Tile Software for Finish-Trade Contractors

Tile is wet-area work where the most important layer disappears: the waterproofing gets covered by the tile, and if there's no proof it was done right, a leak two years later is your word against the homeowner's.

Scaftra scopes tile per room and captures photo proof of the waterproofing and the set before it's covered, the CYA record that ends the argument before it starts.

The problem

Tile is staged work: substrate prep, waterproofing, setting, grouting, and the load-bearing layer (waterproofing) is hidden the moment tile goes over it. Layout has to be right before the first piece is set. When the hidden work isn't proven, a callback becomes an unwinnable dispute.

Why it matters

Wet-area failures are expensive and they surface long after the crew leaves. The waterproofing is the thing that matters and the thing nobody can see once it's tiled. Proof captured before the cover-up is the difference between a closed claim and a tear-out.

Common mistakes

The recommended workflow

1. Scope tile per room

   Set which rooms get tile so the staged work is tracked where it happens.
2. Confirm layout and pattern

   Lock layout and pattern as a Selection before the first piece is set.
3. Prove the waterproofing

   Capture photo proof of substrate and waterproofing before tile covers it.
4. Set, grout, and proof

   Evidence the set and grout per room with the daily log.
5. Close the room

   Walk the punch and close; progress rolls up to billing.

How Scaftra solves this

Scaftra runs tile as a room-scoped trade on the same execution spine as every finish trade. Only the rooms that get tile 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 tile covers its own waterproofing, per-room proof photos capture the hidden layer before it's set over, the core of the 'proof, not promises' record.

• Hidden-layer proof
  Photo proof of waterproofing before tile covers it.
• Layout sign-off
  Layout and pattern captured as a Selection that gates the set.
• Staged install
  Substrate, set, and grout evidenced per room.

Key features

• Per-room trade scoping: Only the rooms that actually get tile 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

• Waterproofing inspection sign-off: A structured wet-area inspection captured and approved before the set covers it.

Benefits

• Every room that gets tile 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 tile crews who need per-room scope and proof without a back office.
• 4–10 crew shops.Growing tile contractors where per-room tracking prevents missed work and slipped dates.
• 11+ crew operations.High-volume tile operations needing room-level visibility across many jobs at once.

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