AI FOR CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Change orders from text threads and photos
'Owner wants the island moved 2 feet' lives in a text thread until the invoice — when it becomes a dispute. Undocumented changes are where GC margins go to die, not because anyone's dishonest, but because writing up a change order mid-job never happens. The AI turns the text thread and the photos into a written change order — scope, cost impact, schedule impact — sent for signature before the work happens.
HOW IT WORKS IN YOUR BUSINESS
A Day With This Running.
An illustrative walkthrough, not a customer case study. Actual behavior depends on your tools, data, review rules, and implementation.
'Owner wants the island moved 2 feet toward the window, and can we do the waterfall edge?' Your super forwards the thread to the assistant.
Scope described precisely, cost impact priced from your rates (plumbing relocation, the upgraded slab), schedule impact noted — in your change-order format, numbered, tied to the contract.
The owner gets it for e-signature that afternoon. The work starts after the 'yes' is in writing — which protects the relationship as much as the margin.
Every change is documented, signed, and priced. The final invoice is a summary, not a negotiation.
BEFORE & AFTER
What You Could Measure.
These are hypothetical before/after examples, not measured results or performance guarantees. Establish your baseline and test realistic targets in a pilot.
▸Before: The big ones, sometimes
▸After: All of them — it takes two minutes
▸Before: Commonly 2–5% of job value
▸After: Near zero — signed means paid
▸Before: The norm on changed jobs
▸After: Rare — the paper trail already agrees
Illustrative potential impact: Undocumented changes are where margins go to die. Every change captured and signed means you get paid for the work you actually did.
GETTING SET UP
Simpler Than You'd Think.
Scope integrations, training, and approval before anything goes live. Here are the starting points to discuss:
- ▸We load your change-order template and your pricing rates.
- ▸Supers forward threads or dictate the change — no new app to learn on site.
- ▸You review every change order before it goes for signature.
We can evaluate private, local, self-hosted, or hybrid deployment for this workflow. Before implementation, agree on data flows, access controls, retention, backups, and any external integrations. Private hosting alone does not guarantee privacy or regulatory compliance. Learn more about Private AI →
GET STARTED
Want this running in your business?
Tell us a bit about your business and we'll come back with honest, plain-English ideas about whether this fits — and what it would take. No jargon. No pressure. No obligation.
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