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Areas & Trades

Areas and trades replace the previous tag system and give you a structured way to organize your construction project by location and specialty.

Areas​

Areas represent physical locations or spaces within your project -- rooms, floors, exterior zones, or any logical grouping of space. Areas are hierarchical, so you can nest them to reflect the actual structure of your home.

Examples​

  • Ground Floor > Kitchen, Living Room, Bathroom
  • First Floor > Master Bedroom, Guest Room, Hallway
  • Exterior > Garden, Garage, Driveway

Creating Areas​

Navigate to Manage in the sidebar to access the areas and trades management page. Under the Areas section, click Add Area and provide:

  • Name -- A short label (e.g., "Kitchen")
  • Color -- Pick from a color palette for visual identification
  • Description -- Optional details about the area
  • Parent Area -- Optionally nest this area under an existing one

Hierarchy​

Areas can be nested to any depth. A parent area implicitly includes all its children -- for example, filtering work items by "Ground Floor" will also show items assigned to "Kitchen", "Living Room", and any other child areas.

Assigning Areas​

When creating or editing a work item or household item, select an area from the area picker. The picker displays the full hierarchy so you can quickly find the right location.

Trades​

Trades represent specialties of work -- the types of professional services involved in your project. Unlike areas, trades are flat (no hierarchy).

Examples​

  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • Carpentry
  • Painting
  • HVAC
  • Landscaping

Creating Trades​

On the Manage page, under the Trades section, click Add Trade and provide:

  • Name -- A short label (e.g., "Electrical")
  • Color -- Pick from a color palette for visual identification
  • Description -- Optional details about the trade

Linking Vendors to Trades​

Each vendor can be assigned a trade to indicate their specialty. When creating or editing a vendor, select a trade from the dropdown. This makes it easy to see which vendors cover which types of work.

Managing Areas & Trades​

From the Manage page you can:

  • Edit an area or trade's name, color, or description
  • Reorder items using drag handles or sort order
  • Reparent an area by changing its parent
  • Delete an area or trade (this removes the association from all items that use it)

Manage page with areas and trades