Record what happened on site today, so claims, disputes and variations have receipts.
For sole proprietors and small firms who keep losing money to 'he said / she said'. Weather, labour, deliveries, delays and safety, in one PDF per day or per week.
Site diaries are one of the most powerful pieces of evidence in construction disputes. Adjudicators, mediators and judges put significant weight on contemporaneous daily records. Fill this in at the end of each day - even a few bullet points are better than nothing.
Project Information
These details persist across all daily entries.
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What the law actually says
- •A dated site diary is your own record of what happened on site each day - work done, weather, who was there, deliveries and delays. No single statute requires it, but it is the evidence that wins payment, delay and change-order disputes, including claims brought within your province's limitation period.