General Contractor Software
Built for GCs Who Run Lean
No back office, no software babysitter. One platform that carries a residential job from the first site visit to the handoff package - run by the same few people who run everything else.
Plans from $19.99/mo. 10-day free trial of every Pro feature. Add a card at signup - cancel before day 10 and you won't be charged.
You're the estimator, PM, and closer - your software should keep up
Running lean without a system
- • Site-visit notes on the back of a supplier receipt
- • Every new job set up from scratch, again
- • Selections approved verbally, disputed later
- • Clients texting for updates at 9pm
- • Sub paperwork and change orders in six different places
- • Close-out dragging weeks past substantial completion
Running lean with SpecNook
- Estimate visits logged, priced, and tracked to won or lost
- New projects spun up from templates in minutes
- Selections and change orders approved on the record
- Clients watching progress in their own portal
- Subs, POs, and inspections coordinated in one place
- Punch list, sign-off, and handoff package to finish clean
One platform for the whole job
SpecNook follows the same arc your projects do - each stage feeds the next, so nothing gets re-entered and nothing gets lost.
Log the estimate visit
Walk the site, scope the work, and price it with line items in SpecNook. Send it to the prospect and track it to won or lost - your pipeline stops living in your head. Estimate visits are a Pro feature.
Start the project from a template
Won the job? Spin it up from a project template with the selection categories already in place for that job type. Setup takes minutes instead of an evening.
Run selections through the client portal
Present options with photos and prices, and let clients pick and approve from their portal - every decision timestamped. Allowance overages are caught, not absorbed.
Post daily logs and photos
Two minutes at the end of the day: photos and a note from your phone. Clients watch progress in the portal instead of calling you, and you build a dated record of every day on site.
Document change orders
Scope changes get line items, cost impact, and a signature - approved in the portal before the work happens. No more doing changed work on a handshake.
Coordinate subs, POs, and inspections
Assign subs with their W-9s and insurance on file, issue purchase orders so committed money is visible, and track permits and inspections alongside the schedule.
Close with a punch list and walkthrough
Walk the job, document every item with photos, track fixes to done, and get the client's sign-off on the final walkthrough - the paper trail that releases final payment.
Hand off and stay warranty-ready
Finish with a close-out package, publish care guides to the client's portal so the house comes with a manual, and track warranty items after move-in. Care guides are a Pro feature.
Why lean GCs pick SpecNook
No Software Babysitter
Built to be run by the person also running the jobs. If a feature needs an admin to maintain it, it doesn't belong in a lean GC's stack - or in SpecNook.
Clients Serve Themselves
The portal answers the questions clients would otherwise call about: what's happening, what's approved, what's next. You get your evenings back; they get transparency.
Everything on the Record
Selections, change orders, walkthrough sign-offs - approved with timestamps and signatures. When memories differ, the record doesn't.
Documentation as a Habit
Daily photos and notes take minutes and compound into a complete project history - your evidence for disputes, insurance, and the next client who asks to see your process.
Subs Without the Shoebox
W-9s, insurance, contracts, bids, and payments per sub - collected through links, flagged when they expire, and findable years later.
A Handoff That Wins Referrals
Close-out package, care guides, and warranty tracking turn the end of the job into the start of the next referral instead of a fizzle.
Frequently asked questions about general contractor software
What is general contractor software?
General contractor software manages the work a GC coordinates every day: client selections and approvals, contracts and change orders, daily progress documentation, subcontractors, punch lists, and project close-out. Instead of running the business across texts, email, spreadsheets, and a truck dashboard full of paper, everything about every project lives in one system your team and your clients can see.
Is SpecNook built for residential or commercial GCs?
Residential. SpecNook is built for GCs, remodelers, and home builders working directly with homeowners - projects where clients make selections, approve change orders, and want to see progress. If your work is client-facing residential construction, this is the shape of software you need.
What does SpecNook cover across a project?
The whole lifecycle: log the estimate visit, spin the job up from a project template, run selections through the client portal, post daily logs with photos, document change orders with signatures, coordinate subs, purchase orders, and inspections, close with a punch list and walkthrough sign-off, and hand off with a close-out package, care guides, and warranty tracking.
How is SpecNook priced?
Plans start at $19.99/mo (Solo - one seat, two active projects at a time). Starter at $29/mo adds team seats, daily logs, punch lists, and subcontractor management. Pro at $79/mo adds estimate visits, lien waivers, QuickBooks integration, care guides, and custom branding. You pay for the tier your business actually needs.
Do my clients need to create an account?
No. Each project gets a secure share link, and clients open their portal straight from it - selections, progress updates, documents, and approvals, no login or app install required. Fewer barriers means clients actually use it.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. SpecNook has a 10-day free trial of every Pro feature. Add a card at signup - cancel before day 10 and you won't be charged. Set up a real project and run it through the trial - that's the honest way to know if it fits how you work.
Dig into the pieces
Client Portal
The client-facing side of every SpecNook project - no login required.
Subcontractor Management
Subs, W-9s, insurance, bids, contracts, and payments in one place.
Job Costing
Budget vs actual by category, while there's still time to act on it.
For Remodelers
The SpecNook story for renovation-focused contractors.
Run the whole job from one place
From the first site visit to the handoff package - without hiring a back office to manage the software.
Start your free trialPlans from $19.99/mo. 10-day free trial of every Pro feature. Add a card at signup - cancel before day 10 and you won't be charged.