Curt's Construction Company

Curt's Construction Company I personally have over 47 years of physically building homes around the Bay Area. That is not combined, like my competition!

That gives us an advantage over others. Experience is the best teacher of any craft. I started right after High School in 1978.

1978. A kid with a tool belt, learning how to make a straight cut and keep a wall plumb.Back then I thought earning my c...
08/26/2026

1978. A kid with a tool belt, learning how to make a straight cut and keep a wall plumb.

Back then I thought earning my contractor's license was the top of the mountain. Turns out that was base camp.

Today, ScopeAI Pro is live on the Apple App Store. 📲

An estimating app — voice, photo, and AI — built by a carpenter. Nearly five decades of job-site knowledge poured into something that now fits in your pocket.

I'm still shaking my head as I type this. From framing walls to shipping an app, the rule never changed: measure it right, build it solid, stand behind it.

To everyone who's followed the journey — thank you. Proof you're never too old to pick up a new trade.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scopeaipro/id6767886123
Go find it. Free on the App Store. Then go build something. 🔨

08/26/2026

No cutaways. No sped-up demo. This is ScopeAI Pro building a real bid, start to finish, in real time.

I dropped in my saved scope of work, hit go, and let it run — I even counted through the wait while it worked (that's my shop's lousy wifi, not the app; I left it in). You'll watch a scope turn into a full estimate, then the part I think sets us apart: Your Final Say — the AI does the heavy lifting, but you correct every line before the number's yours. Your name's on that bid, not a robot's. It ends on the actual Contractor PDF it generated, right there on screen.

47 years taught me never to trust a number I didn't check. This tool doesn't ask you to.
📲 Search ScopeAI Pro on the App Store.

Been in the trades long enough to know most of us learned the hard way how easy it is to undercharge and work for free.I...
08/25/2026

Been in the trades long enough to know most of us learned the hard way how easy it is to undercharge and work for free.
I finally sat down and wrote out the exact process that stopped the leaks — how I started working ON the business instead of just IN it.
Curious if any of you have run into the same thing. What’s the one pricing or tracking mistake that cost you the most over the years?

https://goaskcurt.gumroad.com/l/undercharging-cure

The build isn't what takes forever. The paperwork is. Here's where ADU projects actually get stuck — so you can see it c...
08/24/2026

The build isn't what takes forever. The paperwork is. Here's where ADU projects actually get stuck — so you can see it coming.

⏱️ The completeness check. California now requires the city to tell you within a set window whether your application is even complete. Sounds helpful — but "incomplete" bounces you back to the start, and one missing document can cost you weeks.

📐 Setbacks and the fine print. The state sets the floor — 4-foot side and rear — but how your specific lot gets measured, easements, and existing structures can all trip a plan that looked fine on paper.

🚰 Utilities and capacity. This is the sneaky one. Sometimes the holdup isn't your unit — it's whether the existing sewer, water, or panel can handle it. That's a separate review, and it's where "simple" projects grow a month.

🔥 Fire access and egress. Windows big enough to climb out of, a clear path for the fire department. Miss it in the design and you're redrawing.

The pattern: none of these are build problems. They're paper problems — and they're all cheaper to solve before you submit than after you're bounced. That's the whole value of knowing the gauntlet before you walk into it.

Measure twice, submit once. 🔨

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Things sure have changed in 30+ years of doing this business. Couldn't really afford custom shirts way back when, but th...
08/21/2026

Things sure have changed in 30+ years of doing this business. Couldn't really afford custom shirts way back when, but the guys made their own! Thanks Leif for some fun memories.

Modular sounds great until the lot says no. Here are the three deal-breakers that stop a prefab unit cold — and none of ...
08/21/2026

Modular sounds great until the lot says no. Here are the three deal-breakers that stop a prefab unit cold — and none of them show up in the brochure.

🏗️ Crane reach. A modular box doesn't walk into your backyard — it flies in on a crane. The crane parks on the street and has to reach over your house to set the unit down. Too far back, too tall a house, power lines overhead — and the reach isn't there. That's the one that kills the most projects.

