How it works

Your jobs stay in C/F Data Systems. Your workforce runs in Lumber.

How this integration benefits your business?

Designed for contractors who want to preserve their existing C/F Data Systems job and cost structure while adding Lumber's construction-focused workforce and payroll capabilities.

General Contractors
Maintain your established job and cost structure in C/F Data Systems.
Capture field time in Lumber against the correct jobs and cost codes.
Connect payroll and job costing without rebuilding your financial structure.
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Specialty Contractors
Track employee time against work orders and cost types.
Manage payroll, shifts, classifications, and other workforce rules in Lumber.
Feed finalized job costing and GL data back into your financial system.
Service & Work Order-Based Contractors
Bring work orders into Lumber as Service Orders.
Capture time against specific work orders and jobs.
Capture time against specific work orders and jobs.
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A Trusted Partnership

Endorsed by C/F Data Systems

Lumber is the preferred payroll partner for C/F Data Systems

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about the integration.
What does the Lumber + C/F Data Systems integration do?
The integration connects your C/F Data Systems job and cost structure with Lumber's workforce management, time tracking, payroll, job costing, and GL workflows. C/F Data Systems remains the source for jobs, work orders, cost codes, and cost types, while Lumber processes time and payroll.
What data is shared between C/F Data Systems and Lumber?
The integration supports Employees, Jobs, Work Orders, Cost Codes, Cost Types, Timesheets, Job Costing, and GL.
Which system is the source for jobs and cost information?
C/F Data Systems is the source of truth for jobs, work orders, cost codes, and cost types. This structure is brought into Lumber and used for time tracking and job costing.
How are jobs and work orders represented in Lumber?
Jobs from C/F Data Systems are used in Lumber as Projects, while work orders are used as Service Orders.
Can I keep my existing C/F Data Systems job structure?
Yes. The integration is designed to let you keep your existing jobs, work orders, cost codes, and cost types in C/F Data Systems while using Lumber for time tracking, payroll, job costing, and workforce management.
Who benefits most from this integration?
The integration is ideal for construction companies that rely on C/F Data Systems for their job and financial structure but want to use Lumber to manage construction payroll, time tracking, workforce configuration, job costing, and GL workflows.