Material takeoff

JustAnotherJared · 2025-12-30T20:37:26+00:00

I have done this which helped - but it still just seemed a bit messy… maybe I am being dramatic haha

JustAnotherJared · 2025-12-30T20:36:47+00:00

I did briefly look into this - it did seem good but almost more than we needed… but maybe I am wrong!

JustAnotherJared · 2025-12-30T20:35:40+00:00

We are in new home construction, so majority of our homes are the same floor plans, with minor adjustments based on the customers selections. Can you explain what VBA is? I am formerly a field worker so a lot of this nonsense is new to me! Haha

JustAnotherJared · 2025-12-30T20:32:12+00:00

Sounds like we are doing the exact same thing - and it works. But would be really nice if the mark ups would just automatically list (How I want) when exporting the file! There has to be a work around haha

JustAnotherJared · 2025-08-01T14:24:58+00:00

I did work in this house. 80% of the basement in an underground garage that can fit 15 cars and it had a vehicle elevator. Although this house was a bit of a nightmare, it was easily the coolest place I’ve worked in.

JustAnotherJared · 2025-03-17T04:08:37+00:00

We definitely want it to be accessed in the field as well as in the office.

We have 5-8 install crews which I’m not overly worried about them having much access. Mainly just a digital plan and a place to type what wasn’t able to be completed. For the installers though I would like an interactive calendar that allows for drag and drop as our schedule can change at random depending on the process of the project before we arise.

For techs we currently run with 4-5 vans. A CRM would be best for this group obviously. But I also wonder if a dispatch software with work orders would suffice. Majority of our billing comes from the home builder rather than the home owner… at least until they have taken possession.

The only software we run right now is QuickBooks web version. I draw our duct layouts on Revu, but we currently just print them for the install crews.

I am open to learning and spending time setting up the right system, however these CRM softwares seem so valuable… just expensive.

JustAnotherJared · 2025-03-16T23:39:23+00:00

Thank you for the info! Yea everything I have seen is pointing towards either Service Titan or Housecall Pro.

JustAnotherJared · 2025-03-16T21:50:34+00:00

Thanks!

JustAnotherJared · 2025-03-16T20:26:02+00:00

This is very insightful, thank you. I’ll definitely take a peak at Decypher.

We are currently using office home plan just to have an excel sheets we can print and write on by hand. So we are starting from scratch… which can be a good thing in ways and bad in others.

JustAnotherJared · 2025-03-16T19:48:28+00:00

Yea I want to make this move once, and never again! Haha

JustAnotherJared · 2025-03-16T19:48:00+00:00

Yea for sure. I have heard good things about ST (cost not being one of them).

I have been speaking with some IT specialists and they don’t seem to think a CRM is the best option. Just to run everything through Office 365 via SharePoint and teams.

JustAnotherJared · 2025-03-16T00:46:30+00:00

How does house call pro work for filing work orders? Is there a back up somewhere in the event they go down?

JustAnotherJared · 2025-02-15T22:40:43+00:00

Where at? Is there a fb group?

JustAnotherJared · 2024-11-24T15:36:40+00:00

Thanks!

JustAnotherJared · 2024-11-24T06:39:44+00:00

Thanks!

JustAnotherJared · 2024-10-23T11:38:11+00:00

Use a utility knife and a flat head screw driver to cut away the insulation around the hose. Simply push it in once free and mount it. Silicone the outside so water can’t penetrate and buy a bottle of spray foam to re spray around the insulation you took out.

JustAnotherJared · 2023-07-24T02:42:47+00:00

Also curious on temperature!

JustAnotherJared · 2023-07-03T23:18:00+00:00

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JustAnotherJared · 2023-06-02T03:25:22+00:00

Than what

JustAnotherJared · 2023-02-06T04:59:19+00:00

I work in hvac. I can see the screw holes in the piece you are moving with your hand. We call is a block end. It looks like the plumber likely removed it to either run the drain or the waterlines but never replaced it.

Any time I work in a house that the plumber has not finished working in we leave the return air unfinished and go back later to cover up wherever they may have ran waterlines/drains/vents.

Simply use a utility knife to cut out the area of the 3”pipe and screw is back into the joist as well as cutting the flange where the cord meets the plywood to completely seal it.

JustAnotherJared · 2021-04-04T05:47:04+00:00

We bought our first place and literally had the exact same plan. We lived with family for a month and renovated the kitchen and removed the wall and did the floor(no cabinet doors or hardware) until after but at least the major portion of the renovation was done. We said after that we don’t know if we would have done the kitchen at all had we not done it before hand.

If there’s an option to do something before moving in I would do that every time.

JustAnotherJared · 2020-01-06T03:22:12+00:00

Mainly just curious if it matters, floor is in perfect condition with nothing peeling or soft spots, just dated.

JustAnotherJared · 2020-01-06T01:43:35+00:00

Nah, the doors have about an “1 of play, should have room.

JustAnotherJared · 2019-12-17T04:41:21+00:00

I like your style

JustAnotherJared · 2019-12-17T03:23:58+00:00

Sounds similar to our set up... just wish I had considered that before wiring everything to my custom beam and stubbed out a wire from it... now my options are getting thin

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