Case study
Reclaiming 50 Hours per Week: How Morella Construction Scaled Without Sacrificing Family Life
See how Morella Construction reclaimed 50 hours per week, improved quote consistency, and reduced admin work with Billdr while protecting family time and scaling their business.
50h
Saved per week on average
500+
Quotes sent every year
100%
Business visibility in one place
How Morella Construction Took Back Control
Gianluca Masella and Michael Moreno, co-founders of Montreal-based Morella Construction, transformed their business from a late-night administrative gamble into a streamlined, professional operation. By implementing Billdr, they eliminated 50 hours of manual back-office work per week, allowing them to scale their business while reclaiming critical time for their families.
Before Billdr
- Estimates were a "gamble" fragmented across Excel, QuickBooks, and other disjointed programs.
- Manual site measurements and price research led to long delays in getting quotes back to clients.
- Losing 30 to 50 hours a week to back-office "time-wasters" like manual data entry and cost searching.
- Maintaining project status required late-night FaceTime calls between the founders to manually sync data.
- High risk of errors when manually transferring numbers between software, leading to potential budget "mix-ups".
- Founders were forced to work from bedtime until 1:00 AM, as business operations completely consumed their personal time.
After Billdr
- Quotes are built with logical consistency and "ease" using professional templates and a centralized database.
- Small job quotes are delivered by 5:00 PM the same day as a site visit, a speed that Michael notes "blows the minds" of their clients.
- Reclaims 50 hours per weekby handling POs, change orders, and invoices at the "touch of a finger".
- Real-time visibility through a central dashboard allows the founders to stay aligned during standard business hours.
- A single, modern operating system keeps all financial data—from estimates to final payments—linked and transparent.
- All administrative tasks are completed within standard work hours, allowing for a total mental and physical disconnect at the end of the day.
Why Morella Construction Loves Billdr
For Gianluca and Michael, Billdr is the "secret ingredient" that allows them to run a modern, efficient construction business.
1. The Power of Immediate Quotes
Clients are often blown away when they receive a professional quote the same evening of a site visit. This speed, which few other contractors can match, has become a significant competitive advantage.
2. A "Lightbulb" Efficiency Moment
Moving away from disjointed programs like Excel and QuickBooks to a single, concise platform was a "game-changer" that allowed them to finally organize their business logic.
3. Reclaiming the "Social Life"
Before the software, the founders had "no life" outside of work. Today, they can manage multiple projects at the "touch of a finger" and still be home for dinner.
4. Evolutionary Support
They view Billdr as a partner that is "evolving every day," constantly adding new features that help them take their business to the next level.
“I don’t know where we would be today without Billdr.”
“I’m a father of three ... Family time for me is very important. Efficiency saves us so much time and allows us to still have a social life.”
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Yes. Billdr is built for residential and commercial general contractors, home builders, and specialty contractors across North America. Whether you're a small & medium team (1-30 FTEs) or a growing business (30-100 employees), Billdr scales with the way you build.
Note: Billdr is not adapted for general contractors building high-rises, airports, industrial projects.
Absolutely. Billdr is designed for owners, project managers, estimators, office staff, field crews, subcontractors, and even your clients through dedicated portals. Everyone stays connected in one system.
Yes. Billdr syncs with QuickBooks Online, so invoices, expenses, purchase orders, bills, payments, and customers move across automatically and nothing gets entered twice. Your operations team works in Billdr while your accountant keeps working in QuickBooks
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