Early interest · For UK builders
HODHQ keeps every job clear — drawings in, materials take-off out; Assistant to talk or type jobs and costs in; clock-ins, documents, stage payments and a team view with no money shown — so you're not chasing notes and WhatsApps while the site still needs you. Works on phone and desktop.
The lads update photos and progress. Money stays PIN-locked for the boss. Interest list open while we prove it on live work — no public signup yet.
See it in action
One minute: drawings in, materials take-off out — plus jobs, costs, clock-ins and documents.
Demo walkthrough with fictional Ashworth Building Co data. Tap play — no autoplay with sound. Phone gets the upright cut; desktop the widescreen.
The promise
Builders don't need another pile of screens. You need the job clear enough that you're not stuck in admin all evening. HODHQ is that: drawings to take-off, the programme, the crew, the paperwork — under control, with quotes and invoices kept to yourself until subscriptions launch.
What's in HODHQ
Live features on phone and desktop — plain builder language, no fog. Interest list only for now; no public signup.
Load the drawings on the job, then Create document. Get a materials take-off with quantities worked out — waste and "how calculated" on each line — plus a schedule of works (for pricing / client version) and agreed responsibilities. Edit everything before you save. Brand the PDFs with your own logo and company details.
Type or speak — Photos, Camera, Files, Mic, or drag-and-drop. Creates customers and jobs, logs costs, materials and labour, and uploads receipts and drawings. Can amend notes (client notes show on the job) and amend or delete with Confirm — delete asks a second sure step. Nothing saves until you Confirm. Minimise keeps the chat; Clear chat is separate. Stays inside HODHQ — not a staff messenger.
Attach a receipt from the gallery or camera when you log a cost or material — open it again any time on the job.
Site clock sync for the crew. Owner can Amend hours or Add hours when someone forgets. Who-worked weekly sheet for the whole crew.
Documents card on every job — drawings, schedule of works, take-offs and more in one place. Drawing uploads stay with the work.
Payment receipt PDFs when money lands. Subbie invoice log so supplier and subcontractor paperwork doesn't live in your camera roll.
Build a stage schedule and mark stages paid as money comes in — useful when the deposit lands before the final paperwork.
Crew get jobs, calendar, photos and daily progress. Quotes, invoices and profit stay PIN-locked for the boss.
Working-day programme (Mon–Fri, Sat/Sun optional), bookings on a calendar, clients in one place, professional invoices, printable reports, photos plus a daily note, and one-tap WhatsApp — so you're not reconstructing the day at 9pm.
Trades-ready editions are on the way for specialist work — including electrical certificates and gas safety certificates (working forms in progress). Same calm job control — tuned for the trade. Join the interest list if that's your lane.
Product shots · Demo data
Fictional demo company — Ashworth Building Co and client Jordan Ellis. These are product screenshots of the live app UI, not real customer data.
01 · Create document
Open Create document on the job. Choose materials take-off, schedule of works, or agreed responsibilities. Quantities come with waste and how they were calculated — edit before you save, then brand the PDF with your logo.
02 · Materials take-off
Review every line before saving. Each item shows qty, unit, waste % and a plain "how calculated" note from the drawings. No invented sizes — unclear bits stay TBC or provisional.
03 · Documents on the job
Each job has a Documents card — architect drawings, then Create document when you're ready. Schedule of works and take-offs land back here.
04 · Assistant
Open Assistant from the corner of any owner screen. Type or speak; add Photos, Camera, Files, Mic, or drag-and-drop. Creates customers and jobs, logs costs, materials and labour, uploads receipts and drawings. Amend notes (client notes show on the job); amend or delete with Confirm — delete needs a second sure step. Nothing saves until Confirm. Minimise keeps the chat; Clear chat is separate. Stays inside HODHQ — not a staff messenger.
05 · Receipts
When you log a material or job cost, attach the receipt from the gallery or camera. Same idea inside Assistant when you're talking the line in.
06 · Schedule of works
Schedule of works PDF branded with your company — scope and specification from the loaded drawings, ready to overlay rates or share with the client.
07 · This week
Weekly who-worked sheet for the crew. Tap a day to mark Worked, Off sick or On holiday — separate from job-linked labour.
08 · Clients
Open a client and see their jobs, costs and invoices together. Stop hunting through messages when someone asks where you left the last job.
