Draw the crawl space. The estimate fills itself in.
For waterproofing and crawl space encapsulation companies: scan the space, click your own drain tile, sump pumps, liner and dehumidifiers onto the plan exactly where they go, and the quantities and prices fill in from your catalog. The homeowner sees the plan and signs on the iPad, and the same job runs through ordering, the schedule, the field app and the final invoice.
The drafting board comes with Pro, $125 a month for your company.
Crawl space encapsulation
Drafting board, from a RENDR scan
| Catalog item | From the drawing |
|---|---|
| DTInterior drain tileAlong every wall, 6 in off the footing | 104 LF |
| SPSump pump and basinLow corner | 1 EA |
| LN20 mil liner, floorWall to wall | 720 SF |
| LW20 mil liner, up the walls24 in up the foundation walls | 216 SF |
| SJSupport jacks under the girderOne every 6 ft | 6 EA |
| DHDehumidifierOn the liner, clear of the girder | 1 EA |
One visit, from the scan to the signature.
1
Scan the space
A RENDR scan or an iPhone RoomPlan scan opens on the drafting board with the walls already in place. No scanner? Load the floor plan PDF and trace over it.
2
Mark what you found
On the waterproofing layer, mark water entry, moisture readings, cracks with their width, bowing walls, standing water and mold, each with a note and a photo. Findings are never priced.
3
Put your items where they go
Pick from your own waterproofing and encapsulation catalog. A sump pump is one click in the low corner, the liner is an outline, wall anchors and support jacks are a run at their spacing, and drain tile or wall liner goes around every exterior wall in one click.
4
The estimate fills itself in
Every item measures itself in the unit your catalog prices it by: each, linear feet, square feet, or pieces at a spacing. It goes to the estimate at your catalog price, with the drawing named as the source.
5
Win it at the kitchen table
Show the plan, print or send the findings and proposed system on one sheet, walk the homeowner through what goes where, and have the proposal and contract signed on the iPad before you leave.
Then build it from the same job.
6
Order the materials
Purchase orders go to your supplier as a link to confirm with a delivery day. When it comes, the crew counts each line, and the supplier’s bill is checked against what arrived before it becomes a job cost.
7
Schedule the install
Put the crew and subs on the schedule. Each installer sees the day’s job on the phone with the address, the drawing, the specifications and the selections.
8
Run it from the field app
Clock in on site and log the day by talking and taking photos. It keeps working in a crawl space with no signal and catches up once the phone is back online.
9
Close it out and get paid
Progress and photos post to the homeowner’s portal, change orders are signed there, and invoices are paid online by card or bank transfer. Punch, warranty and service calls go to whoever does the work.
Every item knows how it is measured.
The unit on your catalog item decides how it is drawn and counted. Change a run on the plan and the number on the estimate changes with it, so what the homeowner signs for is what you drew.
| Priced by | For example | On the plan |
|---|---|---|
| Each | Sump pumps, basins, dehumidifiers, vent covers, sealed access doors | One click places one, and the count is the quantity. |
| Linear feet | Interior drain tile, wall track, discharge line, crack injection | Click along the wall; the run measures itself. |
| Square feet | Floor liner, insulation board, drainage matting | Outline the area. A liner run up the wall counts its height too. |
| At a spacing | Wall anchors, support jacks, carbon fiber straps | Draw the wall or the girder and set the spacing; the pieces count themselves. |
Built for networks and dealer groups.
Every dealer runs its own company in BuilderVP, with its own catalog, prices, crews and clients, walled off from every other dealer. Load the network's product line into each catalog once, and every rep draws and prices jobs the same way.
Same products, same way of working
Reps place the network’s items on the plan and the estimate comes out in the same units, every time.
Faster from inspection to proposal
The plan, the quantities and the proposal come out of one visit, not a night of takeoff at the kitchen table.
Priced for your group
Enterprise is set up around the number of dealers and users, with the catalogs loaded for you.
Questions
Does it work with RENDR?
Yes. A RENDR DXF, or a zip with one in it, opens on the drafting board as the as built plan with its walls and openings. A RENDR floor plan PDF goes underneath a drawing to trace over, after you set its scale from one dimension you know. Scans already sent to the job in JobTread open in one click.
Can I use my own price book?
Yes. Your catalog comes in from JobTread, Xero or a spreadsheet, with its units, prices and costs. The drafting board draws from that catalog, so what you place is exactly what the homeowner signs for, at your price.
Who sees my costs?
Only the roles you choose. A rep can draw a job and send it to the estimate, and the line still carries your catalog cost without the rep ever seeing it.
Do I need JobTread?
No. BuilderVP runs the whole job on its own, from the scan to the final invoice. If you also use JobTread, the two stay in step both ways with the same job number.
Which plan has the drafting board?
Pro, at $125 a month plus $30 for each additional staff user. Complete adds the schedule, crews, subs and reports. Networks and dealer groups talk to us about Enterprise.
Bring a crawl space you are pricing now.
We will scan it in, draw your items on it and build the proposal with you in BuilderVP, in about thirty minutes.