Site Visit Checklist

1Photos

• Front-on photo of each wall run
• One along the length of each run
• Each end, corner and return
• The ground behind the wall
• Access from the streetIncluding the narrowest point
• Where a truck can tip and spoil can go
• Anything to protect or removePavers, fences, plants, existing walls

2Sketch or Moasure

A sketch with lengths is fine. With Moasure, name the job with the JN.

• Layer 1: base of the wallFull length, every return and corner
• Layer 2: top of the wallOr where the new top will sit
• Layer 3: top of the bank behindPlus a point about 2 m back every 3 m
• Spot pointsDrain outlet, services, trees, gate, tightest access
• Export the PDF (plus CSV or DXF)

3Voice note: the 10 questions

Apple Voice Memos. Say the JN first, then cover these.

• 1Client and addressBuilder or homeowner?
• 2ScopeNew wall, replacing, or repairing?
• 3Wall typeBasalt (size band), sandstone block (block size), other
• 4DemolitionWhat’s coming out, what it’s made of, how thick
• 5EngineeringExisting design or Structerre? Anything loading the top: driveway, pool, building
• 6DrainageWhere water can go; any sign it’s failed
• 7AccessEasy, moderate, difficult or extreme; which machine fits
• 8SpoilOff site or reused on site?
• 9ExtrasCapping, flat rocks, feature rocks, plants, turf repair, fencing
• 10Client expectationsFinish, timing, budget signals, anything promised on site

• 1Client and addressBuilder or homeowner?
• 2ScopeNew, replacing, or repairing? Then say “concrete”
• 3ElementsDriveway, footpath, shed slab, patio, crossover, stairs; how many
• 4FinishBroom, steel trowel, coloured, exposed; sealed or not
• 5DemolitionExisting concrete in m², its thickness, length of saw cut
• 6Thickness, base, mesh, MPaOnly where they differ from standard
• 7Shed slabs and stairsEdge beams, vapour barrier; number of steps and width
• 8Pours and pumpHow many pours; pump or straight from the truck
• 9Prep machine and floatsWhich machine, how many returns
• 10Joins, falls, permitsIsolation and dowels at the house, which way water runs, crossover permit, client expectations

4Send to Michelle

• Voice note transcript
• Photos
• Sketch or Moasure export