Catch It Before It Costs You: How Builders Prevent Rework With Real-Time Documentation
Avoid change order chaos, eliminate costly missteps, and keep your team aligned from the start.
Construction Rework Is a Margin Killer
In residential construction, rework doesn’t just cost money, it kills margins, slows down schedules, and erodes client trust. Whether it’s a missed approval, a verbal note forgotten, or a spec that never made it into the plan set, construction rework costs stack up fast.
If you’ve ever heard:
“That’s not what we picked.”
“Can you resend the latest plan?”
“We’ll have to rip that out and redo it.”
…then you’ve felt the pain of home builder change order problems caused by scattered communication channels.
The Problem: Verbal Approvals, Scattered Notes, and Costly Mistakes
Builders often rely on quick conversations, texts, emails, and handwritten notes to track decisions - and those “quick” and disconnected methods are why spec selection mistakes on site keep happening.
Jon Powell of JD Powell Construction put it plainly:
“Before Digs, there was always at least one $1,000 mistake per job. Now? That just doesn’t happen anymore.”
“We haven’t had a major rework issue since using Digs,” he adds. “I honestly can’t remember the last time we sawed something out due to a missed detail.”
The Solution: Real-Time Visibility and Documentation
Builders using Digs are eliminating rework with real-time spec and decision tracking that centralizes markups, notes, and approvals in a shared digital workspace.
✔️ Document changes on the fly during client meetings
✔️ Add live markups to plans and floorplans
✔️ Share instantly with subs, vendors, and project stakeholders
✔️ Reduce rework in residential construction by capturing every decision and e-signature approval in a shared single source of truth
Proof From the Field: Builders Who Catch It Before It Costs
🧱 Moser Homes
Before construction begins, Moser Homes manages pre-con selections and design in Digs and catches issues before they show up on-site.
“We identify an average of 4 to 7 mistakes or missing items per home by thoroughly reviewing plans and specs in Digs,” their team reports.
That’s 4 to 7 reworks avoided—before a hammer even swings.
🏡 Rogue Builders
By showing live plan updates and visual changes to clients, Rogue Builders stops problems before they become reality.
“If I can show the client before it’s built, we don’t have a mistake,” they say.
Digs gives them the home building markup and approval tool to turn customer anxiety into clarity while also protecting their profit margins.
👉 See how Rogue Builders does it
🎯 MassaRossa Luxury Homes
MassaRossa uses Digs during pre-construction to confirm every spec, selection, and detail with clients.
“Now clients know exactly what they’re getting before construction ever begins.”
That clarity pays off in fewer change orders and smoother builds.
👉 Explore Massarossa’s process
🛠 JD Powell Construction
JD Powell captures decisions live during meetings, so the moment a client selects a finish, that detail is saved, shared, and visible to the whole team.
“When we leave the meeting, the notes, selections, and images are already there,” Jon says. “No one has to chase me. Everyone’s knows to look in Digs.”
Digs = Fewer Mistakes. Smoother Builds. Protected Margins.
Builders who use Digs don’t just “go digital.” They gain the ability to:
✅ Prevent rework in construction
✅ Reduce change order problems
✅ Track specs in real time
✅ Align teams instantly with one digital source of truth
From pre-construction to final walkthrough, Digs helps you catch it before it costs you - in time, money, or reputation.
Don’t Let a Missed Note Cost You Thousands
Try Digs free and see how builders like JD Powell, Rogue Builders, and Moser Homes are protecting their margins and simplifying every step.
