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AskThePlans helps residential teams get trusted answers from project information across the full job lifecycle.

Pick the expertise you need

The same question, answered the way your role needs it — a tradie wants the number, a certifier wants the clause. Choose an agent per project.

5 Specialized AI Agents

Get the answer in the right language for the person asking.

A footing depth question means something different to a tradie, a builder, a certifier, and a client. AskThePlans tailors the answer to who is asking — same source, right context. Select the role below to see how.

Builder AI

Quantifies impact

Quantifies time, cost, and risk impact on every decision. Makes AI actionable, not just informational.

See it in action

Same question. Different expertise.

Everyone asks:

“What happens if we change the footing depth here?”

Builder AI

responds:

“Footing change adds 2 days and ~$3,400 in concrete costs. Structural sign-off needed first. See S-04.”

Tradie AI

responds:

“Don't pour. Wait for engineer sign-off. See sheet S-04.”

Client AI

responds:

“The team is checking a detail before pouring — this protects your budget and avoids rework.”

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Tradie

Built for dirty hands

Builder

Quantifies impact

Certifier

Compliance evidence

Architect

Design coordination

Client/Owner

Plain English

By role

For Builders

  • Confirm drawing details before work starts
  • Check what was approved in client communication
  • Reduce phone-tag with supervisors and trades

For Site Supervisors

  • Resolve plan and scope questions quickly
  • Find the latest instructions from consultants
  • Prepare for inspections with clearer evidence

For Project Managers

  • Track variation approvals and discussion history
  • Confirm schedule and coordination details
  • Keep teams aligned with source-backed answers

For Certifiers

  • Check NCC compliance before the assessment — not during
  • Get evidence mapped to specific code sections automatically
  • Full query audit trail for every compliance decision

For Architects

  • Fewer 'what does this drawing mean?' calls from your builder
  • Design coordination questions answered from your own documents
  • One project workspace — no more email threads about which version

For Tradies

iOS App
  • Ask by voice using Siri — no typing, no screen, no stopping what you're doing
  • Works completely hands-free: gloves on, up a ladder, in a trench
  • Get source-backed answers from the actual plans, not from someone's memory
  • Set up the Siri shortcut once, use it on every job from then on
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For Clients / Owners

  • See what's been decided and where it's documented
  • No more chasing the builder for updates
  • Plain English answers to what's happening on your build

By workflow moment

During construction

Example question: Is this beam detail correct for this section?

Before inspection

Example question: Which approval condition applies to this item?

During client variations

Example question: What was agreed, when, and where is the record?