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Site Visit Reports for Architects

Site supervision produces more notes than any other stage. A visit report carries the date, the people met, the photographs taken and the instructions left for the contractor.

What a visit report records

Visit particulars

The date, the architect who went, the people met on site and the stage of work in progress.

Photographs

Pictures taken on the phone, attached to the report and to the part of the drawing they show.

Deviations

Work that differs from the issued drawing, with the drawing number and revision noted against it.

Instructions

What the contractor was told to do, and by when, written while the architect is still on site, so nothing is put together from memory afterwards.

Snags raised

Items the contractor has to close, each with a status the next visit updates.

From visit to closure

A snag opens with the visit that raised it and stays open until a later visit marks it closed. The contractor gets the snag list by WhatsApp or mail. A deviation the studio accepts turns into a drawing revision with the site visit as its reason. Open snags carry forward.

Who uses the reports

Project architects

Write the report on site and read the last visit before leaving the studio.

Principals

See visits made this week by project and the snags still open on each site.

Clients

Receive a short visit note where your practice sends one. The decision is yours.

What this page does not do

  • It does not test material or certify work on site
  • It does not run the contractor’s labour or material records
  • It does not measure work for the contractor’s running bill
  • It does not decide who pays for a deviation
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Does the report work without a signal on site?

Entries can be typed and photographs attached, and they upload once the phone finds a network again.

Can snags be grouped by trade?

Yes. Masonry, plumbing, electrical and finishing snags can be listed apart for the contractor.

Who closes a snag?

The architect who verifies it on a later visit. A contractor’s claim of completion is recorded separately.

Is a printed visit report produced?

Yes. The report prints with its photographs for the file, the client and the contractor.

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