Live budget
Original, committed, actual, and projected money stay tied to the same cost-code structure.
CoConstruct replacement season
A calmer path off CoConstruct.
Trueline is for custom builders who do not want a bigger maze. Start with the work that actually has to be true every week: budget, change orders, schedule, punch, and the client view.
Pilot-stage software, built with Pettus Builders. No forced client logins. No sub portal. No CRM, takeoff, timeclock, or selections sprawl.
Why now
The default migration path is not the only path.
CoConstruct's own migration page says projects can still be added through March 31, 2027. Its homepage says the transition to Buildertrend is entering its final phase.
That creates a rare window: builders can choose a tool that fits how their team actually works, instead of accepting a bigger platform just because it is the obvious next stop.
Change orders
A client approval becomes signed history, contract movement, budget movement, and a draft invoice trail.
Real schedule
Dependency-aware enough for a custom home, readable enough that a PM will actually keep it current.
Punch dispatch
Site-walk notes turn into one clean email per sub. Subs do not need a login.
The pitch
Replace the daily operating loop first.
The selling motion should be simple: Trueline does not need to swallow every old record to prove value. It needs one live job where the PM, owner, office, and homeowner all trust the same version of the truth.
1
Start with one active job, not a company-wide rip-and-replace.
2
Bring over the cost-code structure, live schedule, client-facing changes, and trade roster.
3
Use Trueline alongside the old system until the team trusts the daily workflow.
4
Only then decide what historical data belongs in archive, export, or a future import.
Not another everything app
Disciplined by design.
Team logs in
Owners, PMs, and office users.
Clients do not
They get calm links, approvals, and portal views.
Subs do not
They receive clean emails and printable punch lists.
QuickBooks stays
The ledger remains the ledger; Trueline pushes and reconciles.
Positioning line
The CoConstruct alternative for custom builders who want less software and truer projects.