Custom installation planning software for carpentry companies
Appfront builds software that helps joinery companies and joinery workshops plan installation: which team goes to which project and when, depending on what the workshop has ready and what the contractor expects. Delivery, installation and handover sit in one schedule, and any shift is immediately visible to everyone it affects.
What is installation planning software for a joinery company?
Installation planning software schedules teams across projects, taking into account three things that each move at their own pace: the workshop that must have the product ready, the carrier that must deliver it, and the contractor who needs the build at a certain point. Each week, the planner sees which team is where, what has been delivered and what still needs to come out of the workshop. If something shifts, they can immediately see which projects are affected.
Without a system like this, the planning lives on a whiteboard that one person keeps, delivery is a phone call to the carrier, and the contractor's build schedule is an email three weeks old. A crew turns up at a site where the frames aren't there yet, or the frames arrive at a site where the structural work isn't ready. Both cost a crew a day, and the contractor rings about the next one.
We build custom software because the dependencies differ from company to company. A timber factory with its own production plans differently from an installation firm that buys in, and mass housing is planned differently from the fit-out of a single office. The software should follow your crews, your workshop and your contractors, using the schedules you already work with as its source.
Crew per project per day
The schedule per crew and per project, with the work for each day, travel time and utilisation. Drag a job and see what it affects.
Production and delivery included
What the workshop has finished and what has been delivered, per project, so a crew never waits on materials.
Keeping the contractor informed
The fitting date per project and per dwelling, with the agreements for the building phase, shareable with the contractor and adjustable when he moves.
How we build installation planning software for a joinery business
We start with the planning as it currently sits on the board, and with the points where it goes wrong. The shape of the software follows from that.
How many crews there are, what work each project involves, how the workshop and delivery are currently coordinated, and how the contractor passes on his schedule. We look especially at what has slipped over the past few months.
Crew per project per day, with staffing, travel time and tasks, linked to production planning and the delivery date. A shift shows which projects are affected.
The crew sees their week on the phone, with address, drawing and work order; the contractor sees the fitting date and reports when the build moves.
The job ticket for each installation, with photos and snagging items, and the integration with invoicing. After that we take over the software.
What installation planning software for a joinery business actually does
The components below come up in almost every joinery business that does installation. Which ones you need depends on the number of crews and on how mass-produced your work is.
Crew planning board
Crews by day across projects, with utilisation, travel time and work, editable by drag and drop with the consequences visible.
Production integration
For each project, what the workshop has finished and what is still outstanding, so the fitting date is only fixed once the product is ready.
Delivery and transport
Delivery date and carrier per project, with an alert when delivery and installation no longer line up.
Contractor portal
The fitting date per dwelling or per project for the contractor, with the building phase as a condition and a button to report that he is moving.
Work order per fitting
Address, drawing, work, hours, photos and handover items on the foreman's phone, even without signal.
Handover and extra work
Handover items per dwelling with photo, extra work recorded on the order and passed on to invoicing.
Who we build installation planning software for
The software is meant for businesses where installation runs its own schedule that clashes with production, delivery and the build, and where a lost day costs money.
Timber factories with in-house installation
Frames, doors and staircases from our own production, installed on projects. The integration with the workshop is the core.
Installation firms
You fit what others make, for several clients. The crew schedule and third-party deliveries are what shift.
Interior builders
Offices, shops and kitchens, each project different, with a handover that has to be right on the day. The work order and handover items carry the project.
Mass housing
Dozens of homes in one project, with the same tasks for each home. The schedule for each home and the contractor's construction phase set the pace.
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This page is about installation planning. For production in the workshop and wider business operations, see our page on joinery factory software, and for planning as a discipline, our page on planning and scheduling software. You can read about our approach at software development.
If you schedule installation crews for office furniture, take a look at our installation scheduling software for commercial furniture.
For installing project furniture on site, with a job sheet per room and handover signed on the tablet, there is our app for installation job sheets in project furniture.
Why choose Appfront for installation planning software for a joinery business?
An installation plan is only as good as its integration with production, delivery and the build. That's where our work lies, not in the board.
Three schedules, one picture
The workshop, the carrier and the contractor each work at their own pace. We connect them, so a crew is only scheduled once the product is ready and the building is far enough along.
Moving dates with the consequences in view
Shifting one project by a week affects other projects, the delivery and the contractor. The software shows this before you make the change.
Your systems remain the source
Production planning, quotes and invoicing stay where they are. The assembly planning reads from and writes to them, rather than replacing them.
Security and privacy in installation planning software for a joinery business
Project data, drawings and agreements with contractors are confidential. Access is governed by role: a crew sees its own projects, a contractor sees only their own installation dates. Every change to the schedule is logged with user and time.
Job sheets and snagging items are stored unalterably once closed; a correction is a new sheet referring to the original. If there is a dispute over additional work or a snagging item, you can see exactly what was recorded and when.
Frequently asked questions about installation planning software for a joinery business
Questions joinery businesses ask before getting started.
The planner schedules installation crews per project and per day, linked to what the workshop has finished, what has been delivered and what the contractor expects. The crew sees their week on their phone with the job ticket and drawing, the contractor sees the installation date, and a shift shows which projects are affected.
Yes, that is the core of it. Each project shows what the workshop has ready and what is still outstanding; an installation date is only confirmed once the product is ready. If production runs late, the installation moves with it, and the planner can see what that means for the other projects.
Through a dedicated portal or a link per project, where they can see the installation date and report that the build phase is delayed. The planner receives the notification and can see the knock-on effects as they shift the dates. This replaces the email from three weeks ago.
Yes. The job ticket with address, drawing and tasks is on the phone, and hours, photos and snagging items are stored until there is a connection. On a building site under construction, that is the normal situation.
Yes. A project with dozens of homes is scheduled per home, with the same tasks for each home and the construction phase per home as a condition. The crew sees which homes are due today, and the contractor sees the date for each home.
The site foreman records it on the work order, with a photo and description, and the contractor or supervisor signs off on their phone. The extra work then goes to invoicing with the order as proof, rather than becoming a dispute after the fact.
Yes, if that package has an interface; otherwise we read an export. The production planning stays where it is, and the installation planning reads the completion status per project. We adapt to what you use.
Your installation without a whiteboard?
Tell us how many crews you have, how the workshop and contractors currently report what is finished, and where things went wrong over the past few months. We'll show you what the planning looks like and how a delay becomes visible.