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Construction Transparency Platform

VISIBUILDITY

Real-time visibility into every build.

The project transparency platform that gives homeowners real-time updates on their construction projects through checklists, photos, and text-based contractor coordination. No more driving by the job site wondering what happened this week.

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The Problem

Building a Home
Shouldn't Feel Like a Gamble

Homeowners pour their savings into construction projects, only to be left completely in the dark about what is happening, when it will finish, and whether mistakes are piling up behind the drywall.

Construction site with scaffolding

  • Timelines That Mean Nothing

    An 8-week estimate turns into 21 weeks. Builders are notorious for missing deadlines with zero explanation. You plan your life around dates that never hold.

  • Radio Silence from Contractors

    You text asking about progress. No response. You call. Voicemail. A simple "we are a few days behind" would change everything, but it never comes.

  • Costly Mistakes Go Unseen

    Wrong fixtures get installed. Unwanted lights go up overnight. By the time you drive by to check, it is too late to course correct without expensive rework.

  • Playing Project Manager for Your Own Home

    You end up coordinating between subcontractors, chasing updates, and managing a build that should be handled for you. It is exhausting.

The Solution

Your Build, Fully Transparent

Visibuildity provides a shared portal where general contractors log progress with checklists, photos, and detailed notes, while homeowners track every milestone from their phone or laptop in real time.

Subcontractors confirm completed tasks via simple text messages. No app downloads. No logins. Just reply "done" and the portal updates instantly.

When your plumber finishes the rough-in, you see a photo before the drywall goes up. When new materials arrive at the site, you verify it is the right toilet before it gets installed. When the timeline shifts, you know exactly why and what it means for your move-in date.

Explore Features
Modern home under construction
3X
Fewer Delays
100%
Visibility
SMS
Based
Key Features

Everything You Need to Stay
in Control of Your Build

Timeline tracking on tablet

Milestone Timeline Tracking

See every phase of your project laid out with real-time completion percentages. Know exactly where you stand, which steps are done, and what comes next.

Home interior construction photo

Photo and Video Documentation

Every stage gets documented with images and clips. Catch the wrong fixtures before they are installed. See your foundation poured without leaving your couch.

Person texting on phone

SMS Subcontractor Check-Ins

Plumbers, electricians, and painters confirm tasks with a simple text reply. No app installs, no training, no logins. If they can text, they can use Visibuildity.

Interior design selections

Design Selection Portal

Browse, compare, and confirm your material choices in one place. Swap your door color, review vanity options, and flag changes before anyone picks up a tool.

Market Opportunity

A Massive Market With
Minimal Transparency

Construction and real estate skyline
$500B+
U.S. Residential Construction Market

Target Audience

Homeowners building or renovating properties, general contractors managing multiple simultaneous projects, and subcontractors coordinating across job sites. Anyone who has ever asked "what is happening with my build?" is a potential user.

The Opportunity

Over 1 million new housing starts occur in the U.S. each year. Add renovation and remodel projects and the addressable market grows significantly. Even capturing 1% of builders at an average of $2,000/year per account represents a $200M+ opportunity, and that does not include the contractor review marketplace layer.

Homeowners General Contractors Home Builders Subcontractors Renovators Design Centers
Business Plan

The Blueprint for Building
Visibuildity

A practical roadmap from concept to revenue, grounded in real pain points and proven SaaS economics.

visibuildity_business_plan.pdf

Revenue Model

SaaS subscription sold to builders and general contractors, priced per active project. Small contractors pay a lower monthly fee, while large builders managing hundreds of homes pay premium rates. A secondary revenue stream comes from an aggregated contractor review marketplace powered by platform data.

Go-to-Market Strategy

Partner with 5 to 10 regional home builders to pilot the platform, using their improved homeowner satisfaction scores as case studies. Then expand to individual contractors through a freemium tier and build word-of-mouth via homeowner referrals from people who experienced the platform during their own builds.

Competitive Advantage

Purpose-built for the builder-to-homeowner relationship, not adapted from generic project management. The SMS-based subcontractor interface removes the biggest adoption barrier in construction tech: getting tradespeople to actually use the software. Over time, aggregated data creates a defensible moat via the review marketplace.

Startup Cost Estimate

$75K - $200K

Covers MVP development, SMS integration, initial builder partnerships, and first-year operations.

Year One Milestones

  • Sign 10 paying builder accounts managing at least 50 active projects on the platform
  • Process 5,000 subcontractor text check-ins, proving the SMS workflow at scale
  • Achieve a 40+ Net Promoter Score from homeowners using the portal

Key Risks

  • Contractor adoption: tradespeople may resist any additional reporting requirements, even if it is just replying to a text
  • Builder inertia: large home builders have established workflows and may be slow to change established processes
  • Data accuracy: the platform is only as valuable as the updates that contractors actually submit