TU / 01
Construction
Scopes, crews, phases, extras, materials, daily records, and a clean trail from estimate to completion.
Edition in planningFIELD SYSTEMSDWG. TU–001
Software for people who know what a change order costs.
Estimate it. Schedule it. Dispatch it. Document it. Bill it. TradesUmbrella builds the shared machinery once, then fits each edition to the trade doing the work.
01 Independent operators
02 Field-first records
03 Trade-specific defaults
01 Estimate
02 Schedule
03 Dispatch
04 Document
05 Bill
ONE ROOF / SEPARATE SHOPS
Not every trade is interchangeable.
Every edition shares dependable scheduling, records, money, and communication. Each one then gets its own vocabulary, job shape, materials, signoffs, and hard-earned defaults.
TU / 02
HVAC & Ventilation
Equipment history, service calls, maintenance cycles, parts, readings, and commissioning records.
Edition in planningTU / 03
Roofing
Measurements, assemblies, weather windows, crews, photo records, warranties, and change orders.
Edition in planningTU / 04
Mobile Mechanics
Field calls, travel, vehicle and equipment history, parts, labour, findings, and return-to-service records.
Edition in planningTU / 05
Small Engines
Intake, model and serial history, diagnosis, parts, authorization, repair notes, and customer pickup.
Edition in planningTU / 06
Welding & Fabrication
Drawings, material, process, qualifications, revisions, shop and field work, inspection, and delivery.
Edition in planningTU / 07
Steelwork & Fencing
Layouts, gates, ornamental work, posts, finishes, fabrication, installation, and site changes.
Edition in planningTU / 08
Concrete & Paving
Takeoffs, mix and material, preparation, pours, weather, equipment, tickets, testing, and closeout.
Edition in planningTHE COMMON SYSTEM / REV. A
One foundation below the slab.
The unglamorous parts should be solved once and solved well. Identity, customers, scheduling, communications, money, and durable records stay coherent across the family. Trade-specific decisions stay inside the edition that understands them.
Trade-specific workflow
The vocabulary, states, evidence, and job shape that belong only to this work.
Scope and field record
What was proposed, authorized, changed, observed, completed, and accepted.
Scheduling and dispatch
People, equipment, locations, dependencies, travel, weather windows, and changes.
Estimates, invoices, and payment
Money kept attached to the work, with receipts and an accountant-ready trail.
Customers and communication
Sites, contacts, consent, notices, reminders, preferences, and conversation history.
Durable business record
Clear facts, understandable history, useful exports, and no mystery reconciliation.
FIELD NOTES / NON-NEGOTIABLE
Built around the job.
Not the seat licence.
The record belongs to the business
Exportable, explainable, and useful when a customer, accountant, insurer, or future owner needs it.
The field cannot wait for office theatre
Fast on an ordinary phone, tolerant of a bad connection, and clear about what has and has not landed.
Complexity must earn its place
No enterprise scar tissue, blank workflow builders, or configuration tax before the first real job.
The customer is not inventory
No growth tricks inserted into the working relationship. Communication serves the job and its people.
REQUEST FOR COMMENT / OPEN
Which trade should we fit first?
We are speaking with independent operators while the first editions are still on the drawing board. Tell us where generic software stops understanding the work.
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