Can a site diary help with a variation or client dispute?

A diary written on the day is far easier to stand behind than one rebuilt from memory weeks later. In Foreman, each entry is saved against the job with its photos, the time it was submitted and whether it was logged on site. Export it as a PDF with photos when the client asks.

Can the client or a visiting trade induct too?

Yes. Anyone who scans the gate QR inducts in their phone's browser, reads your site documents and signs on screen. Clients, consultants and visiting trades who only induct are never counted on your bill.

How does Foreman work across several jobs?

Every job gets its own QR code, induction register, site diary and documents. From the office you can read every job's diaries for the week in one list, and open any one to see the photos.

Will my crew actually use it?

Crew open Foreman in the browser on the phone they already carry, so there's nothing to install. A diary entry is a few taps: hours, a short note and photos. Their tasks, plans and gate codes are in the same place, which gives them a reason to open it every day.

Is Foreman worth it for one custom home?

Yes. Your first job is free with every feature and unlimited users, so you can run one custom home on Foreman from slab to handover without paying. When you take on a second job, it's $29 a month for each person with a login, and inductions stay free for everyone.

For residential builders

Residential builder software for site records, written on the day

Subbies induct by QR at the gate. Your crew log diaries and hours on their own phones, and you see every job in one place.

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No credit card. Every feature and unlimited users on your first job.

Foreman is site software for small Australian residential and custom-home builders running one job or several. Subbies and visitors induct free by scanning a QR code at the gate. Your crew clock in, log the site diary and add photos from their phone browser, and each entry is saved against the job with the time it was submitted.

Sound familiar?

The week's site diary gets written on Sunday night, and Tuesday's weather is a guess.
A subbie turns up at the gate, you've never met him, and his white card is in the van.
The client queries a variation and the photos that prove it are somewhere in a WhatsApp group from March.

What you get

A diary written on the dayCrew log hours, a short note and photos for each job. Every entry shows when it was submitted and whether it was logged on site.Foreman's site diary
Free QR inductions at the gatePrint the poster for the gate. Subbies scan it, read your site documents and sign on their own phone. Inductions are free and unlimited.QR site inductions
Hours logged at the gateCrew clock in and out from the gate QR. Foreman checks they're within 250 metres of the site, and each shift lands in the diary.Clock in and timesheets
A record you can send the clientExport any job's diary as a PDF with photos, ready to email to a client who isn't on Foreman.Diary export
Plans and gate codes on every phonePut plans, contacts, gate codes and SDS against each job. Your crew open them on site instead of ringing you.Project information
Defects assigned to one personEach task goes to a single person, who ticks it off on their phone. You see when it was done.Tasks and defects

See exactly how it works in the help centre: logging a diary entry, setting up your site induction, how crew check in and out and exporting a diary for a client.

Customer · Tivoli Projects

“A couple of the workers grumbled at first, but within two weeks everyone was using it without me chasing. It’s replaced WhatsApp and paper for us.”

Marcelle Granier, Project Coordinator, Tivoli Projects

Read the Tivoli Projects case study

What it costs

Your first job is free with every feature and unlimited users, with no time limit. After that it's $29 a month for each person with a login, or $23.20 a month billed yearly. People who only induct are never counted. See Foreman pricing.

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Questions from residential builders

Can a site diary help with a variation or client dispute?: A diary written on the day is far easier to stand behind than one rebuilt from memory weeks later. In Foreman, each entry is saved against the job with its photos, the time it was submitted and whether it was logged on site. Export it as a PDF with photos when the client asks.
Can the client or a visiting trade induct too?: Yes. Anyone who scans the gate QR inducts in their phone's browser, reads your site documents and signs on screen. Clients, consultants and visiting trades who only induct are never counted on your bill.
How does Foreman work across several jobs?: Every job gets its own QR code, induction register, site diary and documents. From the office you can read every job's diaries for the week in one list, and open any one to see the photos.
Will my crew actually use it?: Crew open Foreman in the browser on the phone they already carry, so there's nothing to install. A diary entry is a few taps: hours, a short note and photos. Their tasks, plans and gate codes are in the same place, which gives them a reason to open it every day.
Is Foreman worth it for one custom home?: Yes. Your first job is free with every feature and unlimited users, so you can run one custom home on Foreman from slab to handover without paying. When you take on a second job, it's $29 a month for each person with a login, and inductions stay free for everyone.

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