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5 steps to effectively run a construction site as a foreman

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A site manager is one of the central gears of every construction project. Let alone the time spent trying to ensure that all issues are fully documented, nobody arrives on-site in vain and that material orders don’t get delayed, misplaced or even worse damaged. You have to document everything no matter what.

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5 tips that every site foreman should know about

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Being a site foreman in a construction project is like being an orchestra conductor. Almost everything that happens on the field goes through your hands and you have to be the glue between the office and the site. How to effectively run a construction site as a foreman. The reason? But it’s time to dig a little deeper.

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Construction Photography Best Practices

Carol Hagen

Using photos and videos of your project progress, documentation includes that of subcontractors, before work is hidden behind walls, buried in concrete or above ceiling tiles. Using photos to clarify site conditions can help. Often documenting field events are part of the daily log process. Daily Log Photos.

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Good communication on the job site: Connect your teams and see everything

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The construction site is where the money is being made or lost. No matter what, you should always be able to have a clear and complete view of your on-site progress against your plan. A construction-specific tool can give you the context you need and become your eyes on the site at all times.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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We also always recommend our clients invest in a proper existing conditions survey, which will alert us to any site issues we’ll need to mitigate and plan for in the budget. But in reality, the quality of plans we receive to work with at this stage varies widely.

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Bringing your programme to the site: How to know everything and build better

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Many project and site managers tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on planning. You have your full programme on a big paper chart, document approvals on different email threads, detailed plans on MS Project, and random notifications popping up in WhatsApp. unnecessary phone calls.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. The end of December didn’t just bring about New Year’s resolutions – it brought the end of the yearly accounting cycle. Needless to say, most accounting departments are rather busy right now. Archiving documents. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.