Custom Features Built for You

Your Business Runs Different. Your Software Should Too.

Every contractor has that one workflow that doesn’t fit neatly into any software. Maybe it’s how you handle warranty callbacks. Maybe it’s a specific approval process your GC requires. Maybe it’s a reporting format your biggest client demands.

Most construction software forces you to work around those differences. You build workarounds. You keep a side spreadsheet. You accept that the software “almost” does what you need and fill in the gaps manually.

Projul’s Custom Feature Development lets contractors request features tailored to their specific workflows. Built by a team that includes former contractors, Projul builds what you actually need instead of forcing you to adapt. Projul offers flat-rate pricing with no per-user fees for construction companies of all sizes.

Projul takes a different approach. If you need a custom construction software feature that doesn’t exist yet, Projul’s team will build it for you. That’s not a hypothetical promise. It’s how the platform has been developed since day one, driven by real requests from real contractors.

Why One-Size-Fits-All Software Fails Contractors

Here’s the problem with most construction software: it’s built by people who’ve never swung a hammer. They interview a few contractors, build something “good enough” for the average user, and call it done. Then they lock you into their workflow and tell you to adapt.

But there’s no such thing as an average contractor. A roofer in Phoenix runs a completely different operation than a remodeler in Boston. An HVAC company with 8 trucks has different needs than a custom home builder managing 3 projects at a time. The scheduling is different. The estimating is different. The client communication is different.

When software forces you into a rigid structure, you spend more time fighting the tool than using it. Your office staff builds workarounds. Your field crew ignores features that don’t match their reality. And you end up paying for software that only does half the job.

Projul was built by a former GC who lived that frustration firsthand. He didn’t just want better software. He wanted software that could bend to fit how contractors actually work. That’s why custom features aren’t an afterthought at Projul. They’re part of the deal.

The Real Cost of Rigid Software

When your construction software can’t adapt to your business, you pay for it in ways that don’t show up on a bill.

Your team stops using it. If the workflow in the software doesn’t match how your team actually works, they’ll abandon it. They’ll go back to text messages, sticky notes, and spreadsheets. You’re paying for software that sits unused while your team does things the old way.

You hire people to work around it. When software can’t handle a process, someone on your team picks up the slack manually. That might mean an office admin who spends hours re-entering data, or a PM who maintains a separate spreadsheet because the software’s project view doesn’t show what they need.

You lose visibility. When your team works outside the system, you lose track of what’s happening. Jobs fall through the cracks. Costs go untracked. Communication breaks down. The whole point of construction software is to give you visibility into your business, and rigid tools take that away.

You switch platforms every two years. Contractors who use rigid software eventually outgrow it or get frustrated enough to switch. But switching platforms is expensive, painful, and disruptive. You lose data, you retrain your team, and you go through the same learning curve all over again.

The alternative is software that adapts to you. That’s what Projul offers, both through built-in customization tools and through custom feature development when you need something that doesn’t exist yet.

Custom Fields That Track What Matters to You

Every trade has data points that generic construction software doesn’t account for. A plumber needs to track fixture types and pipe materials. An electrician needs to record panel locations and circuit loads. A landscaper needs to note soil conditions and irrigation zones.

Projul’s custom fields let you add the data points that matter to your specific trade. Instead of cramming information into a “notes” field and hoping you can find it later, you create structured fields that show up exactly where you need them.

Here’s why custom fields matter:

• Better reporting. When data lives in structured fields instead of free-text notes, you can filter and sort by it. Want to see all projects where you installed a specific brand of window? If that’s a custom field, it’s a one-click filter. If it’s buried in notes, good luck finding it.
• Consistent data entry. When your team has specific fields to fill in, they capture the right information every time. No more guessing what details to include or forgetting to note something important.
• Faster search. Custom fields are searchable. When a manufacturer issues a recall on a specific product, you can pull up every project where that product was installed in seconds.

Custom fields turn Projul from a general construction tool into one that fits your exact business. And because they’re built into the platform, they work with everything else, your reports, your project management, and your templates.

Custom Workflows for Every Trade

A roofing company’s project workflow looks nothing like a remodeler’s. A commercial electrician’s process is different from a residential plumber’s. The phases are different. The inspections are different. The client touchpoints are different.