09 · Stage payments
Build a stage schedule, download a client PDF, and mark stages received as money lands — payment receipt PDFs when you need them.
10 · Programme & calendar
Jobs land on the calendar from start date and working days. Monday to Friday are working days; Saturday and Sunday are optional. One-tap WhatsApp when you need it.
11 · Team vs owner
Staff get photos, progress and WhatsApp. Quotes, invoices and profit stay PIN-locked for the boss — the site still moves.
On the desktop / PC
Run Create document, materials take-off, Assistant and the owner home on a laptop or office PC — same fictional Ashworth demo data as the phone shots.
Desktop · Create document
Agreed responsibilities, schedule of works, or materials take-off — then review and edit before the PDF saves with your branding.
Desktop · Materials take-off
Wide layout for reviewing lines, waste and how calculated — then Save as PDF for the merchant or your own pricing.
Desktop · Schedule of works
Scope and specification for pricing or the client — Ashworth Building Co / Jordan Ellis demo data only.
Desktop · Job documents
Programme dates beside the Documents card — start date, working days, and Create document when the drawings are on.
Desktop · Assistant
Drag-and-drop receipts from Finder or Explorer, talk or type, use Photos, Camera, Files and Mic — then Confirm. Amend notes or delete with Confirm (delete asks twice). Minimise keeps the chat; Clear chat is separate. Same Assistant on the van phone and the office desk — stays inside HODHQ.
Desktop · Owner home
Active jobs, outstanding money and quick actions on a wide layout — PIN-locked books still stay with the boss.
On site
Less evening admin. More hours where the work actually happens.
Get the admin out of your head so you can focus on the work in front of you.
A quick photo and a daily note beat trying to remember it all at 9pm.
Working days and a calendar so you’re not juggling bookings in your head.
Less chasing notes and WhatsApps. More work that actually gets done.
At a glance
So the day stays on the tools — not in a fog of messages and half-remembered notes.
Drawings
Take-off, schedule, responsibilities.
Assistant
Confirm before save. Jobs on the calendar.
This week
Mon–Sun. Amend hours when needed.
Documents
Drawings, take-offs, schedule of works.
Stages
Stage payments and receipt PDFs.
Team view
PIN-locked books for the boss.
Keep the books to yourself
Photos, progress and WhatsApp for the crew. Owner PIN for the money. Team view shows no money.
Early interest · hodhq.co.uk · hodhq.com
We're proving HODHQ on live jobs before paid signup opens. Leave your email and we'll tell you when subscriptions are available — so you can get back on the tools with the job under control.
FAQ
HODHQ is job software for UK builders who want less admin stress and more time on the tools — on phone or desktop. Create document from architect drawings gives you a materials take-off (quantities, waste, how calculated), schedule of works and agreed responsibilities — editable before save, branded with your logo. Assistant lets you type or speak (Photos, Camera, Files, Mic, drag-and-drop) to create customers and jobs, log costs, materials and labour, and upload receipts and drawings. Amend notes (client notes show on the job); amend or delete with Confirm — delete needs a second sure step. Nothing saves until Confirm. Minimise keeps the chat; Clear chat is separate. Stays inside HODHQ — not a staff messenger. Jobs land on the calendar from start date + working days. Receipt photos from gallery or camera on any cost. Owner can Amend hours / Add hours on clock-ins; site clock sync; who-worked weekly sheet. Documents card on each job; payment receipt PDFs; subbie invoice log; drawing uploads; stage payments; team view with no money shown. Staff update the job without seeing quotes, invoices or profit — you keep the books behind an owner PIN.
After we finish proving it on live jobs. The interest list is open now at hodhq.co.uk and hodhq.com — join it and we will email you when subscriptions open. There is no public app signup yet.
No. Quotes, invoices and profit stay with you behind the owner PIN. The team view shows jobs, calendar, photos and progress — no money on screen.
Not yet. Public signup is closed while we run HODHQ on live jobs. Use the interest list above and we will tell you when subscriptions open. Pricing will be announced at launch — no monthly fee published yet.
No. We are not publishing a monthly fee until launch. See the pricing page for how that will work, and join the interest list to hear first.
Status
HODHQ is still being developed and proved on live work. There is no public sign-up and no live checkout. Builders who want early notice can join the interest list.
