Design Center
Your margins on one side. Their choices on the other.
Keep your selections catalog with internal costs and a margin calculator where only your team sees it. Give buyers a Design Room with photos and what each choice adds, and a PDF of everything they picked.
| Selection | Cost | Price | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen topsQuartz, Calacatta Laza | $3,180 | $4,350 | 26.9% |
| FlooringLVP, whole main floor | $2,940 | $3,900 | 24.6% |
| Backsplash3x12 handmade-look tile | $760 | $1,150 | 33.9% |
| FixturesMatte black package | $1,120 | $1,600 | 30.0% |
| Total | $8,000 | $11,000 | 27.3% |
Design budget$11,000 of $12,500 · $1,500 left
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What it does
A catalog with cost and margin
Every item carries its internal cost and its price to the buyer. The margin calculator shows what you keep as you set the price.
Multiple photos per item
Show the sample, the installed look, and the close-up. Buyers choose faster when they can see it.
Budget tracking
See where the buyer stands against their design budget as they choose, before the overage becomes a hard conversation.
A Design Room for buyers
The buyer-facing view shows the choices and what they add. It never shows cost or margin.
A buyer PDF
A clean PDF of every selection, so the buyer, your design coordinator, and the field are looking at the same list.
Imported for you
Onboarding includes importing your catalog with its costs. Send the spreadsheet you use today.
Two views, one catalog
The buyer sees the tile. You see the margin.
Most design centers run on a spreadsheet with a cost column someone has to remember to hide before printing. Before The Build keeps one catalog and shows it two ways: the internal view with cost, price, and margin, and the Design Room, which shows only what the buyer needs to decide.
Kitchen tops
Quartz, Calacatta Laza
Flooring
LVP, whole main floor
Backsplash
3x12 handmade-look tile
Fixtures
Matte black package
No costs, no margins. Just the choices and what they add.
The rest of the platform
One record, from first lead to warranty.
Home site reservationsPrefilled reservation agreements with your deposit terms. The lot shows reserved everywhere at once.Learn moreQuotesCommunity, lot, plan, options, from locked prices. A branded PDF the buyer can take home.Learn moreContractsYour own contract templates, filled from the customer record. Signed online by every buyer.Learn moreConstruction managementSchedules, daily logs, change orders, trade partners, budgets and draws, from the signed contract to warranty.Learn more