Pay apps in minutes.
Not a week of
spreadsheets.
BuilderPad builds every pay application from your schedule of values — percent complete, change orders, stored materials and retainage calculated for you — using a default G702/G703 template or a custom one you design yourself. Review it, sign it, send it, get paid.
One broken formula shouldn't hold up your draw.
When a pay app lives in a spreadsheet, every month is a fresh chance to get the math wrong. A rejected application means a re-do, a re-sign, and a payment that shows up weeks late.
- Percent complete re-typed from the field, line by line
- Change orders pasted in by hand — or forgotten
- Retainage recalculated every month, every project
- Last month's numbers copied forward, one row off
- Progress updated once — from the office or a phone on site
- Signed change orders land on the schedule automatically
- Retainage and stored materials calculated on every line
- Previous applications carried forward, to the penny
From progress on site to money in the bank.
Schedule of values, once.
Build it from the budget you already keep in BuilderPad. Every line, every scheduled value — set up at the start of the job, reused on every pay app after.
Mark progress.
Update percent complete and stored materials from the office, or let your super do it from a phone on site. No re-keying into a spreadsheet.
BuilderPad does the math.
Change orders, previous applications, retainage, balance to finish — the summary and continuation sheet are filled in and cross-checked for you.
Sign. Send. Collect.
Send for e-signature, export a PDF, or share through the client portal. Owners pay online by ACH or card, and it all syncs to QuickBooks.
Every column. Every line. Already added up.
The line-by-line detail owners, GCs and lenders check before they approve a payment — in the G703-style layout they already know.
| AItem | BDescription of work | CScheduled value | DFrom previous | EThis period | FMaterials stored | GCompleted & stored | % | HBalance to finish | IRetainage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | General conditions | $62,000 | $37,200 | $6,200 | — | $43,400 | 70% | $18,600 | $4,340 |
| 02 | Sitework & foundation | $148,000 | $148,000 | — | — | $148,000 | 100% | — | $14,800 |
| 03 | Framing | $196,000 | $156,800 | $39,200 | — | $196,000 | 100% | — | $19,600 |
| 04 | Roofing | $54,000 | — | $32,400 | — | $32,400 | 60% | $21,600 | $3,240 |
| 05 | Windows & exterior doors | $88,000 | — | $17,600 | $44,000 | $61,600 | 70% | $26,400 | $6,160 |
| 06 | Mechanical · plumbing · electrical | $172,000 | $43,000 | $60,200 | — | $103,200 | 60% | $68,800 | $10,320 |
| CO 03 | Covered patio extensionSIGNED CO | $24,500 | — | $12,250 | — | $12,250 | 50% | $12,250 | $1,225 |
| Grand total | $744,500 | $385,000 | $167,850 | $44,000 | $596,850 | 80% | $147,650 | $59,685 |
Previous applications carry forward
Column D fills itself from the last approved pay app. Nothing copied, nothing off by a row.
Stored materials, tracked apart
Windows delivered but not installed? Bill for them in column F and they move into completed work as they go in.
Change orders on their own lines
Signed COs join the schedule of values with their own scheduled value, so the contract sum to date is always right.
Start with G702. Or build your own.
Most pay apps go out on BuilderPad's default templates. When a GC or lender insists on their own form, open the pay app builder, lay it out exactly the way they want it, and save it — the math still fills itself in.
- Default templates ready on day one — including G702/G703
- Add, remove, rename and reorder columns
- Your logo, notes, terms and signature lines
- Save any layout as a template and reuse it on every job
BuilderPad has significantly reduced time spent on the billing cycle at the end of the month. What used to be a weeklong process with heavy manual data entry, multiple Excel sheets per project, and manual invoice coding and budgeting, is now a 2-3 day process that automates all these systems into one place. It allows us a quicker review of line items and budgets as a whole to evaluate project health and billing accuracy more quickly.
Budgets, line items and billing — all in one place.Built for how construction
actually gets paid.
Generic invoicing tools send a single total. Construction payers want the line-by-line proof. BuilderPad gives them both.
Held, tracked and released — without a calculator.
Calculated on completed work and stored materials, carried from app to app, and released on the final pay app at close-out.
Signed COs roll straight in.
The moment a change order is signed it joins the schedule of values. The contract sum to date updates itself.
The layout your payer wants.
Start from a default G702/G703 template, or use the pay app builder to design a custom format for any GC or lender — and save it for next time.
Signed without a printer.
Send for e-signature or export a clean PDF with your branding, ready for the owner, GC or bank.
ACH or card, from their phone.
Owners can pay the approved amount online — no check in the mail, no trip to the bank.
Your books stay current.
Billed amounts and payments sync to QuickBooks, so job costing and receivables are right without re-entry.
“BuilderPad has been our #1 go-to for Budgets and Pay-apps for our Custom home design-build company.”
Whoever's paying, they get the proof they need.
Building on a bank draw?
Give your lender the line-by-line detail it needs to release funds — percent complete, stored materials and retainage, in a format that passes the first review.
Billing a general contractor?
Hit the GC's monthly pay app deadline in their format, with change orders and previous billings already reconciled.
Billing a homeowner by progress?
Show clients exactly what each payment covers, line by line — fewer questions, faster approvals.
What is a pay app?
A pay application (pay app) is the formal request for payment a builder sends an owner, general contractor or lender as work progresses. It lists every line of the schedule of values, how much of each is complete, materials stored on site, retainage held back, and what has already been paid — so the payer can see exactly what the current payment covers.
Does BuilderPad create AIA G702/G703-style pay apps?
Yes. BuilderPad ships with ready-to-use default templates, including the familiar two-part G702/G703 layout — the summary application and the line-by-line continuation sheet. Pick one and your first pay app is ready to go.
Can I build my own pay app format?
Yes. The pay app builder lets you start from a default template or a blank page, then add, remove, rename and reorder columns, add your logo, notes and signature lines, and save the result as your own template. Build one for a GC's required form or a lender's draw request once, and reuse it on every job.
How is retainage handled?
Retainage is calculated for you on work completed and materials stored, carried forward from one application to the next, and shown on both the summary and the continuation sheet. When the job closes out, retainage can be released on a final pay app.
What happens to change orders?
Signed change orders roll into the schedule of values automatically, so the contract sum to date is always current. No re-typing and no forgotten COs.
Can I bill for materials stored on site?
Yes. Stored materials are tracked in their own column, included in the total completed and stored to date, and moved into work completed as they are installed.
How do owners and lenders receive and pay it?
Export a PDF, send it for e-signature, or share it through the client portal. Owners can pay online by ACH or card, and payments sync to QuickBooks.
Pay apps are one part of the financial OS.
Simpler billing for simpler jobs.
Not every client needs a pay app. Send draws and progress invoices homeowners pay online.
Signed COs that land on the schedule.
Client signs in the portal, the CO joins your schedule of values, and the next pay app bills it.
Progress, backed by photos.
Daily logs and photo feeds from the field — the proof behind every percent complete.
Close the spreadsheet.
Get paid on time.
Book a 30-minute call. Bring a recent pay app and we'll show you how it comes together in BuilderPad.