Projul lets you build custom workflows that match how your specific trade operates. Set up project phases that mirror your actual process, from initial site visit through final walkthrough. Create task templates that include the specific steps your crew follows on every job. Build approval chains that match how your organization makes decisions.

Here’s what custom workflows look like for different trades:

Roofing. Your workflow might go: Lead > Inspection > Estimate > Insurance Approval > Material Order > Tear-Off > Install > Final Inspection > Invoice. That’s a process unique to roofing, and your software should reflect it.

Remodeling. Your workflow might include: Design Consultation > Plan Review > Permit Submission > Demo > Rough-In > Inspections > Finish Work > Punch List > Final Walkthrough. Each phase has its own set of tasks, documents, and approvals.

HVAC. Your workflow might be: Service Call > Diagnosis > Quote > Parts Order > Installation > System Test > Client Training > Warranty Registration. Every step needs to be tracked and documented.

Electrical. Your workflow might include: Load Calculation > Panel Design > Permit > Rough Wire > Inspection > Trim Out > Final Test > Certificate of Completion.

With Projul, you don’t force your process into someone else’s template. You build a template that matches your process. And once you build it, you can reuse it on every new project with cloning tools that duplicate your setup in seconds.

Configuring Projul for Your Specific Trade

Beyond custom fields and workflows, Projul gives you several ways to configure the platform for your particular business:

Estimate templates. Build estimate templates that include the line items, categories, and pricing structures you use on every job. A painting contractor’s estimate looks different from a framing contractor’s estimate. Projul’s template system lets you create both.

Task lists. Create default task lists for each project type so your crew knows exactly what needs to happen. When you start a new bathroom remodel, the task list auto-populates with every step your team follows.

Document templates. Standardize the contracts, proposals, and warranty terms you send to clients. Include trade-specific language and coverage details that apply to your work.

Communication templates. Build message templates for common client touchpoints. Appointment confirmations, project updates, completion notifications, and warranty information can all be standardized without sounding robotic.

Every one of these configurations saves you time on future projects. The first project takes some setup. The hundredth project uses the templates you already built and takes minutes instead of hours.

How Custom Features Work in Projul

The process is straightforward. No red tape, no enterprise sales cycle, no “we’ll add it to the backlog and get to it in 18 months.”

Tell us what you need. Reach out to Projul’s team with your idea. You don’t need a technical spec or a detailed requirements document. Just explain the problem you’re trying to solve or the workflow you want to improve.

We’ll scope it out. Projul’s development team reviews your request and figures out what it takes to build it. They’ll ask questions, because they want to understand how you actually work, not just what button you want to click.

You get a timeline and (if needed) a quote. If your request is something multiple contractors have asked for, it may get rolled into the platform at no extra cost. If it’s specific to your operation, Projul provides a clear quote so you know exactly what you’re investing.

We build it and it works with everything else. This is the key part. Any custom feature Projul builds connects to the rest of the platform. It ties into your project management, your scheduling, your estimating, and your reporting. You’re not bolting on a separate tool that your team has to learn from scratch. You’re extending the system they already use every day.

What Contractors Have Asked For (And Gotten)

Projul’s feature list didn’t come from a product manager’s imagination. It came from thousands of conversations with contractors who said “I need this.” Here are a few examples of how that works in practice:

Trade-specific workflows. A roofing company needed a different task sequence than what the standard project template offered. Projul worked with them to build a workflow that matched their specific installation process, from tear-off to final inspection.

Custom reporting formats. A GC working with a government agency needed reports in a specific format that wasn’t available out of the box. Projul built a report template that matched the agency’s requirements, and now it’s available for other contractors in the same situation.

Specialized approval processes. A commercial contractor needed a multi-step approval workflow for change orders that involved the owner, architect, and project manager. Projul built the approval chain directly into the change order feature.

These aren’t theoretical. They’re real examples of how Projul’s customer-driven development works. Your specific need might be something nobody’s asked for yet. That’s fine. The team is ready to hear it.

