This Is Why You're Here
Why Framings Come to Us Instead of Their Bank
Lumber prices jumped 15% this month. Your $80K material estimate is now $92K and the builder isn't adjusting the contract. You need the extra $12K today to stay on schedule.
You hired 4 framers for a subdivision project — 18 houses over 6 months. Payroll jumped $24K/month but the builder pays per-house completion. You need bridge capital for the first 60 days.
A builder offered you 3 back-to-back custom homes — $180K total. Materials for all 3 cost $55K upfront. Your lumber yard wants COD after your last late payment.
Your crew lead quit and took 2 framers with him. You need to hire 3 replacements — $9K in signing costs, tool kits, and first-week payroll — but you've got a house to frame starting Monday.
A commercial framing package for a strip mall is $320K over 4 months. You need $75K in engineered lumber and steel connectors before the foundation is even cured. The GC pays monthly draw but the first one is 45 days out.
Lumber spiked 15% mid-project and the builder wouldn't adjust. Got $12K same day to cover the difference. Didn't lose a single day on the schedule.
Jake P., Framing Contractor, Boise, ID
Framing Financing
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Built for Your Business
Why Framing Businesses Choose Basecamp
Lumber Spikes Don't Kill Your Margin
Lumber jumps 15% mid-project and the builder won't adjust the contract. That's $12K out of your pocket on an $80K framing package. We fund the cost overrun same-day so you don't eat it or walk off the job.
Per-House Payroll Bridge
The builder pays per-house completion but your 12-man crew needs $24K every Friday. On an 18-house subdivision, you're 60 days into payroll before the first check clears. A line of credit covers that gap.
Nail Gun and Compressor Sets Covered
Every new framer needs a $3K tool kit — framing nailer, compressor, circular saw, levels. Hiring 4 guys means $12K in tools before they swing a hammer. We finance tool packages so you hire without hesitation.
Lumber Yard Went COD? Keep Building
One late payment and your lumber yard puts you on cash-on-delivery. Now every $20K material order requires cash upfront. A $50K line of credit restores your buying power and keeps the build schedule intact.
Bobby's Take
Bobby's Playbook for Framing
Most framing contractors walk into a bank and get evaluated against a 5-year operating-history checklist — not the active framing backlog plus lumber-package financing exposure they actually have right now. Lenders who specialize in framing contractors look at the work in front of you, not the work behind you. They underwrite your $30K-per-week lumber float and net-30 GC payment cycle. Here's how to position your transaction so the right specialists see it first.
Three things determine whether a framing contractor transaction closes: project pipeline, GC creditworthiness, and your crew-retention metrics. Not your personal FICO. Not your time in business. Specialist framing contractor lenders care about whether your monthly draw revenue supports a $1,500-$3,000/month payment — and whether your crew base proves you can keep pace with mobilizations without losing framers to competing shops.
The biggest mistake framing contractors make: applying without separating recurring GC project revenue from one-off custom-builder work. The lender sees mixed deposits and underwrites to the one-off variability. The fix: produce a backlog showing repeat-GC projects versus one-off projects. Specialist framing contractor lenders price repeat-GC contracts as recurring contracted revenue. Generalist lenders treat all framing revenue as project-based and price for the worst project.
framing project revenue lost without crew capacity
Where this gets interesting at scale: a framing contractor adding nail guns, generators, and crew trucks or expanding into multifamily framing doesn't need ONE loan. They need equipment financing for the new tools and trucks + a working capital line for lumber-package floats and crew payroll + invoice factoring on the GC's net-30 progress payments + sometimes purchase order financing for bulk lumber pre-buys. Four products, multiple lenders, one application — that's how residential framers scale into multifamily framing operations.
The framing contractors who scale fastest aren't the ones who waited for the GC to release the next draw before adding crew. They're the ones who had crew and equipment ready when the GC offered an additional project. Turning down a $200K-framing project because you can't add a crew is revenue going to a competing framer. Run the numbers in 60 seconds — see what 70+ specialist lenders will offer your framing business this week.
