Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Views

BuildChart offers three viewing modes for the Gantt timeline — Daily, Weekly, and Monthly. All three display the same task data, dependency arrows, baseline bars, and today line. The only difference is the time scale of the columns. Choosing the right view depends on where you are in the project and who you are presenting to.

Daily View

In daily view, each column represents one working day (Monday through Friday). Weekends are omitted. This is the most detailed view and shows exactly which days each task occupies. Use daily view when you need precise day-level scheduling or when coordinating handoffs between trades on specific days.

Weekly View

In weekly view, each column on the Gantt represents one week. The column headers show week numbers beneath the month name. This is the default view and the best choice for active construction projects where you need day-level precision.

Weekly view lets you see exactly which week each task starts and ends. You can spot tight turnarounds between dependent tasks, identify weeks with heavy workloads, and track daily progress against the schedule. When you drag Gantt bars to adjust dates, weekly view gives you the finest control over positioning.

Use weekly view when:

• Construction is actively underway and you are tracking daily progress
• You need to coordinate handoffs between trades on specific weeks
• You are reviewing the schedule in your weekly foreman meeting
• You want to see the impact of a delay at the week level

Monthly View

In monthly view, each column represents one calendar month. The headers show month names, giving you a compressed high-level overview of the entire project timeline. Tasks that span several weeks collapse into shorter bars, and the full project fits on screen without horizontal scrolling.

Monthly view is ideal for long-running projects — a 12-month new home build, for example, can show the complete timeline in a single screen. It is also the better choice for client presentations and portfolio-level planning where the audience cares about phases and milestones rather than individual weeks.

Use monthly view when:

• The project spans six months or more and weekly columns are too wide
• You are preparing a schedule overview for a client or lender
• You are comparing timelines across multiple projects in the portfolio view
• You want a big-picture view of phases and milestones

How to Toggle

Click the Daily / Weekly / Monthly toggle in the project header, just above the Gantt chart. The view switches instantly. Your selection is saved in your browser’s localStorage, so BuildChart remembers your preference between visits.

What Stays the Same

Regardless of which view you choose, the following elements remain identical:

• Task bar colors, progress overlays, and overdue indicators
• Dependency arrows between linked tasks
• Baseline bars (if a baseline is saved and toggled on)
• The red dashed today line
• Task names inside bars (when wide enough)
• Drag-to-move and drag-to-resize behavior on bars