Flexibility vs. Rigidity: Why It Matters for Growth

Small contractors can get away with rigid software. When you’re running five projects and you know every detail by heart, workarounds are manageable.

But when you grow from 5 projects to 50, rigid software breaks. The workarounds that worked when you had one crew don’t scale when you have six. The manual processes that took 10 minutes a day now take two hours. The spreadsheet that tracked your side workflow is now a multi-tab monster that nobody wants to maintain.

Flexible software grows with you. As your business changes, your construction software adapts.

Projul is built for this kind of growth. Over 5,000 contractors use it, from small shops running a few projects to larger operations managing dozens of active jobs. The platform handles that range because it’s flexible enough to fit different business sizes and different trades.

And when you hit a wall where the built-in customization tools don’t cover what you need, Projul’s development team is there to build something new. That’s a safety net that most construction software companies don’t offer.

Customization You Can Do Yourself

Before you need a custom build, check out what you can already configure in Projul:

Templates. Build custom templates for estimates, project workflows, and task lists that match your specific trade and process. Your roofing workflow doesn’t have to look like a remodeler’s.

Clone and modify. Use Projul’s cloning tools to duplicate projects, estimates, and schedules, then tweak them for each new job. Build your library of templates over time and your setup process gets faster with every project.

Integrations. Connect Projul to the other tools you use through integrations. QuickBooks, Zapier, and other connections let you extend Projul’s capabilities without custom development.

Branding. Make Projul look like your company with branding customization. Your logo, your name, your identity on every document and in the app.

Why One-Size-Fits-All Software Fails Contractors

If you’ve ever felt like your construction software was built for someone else’s business, you’re not imagining things. It probably was.

Most software companies build one product and try to sell it to every contractor in every trade. They look at “construction” as a single category and assume that a plumber, a roofer, a remodeler, and a commercial GC all work the same way. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

Think about it. A residential plumber runs service calls all day. They need to track fixture types, pipe materials, warranty info, and whether the customer has a crawl space or a slab foundation. Their day is built around dispatching trucks and closing tickets.

A roofing company operates on a completely different rhythm. They’re dealing with insurance adjusters, claim numbers, supplement approvals, material orders by the square, and weather windows that determine whether a crew can work this week or not.

A remodeler juggles design selections, permit applications, subcontractor schedules, client change orders, and a punch list that grows every time the homeowner walks through the project. Their projects last months, not hours.

A commercial GC manages architects, engineers, multiple sub trades, RFIs, submittals, pay applications, and a level of documentation that would bury a residential contractor.

These are fundamentally different businesses. They share the word “contractor” and almost nothing else. So why would they all use the same rigid software with the same preset fields, the same default statuses, and the same cookie-cutter workflows?

They shouldn’t. And when they try, things go sideways fast.

The Workaround Tax

When your software doesn’t match your process, you start building workarounds. Maybe you use the “notes” field to store critical data that should have its own column. Maybe you created a color-coded spreadsheet that lives alongside your project management tool because the tool doesn’t track what you need. Maybe your office manager spends an hour every morning copying information from one system to another because the software can’t handle your workflow natively.

Every one of those workarounds costs you time, money, and accuracy. Data gets lost. Steps get skipped. New hires take longer to train because they have to learn both the software AND the unofficial system your team built around it.

This is what we call the workaround tax, and every contractor using rigid software pays it whether they realize it or not.

Your Process Is Your Competitive Advantage

Here’s something most software companies don’t understand: the way you run your business IS your competitive advantage. The specific steps you follow, the quality checks you perform, the way you communicate with clients, the data you track on every job - that’s what separates you from the contractor down the street.

When software forces you to abandon your process and adopt theirs, you’re giving up the thing that makes your company different. You’re becoming generic. You’re running the same playbook as every other contractor who bought the same software.

Projul takes the opposite approach. Instead of forcing you into a predefined box, Projul gives you the tools to build a system that matches your exact process. Custom fields, custom statuses, custom workflows, custom templates - these aren’t add-ons or premium features. They’re core to how Projul works.

Your software should work the way YOU work. Not the other way around.

