The all-in-one platform for owner-builders to manage budgets, tasks, contractors, permits, photos and progress, in one place.
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Budget used
53%
$132,300 of $250,000
Recent expenses
Progress
33%
Budget used
53%
Days in
146
Active tasks
10
Construction phases
Site prep through landscaping
1
House we are building
An ICF house in Morgan, Utah
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To start
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ICF
Morgan, Utah
The build this came from
Everything you need
Six parts of the job that usually live in six different places: a spreadsheet, a text thread, a truck console and a folder on the counter.
One budget, and every expense filed under one of twelve build categories. What you have spent and what is left, updated the moment you enter a receipt.
Learn moreEvery task carries a construction phase and a priority, and a due date that lands on the project calendar. Open the phase you are standing in and see what is still outstanding.
Learn moreInspector passed the foundation. Framing up on the north and east walls. Lumber drop moved to Friday.
A dated entry with the weather, what happened and the photos from that day. The record you want if a sub disputes what was agreed.
Learn moreName, trade and phone for every sub, and the number dials straight from your phone. One list instead of a text thread.
Learn moreAugust
Every task with a due date, laid out on one month view. See the week that is stacking up before you are standing in it.
Learn moreContracts, plans, permits and receipts, filed by category. Pull the approved permit up while the inspector is standing there.
Learn moreHow it works
Enter your budget, your phases and your start date. 10 construction phase guides are already in there.
Log costs, photos and tasks as they happen, from the job site on your phone.
Open one screen and know what you have spent, what is finished and what is due next.
Why Owner Build HQ?
Most construction software is sold to a general contractor running many jobs at once. You are running one, it is your house, and it is your money. That is a different problem and it needs a different tool.
| Capability | Spreadsheets | Generic PM tools | Owner Build HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy to use | Manual | Complex | Included |
| Built for home construction | Not available | Generic | Included |
| Budget tracking | Manual | Basic | Included |
| Tasks & phase management | Manual | Included | Included |
| Photos & daily logs | Not available | Add-ons | Included |
| Permits & documents | Manual | Limited | Included |
| Contractor directory | Manual | Limited | Included |
| Real owner experience | Not available | Not available | Included |
Who built this
We are owner-builders on an ICF house in Morgan, Utah. We are general contracting it ourselves, and we built this because the software we could find was made for professional GCs running many jobs at once. It priced like it, and it assumed we already knew what we were doing.
So the features here are the ones we needed on a Tuesday afternoon with a concrete truck on the way: what have we actually spent against the budget, what has to happen before the framer shows up, and where is the permit. Nothing in this app is here because a roadmap said so.