend a superfluous amount of time sifting through old paperwork. If you want to be as efficient as possible, download GoCanvas. Instead of turning your filing cabinet upside down, GoCanvas will let you store, organize, and share important data and documents from its mobile app.
Download GoCanvas on the App Store and Google Play.
Consider Procore your one-stop construction management app. From sharing accurate BIM data with your team, to receiving real-time productivity updates, to staying in the loop about potential safety hazards, Procore empowers project managers to stay connected with their mobile devices. You can also use this app to keep tabs on RFIs, inspections, daily reports, and more. Unlike many construction apps, which require an Internet connection, Procore lets construction managers access and save their work in offline mode. In other words, this app is a great match for managers who either travel often or work on a job site with a poor signal.
Download Procore on the App Store and Google Play.
Accidents are bound to happen, regardless of your construction team’s skillset. Unfortunately, falls and fatalities are more common in smaller businesses. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly half of the deaths that occur on construction sites are from companies with ten or fewer employees. While downloading Red Cross’ First Aid app won’t guarantee your project will be accident-proof, it will help construction professionals know what to do if an emergency strikes.
Download Red Cross First Aid on the App Store and Google Play.