Bottom line:
Framing contractors get priced on one-off custom-builder volatility when repeat-GC contracts are the recurring base. Separate them on the file — generalists treat all framing as project-based and price for the worst project.
Bobby Friel
Founder, Basecamp Funding
What You're Up Against
The Real Challenges Framings Face
Pricing Transparency
What Framing Funding Actually Costs
Rates and terms depend on credit, revenue, time in business, and lender. Every business is unique — see what 70+ lenders will offer you in 60 seconds. Soft-pull pre-qual.
These are industry averages. Your actual rate depends on your revenue, credit profile, and time in business — it could be lower. Run your specific numbers in 30 seconds.
Calculate Your Real Cost →Tax Strategy
Section 179 Breakdown for Framings
Finance the equipment. Keep your cash. Take the deduction. Your crew truck + trailer costs $45,000 after taxes and you never touched your reserves.
Bobby Friel
Founder, Basecamp Funding
How It Works
From Application to Funded in 5 Steps
No paperwork avalanche. No bank lobby. No guessing.
60-Second Intake
Tell us about your trade, current jobs, and bid pipeline. No bonding docs yet.
Soft Credit Screen
We screen options with zero impact to your FICO or bonding capacity.
Construction-Specialty Lenders Compete
70+ lenders who underwrite GCs, electricians, plumbers, and concrete contractors review your file in parallel.
One Specialist, Multiple Term Sheets
Your funding specialist walks through structures, draw schedules, and how each affects your bonding line.
Choose Your Offer, Sign, Get Funded
E-signature. Funds land in time to cover materials and crew before the first draw.
Framing Capital Uses
What Framing Businesses Use Funding For
Payroll & Operations
Bridge cash flow gaps. Keep crews paid when receivables run 30-60-90 days.
Job Mobilization
Fund upfront costs — materials, permits, equipment rental — before first draw.
Scale & Win Bigger Jobs
Take on larger contracts. Expand territories. Hire key staff.
AI & Technology
Drones, AI estimating, GPS fleet tracking, project management tools.
Equipment & Vehicles
Excavators, dump trucks, skid steers. Finance or lease — all established businesses.
Marketing & Branding
Truck wraps, websites, Google Ads. Build the brand that wins contracts.
Full Transparency
What Kills Your Qualification (And What Doesn't)
Most lenders won't tell you this upfront. We will.
✅ These Won't Stop You
These Can Be Deal-Breakers
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Don't Wait Until You Need Funding to Get Funded
GC payments are net-30/45/60 by industry default. The contractors who win on price are the ones with capital to mobilize before the first draw. The contractors who win on schedule funded BEFORE the job started — not after the supplier called about a past-due invoice. Pre-qualify when the bid pipeline is steady.
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Draw for materials when you need them, repay when the GC pays.
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Convert 30-90 day receivables into same-day cash.
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Framing Business Loan FAQs
Framing Contractor Loans — $10K to $20M+
Here's the thing about framing — you're exposed to two risks your builder doesn't share. Lumber prices spike and your fixed-price contract doesn't budge. And the builder pays per-house completion while your crew needs $24K every Friday regardless. I talk to framers on 18-house subdivision contracts who are 60 days into payroll before the first builder check hits their account. That's $100K+ in float your bank won't touch.
We fund framers — residential tract, custom homes, commercial, timber frame — in as little as 24 hours. One application. 70+ lenders. Soft-pull pre-qual. I've funded $12K lumber spike overruns same-day, $55K material packages when the yard went COD, $50K payroll bridge lines for subdivision work, and $15K tool kit packages for new crew hires. If lumber costs are eating your margin or your builder is 60 days slow, stop waiting on a bank that doesn't get framing.
Stop Letting Slow GC Draws Park Your Crew. Get Your Framing Business Funded Today.
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