GuideThe rehab
Schedule the work
See the rehab as a timeline, start from a typical order of work, and let later tasks move when an earlier one slips.
- Where it is
- A house › Rehab › Board › Timeline
- Who can use it
- Owners, admins, and team members on the house
The timeline is the same tasks as the board, drawn as bars across the weeks. Switch to it with the Timeline toggle at the top of the board.
Example
Electrical rough-in inspection
locked
Hang drywall, bedrooms
after Electrical rough-in inspection
Install kitchen cabinets
Prime and paint main level
after Hang drywall, bedrooms
Install LVP, upstairs
after Prime and paint main level
The red line is today. Outlined bars are the critical path: the work that sets the finish date.
Start from a template
- Step 1: On the timeline, choose Add a schedule template.
- Step 2: Pick Cosmetic refresh (4 weeks) or Full gut (8 weeks), or one of your own.
- Step 3: Set Work starts.
- Step 4: Choose the Add tasks button.
| Starter | Tasks | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic refresh | 10, from demo and haul-off to clean and stage | 28 days |
| Full gut | 17, from demo through rough-ins, inspection, drywall, finishes, and final inspections | 56 days |
The tasks land in Scheduled, dated from your start day. Days are calendar days, so weekends count. Rename, re-date, assign, or delete them to fit the job.
Make one task wait on another
- Step 1: Open the later task.
- Step 2: Under Waits on, choose Choose tasks and tick the work that has to finish first.
- Step 3: Choose Done choosing, then Save.
A task starts the day after the last thing it waits on ends. The two starter templates set this up for you.
What happens when something slips
Change a task's dates and everything that waits on it is pushed later by the same amount, and so on down the chain. Each task keeps its length.
- Dates only move later. Finishing early doesn't pull the rest forward; move those yourself if you want to.
- A task with no start date is never moved.
- Tick Keep these dates when earlier work moves to lock a task, such as an inspection the county has already booked. A locked task doesn't move, and neither does work that waits only on it.
- Moving a card to another column doesn't change any dates.
On the example, the electrical rough-in inspection slipped. If “Hang drywall” waits on it, drywall and everything behind it move with it.
Read the timeline
- Bars are coloured by status: Scheduled, In progress, Blocked, Done.
- The red line is today. A red ring marks an overdue task.
- An outlined bar is on the critical path: the chain of work that sets the finish date. A day lost there is a day lost at the end.
- Under a task's name, “after” lists what it waits on, and “locked” marks locked dates.
- Click a bar to open the task. Change dates in the task; bars can't be dragged.
Tasks with no dates aren't shown. The footer counts them.
Print it
Print schedule prints the chart at full width. Choose “Save as PDF” in the print window to send it to someone.
Save your own schedule
When a job has gone well, choose Save as template on the timeline and name it. Owners and admins can save templates.
Templates and settings covers renaming and deleting templates. To copy a whole house instead, including its budget, see Add a house.