Stop building closeouts from scratch. Install the skill.
A complete close-out manual system for Claude AI — built by a 21-year custom home builder. Never do a manual binder again.
Get the Skill →A real sample. Real project. Real data.
Your closeout package is a folder of PDFs no one will open.
Every handover ends the same way: a binder of warranties, a Dropbox folder of plans, an email with five attachments. Within a month, your homeowner can't find any of it.
Days disappear into assembly.
Warranties, trades, product specs, plans, permits, equipment manuals — pulled from five different systems, formatted in Word, attached to email. Sound familiar?
Your homeowner can't find anything.
A folder of PDFs buried in their email isn't a manual — it's paperwork. They give up looking and call you instead. Now you're their personal help desk.
Your brand stops at the door.
The handover is supposed to be the high point. Instead it's a half-baked doc that looks nothing like the home you spent two years building. Hard to ask for a referral after that.
Everything you need to ship your first manual today.
One install. Your business setup runs once. Every project after that takes ten minutes.
The Close-Out Manual Skill
The complete skill file for Claude. Install it once, run it on every project. Reads your files, asks the gaps, generates the manual.
Auto-Sourced Product Images
For every appliance, fixture, window, and finish, the skill pulls the manufacturer photo automatically. No uploads. No copy-paste.
Built by a Builder
Designed and battle-tested by a 21-year custom home builder. Not a tech company's guess at what residential construction needs.
Two paths. That's the whole flow.
Set up your business once. Build every project after that in a single conversation.
First-Time Setup
A short conversation that captures everything about your business. Then it's saved forever.
- Company info, license, insurance
- Logos (dark + light) and brand color
- Founder signer + portrait
- Service desk + QR code routing
- Your standard warranty document
- Optional: standard trade list, custom letter template
- Website hosting platform
- File storage + sign-in (Drive, SharePoint, Dropbox)
Every Project
Paste your project folder link. The skill does the rest.
- Reads every file in the folder
- Tells you what it matched and what's missing
- Asks the gaps in plain English
- Confirms the substantial completion date
- Walks the emergency shut-offs with you
- Proposes Care & Maintenance from actual materials
- Web-searches every product for images + spec pages
- Generates the HTML — you paste into your site
Five parts. 25 pages.
A structure that works for how homeowners actually use a manual — split across two years, five rooms, and a thousand small questions.
Your Home
Letter, emergency shut-offs, before-you-call self-help, summary, warranty, pass-through warranties, service, trades, behind the walls.
Maintenance
Care & cleaning by material. Year-round seasonal calendar tied to the systems actually installed.
Components
One page per category: windows, plumbing, lighting, tile, cabinets, countertops, flooring, paint, appliances, cladding.
Systems
HVAC, electrical & life safety, plumbing systems. With maintenance & troubleshooting per item.
Documentation
Every permit, inspection, plan, warranty PDF, and equipment manual deep-linked to your project folder.
Two simple ways we can publish it for you.
Once you've generated your manual file, hand it to us. We'll get it live on the web — so you can send a link to your homeowner and move on.
Full details & pricing are included in your delivery email after you buy the skill.
Is this for you?
This skill was built for residential remodelers and custom home builders who are tired of patchwork handovers. No more PDF binders. No more forgotten manuals. Just a system that protects your brand and keeps homeowners out of your inbox.
- A custom home builder or remodeler
- Spending days assembling closeout packages at the end of every project
- Curious about AI but skeptical it can replace your handover process
- Tired of homeowners calling you a year later asking what brand of caulk you used
Built by a builder. Not a tech company.
Hi, I'm Bryan Kaplan.
I help remodelers, contractors, and custom home builders just like you improve your business and bottom-line profitability. Whether you're just getting started or ready to scale, I can help.
I was a professional carpenter, remodeler, custom home builder, and entrepreneur for over 21+ years in residential construction. I left the client side of the business in 2018 on a mission to help residential construction business owners like you get the training, systems, and processes in place to thrive.
Today, I'm building AI-native tools specifically for builders — and this skill is part of that system.
All updates included. No subscription.
Buy the Skill →Requires Claude Cowork (paid account). Works alongside any builder workflow — Google Drive, SharePoint, Dropbox for storage; Squarespace, WordPress, Wix, or Webflow for hosting. License is per-builder; install on any number of your own devices.
Questions?
What do I get for $99?+
Do I need a paid version of Claude?+
Do I need to be technical?+
What if my project files aren't in Drive, SharePoint, or Dropbox?+
Can I customize the design?+
What hosting platforms does the manual work with?+
How is this different from other closeout tools?+
Stop building closeouts from scratch.
One purchase. One install. Your next handover takes ten minutes — starting today.