Spec home builder software, shown on a fictional spec and production homebuilding company

Open the demo and you are inside Corbelwick Homes, a fictional spec and production homebuilding company running the real product: click anything, nothing changes.

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What works today for a spec home company, and what is not available yet

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

The spec home jobs in the demo

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

• Lot 12, Plan B (spec) — Plan B, elevation B1: spec budget and list price (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Spec home, no buyer yet. The contract figure is the Plan B list price..
• Lot 9, Plan A (sold, to be built) — Purchase agreement: Plan A, elevation A2, with a covered patio (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Buyers: the Moreau family. Finish selections closed at the cutoff; changes now go through a buyer change order..
  Schedule: Design-center appointment → Excavation and footings → Foundation walls and slab → Framing and trusses → Plumbing, heating and electrical rough-in → Buyer pre-drywall orientation → Insulation and drywall → Interior trim and doors → Buyer decision on the quartz upgrade → Cabinets and countertop template.
  Daily log: “Slab poured on Lot 9. Foundation walls stripped and the drain tile is in.”
• Lot 4, Plan C (quick move-in) — Plan C, elevation C1: spec budget and list price (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Finished spec, listed for sale as a quick move-in home. Lockbox on the front door..
  Schedule: Excavation, foundation and slab → Framing and trusses → Plumbing, heating and electrical rough-in → Insulation and drywall → Cabinets, counters, flooring and paint → Final quality walk → Final cleaning → Blue-tape walk before listing → Punch repairs from the blue-tape walk → Listing photos.
  Daily log: “Blue-tape walk before listing: fourteen pieces of tape, mostly paint touch-ups, plus a pantry door that will not latch. Dashiell starts on them tomorrow.”
• Lot 3, Plan A (closed) — Purchase agreement: Plan A, elevation A1, with design-center options (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Construction, start to finish → Final quality walk → Buyer blue-tape walk → Closing package to the title company → 60-day warranty walk → 11-month warranty walk.
  Daily log: “Closed with Hannah at the title company. Keys, garage openers, manuals and the warranty booklet handed over.”
• Lot 7, Plan B (closed) — Purchase agreement: Plan B, elevation B2, sold during construction (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Construction, start to finish → Buyer blue-tape walk → Closing package to the title company.
  Daily log: “Blue-tape walk with Marcus and Jill: nine items, all paint and caulk. Finished before closing.”
• Lot 15, Plan C (permit submitted) — Purchase agreement: Plan C, elevation C2, with a third-car garage bay (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Sold to the Ashdowns before the start. Permit submitted to the city..
  Schedule: Permit review at the city → Lot start readiness check → Excavation and footings → Foundation walls and slab.

Walk through one spec home job: Lot 12, Plan B (spec)

Its schedule, in order:

1. Building permit issued
2. Excavation and footings
3. Foundation walls and slab
4. Lumber and truss delivery
5. Framing and trusses
6. Frame walk with the framer
7. Rough framing inspection
8. Plumbing, heating and electrical rough-in
9. Insulation and pre-drywall quality walk
10. Drywall

Purchase orders on this job: “Foundation and slab, Lot 12, Plan B”; “Lumber package, Lot 12, Plan B”; “Truss package, Lot 12, Plan B”; “Framing labor, Lot 12, Plan B”; “Plumbing, Lot 12, Plan B”; “Heating and cooling, Lot 12, Plan B”; “Variance PO: re-frame the stair-wall window, Lot 12”.

To-dos on this job: “Send the framing punch list to Larkmoor after the frame walk”.

From its daily log:

• Lumber package and trusses dropped on Lot 12. Counted the truss bundles against the PO; two hip trusses are short and come with the next load. Weather: Clear, cool morning.
• Walls up on both floors; trusses set and sheathed. The stair-wall window was framed to the old plan, so a variance PO went to the framer to re-frame it. Weather: Sunny, light wind.
• Framing punch nearly done. Plumbing rough-in started; heating ducts next. The frame walk and the rough framing inspection are booked for tomorrow morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.

A spec home proposal in the demo: Purchase agreement, Lot 18, Plan A (to be built)

Corbelwick Homes sent it to a lead. The scope reads:

Build Plan A, elevation A2, on Lot 18 with the structural options below. Design-center selections are made after signing, on the options addendum. Earnest money is held by the title company and applied at closing.

The notes on that lead:

• Walked Lot 18 and the Plan A model with his agent.
• Went over the structural options and the purchase agreement.
• Sent the purchase agreement for signature.

Other spec home leads in the demo

• Quick move-in home: Toured the model with Inés; liked Plan C with a covered patio.; Sent the Lot 4 feature sheet.
• Spec home: Joined the interest list from the website.
• Sold, to be built: Their agent called; booked a model tour for Saturday.

What goes on a spec home estimate in the demo

From Corbelwick Homes's price list, without the prices:

• Finished lot
• Building permit and plan review
• Water and sewer tap fees
• Excavation, backfill and rough grade
• Footings, foundation walls and slab, per sq ft
• Lumber package, per sq ft
• Truss package, per sq ft
• Framing labor, per sq ft under roof
• Windows and exterior doors, per sq ft
• Roofing, per sq ft
• Siding and exterior trim, per sq ft
• Plumbing rough and finish, per fixture
• Electrical, per sq ft
• Furnace, air conditioning and ductwork, per system
• Insulation, per sq ft
• Drywall hang, tape and finish, per board
• Interior trim and doors, per sq ft
• Cabinet package, base level
• Countertops, base level
• Flooring and tile, base level, per sq ft
• Interior paint, per sq ft of floor
• Appliance package, base level
• Garage door and opener, two-car
• Final grade, landscaping and cleaning

Spec home cost codes in the demo

Corbelwick Homes's own cost codes:

• Lot cost
• Plans and engineering
• Permits and fees
• Impact and utility tap fees
• Survey and staking
• Erosion control and stormwater
• Temporary utilities, dumpster and toilet
• Excavation and backfill
• Footings and foundation
• Waterproofing and drain tile
• Slab and flatwork
• Lumber package
• Trusses
• Framing labor
• Windows and exterior doors
• Roofing
• Siding and exterior trim
• Gutters
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Heating and cooling
• Insulation
• Drywall
• Interior trim and doors
• Cabinets
• Countertops
• Flooring and tile
• Paint
• Appliances
• Fixtures and hardware
• Garage door
• Final grade and landscaping
• Final cleaning
• Superintendent and field labor
• Builder's risk insurance
• Variance purchase orders
• Structural options
• Design-center options
• Warranty service
• Sales commissions
• Seller closing costs
• Model home and sales office
• Carrying costs (interest, property tax, HOA dues)

Questions about SelfConstruct for spec home work

Is there a spec home version of SelfConstruct?

Not as a separate product. Corbelwick Homes opens with the business type “Homebuilder (spec or production)”, 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 spec home jobs in the demo billed?

Every one of Corbelwick Homes's jobs in the demo is a fixed-price job.

Does SelfConstruct have “Builder lots and plans” for spec home 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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