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John Talman · Dec 22, 2025

Greg H said:
I'm relatively new to Company Cam and thus far I am a big fan and it has become a tool I use every day. Has there been any thought to adding an estimating feature to the product? I currently use SimplyWise Cost Estimator and then I copy/cut/past the results into my CC docs. It seems estimating would be a natural evolution of Company Cam.
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Greg

Hey Greg! The team is currently working on a proposals beta feature. If you want to reach out to Dustin at dustin.hahn@companycam.com, he would be happy to hook you up with more info on that.

John Talman · Dec 22, 2025

Hey Jeremy! Currently, admins and manager roles are the role types that are notified when a payment is successful. I did pass this along to the team so they have your feedback on potentially re-evaluating this moving forward!

John Talman · Dec 22, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
Ooo thank you! Good idea!

I take zero credit - that tip was brought to you by our amazing team of support folks. I'm simply the messenger.

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the_ladyplumber · Dec 22, 2025

Hey team!

I just wanted to say that I’ve been using the lidar feature in the photos and it’s pretty sweet. If you haven’t checked it out, definitely give it a try. I would say for precise measurements, outside of a half inch buffer, use a tape, but for getting rough measurements, in my case a count on lengths of pipe for a rough in or measuring a roof for a quote, thus saves a ton of time.

Give ‘er a go!

CorbinH · Dec 17, 2025

Thank you John!

John Talman · Dec 16, 2025

Excited for Season 3

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kluark · Dec 16, 2025

The Jim Carrey Grinch....obviously!!

cody.howen · Dec 12, 2025

I think both are great, although nothing beats the smell of a real tree! Rocking a fake mini tree in our apartment

cody.howen · Dec 11, 2025

The Resource Hub is great, the search and filter features are incredible.

cody.howen · Dec 9, 2025

I liked the Customer Led Demo! Nice to see a quick video of how other's utilize the tool and stage projects for success all the way through project closeout.

John Talman · Dec 9, 2025

Bumping this thread for @Greg H to see if anyone has good render tools to share!

ChristianA · Dec 3, 2025

Here's the early recording and Q&A.

@tchurch that's a great question! Luke & John will touch on that in our end-of-year webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 16!

Here's the link to register for that (if you haven't already): https://events.zoom.us/ev/AvA4UqYYF...s2geJcbDZMFxW5WAq7YPAU69j21T5T1R5_1a9wvTpDT5w

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John Talman · Dec 1, 2025

John Talman · Dec 1, 2025

Awesome piece on which photos move the needle for your organization (by @janel.delgado)

Hit that link: https://companycam.com/resources/blog/how-to-take-job-documentation-photos-that-actually-help-your-business

John Talman · Dec 1, 2025

Really awesome interview by the amazing @janel.delgado!

She sat down with Blake Knoblock, who handles marketing and software management at FBH Architectural Security, a family-run door and hardware distributor in Flint, Michigan, to learn how his team uses CompanyCam to document installations, prove deliveries, and train new salespeople in an industry where precision matters.

Check it out: How a 75-Year-Old Door & Door Hardware Company Uses Photo Documentation to Prove Quality Work

tchurch · Nov 26, 2025

Hi Christian, thank you. I get those, but what I created has more information and is project-specific, see example below:

John Talman · Nov 25, 2025

Has anyone used Claude or Perplexity? Any other AI tools beyond ChatGPT?

John Talman · Nov 25, 2025

What is the craziest story that has happened to you on a job site, since running a business, dealing with a customer or just being in the contracting/construction space?

We're going to keep this thread open and moving forward and we may rank the best ones on an episode of the Good Contractor Podcast or possibly have a few folks on to tell the story on an episode.

Fire away!

John Talman · Nov 22, 2025

the_ladyplumber said:
FOOOOOOOD

the_ladyplumber · Nov 22, 2025

As most of my questions, I’m always interested to hear on how others operate their companies. I started mine front eh ground up with zero business experience almost 11 years ago. So I’m always trying to learn new things and adapt to better or more efficient ways.

So here’s my next question. Paid time off. What do you do? Or are you strictly vacation pay? I am in Canada so things may be a bit different here. Pretty standard for the trades is a base 4% with stat holidays paid. Other companies will do 12% with no paid stats. Some companies do either or and give PTO as well?

the_ladyplumber · Nov 22, 2025

I looooooove turkey dinner! Our thanksgiving is in October right after we head on holiday so we always miss this one. Christmas is the next.

the_ladyplumber · Nov 22, 2025

What story isn't amazing with SlimBrick in it?!

the_ladyplumber · Nov 22, 2025

TheresaPagano said:
I'm the admin, cultivating the pipeline and handling accounting while Hubby is in the field getting the work done and estimates. We are the sole owners of our companies.

My biggest struggle is watching him pay cash or using a personal card for BUSINESS expenses! But I digress...

We use Quickbooks Online which is tied to our bank account - so expenses are automatically posted and categorized. Also, American Express is great with detailed end of year reports.

I tried quickbooks (which I use in the background of my apps) but found it wasn’t great for expense tracking on the go. Maybe it’s changed since I tried it last though as it was a number of years ago.

the_ladyplumber · Nov 22, 2025

Apparently I’m the only one that doesn’t decorate and know what a whopper is

. But legitimately I feel like anything before Dec 1st is insanity.

the_ladyplumber · Nov 22, 2025

Great info thank you!

KAyersETC said:
Also, if it helps, we have "four C's" as our values. Communication. Cleanliness. Character. Check [Everything]. If you want to cuss like a sailor, don't expect a full bonus. If you want to leave scraps around the job sites, don't expect a full bonus. You get the picture. Beyond the bonus, it provides a baseline for promotions, and in some cases terminations. There is a further breakdown where there are 100 traits graded 0-2, and each one gets allotted to a "C" and the annual review is based on their score out of 100. An apprentice wouldn't be able to grade on a project manager, so they aren't expected to have a grade for everything. But essentially, the score out of 100 shows progress from apprentice > technician > foreman > project manager.

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