Door & Hardware Software for Finish Contractors

Doors and hardware is a per-opening, schedule-heavy trade installed late and judged on details: handing, alignment, latch, finish, so it's the trade the punch list lives on.

Scaftra scopes doors and hardware per room, schedules the late install, and proves alignment and finish per opening, so the punch-prone trade is on the record instead of in a text thread.

The problem

Doors and hardware is per-opening work: each door has a hand, a hardware set, and a finish, installed late in the job and judged on alignment and operation. It's punch-prone by nature: a latch that doesn't catch or a finish that doesn't match is a callback. When the openings and their punch state aren't tracked, the list lives in someone's head.

Why it matters

Doors are operated every day and the homeowner notices every misaligned latch. The trade is detail-heavy and late, so its punch list is long and its disputes are about whether an opening was finished right. Per-room install records and punch proof are where that's settled.

Common mistakes

The recommended workflow

1. Scope doors per room

   Set which rooms and openings get door and hardware work so it's tracked where it happens.
2. Capture the choices

   Record hardware set and finish as Selections the homeowner approves.
3. Schedule the late install

   Schedule the install for the late finish window.
4. Hang, set, and proof

   Evidence each opening's alignment, latch, and finish with photo proof.
5. Walk the punch and close

   Track and clear the per-opening punch; progress rolls up to billing.

How Scaftra solves this

Scaftra runs door and hardware as a room-scoped trade on the same execution spine as every finish trade. Only the rooms that get door and hardware carry it; scheduling a crew onto the job is what puts them on the project; install progress is captured as photo proof and daily logs room by room; homeowner choices ride Selections that gate the room until approved; and completed work advances the room's install phase, which drives earned value and billing. Because doors and hardware is per-opening and punch-prone, the per-room install record and punch proof track each opening's finished state.

• Per-opening tracking
  Hand, hardware set, and finish tracked per opening and room.
• Punch proof
  Photo proof of alignment, latch, and finish per opening.
• Choices as Selections
  Hardware set and finish captured as approved choices.

Key features

• Per-room trade scoping: Only the rooms that actually get door and hardware carry it, scope is set per room, not per job.
• Scheduling that builds the crew: Putting a crew on the schedule is the act that assigns them to the project, no separate roster step.
• Install proof + daily logs: Photo proof and daily logs evidence the work room by room, the record that settles a dispute.
• Homeowner sign-off via Selections: Finish and product choices are captured as Selections that block the room until the homeowner approves.
• Progress drives billing: Completed install advances the room's phase, which the financial spine reads for earned value and billing.

On the roadmapComing soon

• Door & hardware schedule: A per-opening door schedule with handing and hardware sets.

Benefits

• Every room that gets door and hardware is scoped, scheduled, and tracked, no whole-house guesswork.
• Photo proof and daily logs make the work defensible when a dispute lands.
• Homeowner choices are approved up front, so remakes don't trace to a verbal yes.
• Completed work rolls up to earned value and billing automatically.

Who this is for

• 1–3 installer shops.Owner-run door and hardware crews who need per-room scope and proof without a back office.
• 4–10 crew shops.Growing door and hardware contractors where per-room tracking prevents missed work and slipped dates.
• 11+ crew operations.High-volume door and hardware operations needing room-level visibility across many jobs at once.

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