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Purchasing Building Materials with Joist

By Beckie Dashiell 2 minute read Last Updated: JUL 28, 2026

Introducing: “Buy Now” for building materials

We just released an exciting new app store update for the Contractor Building Material Pricing Tool, V.1.2.2. After receiving pricing from your suppliers you can now tap the “BUY NOW” button and purchase your building materials directly within Joist. Here’s how:

  1. Go to the “material” bids tab and tap on the project where the supplier has responded with pricing on your list.
  2. Swipe to the supplier you’d like to purchase from.
  3. At the bottom right of the screen tap the orange “buy now” button and specify pick-up or delivery
  4. Input your billing information for purchase
  5. Tap “confirm”
  6. You will immediately receive a confirmation of your purchase.

What’s even more exciting is to kickoff this new feature we’re going to be offering a $100 cash back for the first 100 orders made through Joist*. That’s right, if you make an order within Joist we’ll send you a check for $100. Limited time only.

*For lists above $500

Other feature improvements

  • Material list statuses. Always know if your list has been sent successfully, is being worked on, or has been filled in with pricing.
  • Addition of Lowe’s USA and Menards Live pricing feeds for quick item lookup
  • “My Suppliers” tab. Now you can manage all of your suppliers in one simple tab.
  • Supplier contact names. Make sure your material list gets sent to your specific supplier rep for the best service possible.

As always if you have any questions or comments. We’d love to hear from you.


About the author

Beckie Dashiell
Beckie Dashiell Content Writer III

Beckie earned her BA in English from the University of Virginia and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She began her career in educational publishing before teaching college writing and literature at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and later leading editorial and communications projects at Temple University Libraries. Beckie is currently a Content Writer at EverPro, where she develops content that helps home and field service professionals succeed through SaaS solutions.


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