How to run the work, step by step
A short video series and written walkthroughs of the workflows Stairkey is built around — by the founder, who runs a contracting and real estate business on it every day.
Watch the series
Start with the full walkthrough of one job, start to finish. Then six short videos, in order — from your first day in Stairkey to running the whole job.
3:42One job, start to finish
A full tour on one real bathroom job: add the client, log the call, price it with Takeoff and the calculator, get it approved on her phone, run it with your crew, then invoice, get paid, and watch the books update.
1:36Make Stairkey yours: customize your workspace
Set up your company branding, reorder the sidebar, control dashboard cards by role, tailor your dropdown lists, and build your price book — so the app fits the way you work.
1:30Set up your team & communications
Invite your team and set roles, attach a default crew to every job by trade, control the subcontractor portal and insurance gates, connect your own email for campaigns, and choose your notifications.
1:14Price a job in minutes with Takeoff
Walk a room, drop in the measurements and scope, and watch Stairkey build a fully-priced, client-ready estimate from your own catalog.
2:42Turn an estimate into a job that runs itself
Approve an estimate, convert it to a project in one click — tasks, subtasks, and job costing carry across. Then log a cost, take a client change request through the portal, and watch every number keep up.
2:38Run the whole job from one project
Manage a live job end to end: tasks and subtasks, a materials shopping list, the contractor's field view, job costing against your contract value, and client change orders.
1:39Plan the week & drive the smart route
Set up recurring jobs, lay the crew across the week, see per-jobsite weather, then optimize a day's route with real drive times.
Written guides
Deeper walkthroughs you can read at your own pace.
Set up Stairkey to fit the way your business runs
Shape Stairkey around your business: editions, roles and teams, custom navigation, dashboards, portals, billing rhythm, and add-ons — a practical walkthrough.
From walkthrough to signed estimate — without retyping a number
A contractor's quoting workflow in Stairkey: measure on site, let takeoff turn dimensions into quantities, send the estimate, and collect a real approval.
Recurring jobs without double-booking the crew
Set the cadence once, let crew availability checks catch conflicts before they hit the calendar, and bill completed visits without retyping the week.
Get paid without chasing: invoices, portals, and follow-up
A billing workflow where finished work becomes the invoice, payment stays visible, clients approve in a portal, and follow-up pauses when someone replies.
Every step. Handled.
Try the workflows in these guides on your own jobs — every feature unlocked, first month free, no card.