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Custom AI Systems That Cut Your Construction Team's Workload by 40%+

Built specifically for contractors running Procore, ServiceTitan, or Buildertrend. Reclaim 25+ hours per week, run more jobs without adding staff, and get real-time financial visibility on every project — all on top of the software you already use.

For construction businesses doing $500K–$50M+ in revenue. No sales calls until you ask for one.

Built for the software you already use

What Manual Workflows Are Actually Costing Your Construction Business

Most contractors don't realize how much money is bleeding out of their operation every month — until they see it written down.

Your team is typing the same data into 3 systems — and it's costing $18,000+ per year

Crew enters time on paper. Office staff retypes it into Buildertrend. Then again into QuickBooks. Then again into a spreadsheet for the WIP report. That's 15+ hours per week of admin labor doing work a computer should do.

$18,000–$36,000/year in admin payroll on data entry alone (1–2 FTE-hours per day at $24/hr loaded cost).

A $3M remodeler we audited had a part-time admin spending 20 hours/week just reconciling Buildertrend invoices against QuickBooks. That's a $32K/year line item.

Every lead that waits 5+ minutes for a response is 80% less likely to close

Inbound leads come in at 7 PM, 11 PM, Sunday morning. By Monday at 9 AM when your office calls back, they've already booked a competitor who responded in 2 minutes via AI.

A $3M shop losing 10% of leads to slow response leaks $250K–$400K/year in unbooked work.

Construction industry studies show 78% of customers book the first contractor who responds. Most contractors respond in 4+ hours.

By the time you spot a job going over budget, the margin is already gone

You see the cost overrun in next month's report — three weeks after it happened. The framing went 15% over, materials got reordered at premium pricing, the carpenter logged overtime. All preventable. All discovered too late.

One missed margin alert per job × $25K average margin erosion = $50K–$150K/year on a 5-job pipeline.

A $5M custom home builder discovered they had been losing $8K per project on cabinet installations for 18 months — their PM never connected the dots because the data lived in 3 systems.

Add it up: most contractors we audit are leaking $200,000–$500,000+ per year. That's not a marketing problem. That's a systems problem.

What Your Construction Business Looks Like 60 Days After We Install Your AI Systems

Here's what stops happening. And here's what starts.

AI Books Your Appointments

Inbound leads get qualified, responded to, and scheduled within 60 seconds — 24 hours a day, including 2 AM Saturday. Your booked-discovery-call rate goes up 40–80%.

Receipts Code Themselves

Crew snaps a photo at the supply yard. AI reads the receipt, assigns it to the job and cost code, and posts to QuickBooks — before the truck leaves the parking lot. No more month-end shoebox archaeology.

Real-Time WIP & Cash Flow

Every project's WIP, retainage, and margin updates daily — not monthly. You always know where you stand. Month-end close drops from 7 days to 2 hours.

Daily Owner Briefing

6:30 AM, before coffee: a 5-bullet text or email. Cash position. Jobs at risk. AP due. AR overdue. Today's critical priority. You walk into the office already informed.

Compliance on Autopilot

Subcontractor COIs, W-9s, and lien waivers monitored continuously. Auto-reminders sent before expiration. No more scrambling at draw time because Pete forgot to update his insurance.

Daily Logs Write Themselves

Foreman records a 30-second voice memo from the job site. AI generates a fully-structured daily log with weather, manpower, work completed, photos, and issues — formatted exactly how Procore or Buildertrend wants it.

The Math: What This Is Worth To Your Business

We don't sell software. We sell recovered time, prevented losses, and faster cash. Here's the conservative math on a typical $3M construction shop.

What We RecoverHowAnnual Value
Admin time15 hrs/wk × $24/hr (loaded)$18,720
PM time10 hrs/wk × $38/hr (loaded)$19,760
Owner time5 hrs/wk × $150/hr (true opportunity cost)$39,000
Closed deals from faster lead response10% lift on $2.5M opportunity pipeline at 25% close rate$62,500
Margin saved by early variance alerts1 saved job at $25K margin per year$25,000
Late fees + missed discounts avoidedAuto AP scheduling captures 2% discounts on $500K spend$10,000
Total Conservative Annual Value$174,980
Our top tier is $5,000 per month. If we deliver even 10% of that value — you've still 3.5x'd your investment in year one. And 10% is sandbagged.

