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Created for construction companies, general contractors, estimators, and flooring companies.
For residential custom home builders, remodelers, and contractors that want a simple solution to run better projects, improve client and team communication, make more money, and enjoy their business.
I love how easy to operate the software is. I tried many programs before this one, but this one had the best bang for your buck, easiest to learn and most transparent to translate to the client.
Very limited when it comes to commercial tenders where there are more accessories to count, Biggest problem for me is lack of proper icond ie square ,circle,diamond. Should be proper symbols.
Overall I'm very happy with the program so far, and when I do have a quesiton or concern, the responsiveness of the customer service has been fantastic.
Limited explanation of functions, a lot you learn by trial by error.
Very please with Active takeoff's ease of usability. No CAD background required to get very comfortable on the platform and make the takeoff process far more enjoyable.
Have to count joists off program. Just limited framing which is what I needed.
I love that is allows me to color code plans. As a GC, the subcontractors love it when I have a color coded plan for them.
It doesn't have customizable features for flooring. It is hard to measure for trim and/or base because there isn't an applicable extension.
Buildbook has been great to use for me and my team. The Buildbook team is very responsive to suggestion and implement suggestions from the field that are great.
The only thing I found a little frustrating was trying to update a selection sheet for my builder. One that I could update with text, not handwriting, but I think it’s not actually a BuildBook issue.
BuildBook’s customer service has been outstanding. They’ve been very accessible and responsive to my questions.
It's difficult to get others in the habit of using it.
I love how easy it is to integrate our current utilization of dropbox with Buildbook. As a team, we love being able to track our jobs together, and share our daily progress with each other.
The to-do lists and tasks seem difficult to create, and I wasn’t aware of several other features prior to taking this questionnaire.
I love the SELECTIONS Category, having a visual component in the room view is so nice. Build Book is super easy to navigate, you can add or remove as much or as little information to each job.
No Scheduling feature directly related to the APP.
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