TapeAndFloat.comNow recruiting 10 pilot offices in the Austin area
The back-office assistant for drywall contractors.
TapeAndFloat is an AI back-office assistant for drywall subcontractors and small GCs that tracks jobs, change orders, invoices and Texas lien dates in your Google Sheet. The planned price is $10-20 a month per company after a free 60-day pilot for 10 Austin-area offices.
For the person who runs the office. It does the re-typing, catches the money that slips through the cracks, and tells you how the business is really doing.
Join the free pilotSee what it catchesFree during the pilot. Planned price: $10–20 a month. English y español.
What it catches before it costs you
The extra nobody billed
The GC texts "can y'all do the garage too?" Your crew does it. It never makes the invoice, and there's nothing in writing. We flag any change with no written approval or no invoice line.Invoices that just sit
A draw is 45 days out and nobody has followed up, or the invoice never went out at all. You get a list every morning and a polite reminder ready to send.Texas lien deadlines
For most residential jobs in Texas, a sub's notice deadline lands the 15th of the second month after the work. We track the date for every unpaid job so you never find out a week late.Two crews, one day
A job slides two days, the whiteboard doesn't, and a crew shows up at the wrong house. We catch the overlap before the night-before text goes out.Lien dates are a reminder, not legal advice. Check the specific job with your attorney.
What it does for you
Does the grunt work
Forward the texts, emails and voicemails you already get. Jobs, dates, addresses, scope, crews and amounts land in one Google Sheet and a calendar for each crew.Catches mistakes
A short daily note lists anything that looks wrong: unapproved or unbilled changes, late invoices, lien dates coming up, missing lien waivers, crew conflicts.Explains the business
Which GCs pay slow, which jobs actually made money, where the labor went over the bid. Written so the owner will actually read it.You stay in charge. It drafts the crew confirmations and payment reminders. Nothing goes out without your OK, and every entry it makes shows up in your daily note so you can fix or undo it.
How the pilot works
- 15-minute call. We learn how your office runs today: notebook, whiteboard, spreadsheet or QuickBooks. No sales pitch.
- Week one setup. You get a forwarding address and number, plus a Google Sheet and crew calendars. No new app to learn.
- Forward as you go. A real person on our team reviews every entry during the pilot, so the Sheet stays right while the software learns.
- Daily check, weekly honest feedback. Tell us what helped and what was noise. That shapes what we build next.
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We're starting in Austin and opening to offices in other states after the pilot. Outside Texas? Get on the list.
Free tools and guides
Free, no sign-up, no catch.
For small builders & GCs
Any trade: tracking change orders, chasing sub COIs and lien waivers, faster draws, and how we compare with Procore and Buildertrend. En español.For small landlords & property managers
Maintenance requests and work orders, tenant messages, turnovers, vendor COIs and invoices, and how we compare with AppFolio and Buildium. En español.Weekly office checklist (PDF)
A 15-minute Friday checklist: change orders, invoices, retainage, lien notices, COIs and crew schedules. En español.Unbilled change order calculator
Your numbers in, the yearly cost of extras that never get billed out. En español.Texas lien deadline calculator
Enter the work month, get your notice, affidavit, retainage and suit dates. En español.Lien waiver form picker
Conditional or unconditional, progress or final: see which Texas waiver to sign and what to check first. En español.Free drywall office tracker
Excel/Sheets template that flags unsigned or unbilled change orders and past-due invoices. En español.Drywall bid calculator
Sheets, mud, tape and labor to a clean number in two minutes. En español.How to bid a drywall job
Square footage, waste, labor and what to put on the quote. En español.Finish levels 0 to 5
What each level means and how to write it on a quote. En español.How to hire a drywall contractor
For GCs and homeowners: what to ask and what to get in writing.Texas lien deadlines
Notice, affidavit and retainage dates for drywall subs, with the statute links.Change order template
Copy-paste form plus a text-message version for on-site extras.FAQ
Price, the pilot, Spanish, and how it works with your tools.TapeAndFloat vs other software
Side-by-side table with Contractor Foreman, Knowify, JobTread, Siteline and a plain spreadsheet, with sourced prices.Looking for crews or drywall work? A pro marketplace is coming later as part of the assistant. Join the waitlist.
Frequently asked questions
What is TapeAndFloat?
TapeAndFloat is an AI back-office assistant for the person who runs the office at a drywall sub or small GC. It keeps jobs, crews and money in a Google Sheet and flags unbilled change orders, past-due invoices, Texas lien deadlines and double-booked crews.
How much does TapeAndFloat cost?
The pilot is free for 60 days with no card, for 10 Austin-area offices. After the pilot, the planned price is $10-20 a month per company, not per user.
Do I have to switch software?
No. TapeAndFloat works in a Google Sheet and alongside QuickBooks, spreadsheets or a whiteboard. Nothing is sent to a GC, client or crew without your OK.
How is it different from Contractor Foreman, Knowify or JobTread?
Those are full construction management suites with published prices starting at $49, $99 and $199 a month. TapeAndFloat is a lighter assistant that checks the sheet you already use; see the side-by-side comparison.