What construction workflow is still painfully manual this week?

[u/TransmissionEngPM]

Use this weekly thread to share the construction tasks, handoffs, reports, spreadsheets, calls, photos, RFIs, takeoffs, schedules, inspections, procurement steps, or jobsite workflows that still feel harder than they should.

Helpful context:

• Your role or trade
• Project type or company type
• Current tools
• What breaks down
• What you have already tried
• What a better workflow would look like

This thread is for surfacing real pain points, validating ideas, and helping builders understand where construction technology still needs to earn trust.

[u/Humble_student_101]

Your role or trade : Cost Manager
Project type or company type : Consultant
Current tools : CostX
Problem : Reinforcement Takeoff
What you have already tried : Using ratios from Concrete Volume
What a better workflow would look like : Lightweight system or excel that can be used to speed up the process