Ninemonthsofdecisions,heldtogetherbyemail.
A $150,000+ renovation takes the better part of a year to go from first sketch to first day on site. During that stretch, you and your client make every decision that shapes the project. None of it lives anywhere permanent. The day a contractor signs on, most of it gets rebuilt from scratch.
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Concept
Mo. 2
Budget set
Mo. 4
Selections
Mo. 7
Builder chosen
Mo. 9.5
Groundbreaking
Typical timeline for a $150K+ residential renovation, concept to groundbreaking
The current toolkit
What actually holds a project together right now.
What gets lost
The budget gets rebuilt from scratch the day a contractor signs on.
Selections get re-explained from memory, not handed over as a record.
Nobody who touches the project after handoff knows why anything was decided.
Email threads
The budget conversation lives across dozens of replies. Finding "the current number" means scrolling.
PDF proposals
Every revision is a new attachment. There's no single source of truth for what was actually approved.
Pinterest boards
Inspiration lives here — but it dies here too. None of it survives into the builder's hands.
Text messages
Decisions get made in a thread that nobody, including the people who made them, can find again.
Spreadsheets
A budget tracker that's only as current as the last time someone remembered to open it.
Total U.S. home improvement spending, 2026
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
Threshold for the top decile of remodeling projects
Houzz & Home Study 2026
Licensed architects in the U.S.
NCARB Survey 2025
Concept to groundbreaking — with no shared record
Design, kept whole
The material palette doesn't die at handoff.
Concept direction, finish selections, and material palettes stay attached to the project — visible to your client throughout, and ready for the builder who inherits it.
White oak
Honed carrara
Matte black
Venetian plaster
Unlacquered brass
Bouclé
The fix
One project record. From first sketch to groundbreaking.
GrandStead gives architects and their clients a shared workspace that captures every decision — scope, budget, selections, builder choice — and hands it all to the builder intact.
Scope & Budget
Set a realistic budget range before drawings are final. Scope and cost evolve together so the homeowner always knows what they're building and what it costs.
Selections Library
A shared record of materials, finishes, and fixtures — organized by room, tagged with cost impact, approved by the homeowner. It survives the handoff.
Builder Vetting & RFP
Shortlist builders, send a structured RFP with full project context, and compare bids on equal footing. Replace the PDF packet with a real process.
Zero-Friction Handoff
When a builder is selected, the entire package transfers — budget, drawings, selections, history. The builder inherits a project, not a blank slate.
Who it's for
Built around your workflow first.
Architects & designers
Built around your design process first. You control what's shared and when — your client is invited in, not the other way around.
Homeowners
See the budget, the selections, and the shortlisted builders in one place — for the life of the project.
Builders
Inherit a project that already has a scope, a budget, and a client who's done the homework before you ever bid.
How we compare
Built for the phase they skip.
Currently accepting a limited number of design partners.
We're working with architects and designers on high-end remodels and additions to shape the product. If that's you, apply for early access.
What founding members get
- Early access before public launch
- Direct input on features and workflow
- Founding pricing — locked in for life
- White-glove onboarding for your first project
- A seat at the table as we build this