AI tools for home builders & remodelers
Estimating, project management, design and field tools that residential builders and remodelers actually buy. 54 tools.
Procore
Pricing by quote
AI addedProcore AI (Helix) answers questions from project docs and runs agents for RFIs, submittals and admin work.
Bluebeam
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AI addedBluebeam uses AI to overlay and compare drawing sets and, in Bluebeam Max, to review drawings for issues.
Buildertrend
Pricing by quote
AI addedBuildertrend AI drafts client updates, captures bill data and organizes plans and submittals.
SketchUp
From $10.75/mo
AI addedSketchUp AI renders photoreal images from your model and generates 3D objects from prompts.
Home Depot Blueprint Takeoffs
Pricing by quote
AI addedHome Depot uses AI to turn single-family blueprints into a material list and quote.
CompanyCam
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AI addedCompanyCam AI writes field reports, checklists, captions and photo summaries from photos and voice.
Togal.AI
From $299/mo
AI-poweredTogal AI auto-detects, measures and labels spaces on drawings, and you can chat with your plans.
Houzz Pro
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AI addedHouzz AI drafts estimates, measures plans and turns notes and receipts into project records.
Fieldwire
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AI addedFieldwire Field Intelligence lets crews log work by voice and refine RFIs with AI.
Chief Architect Premier
From $229/mo
AI addedChief Architect uses AI-powered technology for rendering and walkthrough videos.
JobTread
From $199/mo
AI addedJobTread has built-in AI for estimates, plan counts, daily-log summaries and forms.
DroneDeploy
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AI addedDroneDeploy applies AI to site captures to track progress and flag safety hazards.
SafetyCulture
From $24/mo
AI addedSafetyCulture's AI Assistant creates checklists and training content in seconds.
Hover
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AI addedHover Instant Design uses AI to create photoreal exterior visualizations from one photo.
RSMeans Data Online
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AI addedFlash AI Estimating builds conceptual estimates on RSMeans cost data.
STACK
From $49/mo
AI addedSTACK AI reads and names plan sheets, flags revisions and assists takeoff and estimates.
PlanSwift
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AI addedPlanSwift Takeoff BOOST uses AI for auto takeoff, counting, scaling and bookmarking.
On-Screen Takeoff (with Takeoff Boost AI)
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AI addedOn-Screen Takeoff's Takeoff Boost uses AI to delegate time-consuming takeoff work.
OpenSpace
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AI addedOpenSpace uses AI on jobsite imagery for progress tracking and offers AI agents.
Contractor Foreman
From $49/mo
AI addedContractor Foreman takeoffs include a built-in AI you can talk to for faster calculations.
Raken
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AI addedRaken AI tags photos, verifies clock-ins and summarizes daily reports.
Lowe's Pro Material Lists
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AI addedAI digitizes handwritten, photo and spreadsheet lists and matches them to Lowe's SKUs for quote-ready orders.
Kreo
From $100/mo
AI-poweredKreo AI auto-measures drawings and its Caddie agent and Spot voice agent run takeoff tasks.
Planner 5D
From $19.99/mo
AI addedPlanner 5D uses AI for interior design and rendering.
Buildxact
From $169/mo
AI addedBuildxact's Blu AI assistant and AI takeoffs speed up residential estimating.
Trunk Tools
Pricing by quote
AI-poweredTrunk Tools AI reads every project document and answers field questions.
Document Crunch
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AI-poweredDocument Crunch AI reviews contracts and project documents for risk.
EarthCam
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AI addedCamera AI detects PPE, materials and schedule progress; new connectors send detections into ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
HammerTech
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AI addedHammerTech Intelligence uses AI to surface safety risks from observations.
Handoff
From $119/mo
AI-poweredHandoff's AI Teammate writes estimates, proposals and runs project admin for residential builders.
Built Robotics
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AI-poweredBuilt Robotics makes an AI-powered autonomous piling system for solar.
ALICE Technologies
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AI-poweredALICE uses AI to simulate and optimize construction schedules.
