Run the whole job on one board.
Kanstruction is construction know-how built into a role-based Kanban board. Your trades see their work, your customer sees what you share, and the board knows that drywall waits for rough-in.
Works in your browser on desktop, tablet or phone. Trades answering a job request don’t even need an account.
Ready 4
Rough-in electrical
Rough-in plumbing
Pick backsplash tile
In progress 3
Demolition & haul-away
Hang & tape drywall
Awaiting approval 2
Rough-in inspection
Change order #3: add pantry outlet
Complete 9
Permit issued
Walkthrough summary sent
One project, six kinds of people:
Managers Trade supervisors Trade workers Property owners Inspectors SuppliersWhy Kanstruction
Most jobs are run out of a phone, a notebook and a spreadsheet.
That works until the plumber shows up before the framing inspection, the customer asks why the price went up, or nobody can find the permit. Kanstruction puts every piece of the job in one place, and shows each person only their part.
The usual way
- Group texts that nobody can search later
- A whiteboard schedule only the office can see
- Change orders agreed on site, argued about at the final invoice
- Allowance picks emailed in, lost, then ordered wrong
- Trades booked by phone, then no-shows on the day
- Permit status lives in someone’s head
On the board
- Every task has an owner, a trade, a status and a history
- Dependencies hold work until what it waits on is done
- Any change to price or schedule becomes a change order the customer approves
- Customers pick selections from a private link, within the allowance
- Trades get reminded and asked to confirm their day
- Permits and inspections tracked from Needed to Closed
What’s inside
Everything a job needs, built around the board.
Kanstruction isn’t a generic task app with a hard hat on. Each part was designed around how construction work actually moves.
Rules-aware board
Queued, Ready, In progress, Blocked, Awaiting approval, Complete. Moves the rules don’t allow are refused, with the reason.
The board →Trades & scheduling
Pick the trades the job needs, see what’s unstaffed, and remind each person to confirm their day.
Trades →Budget & change orders
Contract amount, labor and material costs, allowances, overages and change orders, all tied to the tasks.
Money →Private bids
Send a bid package to the trades you choose. They bid from a link. Nobody sees anyone else’s number.
Bids →Permits & inspections
Look up the jurisdiction, track each permit, and hold work behind the inspection it needs.
Permits →Walkthroughs
Capture notes, photos, decisions and questions on site, then send the customer a clean summary.
Walkthroughs →Invoices & documents
Vendors submit invoices and documents. Hold invoices until the insurance certificate is in.
Invoices →Customer portal
The homeowner sees progress and the tasks you share: selections, answers, approvals. Never the budget.
Portal →The board that knows the trade
Work can’t jump the line.
Tell a task what it waits on and it stays Queued until those are done. Then it becomes Ready by itself and the next trade gets the nudge.
- Dependencies: drywall after rough-in, tile after the backer board, paint after the punch list.
- Waits on delivery: a task can hold until materials arrive and are checked.
- Inspection gates: work that can’t start until an inspection passes.
- Approval steps: tasks that need sign-off move to Awaiting approval, with steps that run in order or at the same time.
Hang & tape drywall
How it works
From first walkthrough to final invoice.
Set up the project
Name it, choose the type (new build, remodel, addition, repair, commercial) and pick the trades it needs.
Plan in Planning
Add tasks, phases, dependencies, budget and people. Nothing moves until you start it.
Run it on the board
Start the project. Trades work their cards, customers make their picks, approvals flow to you.
Close it out clean
Change orders approved, invoices reviewed, payments recorded, permits closed. Duplicate it for the next job.
For your customer
Keep the homeowner in the loop, not in the weeds.
Property owners get their own view of the project. They see progress and only the tasks you share with them.
- Make selections within an allowance, from the shops you allow
- Answer questions and approve change orders
- Get walkthrough summaries by email and in the app
- They never see your budget, costs or internal notes
Backsplash tile
Built for the crew
Everyone sees their part. Nobody sees too much.
Manager
Runs the project: plans, assigns and approves. Sees the budget, the costs and every task.
Trade supervisor & worker
Supervisors run the work of their trade. Workers see that work and do their tasks.
Property owner
Sees progress and the tasks given to them: selections, purchases, answers and approvals.
Alpha
Free while we build it with you.
Kanstruction is in alpha. It’s free to use, and early users shape what it becomes. Expect rough edges and quick fixes, and tell us what your jobs need.