The Switching Cycle Nobody Talks About

Here’s a pattern that plays out across the construction industry every single year. A contractor signs up for a new software platform. They spend weeks setting it up, training their team, and migrating data. For a few months, it works okay. Then they start hitting walls - the software can’t track a specific data point, it doesn’t support their workflow, or it forces them into a process that doesn’t match reality.

So they start looking for something new. They evaluate five or six platforms, pick one, and start the cycle all over again. Setup, training, migration, honeymoon period, frustration, and another switch.

Each switch costs thousands of dollars in lost productivity, data migration headaches, and team retraining. Some contractors go through this cycle every 18 to 24 months. Over five years, they’ve spent more on switching costs than they ever spent on the software itself.

Projul breaks this cycle because the platform adapts to you. When your needs change - and they will as your business grows - you adjust the system instead of replacing it. Add a field. Modify a workflow. Request a custom feature. The platform grows with you instead of holding you back.

What You Can Customize in Projul

Projul isn’t a locked-down system where you take what you get. It’s a platform built to bend around your business. Here’s a detailed look at everything you can customize, and why each one matters for contractors who want their software to actually match how they operate.

Custom Fields on Projects

Every project in Projul can carry custom fields that you define. These aren’t generic text boxes where you dump random notes. They’re structured data points - dropdowns, date fields, number fields, text fields, checkboxes - that show up on every project and can be filtered, sorted, and reported on.

Want to track permit status on every project? Create a dropdown field with your specific statuses: Not Submitted, Submitted, Under Review, Approved, Expired. Now every project in your pipeline shows exactly where it stands with permitting, and you can filter your project list to see everything that’s stuck in “Under Review” with one click.

Want to track the referral source for every job? Add a custom field and pick from a list: Google, Referral, Repeat Client, Yard Sign, Home Show. Now your end-of-year reporting can show you exactly where your best jobs come from, broken down by revenue, not just lead count.

Custom fields on projects turn Projul into a data system that captures the specific information your business needs to make better decisions.

Custom Fields on Contacts

Your CRM isn’t just a list of names and phone numbers. It’s a record of every relationship your company has. Custom fields on contacts let you store trade-specific information about every client, vendor, and sub you work with.

A remodeler might add fields for “Preferred Communication Method,” “HOA Restrictions,” and “Design Style Preference.” A commercial contractor might add “Company Size,” “Billing Department Contact,” and “Insurance Certificate Expiration.” A service contractor might add “Equipment Brand,” “Last Service Date,” and “Maintenance Plan Tier.”

This information follows the contact everywhere in Projul. When you pull up a client’s record, you see everything you need to know about that relationship at a glance. No digging through emails. No asking your office manager “what was the deal with this client again?”

Custom Fields on Estimates

Estimates are where you win or lose work. Custom fields on estimates let you capture trade-specific details that affect pricing, scope, and scheduling right from the start.

A roofer might add fields for “Roof Pitch,” “Number of Layers to Remove,” “Ice & Water Shield Required,” and “Gutter Replacement Included.” A painter might add “Number of Colors,” “Surface Prep Level,” and “Ceiling Height.” A landscaper might add “Irrigation Zones,” “Soil Amendment Required,” and “Drainage Issues.”

These fields don’t just help you build more accurate estimates. They create a record that carries through the entire project lifecycle. When your crew shows up on day one, they can look at the estimate fields and know exactly what the job involves without calling the office.

Custom Pipeline Stages

Your sales pipeline doesn’t follow the same stages as every other contractor’s. Projul lets you define custom pipeline stages that match your actual sales process.

Maybe your pipeline goes: New Lead, Site Visit Scheduled, Site Visit Complete, Estimate Sent, Follow-Up, Negotiation, Won, Lost. Maybe it’s shorter: Inquiry, Quote, Accepted, Declined. Maybe you have a multi-stage process with design consultations, material selections, and contract reviews before a job ever gets approved.

Whatever your sales process looks like, you can build it in Projul. And once it’s built, you get a visual pipeline view that shows exactly where every opportunity stands. You can see at a glance how many jobs are waiting for follow-up, how many estimates are outstanding, and how much revenue is sitting in each stage.

Custom pipeline stages also feed into your CRM reporting. You can track conversion rates between stages, measure how long deals sit in each phase, and identify bottlenecks in your sales process. That’s the kind of data that helps you close more work, not just manage the work you have.