Built Specifically For Your Construction Software

We don't replace your Procore, ServiceTitan, or Buildertrend. We sit on top of it as the AI brain that connects everything — including QuickBooks.

Marketplace App

AI Operations Stack for Procore Contractors

Commercial GCs, large residential builders, specialty contractors. Companies with $2M+ in revenue running Procore as the source of truth.

  • AI daily log generation from field voice memos
  • Automatic RFI drafting from photos + voice notes
  • Real-time budget variance alerts (10%+ flags)
  • Submittal status automation
  • Change order workflow automation
  • Subcontractor compliance auto-monitoring
  • Punch list AI from walk-through photos
Official Procore App Marketplace integration via OAuth 2.0 — installs in 10 minutes.
See Procore AI Stack →
Public App Available

AI Operations Stack for ServiceTitan Contractors

HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and home service contractors. Field service businesses running ServiceTitan as their dispatch + invoicing system.

  • AI call booker for after-hours leads
  • Technician daily briefing automation
  • Service ticket triage & routing
  • Auto-generated job follow-up sequences
  • Membership renewal automation
  • Real-time technician productivity dashboards
  • Review collection automation
Official ServiceTitan Public App integration via OAuth 2.0 — provisioned in 1–2 business days.
See ServiceTitan AI Stack →
Custom Implementation

Custom AI Implementation for Buildertrend Shops

Residential remodelers and custom home builders. $500K–$10M shops using Buildertrend for project + client management.

  • AI proposal & estimate drafting
  • Selection sheet automation
  • Client portal AI assistant
  • Change order auto-generation
  • Daily log structure from voice memos
  • Warranty intake & service routing
Bespoke implementation via Buildertrend's API + secure integration bridge. Buildertrend does not have an open marketplace — we build the integration custom for each client.

Why custom? Buildertrend's API is partner-restricted. We've built the integration layer once; we re-skin it per client. You get the same automation quality, just delivered as a service rather than a marketplace install.

See Buildertrend AI Stack →

How We Work With Construction Contractors

Three ways to engage, depending on where you are. Most contractors start with the Audit. Most stay for the build.

Tier 1 — Audit
$2,500
starting at · one-time

AI Operations Audit + Roadmap. For owners exploring whether AI fits their operation.

  • 90-minute discovery session with you + your ops lead
  • Full workflow mapping: front-office, back-office, field operations
  • Identification of your 5 highest-ROI automation opportunities
  • Custom implementation roadmap with ROI projections
  • Tool/platform compatibility analysis
  • One follow-up strategy call to answer questions
If we don't identify at least $50,000/year in addressable automation value during the audit, you don't pay.
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Tier 3 — Fractional AI Officer
$7.5K–$15K
/month · no setup fee

For established contractors treating AI as strategic infrastructure.

  • Everything in the DFY Build tier
  • Embedded fractional AI officer on your leadership team
  • Quarterly automation strategy reviews
  • Continuous new agent rollouts as your business evolves
  • Priority access to Cory + the build team
  • Direct Slack channel for your team
  • First access to new platform capabilities
Best for contractors at $5M+ revenue who want AI as a competitive moat — not a project.
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Not sure which tier fits? Fill out the form below — we'll point you to the right starting point based on your stack and stage. There's no upsell pressure. We're a fractional controller firm first; this is an extension of how we already serve construction clients.

Why Construction Contractors Trust Us To Build This

Three reasons we're not just another AI consultancy.

Construction Financial Systems Specialists

Salisbury Bookkeeping is built around the NAHB Chart of Accounts standard, Buildertrend/Procore/Knowify integrations, and WIP reporting for construction contractors specifically. We're not generalist consultants who "do construction sometimes." This is all we do. Clients have recovered $8,000+ in missed change orders within 60 days of onboarding.

Battle-Tested AI Stack — We Run It Ourselves

Cory has built and operates production AI orchestration across his own multi-business operation: a fractional controller firm, a real estate brokerage, a custom CRM, a content automation engine, and an Apollo prospecting system. What we install for you is what we run ourselves — daily. Not a demo. Not a beta.

Tesla Engineering Background

7+ years as a Tesla Master Technician, with prior experience at SpaceX and Rivian. Real engineering rigor brought to construction operations. When you hire us, you're not hiring an AI consultant who watched a YouTube video. You're hiring an engineer who has shipped production systems in environments where failure isn't an option.

How We Get Your AI Stack Live in 14 Days

Most contractors think AI implementations are 6-month consulting projects. They're not — not when you do it right.

