Remote site walks by video: when they can stand in for a visit
A phone video can show a site far better than a description, but it cannot replace a check on work that is about to be covered. This guide sets out where the line sits and how to file the walk.
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Digital Tools
Articles and news about Digital Tools for Australian builders.
Remote site walks by video: when they can stand in for a visit
A phone video can show a site far better than a description, but it cannot replace a check on work that is about to be covered. This guide sets out where the line sits and how to file the walk.
11 min read
Digital handover packs and maintenance records for owners
A handover is where the job becomes the owner’s to maintain. This guide sets out how to structure, name and store the records so they still work years later.
12 min read
Digital hold-point checklists: setting up the gate for pours and inspections
A digital hold point is only worth having if it stops the next step until someone signs for it. This is how to build the gate, the sign-off and the time stamp so the record holds up.
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QR codes on site: linking materials and inspections to records
A QR code on a pallet or a wall is only useful if the record it opens is the current, correct one. Labelling discipline and record control matter more than the technology.
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Setting out a slab with digital layout tools
Digital layout tools place a slab faster than tapes and string, but a layout is only as reliable as the reference it was built from. This article sets out the checks that confirm the layout against the surveyor marks and the approved plans before the concrete goes in.
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Backing up job files: a practical recovery system for small builders
A lost job file can cost a builder a variation, a defence and a client. This guide sets out a recovery routine for a small business, separate from the wider cyber security questions.
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Site cameras and time-lapse: setup, privacy and neighbours
A time-lapse camera records progress well, but aimed carelessly it also records the neighbour’s yard and the workers. Set it up for the job, not for the street.
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Working offline on building sites when coverage drops
Many house sites have patchy coverage, and an app that fails halfway through a form is worse than paper. This guide sets out how to prepare for offline work and how to check that entries reach the office.
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Vehicle and tool deductions: the records a builder needs
A vehicle or tool deduction is only as good as the record behind it. Builders who keep a trip log, a tax invoice and a documented business share can explain every claim line by line.
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Thermal imaging on building sites: what it shows and what it does not
A thermal camera shows where surfaces are warmer or cooler than their neighbours, which is a useful clue and a poor verdict. Here is what the picture can support, what it cannot prove and how to pair it with checks a builder can defend.
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Digital measuring tools that log their own results
Measuring tools that store and sync their own readings are useful only if the record survives a dispute. This article judges them by their evidence rather than their features.
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