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Manifold is a field documentation app for concrete and coating contractors. It captures GPS-tagged, timestamped photos automatically, enforces photo proof on prep and application checklists, and exports structured PDF handover reports in one tap. It works offline on iOS and Android and starts at $16/user/month with no seat minimums.
This guide covers the documentation workflow concrete and coating contractors need — from substrate assessment through final inspection — to protect against delamination claims and coating failure disputes.
Coating failures almost always trace to inadequate surface prep. When a client reports delamination, the first question is whether the surface was properly shot-blasted, acid-etched, or ground to the correct profile. Without documentation of the prepared surface, there’s no way to prove it was done correctly. A timestamped photo of the concrete floor immediately before primer application is worth more than any warranty clause.
Before prep work, photograph existing concrete — surface condition, existing coatings, cracks, joints, contamination. These establish the substrate condition as handed to your crew, before any work started. GPS-tagged and timestamped automatically in Manifold.
This is the most important step. Photograph the prepared surface — shot blast profile, crack repairs, joint treatment, areas needing special treatment. Use a photo-required checklist for this stage: profile achieved, moisture reading taken, primer applied — each item locked until a photo is attached. The completed checklist is your documented prep record.
Photograph each coat — primer, base coat, broadcast, topcoat. For multi-day jobs, the daily photo timeline shows exactly what was applied, when, and where.
Walk the completed floor and photograph systematically. Run a completion punch list — touch-up areas locked until the completed photo is attached. One tap exports a PDF with the full record: substrate assessment, prep photos, application log, and completion inspection.
Use Manifold’s photo-required checklist for the prep stage. Each step — shot blast profile confirmed, moisture reading taken, cracks repaired, primer applied — is locked until a photo is attached. The completed checklist is a timestamped record that every prep step was done and documented.
Photos of the prepared substrate taken immediately before primer application, with GPS timestamps, are the primary protection. These show the surface condition at the point of application. Combined with moisture readings and a photo-required prep checklist, they establish that correct preparation was performed.
Yes. Orbit Measure captures a measurable 3D model of any space in 60 seconds on any iOS or Android phone, accurate to half an inch, no LiDAR required. Useful for measuring floor area accurately before quoting and for documenting existing conditions before coating begins.
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