Insulation and spray foam contractor software, shown on a fictional insulation and spray foam company

Open the demo and you are inside Quiltmere Insulation, a fictional insulation and spray foam company running the real product: click anything, nothing changes.

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What works today for an insulation 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 insulation jobs in the demo

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

• Hadley attic, blown R-49 and air sealing — Attic air sealing and R-49 blown fiberglass (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Air sealing, baffles and hatch → Blow the R-49 fiberglass → Blower-door test and walkthrough.
  Daily log: “Sealed the top plates and the wiring and plumbing holes, set the rafter baffles and blew the attic to the depth on the coverage chart. Attic card posted at the hatch with the product, the area and the installed depth; depth markers photographed.”
• Ploverhythe Hollow pole barn, closed-cell spray foam — Pole barn walls and roof, closed-cell foam and ignition barrier (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Livestock moved to the south pasture while we spray; use the farm gate on County Road 31.
• Salcedo crawl space encapsulation — Crawl space liner, rim-joist foam and dehumidifier (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Clear debris, seal vents and spray the rim joists → Lay and tape the liner, install the dehumidifier.
  Daily log: “Liner laid with overlapped, taped seams, run up the walls and around the piers. Dehumidifier installed with its drain to the sump. Encapsulation checklist filled in.”
• Larkmoor Ridge Lot 5, wall batts and blown attic — Lot 5, from the builder's price sheet (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Builder trip sheets go to the superintendent after every trip.
  Schedule: Trip 1: air seal and tub pre-wrap → Trip 2: wall batts → Insulation inspection → Trip 3: attic blow after drywall.
  Daily log: “Trip 1 done: top plates and penetrations sealed, both tubs pre-wrapped. Trip sheet signed by the builder's superintendent.”
• Vandermeer old insulation removal and re-insulate — Remove the old attic insulation, foam the rim joists, air seal and blow R-49 cellulose (Fixed Price)
  Job notes: Two cats in the house; keep the attic hatch closed.
  Schedule: Vacuum out the old insulation → Rim-joist foam, air sealing and R-49 cellulose.
• Arceneaux new home, open-cell rooflines — Open-cell spray foam at the rooflines and gable walls (Fixed Price)
  Schedule: Mask and set up the rig → Spray open-cell at the rooflines and gable walls.
  Daily log: “Sprayed the rooflines and gable walls. Product data notes and the A and B lot numbers are on the spray record. Re-occupancy note taped inside the front door, following the product's instructions; the house stayed empty.”

Walk through one insulation job: Ploverhythe Hollow pole barn, closed-cell spray foam

Its schedule, in order:

1. Mobilize the rig and mask the barn
2. Spray closed-cell foam, walls and roof
3. Ignition barrier coating
4. Final walkthrough

Change orders on this job: “Add the tack room ceiling”.

Purchase orders on this job: “Closed-cell foam sets, Ploverhythe Hollow barn”; “Scissor lift, one week, Ploverhythe Hollow barn”.

From its daily log:

• Set up the rig at the barn, masked the doors, windows and equipment, and sprayed a test pad that came out right. Weather: Clear, cold morning.
• Sprayed the north and east walls. Daily spray record filled in: A and B lot numbers, sets used, board feet by wall and thickness checks with the probe. Weather: Clear, light wind. Delays: Started late while the frost dried off the barn walls.

An insulation proposal in the demo: Attic top-up with R-49 blown fiberglass, and air sealing

Quiltmere Insulation sent it to a lead. The scope reads:

Seal the top plates and the wiring and plumbing holes, set rafter baffles, insulate and weatherstrip the hatch, run both bath fans to the outside, then blow R-49 fiberglass over the existing insulation with depth markers and an attic card at the hatch.

The notes on that lead:

• Asked about adding insulation to the attic before winter
• Assessment: thin, uneven insulation in the attic; both bath fans vent into the attic
• Sent the proposal and the product fact sheet

Other insulation leads in the demo

• Closed-cell spray foam, fellowship hall: The fellowship hall is a metal building with bare walls and roof; Walked the hall with the building committee and measured walls and roof
• Crawl space encapsulation: Home inspector noted a damp crawl space and a torn vapor barrier
• Garage ceiling insulation: The bonus room over the garage is cold; asked about the garage ceiling

What goes on an insulation estimate in the demo

From Quiltmere Insulation's price list, without the prices:

• Rig mobilization
• Masking and protection
• Attic insulation removal, vacuum
• Haul-off and disposal, per load
• Attic air sealing package
• R-13 kraft batt, 2x4 wall
• R-21 batt, 2x6 wall
• Blown fiberglass attic R-38
• Blown fiberglass attic R-49
• Blown cellulose attic R-49
• Open-cell spray foam, per board foot
• Closed-cell spray foam, per board foot
• Closed-cell rim joist
• Ignition barrier coating
• Rafter vent baffle
• Attic hatch insulate and weatherstrip
• Depth markers and attic card
• Crawl space vapor barrier liner
• Crawl space vent seal
• Dehumidifier install
• Blower-door test
• Permit
• Return trip

Insulation cost codes in the demo

Quiltmere Insulation's own cost codes:

• Mobilization and trip charges
• Prep and protection
• Removal and disposal
• Air sealing
• Batt and roll insulation
• Blown fiberglass
• Cellulose and dense-pack
• Open-cell spray foam
• Closed-cell spray foam
• Mineral wool and rigid board
• Ignition and thermal barrier coatings
• Baffles, dams and accessories
• Crawl space encapsulation
• Sound attenuation
• Fire caulk and penetration sealing
• Testing and diagnostics
• Rig and equipment
• Permits and inspections
• Return trips and callbacks
• Warranty
• Contingency

Questions about SelfConstruct for insulation work

Is there an insulation version of SelfConstruct?

Not as a separate product. Quiltmere Insulation opens with the business type “Insulation & spray foam”, 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 insulation jobs in the demo billed?

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

Does SelfConstruct have “Your trade's units and quantity math” for insulation 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.

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