Requests.
Raised, tracked, actually done.
"We should get a new shower curtain" is easy to say and easy to forget. Requests give those asks a home: raise one, and it stays open and visible until someone deals with it.
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It's the difference between mentioning something and logging it — mentioned things evaporate; logged things get done.
Why houses use it
Nothing evaporates
A request stays open until it's resolved — unlike a group-chat message.
Anyone can raise one
Every housemate can ask; the house decides and acts.
Visible status
See what's open, what's being handled, and what's done.
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The live demo is the actual app with a pretend house in it. No signup, nothing to install.
How to use Requests in The Shack
- 01
Raise the request
Describe what the house needs — buying, fixing, changing.
- 02
House picks it up
Someone takes it on, or it becomes a chore or expense.
- 03
Close it out
Resolved requests are marked done, on the record.
Common questions
When is something a request vs an alert?
Alerts are urgent whole-house news (hot water's broken). Requests are non-urgent asks (we need a new kettle). Both are built into The Shack.
Works well with
Put requests on autopilot.
Create a household, invite your housemates, and have everything under control by tonight.
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