[ Insulation ]
INSULATION WORK IS BOOMING. YOUR SCHEDULING SHOULD KEEP UP.
Energy codes are tightening. Government rebates are driving demand. Homeowners are finally insulating their attics. Your phone does not stop ringing — but your crew is still running on paper job tickets and text message dispatch. OPS gives your insulation crew a real schedule, real documentation, and real job tracking.
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[ THE PROBLEM ]
DEMAND IS SURGING. YOUR SCHEDULING IS NOT.
- • New energy codes require higher R-values on every new build and major renovation. Government rebates through the Inflation Reduction Act are putting $1,600+ insulation credits in homeowners' hands. Demand has outpaced your ability to schedule it.
- • Your crew is booked 3-4 weeks out. Every day you cannot squeeze in an extra job is revenue left on the table. But your scheduling is a spreadsheet or a whiteboard, and fitting in one more job means calling your crew to rearrange the day.
- • Multi-crew operations — spray foam team, blown-in team, removal team — run on separate schedules managed by separate people. Nobody has the full picture. Crews get double-booked or sit idle while the other team is overloaded.
- • Weather and GC delays push insulation jobs constantly. The framing was not ready. The inspection got delayed. The spray foam truck cannot spray below 40 degrees. Every delay cascades into the next week.
For insulation company owners and schedulers
DOCUMENTATION THAT ENERGY AUDITORS DEMAND.
- • Energy code compliance requires documentation — R-values achieved, material specifications, coverage area, thickness measurements, before and after photos. Paper records do not cut it when the inspector shows up.
- • Spray foam jobs require specific documentation: foam type, lot number, thickness per cavity, ambient temperature during application, substrate temperature. Missing data means a failed inspection.
- • Rebate programs require proof of work — photos, invoices, material specs, and contractor certifications. Your customer is counting on that documentation to get their $1,600 tax credit. Lose the paperwork, lose the customer.
- • Before and after thermal imaging or photos are increasingly expected by customers, especially on retrofit jobs. They want to see what they paid for. Without a system that attaches photos to jobs, you are digging through phone galleries.
For insulation crews and field supervisors
MATERIAL TRACKING THAT LIVES IN NOBODY'S SYSTEM.
- • Spray foam is expensive — $1.00-$2.50 per board foot. A 2,000 sq ft attic job uses $3,000-$6,000 in material. Overestimate and you waste money. Underestimate and your crew runs out mid-job.
- • Different jobs require different materials — open cell, closed cell, blown-in fiberglass, blown-in cellulose, batt, mineral wool. Your crew needs to know what material and how much before they load the truck.
- • Material waste on insulation jobs averages 5-15%. Without tracking usage per job, you have no idea which crews are efficient and which are burning profit.
- • Supply chain issues in foam chemicals mean lead times vary. If your scheduler does not know what material is in stock, they book jobs they cannot fulfill.
For insulation company owners and estimators
[ THE SOLUTION ]
HOW OPS HANDLES IT
[ 01 ]
EVERY CREW. EVERY JOB TYPE. ONE SCHEDULE.
Spray foam team, blown-in team, removal team — all in one schedule your office can see at a glance. Drag, drop, reassign. When the GC pushes a job or the weather kills a spray day, update the schedule and every affected crew member sees the change on their phone. No more calling around. No more whiteboard with three different colors of marker.
[ 02 ]
DOCUMENTATION THAT PASSES INSPECTION THE FIRST TIME.
Your crew captures R-values, material specs, thickness measurements, temperatures, and before/after photos directly in OPS — attached to the job, attached to the customer. When the energy auditor shows up or the customer needs rebate documentation, every detail is two taps away. Not in a filing cabinet. Not on someone's phone. In the system.
[ 03 ]
YOUR CREW SEES THE JOB BEFORE THEY LOAD THE TRUCK.
Job details, material requirements, square footage, customer notes, access instructions — all on your crew's phone before they leave the shop. They know what to bring, how much, and where. No driving to a job with the wrong foam type. No calling the office from the attic asking "open cell or closed cell?" The answer is on their screen.
[ 04 ]
ONE APP FROM ESTIMATE TO FINAL PHOTO.
Residential retrofits, new construction, commercial projects, removal jobs — every insulation job type in one app. Your office books the work. Your crew sees it instantly. Photos, notes, and completion records flow back without a phone call. Energy code compliance, rebate documentation, and customer records all in one place.
[ VS THE ALTERNATIVES ]
SEE HOW OPS COMPARES
| Feature | OPS | Jobber | FieldPulse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free to start, $79/mo flat | $49-$199/mo, feature-gated | Hidden pricing, demo required |
| Multi-crew scheduling | All crews in one view, drag-drop | Team scheduling on higher tiers | Crew scheduling available |
| Photo documentation | Before/after photos attached to jobs | Photo capture on paid plans | Photo capture available |
| Offline mode | Full offline, syncs on reconnect | Limited offline | Limited offline |
| Crew app simplicity | Open and see your jobs, no training | Clean but feature-gated | Full-featured but complex onboarding |
| Time to start | Download and go, same day | Setup + plan selection | Demo + onboarding required |
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