Blocks provides an AI‑powered construction business platform tailored for small contractors, combining takeoffs, estimating, budgeting, and CRM into a single, workflow‑configurable solution. The software leverages satellite imagery for aerial measurements and AI to scan plans, generate scopes of work, and pull from cost catalogs, eliminating the need for spreadsheets or site visits. It also supports cloud‑based takeoffs, instant quantity calculations, and end‑to‑end proposal creation with digital signatures.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Small construction contractors often rely on spreadsheets, manual takeoffs, and disconnected tools, leading to time‑consuming estimates, errors, and difficulty producing professional proposals.
Solution
The Blocks offers an AI‑powered, cloud‑based platform that unifies takeoffs, estimating, budgeting, and lightweight CRM into a single workflow tailored for firms with fewer than 20 employees. Satellite imagery enables aerial measurements of roofs, parking lots, and full sites without site visits, while AI scans plans to generate scopes of work and pulls costs from a centralized catalog. Quantities and budgets update in real time as takeoffs change, and estimates flow directly into branded, digitally signed proposals. All data and tools are accessible from any device, and the platform supports sharing and reusing estimates across partners, eliminating duplicate work. Integrated contact and lead management keeps project information linked without the overhead of a full CRM.
Target Audience
Primary customers are small general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and owner‑operators in the United States who manage bids, estimates, and client communication themselves.
Features
- AI-driven plan scanning that creates scopes of work and auto‑populates estimates from a customizable cost catalog
- Satellite‑based aerial measurement for roofs, parking lots, driveways, and full sites, eliminating the need for drones or on‑site visits
- Cloud‑native takeoffs with embedded material calculators that provide instant quantities and sync to budgets
- End‑to‑end proposal creation with templates, client sharing, and digital signature capture
- Lightweight CRM for contact, lead, and team collaboration linked to jobs
- Ability to import and share estimates, budgets, and takeoffs between partners and vendors
- Mobile construction calculators and field tools (spirit level, plumb bob, color sampler) available without signup