Challenges Faced By Masonry Contractors

Why Masonry Operations Fall Behind And What's Actually Causing It

Most ERP systems are built for accounting, inventory, and operations. Construction demands much more.
For most commercial masonry contractors, critical data (installed quantities, crew output, and labor productivity) arrives too late to act on. By the time you get the week’s numbers, you're already behind schedule and over budget.
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Zero Real-Time Visibility
Foremen know today’s brick count. Operations finds out next week (if the paper report survives the field).
Delayed Productivity Data
End-of-week reporting means schedule overruns are already buried in the project before you can fix them.
Broken Crew Accountability
Without a connected system, tracking production output relies entirely on manual logs and memory.
Complex Scheduling
Coordinating labor across multiple job sites shouldn't require endless phone calls, texts, and guesswork.
Paperwork Suffocating Foremen
Chasing daily logs and quantity sheets pulls your best leaders away from actually running the crew.
No Single Source of Truth
Time tracking, schedules, and field data live in separate silos. If it's fragmented, it's broken.
The Building Blocks

Four Tools. One Workflow. Total Masonry Visibility.

Most ERP systems are built for accounting, inventory, and operations. Construction demands much more.
Lumber’s Productivity Bundle combines the four essential tools masonry teams need into one field-built platform.
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Time Tracking
Know Exactly Who Is Where and When
GPS-verified mobile time tracking built for masonry crews on multiple active projects.
GPS-verified clock-in from the job site
Time logged by project, crew, and trade classification
Supervisors review, adjust, and approve time from the field
Real labor hours feed directly into payroll and job costing
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SCHEDULE & DISPATCH
Coordinate Crews Across Every Active Project
One central schedule connects your entire team to crews, projects, and resources in real time.
Schedule crews and foremen across multiple active projects
Adjust labor allocation in real time based on production performance
Crews see their schedule on the mobile app
Connect scheduling to productivity data to plan smarter every week
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PRODUCTIVITY TRACKING
See Production Quantities in Real Time
Track installed brick, block, and masonry units by crew, foreman, project, and day, so you always know how production compares to plan.
Log installed quantities by unit type: brick, block, CMU, sq. ft.
View production rates by crew and project in one dashboard
Compare actual production to planned quantities in real time
Identify underperforming crews before the job falls behind schedule
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FORMS
Replace Paper Reports with Digital Field Forms
Complete daily quantity logs, safety forms, and production reports from the field and the data flows to the office instantly.
Customizable daily production and quantity report forms
Safety and pre-task forms built for masonry job sites
Sign-off and submission from the field in seconds
Automatic delivery to operations and PM teams with no paper chasing
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From Spreadsheets to Real-Time Visibility in Weeks

Get Your Masonry Operations on Lumber

Most ERP systems are built for accounting, inventory, and operations. Construction demands much more.
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STEP 1
Connect Your Projects and Crews
Import your active project list, crew roster, foremen, and production quantity types. Our onboarding team configures Lumber to match how your masonry operations actually run.
STEP 2
Set Up Your Forms and Quantity Tracking
We build your daily production report forms and configure installed quantity categories (brick, block, CMU, sq. ft., or any unit your crews track) before day one.
STEP 3
Go Live and See the Field in Real Time
Foremen log quantities and time from the mobile app. Operations leaders see production, crew performance, and schedules in one dashboard.
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Most ERP systems are built for accounting, inventory, and operations. Construction demands much more.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Can Lumber track installed quantities like brick or sq ft by crew and project?
Yes. Lumber Productivity Tracking lets you log installed quantities by unit type (brick, block, CMU, wall sections, square footage, or any custom unit) and view production by crew, foreman, project, and day in one dashboard.
How is this different from just using a timesheet or payroll system?
Lumber's Productivity Bundle goes beyond time and payroll. It connects field forms, installed quantity tracking, crew scheduling, and time into a single workflow so operations teams get production data, not just hours worked.
How do foremen submit production data in the field?
Workers and foremen use the Lumber mobile app on iOS or Android to log installed quantities, clock in, submit daily forms, and view their schedule from the job site, without calling the office.
Does Lumber work for contractors with multiple active masonry projects?
Yes. Lumber is built for multi-project, multi-crew operations. Operations leaders can view production, scheduling, and field data across all active projects from one dashboard.
How long does it take to get set up?
Most masonry contractors are live within two to three weeks in Lumber. Our onboarding team configures your forms, production quantity types, and crew roster before you go live.
Does Lumber integrate with our accounting or ERP system?
Yes. Lumber integrates with QuickBooks, Sage 100, Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct, Acumatica, and 20+ other platforms. Labor data flows from the field into your books without manual re-entry.
Can we track prevailing wage payroll on the same platform?
Yes. Lumber's Payroll module handles prevailing wage, certified payroll (WH-347), union fringe tracking, and tax filing, and sits alongside the Productivity Bundle in the same platform.
Is this built for masonry specifically, or generic construction software?
Lumber is purpose-built for field-intensive specialty contractors. The Productivity Bundle was designed with the production-driven structure of masonry operations in mind and has features such as unit tracking, foreman-led reporting, and multi-crew scheduling.
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