11 Jul 2026
Daily Site Report Template + What's Legally Required
Free daily construction report template (PDF + Excel): manpower, work done, deliveries, delays. Plus what site diaries must record in ES, IT, DE and PT.
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PinMy Journal
Ideas, updates and practice.
Posts from the PinMy team on visual collaboration, field workflows and product updates.
09 Jul 2026
Punch List Template & Guide: Close Out Without Chaos
Free punch list / snagging template (PDF + Excel): locations, trades, priorities, closure evidence. Plus the workflow that gets items actually closed.
08 Jul 2026
Construction Report Types: Complete Guide + Templates
Construction report types explained — punch list, daily report, inspection, service, progress, handover. Who writes each, when, and free templates for all.
01 Jul 2026
When plans stop being static: the case for connected field documentation
Connected field documentation: why the industry wants site plans to stop being static files — and how anchoring observations to the plan makes site notes traceable.
01 Jul 2026
What PinMy does NOT do (and why we say it plainly)
Honest construction software: a plain list of what PinMy is not — not a CDE, not BIM coordination, not a PM suite — and why being clear about the edges earns trust.
01 Jul 2026
Why we shipped 3D before we knew anyone wanted it
Building in public: why we shipped a 3D viewer before we were sure of demand — a story about demand-driven development and shipping a real but modest version to learn.
30 Jun 2026
Guest mode: collaboration with no accounts, no friction
Guest collaboration for construction: share a plan and let a client or visitor join with just a name — no account, no install — and pin feedback right where they mean it.
30 Jun 2026
Pins on 3D models: documenting an IFC from your phone
Pins on a 3D model from your phone: upload an IFC, open a lightweight 3D viewer on mobile, and drop located pins with photo and voice — a dated snapshot, not BIM coordination.
30 Jun 2026
The Kanban board that fills itself from your pins
A construction Kanban board that fills itself: assign a pin on the plan and it lands on the board automatically, so your snag list is the live state of the work, not a chore.
29 Jun 2026
Voice notes that transcribe themselves in 20+ languages
Voice note transcription for construction: speak a note on the plan and PinMy auto-transcribes it across 20+ languages, so it's searchable and readable by a mixed crew.
29 Jun 2026
Documenting a site: paper, Excel, WhatsApp or PinMy
A fair comparison of construction documentation methods — paper, Excel, WhatsApp and PinMy — across location, search, ownership and status, so you can choose honestly.
29 Jun 2026
Do you need PlanRadar, or is something simpler enough?
Looking for a PlanRadar alternative? An honest guide to when a heavier platform is right and when a simple construction app is the better first step up from paper.
28 Jun 2026
PinMy vs WhatsApp for site coordination: what changes
PinMy vs WhatsApp for site coordination: what a chat does well, where it quietly fails on site, and what changes when decisions live on the plan instead of the thread.
28 Jun 2026
How to use draw mode to flag a defect freehand
How to draw on a construction plan to flag a defect freehand: circle the crack, trace the misaligned run, then pair the markup with a voice note so nothing is ambiguous.
28 Jun 2026
How to highlight an exact zone (not just a point) on a plan
How to mark an area on a construction plan, not just a point: use the area pin to drag a rectangle over a whole zone so a note covers the run, bay or room it concerns.