What should a construction daily report include?
The industry-standard sections: project and date, weather conditions, crew on site with headcounts and hours per trade, work performed, deliveries received, equipment on site, delays or issues, safety notes, visitors, and the preparer's signature. This generator includes all of them — sections you leave empty simply don't print.
Why do daily reports matter in disputes and claims?
Because they are contemporaneous records. When a delay claim or back-charge fight starts months later, the party with a consistent stack of same-day reports usually wins the factual argument. Courts and arbitrators treat a daily log written the day of the event as far stronger evidence than after-the-fact reconstructions.
Is this really free? What's the catch?
Free, unlimited reports and PDFs. The PDF carries a small 'Created with EstimateWiz' line, which you can remove by leaving your email — that's the whole business model. Your report data itself never leaves your browser.
Can I use this on my phone at the jobsite?
Yes — the form works on mobile, and your draft saves locally as you type. Many supers fill in crew counts at lunch and finish the narrative at the truck before heading home.
How is this different from Raken or Procore daily logs?
Those are excellent full platforms priced for GCs — typically hundreds of dollars a month across a team. This is the free, no-login version of the daily report itself: same professional output, none of the platform. When you outgrow it, you'll know.