Cabinet and countertop company software, shown on a fictional cabinet and countertop company

Open the demo and you are inside Plinthwick Cabinet & Stone, a fictional cabinet and countertop company running the real product: click anything, nothing changes.

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What works today for a cabinet and countertop company, and what is not available yet

Works today: quotes, jobs, invoices, payments you record, JobFi.

Not available yet for your trade:

Line-item purchase orders and receiving
Inventory, including truck stock
Sales tax by line
Crew, truck and route scheduling lanes
Deposits held until the work is done, and milestone billing

The demo's welcome card says the same. The names, people, jobs and prices in this demo are illustrative.

The cabinet and countertop jobs in the demo

Each with what its estimate covers and how it is billed:

Penrose kitchen: 24 cabinets and quartz tops — Kitchen: 24 cabinets, quartz tops and backsplash (Fixed Price)
Job notes: Design drawings: floor plan and four wall elevations, revision 3, signed by both clients. White shaker doors, quartz group 3 tops with an undermount sink..
Solberg bath vanity and top — Bath vanity with a remnant quartz top (Fixed Price)
Schedule: Vanity cabinet install → Vanity top template → Vanity top install and plumber reconnect.
Daily log: “Remnant top set and sealed; the plumber reconnected the faucet. Ms. Solberg signed the completion sheet and took the care guide.”
Quartz tops for Larkmoor Remodeling, Aldana kitchen — Quartz tops, price group 2, template to install (Fixed Price)
Schedule: Countertop template → Slab layout approval and fabrication → Countertop install.
Daily log: “Tops set and seams flat; the remodeler's plumber reconnected the sink the same afternoon. The offcut is tagged on the remnant rack for a vanity top.”
Moreau family room built-ins — Custom built-ins, family room (Fixed Price)
Job notes: Design drawings: floor plan and two wall elevations, revision 2. Paint-grade maple, inset doors, open shelves above the media cabinet..
Schedule: Shop drawings approved by the clients → Shop build: cut, assemble and finish → Built-ins install → Completion walk-through and sign-off.
Kowal laundry room cabinets — Laundry room cabinets and laminate top (Fixed Price)
Schedule: Cabinet install and laminate top → Completion walk-through and sign-off.
Daily log: “Wall cabinets hung, laminate top set over the washer and dryer. Ms. Kowal walked it and signed the completion sheet.”
Elkmere Valley Builders, Lot 2 kitchen package — Builder kitchen package, Lot 2 (Fixed Price)
Job notes: The builder's purchase order number goes on every invoice. Option sheet from the builder's design center: white shaker, quartz group 2, one undermount sink..
Schedule: Lot-ready call from the superintendent → Cabinet delivery and install → Countertop template → Countertop install.

Walk through one cabinet and countertop job: Penrose kitchen: 24 cabinets and quartz tops

Its schedule, in order:

Final verify-measure
Cabinet order placed and acknowledged
Tear-out of the old cabinets and tops
Cabinet delivery and box check-in
Cabinet install
Countertop template
Slab layout approval and fabrication
Countertop install
Plumber reconnects the sink
Completion walk-through and sign-off

Change orders on this job: “Mitered edge on the island”; “Add pantry cabinet”.

Purchase orders on this job: “24 cabinet boxes, Penrose kitchen”; “Quartz slabs, price group 3, Penrose kitchen”.

To-dos on this job: “Confirm sink and faucet on site”; “Cabinet install checklist”; “Replacement wall cabinet door from the manufacturer”.

From its daily log:

Checked the delivery in box by box against the order: 24 boxes. One wall cabinet door arrived scratched; the replacement door is on order. Weather: Sunny.
Cabinets set, level and secured; crown and light rail on. Install checklist done. Ready for the template once the sink and faucet are on site. Weather: Partly cloudy. Delays: Sink and faucet not on site yet.

A cabinet and countertop proposal in the demo: Kitchen countertops: quartz, tear-out and new sink

Plinthwick Cabinet & Stone sent it to a lead. The scope reads:

Tear out the tile counters, template, fabricate and install quartz group 3 tops with an eased edge, an undermount sink cut-out and polish, and a full-height backsplash behind the range.

The notes on that lead:

Referred by a past kitchen client; booked a showroom visit
Picked two quartz colors in group 3; measured at about 52 sq ft
Sent the proposal with the backsplash as a separate line

Other cabinet and countertop leads in the demo

Remnant vanity top: Asked for a remnant top for a 36 inch vanity; Looked at three remnants on the rack; wants a price on the gray one
Cabinet refacing: Wants new doors and drawer fronts on solid boxes; asked for a design consult
Multifamily unit: The property manager asked for a price on laminate-to-quartz tops for twelve units

What goes on a cabinet and countertop estimate in the demo

From Plinthwick Cabinet & Stone's price list, without the prices:

Design consult and site measure
Tear-out and disposal of old cabinets and tops
Base cabinet, shaker door, painted finish
Wall cabinet, shaker door, painted finish
Tall pantry cabinet, painted finish
Vanity cabinet, 36 inch
Crown molding and light rail
Fillers and finished end panels
Pulls and soft-close hinges
Cabinet freight and delivery
Cabinet installation, per box
Template visit
Quartz countertop, price group 2
Quartz countertop, price group 3
Laminate countertop, post-formed
Remnant vanity top with bowl
Fabrication, edges and polish
Undermount sink cut-out and polish
Countertop installation
Undermount stainless sink, single bowl
Full-height backsplash, quartz
Plumbing disconnect and reconnect
Shop-built built-in cabinetry
Shop finishing, paint grade

Cabinet and countertop assemblies and a schedule template in the demo

Plinthwick Cabinet & Stone's assemblies, in its own words:

Base cabinet run with countertop: Measure the run in lf: base cabinets, top, fillers and install labor are figured.
Countertop backsplash, 4 in: Measure the wall in lf: splash material, adhesive and install labor are figured.

Schedule template “Kitchen cabinets and tops”: Site measure → Drawings signed, order placed → Cabinet delivery and check-in → Install cabinets → Countertop template → Countertop install → Hardware, adjustments and walkthrough.

Cabinet and countertop cost codes in the demo

Plinthwick Cabinet & Stone's own cost codes:

Design & drafting
Measure & site survey
Permits & fees
Tear-out & disposal
Cabinets - material
Cabinets - freight & delivery
Cabinet hardware & accessories
Moldings, fillers & panels
Cabinet installation labor
Cabinet shop labor (engineering, CNC, assembly)
Finishing (paint, stain, booth)
Countertop material - slab
Countertop material - laminate, wood, solid surface
Templating
Fabrication labor
Countertop installation labor
Sinks, faucets & accessories (sold)
Backsplash
Plumbing disconnect & reconnect (by others)
Remakes & re-templates
Service & warranty
Delivery & vehicles
Shop consumables (adhesive, epoxy, blades, pads)
Subcontracted install
Contingency

Questions about SelfConstruct for cabinet and countertop work

Is there a cabinet and countertop version of SelfConstruct?

Not as a separate product. Plinthwick Cabinet & Stone opens with the business type “Cabinets & countertops”, so its menus are set for that trade. In a customer's company today, the menus are the same whatever the trade.

How are the cabinet and countertop jobs in the demo billed?

Every one of Plinthwick Cabinet & Stone's jobs in the demo is a fixed-price job.

Does SelfConstruct have “Line-item purchase orders and receiving” for cabinet and countertop companies yet?

Not yet. It is on the list the demo's welcome card shows under “Not available yet for your trade”.

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Pricing is published on the site: $299/mo per company before sales tax, unlimited users, 50 GB of storage included.