Design it, price it and show it to the customer before you leave the driveway.

Tools for Builders makes design software for pond, solar, roofing and pool contractors. Each tool turns a photo or a sketch into a plan, a parts list and a picture the customer can say yes to.

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<Assets TBC>Four trades in one frame: a pond, a solar array, a new roof and a pool on neighbouring houses

Four trades, one way of working

Every tool starts from the same place: the customer's own property. You measure from a photo, satellite or a quick walk around, the software works out the materials, and the customer sees the finished job on their house before they sign.

<Assets TBC>PondTools render of a finished pond with a waterfall in a customer's yard

PondTools

Design a pond over a backyard photo, get the exact gallons and parts list, and generate a photoreal image of it for the client.

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<Assets TBC>Rendered solar array on a customer's roof, photographed from the street

SolarTools

Lay out panels on the roof from satellite, see the yearly production and the payback, and show the homeowner the array on their own house.

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<Assets TBC>Rendered new roof in a dark shingle colour on a customer's house

RoofTools

Measure a roof from satellite, get squares, waste and materials, and show the homeowner the new shingle colour on their house.

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<Assets TBC>Rendered pool with a spa and a paver deck in a customer's backyard

PoolTools

Draw a pool in the customer's backyard photo, get the gallons, excavation and equipment, and show them the finished pool before you dig.

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Built around the site visit

Most jobs are won or lost in the first conversation. The contractor who can show the homeowner what the finished job looks like, and what it costs, while they are still standing in the yard, usually gets the work.

That is what all four tools do. They take the measurements you would take anyway, size the materials from them, price every line, and produce an image of the finished job in the customer's own photo. You stop doing takeoffs at the kitchen table at night, and the customer stops waiting a week for a quote.

<Assets TBC>Contractor showing a homeowner a rendered design on a tablet, in the yard

Websites for the businesses that use the tools

We design, build and host websites for contractors. It is $509 a month, and it includes PondTools Pro for your whole team.

How contract websites work

<Assets TBC>A contractor website on a laptop next to the PondTools designer

From the blog

<Assets TBC>Pond, roof, solar and pool jobs on one street

CompanyOctober 5, 2026

Why we are building tools for four trades

PondTools contractors kept asking for the same thing for solar, roofing and pools.

<Assets TBC>Pond outline with depth shelves and the volume readout

PondToolsOctober 3, 2026

How many gallons is my pond?

Length times width times depth gets you close. Here is why close is not good enough.

<Assets TBC>The six add-on items laid out on a workbench

PondToolsSeptember 30, 2026

The six things pond kits leave out

Foam sealant, dechlorinator, starter bacteria, netting, silicone and a fill valve.

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