Custom Task Templates

Every trade has a standard set of steps for each project type. A bathroom remodel follows a predictable sequence. A roof replacement has specific phases. An HVAC install requires certain steps in a certain order.

Projul’s custom task templates let you define those steps once and reuse them on every project. When you start a new bathroom remodel, the system populates with your standard task list - demo, rough plumbing, rough electric, framing inspection, tile prep, tile install, fixture set, final inspection, punch list, final walkthrough. You built that list based on how YOUR crew does the work, so nothing gets missed.

And because task templates are customizable, you can have different templates for different project types. Your kitchen remodel template is different from your bathroom template. Your commercial buildout template is different from your residential template. Each one reflects the actual steps your team follows.

Custom Report Filters

Data is only useful if you can find what you’re looking for. Projul’s custom report filters let you slice your data by any field - including your custom fields - so you get answers to the questions that actually matter to your business.

Want to see all projects in a specific zip code that are in the “Warranty Period” status? Filter by it. Want to pull up every job where you installed a specific brand of window so you can check for a recall? Filter by your custom product field. Want to see how much revenue came from insurance restoration work versus retail jobs this quarter? If you’re tracking job type in a custom field, you can report on it.

This is where custom fields and custom reports work together to give you real business intelligence. The more structured data you capture, the more powerful your reporting becomes.

Real Examples: How Contractors Customize Projul for Their Trade

Theory is great, but let’s talk about what this looks like in practice. Here are real-world examples of how contractors in different trades set up Projul to match their specific workflows.

The Remodeler: Tracking Permit Status Per Project

A residential remodeling company running 15 to 20 active projects at any given time needed a way to track permit status without losing their mind. Before Projul, they used a shared spreadsheet that the office manager updated manually. Half the time it was out of date. Twice they had crews show up to start work on a project where the permit hadn’t been approved yet.

In Projul, they added a custom dropdown field called “Permit Status” with these options: Not Required, Application In Progress, Submitted - Awaiting Review, Approved, Revisions Requested, Expired. They added a second field for “Permit Number” and a date field for “Permit Expiration.”

Now every project shows its permit status right on the project management dashboard. The PM can filter to see all projects in “Submitted - Awaiting Review” and follow up with the building department. The office manager doesn’t maintain a separate spreadsheet anymore. And no crew has shown up to a job without a valid permit since they made the switch.

They also added custom fields for “Design Selections Complete” (yes/no checkbox), “Material Lead Time” (number of weeks), and “Client Decision Pending” (text field describing what they’re waiting on). These three fields alone saved them hours of internal communication every week because anyone on the team could look at a project and instantly see if it was ready to move forward or stuck waiting on something.

The Roofer: Tracking Insurance Claim Numbers

A roofing company that does about 60% insurance restoration work needed a way to tie every project to its insurance claim. In their old software, they stored claim numbers in the notes field, and finding them later was a nightmare. Adjusters would call asking about a claim, and the office staff would spend 10 minutes searching through project notes to find the right one.

In Projul, they created custom fields for “Insurance Company,” “Claim Number,” “Adjuster Name,” “Adjuster Phone,” “Supplement Status” (dropdown: Not Needed, In Progress, Submitted, Approved, Denied), and “Depreciation Amount.”

The impact was immediate. When an adjuster calls, the office staff searches by claim number and pulls up the project in seconds. They can filter all active projects by “Supplement Status” to see which ones need follow-up. End-of-month reporting shows exactly how much revenue came from insurance work versus retail, broken down by insurance carrier.

They also set up a custom workflow specifically for insurance jobs that includes stages their retail workflow doesn’t have: Initial Inspection, Claim Filed, Adjuster Meeting, Scope Agreement, Supplement Review, Material Order, and Installation. This sits alongside their retail workflow, so the team never confuses the two processes.

The Commercial GC: Tracking Architect RFI Responses

A commercial general contractor managing three to five active projects - each worth $2M to $10M - needed a way to track RFIs within Projul. Their projects involved multiple architects, engineers, and consultants, and RFI response times directly affected their schedule.

