§ 01 Admin software for trade contractors

Built to carry the weight
of running a trade.

Lintel tracks the COIs, the lien windows, the license renewals, and the change orders — so a missed form doesn't sink a job that's already finished.

30-day free trial No credit card Setup in an afternoon
§ 02 The problem
What actually kills small shops

Most small contractors don’t go under from bad work. They go under from a lapsed COI, a mechanics lien filed three days too late, a license that expired in the wrong county, or a change order nobody signed. The job got built. The crew got paid. The money never came back.

Killer 01
Expired COIs
The GC pulls your certificate, sees it lapsed two weeks ago, and freezes the draw.
Killer 02
Missed lien windows
90 days from last work. You found out on day 94. The receivable is now a memory.
Killer 03
Wrong-county licenses
Renewed the state license. Forgot the city one. The inspector did not.
Killer 04
Unsigned change orders
“I never agreed to that” — said over $18,000 of extra work you already did.
§ 03 How Lintel works

Four modules.
One load-bearing system.

Each module is named for the structural element it acts like. Together they hold the paperwork above the job, so the job doesn’t collapse under it.

M.01 Foundation layer
Footing

Footing.

License & permit renewals, by jurisdiction. Knows what’s expiring in which county. Reminds you before the window closes — not after the inspector does.

Multi-state · per-municipality tracking · renewal calendar
M.02 Load above the opening
Header

Header.

Certificates of Insurance. Every COI on every active job. Flags the expired ones before the GC does — and stores the additional-insured endorsement next to it.

Auto-import from carriers · GC-facing portal · expiry alerts
M.03 Connects two parties
Tie

Tie.

Change orders & e-signatures. Sends, tracks, signs. Every up-charge is on the record, in writing, with a timestamp. No more “I never agreed to that.”

Mobile e-sign · audit trail · auto-attach to job file
M.04 Resists collapse
Brace

Brace.

Mechanics lien deadlines. Counts the days from last work, by state. Files the preliminary notice on time — every time. The brace that keeps a job from collapsing into a write-off.

State-by-state rules · prelim notice generation · certified-mail tracking
§ 04 Who it’s for

Trade shops with one foot in the truck and one in the office.

Plumbers Electricians HVAC Handyman 1–20 employees
01 / Plumbing
The 3-truck shop drowning in PDFs.
Two journeymen, an apprentice, and a part-time bookkeeper who keeps a manila folder labeled “COIs??” on her desk.
Uses most: Header · Footing
02 / Electrical
Solo sparky who just hired a second guy.
Was fine in his truck with a clipboard. Now there’s two trucks, two phones, and a $30k commercial job that needs a real lien notice.
Uses most: Brace · Tie
03 / HVAC
12-tech crew working across a state line.
Service vans in four counties and two states. Three different license boards. Last year they paid a $4,200 fine for a renewal nobody owned.
Uses most: Footing · Header
04 / Handyman
The guy who said yes to a $40k bath remodel.
Honeydew jobs for ten years, then one big GC job. Now needs a real change-order paper trail and doesn’t want to learn three apps to get it.
Uses most: Tie · Brace
§ 05 Pricing

Priced like a tool,
not a platform.

Flat monthly fee per shop. No per-user gotchas. No “contact sales” tier unless you really are that big.

Solo

One person, one truck, a couple jobs at a time.

$39/mo
  • 1 user, up to 5 active jobs
  • Footing — license renewals
  • Header — COI tracking
  • Email reminders & calendar sync
  • Mobile app (iOS + Android)

Shop

Multi-jurisdiction crew, two-state license stack, real exposure.

$189/mo
  • Up to 20 users
  • Everything in Crew
  • Multi-state license stack
  • Subcontractor COI vault
  • Priority support & onboarding
§ 06 — Stop running it on memory

Stop carrying
the weight alone.

Lintel takes the paperwork off the truck dashboard, off the kitchen table, and out of your head. 30-day free trial. No credit card. Setup in an afternoon.