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Sage · Morning · brief
Walkthrough at 10 at 21 Burton. Bring the kitchen-island selections — client mentioned it twice last call.
jobs/21-burton/meetings/05-14
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Good afternoon

You have 1 thing
that needs you first.

One Important Thing
Walkthrough +
Billing Meeting
21 Burton · today at 10:00 AM
Open Task
Dismiss
1
OVERDUE
0
TODAY
0
RFIS
Assigned to you 29 OPEN
All
AR Follow-Up — Outstanding Invoice
21 Burton
Walkthrough + Billing — Rayna & Tyler
21 Burton · due May 14
Measure Windows for replacement
Avon
Today
Tasks
Sage
Messages
Time

Buildertrend's product is organized around the GC's job. Tenon has the GC's surfaces and the sub's — timesheets, RFIs, and invoicing built into the same database, not bolted on. (buildertrend.com/contractor-software reviewed May 2026.)

01 · MOBILE — FIELD READY

The full app. On the phone you already have.

iOS and Android native — not a wrapped browser. Works offline in a basement or a dead zone, syncs when you hit signal. Every surface you need is one tap from the home screen.

  • iOS + Android native, offline-first sync
  • GPS clock-in, photo capture, RFI raise — all in one
  • Sage available from the field for quick answers
All Projects
Good afternoon

You have 1 thing
that needs you first.

One Important Thing
Walkthrough +
Billing Meeting
21 Burton · today at 10:00 AM
Open Task
Dismiss
1
OVERDUE
0
TODAY
0
RFIS
Assigned to you 29 OPEN
All
AR Follow-Up — Outstanding Invoice
21 Burton
Walkthrough + Billing — Rayna & Tyler
21 Burton · due May 14
Measure Windows for replacement
Avon
Today
Tasks
Sage
Messages
Time
Quick Capture
Photo to daily log
Voice note to daily log
Add task
Open RFI
Jump to
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Team directory
Settings
Financial
Invoices
Estimates
Change Orders
Purchase Orders
02 · APPLE WATCH

Clock in from your wrist.

Phone in the truck. Gloves on. Sun out. Clock in, clock out, ask Sage what's next — all from the watch you're already wearing.

  • Clock in / clock out with a single tap
  • Ask Sage by holding the crown — voice from the wrist
  • Next item, today's RFIs, what Sage flagged — under two seconds, every wake
Listening…Release crown to send
03 · TIMESHEETS + DAILY LOGS

Payroll data from the jobsite, not the office.

GPS clock-in and out from any phone. Foreman approves the crew at the end of the day. Cost-code allocation happens at punch-in — no spreadsheet at Friday close.

  • GPS clock-in + out from any phone
  • Foreman roster approval at end of shift
  • Sage flags missing punches before payroll closes
Daily log
Cedar Grove · Wed May 14
FILED
WEATHER · AUTO
14°Partly cloudy
Vancouver BC · wind 8 km/h · rain 10%
CREW ON SITE · 7
DR
JM
AK
EP
MT
BS
LN
Framing crew + GC
PHOTOS · 14All →
LVL beam — east
Subfloor patch
South wall
NOTES · VOICE → TEXT
"LVL beam landed 11:20. East wall framing on schedule. Dan flagged the joist hanger spec at lot 14 — need RFI."
FILED IN 87 SECONDS · SYNCED TO CEDAR GROVE
04 · INVOICING

Invoice the moment the work is done.

AIA-style billing from your subcontract and completed work. Send directly from the app. Track what's open and what's overdue. No QuickBooks bridge required — or connect it in one step if you want.

  • AIA G702/G703 format out of the box
  • Track open and overdue aging
  • One-tap QuickBooks sync if needed
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Finance · Invoices

Invoices

Accounting · synced 2m ago
+ New Invoice
Client billing and payment tracking · AIA G702/G703 templates
OUTSTANDING
$98,303.62
PAID (TOTAL)
$85,081.50
OVERDUE
1
$55,188 · 12d
DRAFTS
0
All 5Draft 0Sent 1Paid 3Overdue 1
INVOICECLIENTTOTALSTATUSDUE
Cedar Valley Deck — Final Invoice (60%)
INV-CGS-004-2
Singh family$25,179.53paidMay 4
Cedar Valley Deck — Deposit (40%)
INV-CGS-004-1
Singh family$16,786.35paidFeb 21
Parkside Medical — Mobilization (20%)
INV-CGS-002-1
Parkside Med.$55,188.00overdue12d overdue
Harrison Estate — Progress Draw #2 (30%)
INV-CGS-001-2
Harrison LP$43,115.62sentMay 24
Harrison Estate — Progress Draw #1 (30%)
INV-CGS-001-1
Harrison LP$43,115.62paidApr 24
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