27 Jun 2026
The hidden cost of coordinating a site by email
Construction email problems hide in plain sight: decisions buried in threads, no location, no owner. Here's the real cost — and what a site coordination app fixes.
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Ideas, updates and practice.
Posts from the PinMy team on visual collaboration, field workflows and product updates.
27 Jun 2026
Rebuilding the daily report at 9pm is a warning sign
If you're rebuilding the daily site report at 9pm from memory, the capture failed during the day. Here's how a site report assembles itself from pins instead.
27 Jun 2026
"Where was this again?" The problem with context-less photos
Site photo documentation falls apart when a photo only knows when it was taken. Here's why context-less photos cost you, and how pinning them to the plan fixes it.
26 Jun 2026
How a BIM coordinator reviews a 3D model from a phone
View an IFC on mobile and let the field flag what doesn't match: open a 3D model on site from any phone, pin reality against it — a dated snapshot, not BIM coordination.
26 Jun 2026
A site walkthrough, told in pins
A site walkthrough app that turns your weekly route into located pins, not a camera-roll dump: capture progress on the plan, assign what needs action, share it.
26 Jun 2026
How a telecom installer documents a site without a second trip
Telecom site documentation without a second desk trip: pin each cabling run, camera and access point on the plan, record it by voice, and the report builds itself.
26 Jun 2026
The WhatsApp voice message nobody can find again
Site communication app vs WhatsApp: why voice notes and site decisions vanish in the chat scroll — and how pinning notes to the plan keeps them findable.
25 Jun 2026
Let your client comment on a plan — no install needed
Client feedback on plans without the sign-up wall: share a link, they comment on a construction plan in guest access with just a name. Located, not described.
24 Jun 2026
From voice note to assigned task in three taps
Voice note to task in three taps: speak the issue on the plan, auto-transcribe it, assign a site task to the right person, and watch it land on the board.
24 Jun 2026
Turn site comments into a shareable defect report
Defect report from your phone: pin each issue on the plan, assign it, track the snag list, and export a shareable PDF — captured on site, not typed at 9pm.
23 Jun 2026
A day in the life of a site supervisor: 47 photos to one report
Site documentation app for supervisors: turn 47 scattered WhatsApp photos into one clear construction site report, pinned on the plan and captured in the moment.
17 Jun 2026
View IFC Models on Site Without a BIM License
Open heavy IFC models on your phone right on site — no BIM license, no Revit — and drop voice, photo and video pins straight onto the 3D model.
12 Jun 2026
BIM on site without Revit: use the model from your phone
BIM is a continuous process, not just a model. Here's how UK site teams without Revit can use — and contribute to — building information from their phone.
10 Jun 2026
Maintenance with an installation history: stop going in blind
Maintenance with an installation history: arrive knowing what equipment is there and where, instead of going in blind. Every visit starts ahead. Free plan to start.
10 Jun 2026
The app for smart home and home automation installers
App for smart home installers: document every device pinned to the plan, manage multiple properties on the map, and hand over to the client. Free plan to start.