Maket
From $20/mo
AI-poweredMaket generates and edits residential floor plans with AI.
TestFit
From $195/mo
AI-poweredTestFit generates editable site plans with AI and connects to AI assistants.
Intenseye
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AI-poweredIntenseye runs computer-vision AI on cameras to detect high-risk safety events.
Buildots
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AI-poweredComputer vision tracks progress from 360 captures, forecasts delays, and Dot answers progress questions.
Constellation Stella AI
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AI-poweredStella answers questions across builder data and flags cost, schedule and margin risk.
Hyphen Dash
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AI-poweredDash surfaces schedule and order issues from Hyphen data and answers questions with labeled, sourced answers.
Clear Estimates
From $59/mo
AI-poweredAI Project Builder assembles a preliminary estimate from a job description using the vendor's local cost data.
Higharc AI Estimating
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AI-poweredAutoTranslate AI turns 2D plan images into a 3D model the estimator checks; takeoffs are calculated from the model.
Smith.ai
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AI addedSmith.ai AI receptionists answer calls 24/7, with live agents available.
viAct
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AI-poweredviAct uses scenario-based vision AI to monitor site safety.
Zebel (with AI Bid Review)
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AI-poweredZebel AI reviews estimates against your cost history to flag scope gaps and anomalies.
Easy Takeoffs
From $39/mo
AI-poweredEasy Takeoffs AI names sheets and detects scale on upload.
Framework
From $20/mo
AI-poweredFramework AI agents answer from drawings and a Takeoff Agent measures vector PDFs.
Planera
Pricing by quote
AI-poweredManny answers schedule questions, runs what-ifs and builds activities, changing nothing until you approve.
Quotr.ai
From $79.90/mo
AI-poweredQuotr AI runs takeoffs and its AI Agent answers questions about your plans.
APAS Vision Engine
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AI-poweredAPAS AI detects, measures and labels plans; a senior estimator verifies each takeoff.
BuildFolio
From $39/mo
AI-poweredBuildFolio AI estimates price a roof from an address.
Avoca AI
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AI-poweredAvoca AI agents answer every call and book jobs for HVAC, plumbing and roofing businesses.
Ressio
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AI-poweredMason answers questions on job data and drafts estimates and logs for approval; takeoffs get AI scale and symbol counts.
Rosie
From $49/mo
AI-poweredRosie's AI answers calls 24/7, books appointments and answers FAQs.
ERP Suites Homebuilder Agents
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AI addedAgents read site maps, vendor bids and closing documents and do the data work in JD Edwards, with people approving.
Caliente AI (with Caliente Vision)
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AI-poweredCaliente AI reads the sheet and proposes editable Bluebeam Revu takeoff markups for approval.
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Ideas to try
- AI camera monitoring for unsafe acts
Supers can't watch every area of a site or yard all day.
- AI review of contracts before you sign
Risky clauses (pay-when-paid, indemnity, delays) slip through on fast bid turnarounds.
- Ask chat to take off quantities on your drawings
Estimators still click every wall and room by hand even when drawings are clean CAD PDFs.
- Automatic 360° progress documentation
Manual progress photos are inconsistent and hard to find when disputes come up.
- Cut preconstruction takeoff hours with AI
Precon teams spend hundreds of hours per project measuring plans.
- Draft a first-pass construction schedule with AI
Building a new schedule from scratch for each plan type is slow.
- How a small local builder uses AI day to day
Small builders wonder where AI actually fits.
- Let AI read sub bids and check them against your estimate
Sub bids arrive in every format, so estimators retype them into a bid tab and compare totals before scope. Zebel says leveling one trade by hand takes about an hour, across 100 to 200 bid reviews on a typical project, and an exclusion buried at the bottom of a quote can turn into a change order after signing.
- Triage homeowner questions during the build
PMs drown in homeowner emails about schedule, selections and change requests.
- Use ChatGPT to draft RFIs, client updates and change-order letters
Office writing eats PM time every week.