Guides
How to write the report, and what to put in it.
Report templates, field guides, and comparisons for anyone who documents a site with a phone. Written by the people who build Sitewise.
Templates
Construction progress report template
A weekly construction progress report template built from the week's photos: percent complete by area against last week, a two-week look ahead, and an example.
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Final walkthrough checklist
A final walkthrough checklist for the hour before closing: what to switch on first, what to check room by room, and how to verify the repairs you were promised.
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Home inspection report template
A home inspection report template built for a buyer on a contract clock: the header fields, the system order, one entry per defect, and a filled example.
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Snag list template
A snag list template with one row per snag and a dated photo on each: the fields that get a snag fixed, how to word one, and a filled handover example.
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Daily construction report template
A daily construction report template written for the delay claim that comes later: manpower counts, weather, work by area, delays with times, and an example.
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Field inspection report template
A field inspection report template that holds up when a result is challenged: the header fields, criterion and observed value per finding, and a filled example.
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Property condition report template
A property condition report template for move-in and move-out inspections: room-by-room fields, a condition scale both sides accept, and a filled example.
Written for: property condition report, move-in move-out inspection
Punch list template
A punch list template built to close items, not collect them: the six columns worth keeping, how to word an item so a sub can act on it, and a filled example.
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Site visit report template
A site visit report template with the header fields, numbered observations and caption pattern that hold up in a dispute, plus a filled example and sample PDF.
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How to
How to write a site visit report
Write the site visit report on site, not at 9pm. How to capture in walk order, caption in measurements, cut the photo set and send before you leave.
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Construction photo documentation that still makes sense in three years
How contractors shoot, caption and file job site photos so they hold up later: wide-medium-tight, pre-cover shots, scale objects and same-day captions.
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By role
How architects write a site observation report
What belongs in an architect site observation report, how to number and photograph observations, and how to send the PDF before you leave the site.
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Plain definitions
What a punch list is, and how it differs from a snag list
A punch list is the itemised work left before final payment. What goes on one, what a snag list is, and why vague items stretch close-out for weeks.
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Roundups
The best site inspection apps for iPhone, checked in September 2026
Eight iPhone apps for site inspections and field reports, with what each one captures, what it exports and what it costs, checked against their own listings.
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Comparisons
Sitewise vs CompanyCam: a crew tool and a report tool
CompanyCam runs a crew photo stream across iOS, Android and web. Sitewise finishes one person's report on the phone. Where each one wins, checked today.
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