🚚 Access. Before the crane, the truck has to deliver the thing. A modular section is wide and long. Narrow street, tight cul-de-sac, low branches, a hard turn into the neighborhood — if the truck can't get it there, the method's done before it starts.

⛰️ Soil and slope. A prefab unit needs a foundation that's ready and level when it lands. A hillside lot, soft or expansive soil, or a spot that needs heavy grading first can cost more to prepare than you saved by going modular in the first place.

Here's the honest part: on a lot with any of these, built-in-place isn't the fallback — it's the right answer. Framers and materials fit where a crane and a truck can't.

This is exactly why you look at the site before you pick the method. The dirt votes first. 🔨

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08/20/2026

📲 Search ScopeAI Pro on the App Store — look for the blue icon you'll see in the video. Copy and paste this link into your browser to see it now. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scopeaipro/id6767886123

For 47 years, I did every bid by hand — sometimes long after the family went to bed.

So I finally built the tool I wish I'd had my whole career. ScopeAI Pro turns your scope of work into a professional estimate in minutes, right from your phone or tablet— and you stay the last set of eyes on every number. It's about giving contractors their nights back.

Built by a contractor, for contractors.

"Should I go modular or build it on-site?" Wrong question. The right one is: what will your lot actually allow?Both work...
08/17/2026

"Should I go modular or build it on-site?" Wrong question. The right one is: what will your lot actually allow?

Both work. Neither is "better." Here's how to tell which one your property is asking for:

🏗️ Pre-built (modular / prefab) wins when:
▪️ Your lot has room for a crane to swing and a truck to deliver
▪️ You want a predictable timeline — built in a factory while your site prep happens in parallel
▪️ The design is fairly standard and you don't need to fight the terrain

🔨 Built in place wins when:
▪️ Access is tight — narrow side yard, fenced, no crane path (the deal-breaker for modular)
▪️ The lot is odd — a slope, a weird shape, tricky corners a box can't fit
▪️ You want it to match the existing house exactly, or the design is one-of-a-kind

The pattern: pre-built rewards open, standard lots. Built-in-place rewards tight or unusual ones. Your access and your terrain make the call long before your taste does.

Which one's right for you? Look at how a truck would even get back there. That answer tells you more than any brochure. 🔨

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Your lot decides before you do.Before you fall in love with a floor plan, walk your yard. The lot decides more than the ...
08/14/2026

Your lot decides before you do.

Before you fall in love with a floor plan, walk your yard. The lot decides more than the catalog does.

I've watched homeowners pick out the perfect ADU, then find out their property won't take it. Here's what actually calls the shots — and it's all decided before a single wall goes up:

📏 Setbacks — how close you can build to the property line. State law generally allows 4 feet from side and rear, but that eats into a small yard faster than people expect.

🚜 Access — can equipment even get back there? A detached unit needs a path for materials, and sometimes a crane. A fenced yard with a narrow side gate changes everything.

🔌 Utilities — where's the sewer line, the panel, the water main? The distance from your existing hookups to the new unit is real money. Close is cheap. Far is not.

🌱 The ground itself — slope, soil, drainage, and what's buried out there. A flat, open lot is a different project than a hillside.

None of this is on a brochure. It's why the first real step isn't picking a design — it's having someone who knows what they're looking at walk the property and tell you what it'll actually allow.

Measure the lot before you price the dream. 🔨

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08/12/2026

Hey everyone,

I’ve been having a lot of fun lately creating things and exploring what’s possible with AI. Let me know what you think of these clips — especially the last two.

Those last two are actually tied to something I’ve been thinking seriously about.

After nearly five decades in construction, I’ve realized that a lot of what I’ve learned over the years needs to be shared — not just about how to build something, but about what happens between homeowners and contractors before, during, and sometimes after a project.

So I’m exploring an advisory side to my business designed to help both homeowners and contractors.

I’ve written extensively about the contractor/homeowner relationship, where it goes right, where it goes wrong, and how many problems could have been avoided with better information and communication from the beginning.

I’d really like your opinion on this direction.

And if you know a homeowner or contractor who could use an experienced, independent set of eyes on a project, proposal, decision, or difficult situation, send them my way.

Sometimes a little clarity early can save a whole lot of trouble later.

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