They created custom fields on tasks for “RFI Number,” “Submitted To” (dropdown of their regular architects and engineers), “Date Submitted,” “Response Due Date,” “Response Received” (yes/no), and “Days Outstanding” (calculated from submission date).

Using the project management task view, the PM can now filter by “Response Received = No” and sort by “Days Outstanding” to see which RFIs are holding up the project. Weekly owner meetings include a printout showing all open RFIs, who’s responsible, and how many days each one has been pending.

Before this setup, the PM tracked RFIs in a separate log that lived in a shared drive. Nobody updated it consistently, and RFIs would slip through the cracks for weeks. Now it’s part of the same system where they manage everything else, so nothing gets forgotten.

They also added project-level custom fields for “Architect Firm,” “Engineer Firm,” “Owner’s Rep,” and “Bonding Company” - information they reference constantly throughout a project but previously had to look up in the contract documents every time.

The Plumber: Tracking Fixture Models Per Bathroom

A residential plumbing company specializing in new construction and high-end remodels needed a way to track specific fixture models for every bathroom, kitchen, and utility room in a project. Their clients often selected different fixtures for different rooms, and the crew needed to know exactly which model went where before they roughed in the plumbing.

They set up custom fields on tasks for “Room,” “Fixture Type” (dropdown: Toilet, Vanity Faucet, Shower Valve, Tub, Kitchen Faucet, Utility Sink, Bidet), “Manufacturer,” “Model Number,” and “Finish.” Each task in their plumbing rough-in template corresponds to a specific fixture installation, and the custom fields tell the crew exactly what to install.

This eliminated a problem they’d been dealing with for years: crews installing the wrong fixture because they grabbed the wrong box off the truck, or roughing in for a standard toilet when the client selected a wall-hung model that requires a carrier frame. Those mistakes cost $500 to $1,000 each to fix, and they were happening two or three times a month.

Now the crew pulls up the task on their phone, sees the exact model number and finish, and confirms it matches what’s on the truck before they start. Callbacks for wrong fixture installations dropped to near zero.

They also track “Water Heater Type” (tank, tankless, hybrid, heat pump) and “Gas Line Required” (yes/no) as custom fields on each project, which helps with material ordering and scheduling gas line work with the right sub.

More Ways Contractors Customize Projul

These four examples barely scratch the surface. Here are a few more quick hits from contractors across different trades:

• A painting contractor tracks “Number of Coats,” “Paint Brand,” and “Sheen” per room using task-level custom fields. Their estimator uses these fields to calculate material quantities, and the crew uses them as a reference during application.
• An HVAC company tracks “Equipment Warranty Expiration” and “Filter Size” as custom fields on client contacts. When it’s time for a maintenance reminder, they already know what the customer has installed.
• A fencing company tracks “Linear Feet,” “Gate Count,” and “Post Material” (wood, steel, aluminum) on every estimate. These fields feed directly into their material ordering process.
• A concrete contractor tracks “PSI Spec,” “Rebar Schedule,” and “Pour Date” on every project. The pour date field lets them filter upcoming work by date and plan their truck orders accordingly.
• A window and door installer tracks “Manufacturer,” “Series,” “Glass Type,” and “Lead Time (Weeks)” on every estimate line item. When a manufacturer announces a price increase or extended lead time, they can pull up every pending estimate with that manufacturer’s products and adjust pricing or set expectations with the client.

The point isn’t that every contractor needs these exact fields. The point is that every contractor needs DIFFERENT fields, and Projul lets you create exactly the ones your business requires.

Customization Without Complexity

Here’s where a lot of software falls apart. They offer customization, but it requires a computer science degree to set it up. You need an admin certification, a consultant, or an IT department just to add a dropdown field. By the time you’ve configured the system, you’ve spent more on setup than you spent on the software.

Projul takes the opposite approach. Customization should be something any contractor can do, not just the tech-savvy ones. Everything we’ve described in this article - custom fields, custom workflows, custom pipeline stages, custom templates, custom report filters - is set up through a point-and-click interface that doesn’t require a single line of code.

