Free daily construction report template

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// What’s inside

• Weather by time of day and impact on work
• Manpower by sub with worker and hour totals (the Excel sums them)
• Work completed by trade and location
• Delays and issues with hours lost
• Safety: toolbox talk, incidents, PPE
• Deliveries, equipment, photo notes, visitors and inspections
• Superintendent or foreman sign-off

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// Templates by trade

• Concrete daily report template: A concrete daily report has to answer one question months later: what went into that slab, wall or footing, when, and in what conditions.
• Electrical daily report template: Electrical work is spread across every floor and hidden behind walls within weeks.
• Plumbing daily report template: Plumbing gets buried in slabs and walls early, then gets tested and inspected before anyone can cover it.
• HVAC daily report template: Mechanical work moves from overhead rough-in to rooftop equipment sets to startup, and each stage depends on other trades.
• Framing daily report template: Framing moves fast and sets the pace for every trade behind it.
• Roofing daily report template: Roofing is the trade most controlled by the weather, and the record of what was dried in each night matters when a leak shows up.
• Drywall daily report template: Drywall closes the building, so it is where cover-up approvals and other trades' unfinished work collide.
• Earthwork daily report template: Earthwork is measured in loads, lifts and tests, and the ground rarely matches the geotech report exactly.
• Structural steel daily report template: Steel erection runs on sequences, crane time and inspections.
• Painting daily report template: Painting is the last trade in many rooms, so the daily report needs to show the condition of the surface it was handed, what was applied, in what conditions, and what other trades did afterward.
• Landscaping daily report template: Landscaping comes at the end of the job when everyone is pushing for occupancy, and living material does not wait.
• Site utilities daily report template: Underground utilities are buried the same day they go in, so the daily report is often the only practical record of what is in the ground and how it tested.

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// FAQ

Questions about the template

Is the template free?

Yes. Enter your email and download both the PDF and the Excel version.

Does it work in Google Sheets?

Yes. Upload the .xlsx to Google Drive and open it with Google Sheets.

Can my subs use it?

Yes. It includes a manpower by sub section so general contractors and subcontractors can use the same format.

Can Cascade fill this out for me?

Yes. Superintendents, foremen and subs text their day and Cascade Technology builds the daily report automatically. General contractors on Cascade see 95%+ sub daily report compliance.