Setting up a project in Digs is fast, intuitive, and designed to help you start collaborating immediately. Whether you’re a custom builder, remodeler, or production builder, these five simple steps will get your next home build running smoothly in minutes.
Step 1: Create Your Project
From your Digs dashboard, click “New Project” and enter basic details like project name, address, and key dates. This forms the central hub where all project communication and files will live.
Pro Tip: Anticipating lots of projects? A clear naming convention like Subdivision-Phase-Lot or Client_City_Type makes it easier to stay organized and find what you need fast.
Step 2: Upload Plans & Documents
Drag and drop your floorplans, elevations, permit docs, and spec sheets into Digs. All files are automatically organized, making them easy to find with AI-powered AskDigs search.
Why it matters: No more digging through endless email attachments, everything lives in one searchable spot.
Step 3: Invite Your Team, Trades, and Clients
Click “Add Members” to invite everyone who needs access, from project managers and designers to subs and homeowners. Assign permissions so each person sees only what’s relevant to them.
Pro Tip: Homeowners appreciate staying in the loop, but don't need every detail, grant them access to plans, selections, and documents that matter to them, so they can follow along confidently and ask thoughtful questions when needed.
Step 4: Organize Selections and Tasks
Use Digs to create selection boards for finishes, fixtures, and materials. Assign due dates, pin items directly to floorplans (via comments), and attach product specs for easy reference.
Builder insight: As Williams Contracting puts it, “With Digs my team and I are both looking at the same plan… Communication has improved 100%.”
Step 5: Enable Real-Time Collaboration
Turn on notifications so everyone gets updates instantly when plans change, selections are approved, or punch list items are completed. You can mark up plans, leave comments, and attach photos right where they’re needed.
Bonus: When the project wraps, Digs automatically compiles a digital home binder for the homeowner — no printing, no binders, no manual assembly.
Digs is an AI-powered collaboration software built for homebuilders. From pre-con to aftercare, it keeps your team, trades, and clients aligned with one centralized workspace for decisions, documentation, digital handoff, and ongoing warranty support.
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