1

Audit & Roadmap Days 1–3

We map your front-office, back-office, and field workflows. We identify the 5 highest-ROI automations. You get a written roadmap with projected ROI.

2

Build & Connect Days 4–10

We connect to your construction software and QuickBooks via OAuth. We build your AI agents in our secure environment. You don't touch a line of code.

3

Train & Deploy Days 11–13

Your team gets a 60-minute onboarding session. We deploy the first 2–3 agents into your live environment. You start seeing results immediately.

4

Optimize Days 14–90

We monitor every agent run, tune based on real usage patterns, and roll out the remaining automations. By day 90, your full stack is humming.

Common Questions Construction Owners Ask About AI Implementations

Direct answers. No fluff.

Yes. We're built on top of the platforms you already pay for. Procore connects through their official App Marketplace via OAuth 2.0 (10-minute install). ServiceTitan connects through their Public App program, which takes 1–2 business days for approval. Buildertrend connects via their partner-restricted API through our custom integration bridge. You keep your existing account, your existing data, and your existing workflows — we add the AI layer on top.

No. The AI sits behind your existing software. Your PMs keep using Procore exactly the way they do today. Your office staff keeps using QuickBooks. Your field crews keep entering time the same way. What changes is that the AI handles the work that used to require manual data entry, copying between systems, and weekly reporting cycles. We do not require workflow changes during the first 30 days — we tune everything to fit how you already operate.

14 days from kickoff. Days 1–3 are the audit and roadmap. Days 4–10 are the build, integration, and testing in our secure environment. Days 11–13 are training and deployment. By day 14 your first 2–3 automations are running in production. The remaining automations roll out across the next 75 days during the optimization phase, with full stack live by day 90. We do not require a 6-month consulting contract.

Yes. All integrations use OAuth 2.0 token-based authentication, which means we never touch your passwords. Data stays in your platforms; the AI agents are stateless workers that read what they need and write back without storing copies. We follow Procore's Partner Program data policies, which explicitly forbid using your data to train AI/ML models — that rule applies to our implementation. SOC 2 compliant infrastructure, encrypted at rest and in transit, audit logs on every agent action.

We monitor every platform's API changelog. When a breaking change ships, we update the integration layer for all clients at once — that's part of your monthly maintenance fee. Procore typically gives partners 90 days advance notice on breaking changes. ServiceTitan certified apps must be re-validated annually. Buildertrend rarely changes their partner API. In the last 24 months we've handled three API migrations across the three platforms with zero client downtime.

Yes. Every agent has an on/off switch in your admin dashboard. You can pause an automation for a single day, a single project, or permanently. You can also set human-in-the-loop approval gates on any agent — for example, "AI drafts the change order, but Mike has to approve it before it's sent to the client." Most clients run with approval gates for the first 30 days, then switch to fully autonomous on the workflows that have proven themselves.

Both. Roughly 60% of our clients are residential: custom home builders, remodelers, and spec builders in the $500K–$10M range, mostly on Buildertrend. The other 40% are commercial GCs and specialty contractors in the $2M–$50M range running Procore or ServiceTitan. The audit (Tier 1) is identical across both segments — the implementation differs based on your stack, not your trade.

A developer builds whatever you ask them to build. We figure out what to build, build it, run it, and improve it based on what actually moves your business. We bring construction operations knowledge (NAHB chart of accounts, WIP, retainage, change orders), platform-specific integration experience across Procore/ServiceTitan/Buildertrend/QBO, and a productized engagement structure so you're not paying $200/hr open-ended. A developer is a contractor. We're a fractional team.

Tell us — we still take on engagements outside the big three. Knowify, CoConstruct, and JobTread all expose APIs we've worked with. The integration is custom (similar to Buildertrend), and the automation possibilities are similar: receipt coding, daily logs, lead response, owner briefing, AP scheduling. The Tier 1 audit ($2,500) is the right starting point if you're on a less common platform — we'll tell you up front whether your stack is a good fit before you commit to a build.

OAuth 2.0 authentication on every platform (we never store passwords). Encryption at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.3). Audit logs on every agent action with full traceability. Role-based access control on the admin dashboard. Daily backups. SOC 2 Type II compliant infrastructure. Data residency in US-based data centers. We sign a mutual NDA before the audit. If your clients require a specific framework (CMMC, HIPAA for medical-adjacent work, etc.), we'll scope it before kickoff.

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