No Coding Required

Adding a custom field in Projul is as simple as clicking “Add Field,” choosing the field type (text, number, dropdown, date, checkbox), naming it, and deciding where it appears. That’s it. No scripting. No API calls. No configuration files. No developer console.

Want a dropdown with five options? Type them in. Want a date field that tracks warranty expiration? Click, name, done. Want a checkbox that flags whether a project requires a special inspection? Two clicks and it exists.

If you can fill out a form on your phone, you can customize Projul. That’s the bar we set, and we stick to it.

No IT Department Needed

Most contractors don’t have an IT department. They don’t have a systems administrator. They might not even have someone on staff who’s comfortable changing settings in software. And that’s totally fine.

Projul was built for contractors, not for IT professionals. The people setting up custom fields and workflows are the same people who run projects and manage crews. They understand their business process better than any outside consultant ever could, and Projul gives them the tools to translate that knowledge directly into their software setup.

If you do get stuck, Projul’s support team includes people who’ve worked in construction. They speak your language. When you say “I need a field that tracks whether we’ve pulled the permit,” they don’t ask you what a permit is. They help you set it up in five minutes and move on.

Point-and-Click Setup

Let’s walk through what it actually looks like to add a custom field in Projul:

1. Go to your settings
2. Choose where the field lives (projects, contacts, or estimates)
3. Click “Add Custom Field”
4. Pick the field type from a list
5. Give it a name
6. Set it as required or optional
7. If it’s a dropdown, type in your options
8. Save

That’s the whole process. Start to finish, it takes less time than making a cup of coffee. And once the field exists, it shows up immediately on every new project, contact, or estimate. Your team can start using it right away with zero training beyond “hey, there’s a new field - fill it in.”

Setting up a custom workflow follows the same pattern. Define your stages, put them in order, assign colors if you want visual cues, and save. Every new project using that workflow type will follow your custom stages.

When Your Process Changes, Your Software Changes With It

This is the part that really matters for growing companies. Your business today isn’t the same as your business two years from now. You might add a new service line. You might start doing commercial work in addition to residential. You might hire a project manager and formalize processes that used to live in your head.

When any of that happens, you don’t need to call Projul and request a system overhaul. You open your settings, adjust your custom fields and workflows, and keep going. Add a new pipeline stage for your commercial sales process. Create a new task template for the service line you just added. Add custom fields that track the new data points your growing operation needs.

The software bends to fit your business at every stage of growth. That’s not a marketing line - it’s how the platform was designed from the ground up. The same system that works for a three-person crew works for a 50-person operation. The difference is in how you configure it, not whether the software can handle it.

Your Team Can Do This Themselves

One of the biggest frustrations contractors have with enterprise-grade software is that every change requires a support ticket, a consultant call, or a three-week implementation timeline. Want to add a field? Submit a request and wait. Want to change a workflow? Schedule a call with your account manager.

Projul puts the control in your hands. Your office manager, your PM, your ops director - whoever understands the process best is the person who should be setting it up. They can make changes in real time, test them on a project, and adjust if something doesn’t work. No waiting. No middleman. No billable hours from an outside consultant.

This matters because the people closest to the work are the ones who know what needs to change. A PM who realizes they need to track subcontractor insurance expiration dates shouldn’t have to write a feature request and wait six weeks. They should be able to add the field themselves before their next subcontractor meeting.

That’s the Projul approach: give contractors the tools to build their own system, make those tools simple enough that anyone can use them, and provide a development team as backup when you need something that goes beyond configuration.

A Platform That Grows With Your Business

Most contractors who start with Projul are running 5 to 20 active projects. A year later, they’re running 30 to 50. Their needs change. Their workflows get more complex. They take on different types of work.

Because Projul offers custom construction software features, you’re not stuck outgrowing your platform. As your business changes, the software changes with it. You don’t have to rip and replace your entire system because you took on a new type of project or added a new service line.

Over 5,000 contractors use Projul because it adapts to them. The platform has 26+ feature areas that cover everything from CRM to closeout, and every one of them was built because a contractor asked for it.

Plans start at $399/month with no per-user fees. That covers your whole team, all features, and access to a development team that actually listens when you say “I need this.”

Stop fighting your software. Start using one that works the way you do.