Daily Logs
Capture what happened on site each day — narrative notes, weather, photos, and labels — to build a defensible project timeline.
What are Daily Logs?
Daily Logs are your project's site diary. Each entry is a timestamped record of what happened on a given day — who was on site, what was delivered, what the weather was, what went wrong, what got finished. Over time they build a complete chronological account of the project, which is invaluable for claims, disputes, delay analysis, and progress reporting.
Daily Logs live inside each project. Open any project from your dashboard and select Daily Logs from the sidebar to get started.
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Writing an Entry
Click Add Log to open the form. Each entry captures:
| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| Date | The day the log applies to — not today's date |
| Log Type | Category set up by your organisation (e.g. General, Inspection, Safety) |
| Description | Narrative notes — workforce, deliveries, events, delays, anything relevant |
| Labels | Custom tags for filtering across logs |
| Weather | Optional weather snapshot |
| Attachments | Photos, delivery dockets, permits, or any other supporting files |
The description is the heart of the log — it's a free-text narrative, not a structured form, which is deliberate. Construction days are messy and no template can capture every event; a clear paragraph describing workforce headcount, deliveries, inspections, and delays is typically more useful than a rigid field set.
Log Types and Labels
Both Log Types and Labels are configured at the organisation level and apply across every project:
| Concept | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Log Type | The kind of log — pick one per entry (e.g. Weather Event, Site Inspection, Safety Incident) |
| Labels | Cross-cutting tags — add as many as you like to any log |
Use Log Types for broad sorting (what kind of day was this?) and Labels for specific tagging (this log mentions rebar, this one the architect's visit). Both can drive filters in the table.
Weather
Add a weather snapshot to any log to capture conditions that might affect productivity or progress claims. The weather fields cover:
- Condition — sunny, cloudy, rain, storm, with an icon
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Precipitation
- Wind speed
Weather is optional per log — skip it when it doesn't matter. When it's captured, it provides hard evidence for weather-related delays.
Attachments
Each log supports multiple file attachments — photos, delivery dockets, PPE checks, safety forms, signed timesheets. Every attachment is timestamped and tied to the log, so the visual record travels with the narrative.
Site photos are the most common attachment — a daily photo set of progress, deliveries, or incidents makes the log infinitely more useful months later.
Filtering and Search
The toolbar above the log list helps you navigate long histories:
- Full-text search — finds phrases inside the description
- Date range — filter to a specific week, month, or period
- Log Type filter — show only entries of a specific type
- Label filter — pull every log that carries a given tag
- Clear all — reset search and filters with one click
Logs remain editable after the day ends — useful for adding photos or clarifications after the fact — and every edit tracks an updated timestamp alongside the original creator.