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Manifold is a field documentation app for contractors that functions as a construction daily report tool. Every photo taken on site is GPS-tagged and timestamped automatically, sorted to the correct project, and exportable as a PDF daily report. It works offline on iOS and Android and starts at $16/user/month with no seat minimums.
This guide covers what a construction daily report needs to include, how to produce one without adding admin time, and how different trades use daily reporting in practice.
A daily report creates a dated record of what happened on site each day. For it to be useful — for your own records, for clients, or for dispute resolution — it needs to be specific and verifiable. The minimum for a credible daily report:
Manifold’s GPS photo timeline is a rolling daily report by default. Every photo taken on site is timestamped at capture and routed to the correct project using GPS. At the end of any day, all photos from that day’s work are organised by project, by location, and by time — without any additional admin work from the crew.
Crew members can add annotations and notes to individual photos on site. These become part of the record.
To produce a formal daily report PDF: open the project, select the day’s photos, add any notes, and export. One tap, one PDF, ready to send or file.
Daily reports track subcontractor activity, work completed by trade, materials delivered, and any RFIs or issues raised. GPS photo timelines let the project manager see what happened on site each day without a site visit.
Daily moisture readings, drying equipment status, and material removal are documented as a running daily log. Each day’s record includes timestamped moisture readings at each monitoring point and equipment placement photos.
Daily progress photos confirm coverage achieved, crew productivity, and any quality issues before they compound over multiple days.
Daily reports protect you better than weekly summaries because they create a day-by-day record. When a dispute arises, the question is often what happened on a specific date — not what happened in a general period. A daily photo timeline answers that question precisely.
Photo plan — $16/user/month: GPS photo timelines, daily progress records, annotations, PDF reports, client sharing. No seat minimums.
Photo+Scan plan — $24/user/month: Everything in Photo plus Orbit Measure 3D scanning.
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Date and project, work completed with GPS-tagged photos, crew on site, conditions and issues, materials received or delayed, and subcontractor activity. The most important element is verifiable, timestamped photo evidence of work completed — which Manifold captures automatically.
With Manifold, your crew takes photos on site and they automatically sort to the correct project with GPS timestamps. At the end of the day, export a PDF of that day’s photos with annotations as the daily report. No separate admin step needed.
Yes. A day-by-day photo record establishes exactly what was done, when, and at which location. GPS-tagged, timestamped photos are much harder to dispute than handwritten logs or verbal accounts. Daily reports are particularly useful in disputes about scope of work, progress delays, and damage claims.
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