LA Custom Builders, ADU Specialists, and Multi-Family Developers: Client Portal, Operated For You
Eastside ADU specialists, Hancock Park custom builders, Mid-Wilshire multi-family developers. Construction clients live in anxiety about progress and cost. We build the visibility layer that turns the relationship from a series of anxious phone calls into a managed engagement.
The construction & trades problem in Los Angeles
What's really happening with construction firms and specialty trades here.
The pattern we see
Your residential or small-commercial construction business in LA wins on craft and loses on communication. Clients call constantly because the only way to know what's happening on their project is to ask. Photo updates are a group text. Change orders happen verbally and get formalized weeks later. Subcontractor coordination lives in your superintendent's head. The bigger general contractors have client portals. You don't, and the pre-sale and during-project experience suffers because of it.
How we build for Los Angeles
Not a template. A custom stack, assembled for your operation.
We build your firm a branded client portal with project status, photo updates pushed daily, change-order tracking with e-signature, and payment milestone visibility. Subcontractor coordination, RFIs, and submittal tracking move into a single tool we operate on your behalf. Your superintendents and PMs work the way they always have; clients stop calling because they can see what's happening.
LA's construction market is dominated by ADU and multi-family right now, and those clients expect the kind of visibility their tech-employer experience trained them to expect. We build that into the operations layer for builders who want to compete with the firms that already have it.
What we build
Five services. One retainer. Pick what fits, or stack them.
Branded Mobile App, Operated By Us
A branded iOS + Android app for your Los Angeles construction & trades customers, published under your App Store and Play Store accounts so the listing belongs to you. Push notifications, loyalty, and bookings are configured and operated by us.
- iOS and Android, published under your developer accounts so the listings stay yours
- release management, version submissions, and rejections handled on our side
- push notifications and in-app messaging configured by us, on your timing
Customer-Facing Web Platform
A web platform your customers use daily and your Los Angeles County team manages from one screen. We host it, monitor it continuously, and update it on a low-traffic schedule so your operation never gets surprised.
- branded responsive web platform tuned to your operation, not a template
- hosting, SSL, and CDN delivery managed end to end on our infrastructure
- role-aware dashboards (owner / manager / staff) with audit logging on every change
Internal Operations Tool
The internal tool your Los Angeles operation has been working around for years. All of it operated on our side — your superintendents and PMs work the way they always have, role-based access for owner / manager / staff, and full action logging on refunds and price changes.
- back-office operations screen designed around how your team actually works
- approval flows, scheduling rules, and exceptions wired into a single system
- scheduled exports for your accountant, plus on-demand audit pulls when needed
Vendor and System Integrations
Procore, QuickBooks, Buildertrend and the rest of your existing stack continue to work, connected by us. Two-way sync, queue-backed retries, and 24/7 monitoring on our side. Your team never sees an integration broken on a Friday night.
- bidirectional connections to your existing CRM, accounting, and operations stack
- queue-backed retries and event monitoring so a vendor outage doesn't surface to your team
- alert routing to our team, not yours, when something does break
Operations and Iteration
A platform team on retainer. Quarterly operations reviews instead of a ticket queue. Promotions go from your one-paragraph brief to live in days. Your role becomes operating the construction & trades business; ours becomes operating the platform underneath it.
- quarterly operations review with your leadership, tied to revenue and staff-hour outcomes
- platform changes from a one-paragraph brief, deployed in days, not change-orders
- continuous monitoring, security patching, and incident response on our schedule
How we build construction & trades apps in Los Angeles
Three phases. No surprises.
Staged Migration
We move your existing data from Procore and the other tools your Los Angeles team uses today, in stages over four to six weeks. Your operation never goes dark; nothing requires a chaotic weekend cutover.
Operate and Adjust
Once live, the platform runs on our side. Monitoring is continuous, updates ship in low-traffic windows, and integrations stay connected on our schedule. Your construction & trades team uses one screen designed for their role.
Quarterly Review
Every 90 days we walk through what we adjusted, what we monitored, and what we'd recommend changing next. The platform stays aligned with how your Los Angeles construction & trades operation is actually evolving.
Integrations we plug into
Keep the tools your Los Angeles team already knows. We build around them, not over them.
Compliance, architected in
Requirements drive architecture, not retrofits. We scope compliance into the build from day one.
Frequently asked questions
Specific to construction firms and specialty trades in Los Angeles.
Do you operate platforms for construction firms and specialty trades across Los Angeles County?
Yes. We focus on Los Angeles County and surrounding LA County operators. The platform is built once and operated continuously from our side, so geographic coverage isn't tied to a service-call radius. Los Angeles construction firms and specialty trades typically work with us for years on one flat fee.
What does Rehost cost for a Los Angeles construction & trades operation?
Flat monthly fee. The Business tier ($850/mo) covers most multi-location construction firms and specialty trades; the Website tier ($350/mo) fits single-location operators; and Faith communities pay $250/mo per campus. No per-seat charges, no per-transaction cuts, no surprise invoices. cut weekly homeowner status calls and accelerate subcontractor pay cycles typically shows up in the first quarter for Los Angeles operators.
Will the platform work with Procore and QuickBooks?
Yes. We integrate with Procore, QuickBooks, Buildertrend, DocuSign, and most adjacent tools your Los Angeles construction & trades team already uses. Two-way sync, monitoring, and the integration upkeep stay on our side. If your team uses something niche, we scope the connection during onboarding and build it before go-live.
What does "operated by Rehost" actually include?
Hosting, monitoring, integration upkeep, vendor migrations, security patches, App Store and Play Store renewals, payment processor changes, and the late-night issue that would otherwise land in your closing manager's lap. Plus a quarterly review where we walk through what we adjusted and what we'd recommend next, tied to cut weekly homeowner status calls and accelerate subcontractor pay cycles.
What happens to our data and accounts if we cancel?
They come with you. Your customer database, App Store and Play Store listings, payment processor connection, and domain are yours. Cancel anytime and we hand back the full export. No lock-in, no exit fee, no clause that holds your customer list hostage.
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