Construction selections software
Up to 40 hours per week saved with selections
Stop worrying about going over budget, dealing with supply chain disruptions and navigating ever-changing design preferences from homeowners when it comes to construction selections. Instead, learn how our platform helps introduce, manage and approve selections seamlessly throughout the construction process.
Simplify your selections process with Buildertrend’s selections software
With its Selections feature, Buildertrend makes it easy for contractors and clients to navigate the selections process. Contractors can use it to improve accuracy and communication within the project team, reducing errors, change orders, delays and miscommunications related to material choices.
Buildertrend’s Selections feature can also improve customer experience and satisfaction throughout the building process while reducing back-and-forth communication needs for your team. It allows clients to view selections in real time, ensures choices are accurately documented and manages deadlines for decision-making.
With Buildertrend, builders can simplify the selections process, leading to enhanced procurement, profitability and client interactions.
| Buildertrend feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Selections management | Catalog of materials, finishes and other choices required of the build. Builders can even upload selections attachments from vendor sites. |
| Views | Customize selections views by agenda, card, list, category, location and allowances configurations. |
| Task input | Input all selections decisions during the project build, where they’ll show as pending until client approval. |
| Approval capture | Improve procurement accuracy by capturing digital client approval related to selections. |
| Scheduling linking | Selections may be linked to schedule items, ensuring selections completion before dependent tasks are started. |
| Allowance and estimating integrations | Sync selections with respective allowances and automatically add to project estimates. |
| Documents | Save client-approved selections with all project-related documents. |
How selections software improves the construction process
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Approval and clarity for clients using the Customer Portal
Why contractors use Buildertrend for selections
Choosing the right selections software from the start is critical to a home builder’s cost control, quality assurance and overall efficiency. According to a recent State of Residential Construction Industry annual report, over 10% of U.S.-based contractors report that client selections decisions are the biggest challenge they experience in terms of running projects.
An efficient selections software ensures that every aspect of the selections process – from choosing materials and finishes to managing client preferences – is streamlined and well-organized.
Here are some key reasons why contractors choose Buildertrend’s construction software to manage the selections process.
Efficient communication
The average home build contains over 1,000 selections – and it can be impossible to keep track of everything in a spreadsheet. Selections software ensures all choices can be easily viewed, chosen and approved, even when a client changes their mind.
Severin Oliver of Oliver Builders replaced his entire master file spreadsheet with Buildertrend, ensuring transparency and accuracy when addressing client expectations.
“Working in a spreadsheet took a ton of time. I spent a lot of time highlighting and updating versions.”
Improving project financials
A project’s budget can shatter if selections choices get out of hand. After the damage is done, you could be left to pick up the pieces of a broken relationship when the bills are finalized.
Selections help keep everyone on the same page when it comes to money. Selections are synced with project estimates and purchase orders, and allowances can be built in so clients can only review selections within a budget range, reducing overruns.
“Our clients love to see where all their money is going,” said Joe Christensen, co-founder, Cardinal Crest Homes. “When we’re building homes, there’s usually one person who’s more finance-driven and one who’s more design-driven. Buildertrend’s selections tool is the answer for both of them.”
Faster decision-making
Faster client approvals help maintain project timelines, reducing the risk of delays and other scheduling issues. Clients can use selections software to make decisions and provide approvals in real time, from anywhere.
“As soon as we sell a job, selections are the first thing our clients jump into, and they’re heavily involved,” said Matt Troyer, CEO, Emergent Construction. “Once they see what they get, they understand that they’re getting better organization and communication than they would with companies that don’t have a platform like this.”
Consistent project management
Selections can require some setup. That’s why Buildertrend created templates that can be used for selections to help make the process faster and more organized. When working on a team with multiple project managers, this can also help establish consistency across your project portfolio.
“[Some project managers may] install tile before they paint. Some might install tile after they paint. Creating templates for our selections means consistency for our company, ensuring project managers build the way we’d like them to build. It’s helped our business a hundredfold.” – Adam Shaeffer, co-founder, Cardinal Crest Homes
Buildertrend – more than selections software
Builders need to foster seamless collaboration and workflows to successfully complete each project they take on. That’s why it’s important to use construction software that can handle every aspect of the construction process, not just selections. Buildertrend offers a comprehensive suite of features within one, easy-to-use platform.
Project management
Project management tools help oversee your entire construction process, including planning, scheduling and budgeting. Buildertrend’s project management software ensures selections align with project timelines and budgets.
Communication management
Messaging, comments and other communication channels are all enabled within Buildertrend’s construction company software, ensuring all project stakeholders are on the same page at every stage of the construction process. This also supports collaboration throughout the selections process, so questions can be answered quickly, fast-tracking approvals.
Document management
Document management software ensures all project-related documents are stored and cataloged for builders, subcontractors and clients to access. This integration ensures that selections-related documents and approvals are easily accessible within the broader project documentation.
Financial management
Buildertrend’s financial management software helps ensure all project expenses and finances are in line with projected revenues. Throw in project job-costing features, and your construction business can expect a detailed understanding of project profitability, including an accurate account of selections expenses.
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Customer selections software FAQs
Here are some common questions about construction selections – answered.
Selections refer to the process of choosing materials, finishes and other products required to finish a construction project.
Even small-scale projects can require multiple finishes and products. Selections software manages all the details and approvals required from a client to ensure a seamless building process.
Typically, construction selections software can integrate with other construction software. Buildertrend, for example, offers selections features as a part of a larger solution also offering financial, project, sales and client management.
It’s important to consider your construction company’s specific circumstances – including overhead, company size and project volume –before choosing a software solution. As you demo solutions, be sure to ask each software provider about their selections capabilities to ensure your choice meets your needs.