General contractor dispatch software
Two subs turning up for the same space is a half day somebody still bills you for. Smarfle puts every trade on one board with their own window, and each one closes their portion out from site, so you stop phoning round to find out what is actually done.
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Why generic dispatch software fails general contractor owners
Generic dispatch tools weren’t built for general contractor. Smarfle was.
Generic dispatch software
What everyone else gives you
- Two subs turn up for the same space
- The superintendent phones round to find out what is done
- Site instructions are given verbally and forgotten
- A change of plan reaches people at different times
Smarfle for general contractor
Built for your actual workflow
- Assignments are visible to everybody before the morning
- Each trade marks their own work complete
- They sit on the job where the trade will look
- Everybody affected is notified from the same action
How general contractor dispatch works in Smarfle
From the first touch to the closed loop. No missing pieces.
- 1
The evening before, tomorrow is set
Each trade's space and time is assigned so two of them are never sent to the same room.
- 2
Seven in the morning, everybody sees their day
The sub opens the assignment on their phone with the scope already attached.
- 3
Mid-morning, framing runs long
The status is current, so the trades behind it are moved before they arrive and leave again.
- 4
The hour a trade packs up
They mark their own portion done, and the site supervisor learns it without lifting the phone.
- 5
Before the wall closes
Rough-in is photographed against the job, which is the only record that survives the drywall.
Where general contractor dispatch breaks down
The friction every general contractor owner recognizes.
Two subs arrive for the same room
The sequence is held informally, so one of them unloads, waits and leaves having billed you.
Nobody can say what actually finished yesterday
Working out where the build has got to means interrupting four people who are trying to get on with something.
Instructions given at the door are forgotten
What the trade needed to know was said once, verbally, to whoever happened to be standing there.
Eight trades, one site, one morning
Two subs arrive for the same space and one of them leaves. On a site running twenty weeks with eight trades cycling through, that happens often enough that everybody expects it. Each time is half a day somebody billed you for.
8
Trades on site
20
Weeks running
Every clash
Half days at risk
Based on typical general contractor operations. Your numbers may vary.
Features powering general contractor dispatch
Each one a deep-dive in its own right.
Every trade sits on one board
Framing, electrical and drywall are visible together, so two subs are not sent to the same space.
Learn moreEach trade closes out their own work
A sub marks their portion complete in the field, so the superintendent stops phoning round to find out.
Learn moreSite instructions attach to the job
What the trade needs to know is on the work order rather than said at the door and forgotten.
Learn morePhotographs record what is behind the wall
Rough-in and closeout images are filed against the job, so a query about concealed work two months on has an answer.
Learn moreGeneral contractor dispatch software questions
Moving your general contractor dispatch software off another tool?
Most general contractor businesses arrive at Smarfle from one of the tools below. See a side-by-side comparison.
Other general contractor tools
Smarfle ships dispatch software alongside the rest of your CRM.
Full general contractor CRM
The complete platform with everything else.
General contractor scheduling software
Same general contractor CRM, focused on scheduling.
General contractor billing software
Same general contractor CRM, focused on billing.
General contractor invoicing software
Same general contractor CRM, focused on invoicing.
Dispatch software for other industries
Same dispatch engine, tuned for each vertical.
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