Run a ten-week remodel as easily as a one-day job
Phases on a timeline, change orders the customer signs, and budget vs actual, all on the same job your crew already works from the app.
Schedule
Wednesday, October 14
Dana Reyes
3 jobs
Morgan Lee
Water heater repair
Hartley Dental
Rooftop unit service
Sam Kowalski
Furnace tune-up
Luis Ortega
3 jobs
Oak Ridge HOA
Heat pump install
Jen Alvarez
Thermostat swap
Carlos Mendez
No-heat call
Priya Shah
3 jobs
Pat Ruiz
Maintenance visit
Linda Osei
Duct cleaning
The Brennans
Estimate: new system
Marcus Cole
3 jobs
Riverside Cafe
Walk-in cooler
Dev Patel
AC not cooling
Grace Kim
Membership visit
The short answer
What is project management software for contractors?
Project management software keeps a long job's schedule, scope changes, costs and paperwork in one place. ServFlo adds projects to any job: phases on a timeline, change orders the customer signs, budget vs actual, subcontractors, daily logs and selections. Projects are on the Grow ($249 a month) and Pro plans, with unlimited technicians.
Phases on a timeline
Drag a phase and the ones after it move too. Each crew's days land on the dispatch board.
Change orders, signed
The customer approves and signs from a link or their portal. Contract, budget and end date update.
Budget vs actual
Labor, materials, subs, equipment and other costs against the budget, with the projected margin.
Plan the schedule
Turn any job into a project from a template, like Kitchen remodel or Deck build. ServFlo lays the phases end to end on your working days.
- Templates for remodelers, general contractors and home builders, and roofers, plus a standard one
- Each phase has dates, a status, and a crew with a lead or a subcontractor
- A phase with a crew puts one visit per working day on the dispatch board
- Move a phase and its visits follow; finished phases come off the board
- Crews clock time to a phase and fill in the daily log from the ServFlo Tech app, even offline
Dispatch
Wednesday, October 14
Dana Reyes
3 stops · 29.4 mi · 79 min driving
Shop · 1200 Industrial Pkwy
Leave 7:12 AM
- 18 min · 6.1 mi1
Morgan Lee
Completed7:30–9:00 AM · Water heater repair
- 14 min · 4.8 mi2
Hartley Dental
In progress9:30–11:30 AM · Rooftop unit service
- 22 min · 9.7 mi3
Sam Kowalski
Scheduled1:00–2:30 PM · Furnace tune-up
- 25 min · 8.8 mi
Back at shop ~3:00 PM
Unassigned · 2
No heat · 31 Elm St
Carlos Mendez · ASAP
Estimate · 9 Birch Ln
New system · any day this week
Drag onto a tech or a spot on the map
Hartley Dental
220 Commerce Dr · Rooftop unit
Route optimized
−34 minBefore
41.2 mi
After
29.4 mi
Change orders and selections
Scope changes stop being a phone call and a handshake. Each one is written, priced, signed and billed.
- Write a change order from your pricebook, with the working days it adds
- The customer approves by typing their name and can draw a signature
- Approval raises the contract, adds its costs to the budget and moves the target end date
- With progress invoicing, each change order becomes its own line to bill
- Selections like flooring or fixtures are picked in the portal against an allowance
- A pick over the allowance becomes an approved change order right away
Bright Air Heating & Cooling
(217) 555-0142 · Springfield, IL
Quote Q-1087
Expires Oct 28, 2026
Prepared for Erin and Tom Brennan · 42 Oakview Dr
Replace or repair your AC and furnace
Thanks for having us out, Erin. Your 2009 system is still running, but the AC coil is leaking. Here are three ways to go. Pick the one that fits and approve it right here.
Priya Shah
Comfort advisor
Good
Repair and tune-up
Get this season out of your current system.
$484
- Replace run capacitor$185
- Furnace tune-up and flame sensor$129
- Refrigerant top-off, 2 lb$170
Better
14 SEER2 AC and 96% furnace
A matched, efficient system with lower bills.
$9,300
10% deposit today · $930
- 3-ton AC and 96% gas furnace$7,450
- Install, permit and haul-away$1,850
- 10-year parts and labor warrantyIncluded
Best
High-efficiency heat pump
Quiet variable-speed comfort, all year.
$14,650
- 18 SEER2 variable-speed heat pump$11,900
- Install, line set and haul-away$2,400
- Smart thermostat, installed$350
Subs, daily logs and files
Keep the paperwork a long job piles up inside the project, not in the truck's console.
- Subcontractors with insurance, license and W-9 expiry dates, and a warning before you assign an expired one
- Record sub bids, bills and payments, with lien waivers attached
- A view-only link shows a sub their phases, dates and shared files, never your prices
- One daily log a day: weather filled in, who was on site, work done, delays and photos
- Plans, permits and contracts, each shared with the crew, the subs or the customer as you choose
Reports
Revenue
Revenue
$248,630
12.4%vs $221,200
Jobs completed
612
8.1%vs 566
Average ticket
$406
3.9%vs $391
Close rate
46%
2.1 ptsvs 48.1%
Revenue by week
This periodPreviousWeek of Sep 7$23,500
16.3%vs $20,200
| Revenue by service | Jobs | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs and replacements | 41 | $98,360 | 40% |
| Repairs | 288 | $86,940 | 35% |
| Maintenance and tune-ups | 236 | $31,860 | 13% |
| Memberships | — | $21,264 | 9% |
| Duct cleaning and air quality | 47 | $10,206 | 4% |
Questions, answered
Something else on your mind? Ask us and a person will answer.
Can homeowners sign change orders online?
Yes. Send a change order and the customer gets a text and email with a link, and sees it in their customer portal. They approve by typing their name and checking I agree, and can draw a signature. If they say yes in person, record the approval and they can sign on your screen.
How does budget vs actual work on a remodel?
Each project has a budget by category: labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment and other. Actual costs come from time on the job times each person's labor cost, materials used or received on purchase orders, sub bills and expenses. ServFlo shows the projected margin, and only owners and admins see costs.
Can I track subcontractor insurance and licenses?
Yes. Keep each sub's insurance certificate, license and W-9 with numbers, expiry dates and a scan. ServFlo flags papers that expired or expire within 30 days and warns you when you put that sub on a phase. ServFlo never sends money to subs; you record the payments you made.
What does the homeowner see?
In your customer portal they see progress and the phases, change orders to approve, selections to make, invoices to pay, and the daily logs and files you chose to share. They never see your costs, budget, subcontractors or crew names.
Can I bill a project in progress payments?
Yes. Projects use ServFlo's progress invoicing: bill by milestone or percent complete, with retainage. Each approved change order becomes a new line on the contract, billed on its own or with the final invoice.
Which plans include projects?
Projects are on the Grow and Pro plans. Technicians are unlimited on every plan, and the 14-day free trial includes projects.
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