Daily Logs provide an efficient way for your company to document daily activities, progress, and issues on the job site. With frequent updates, your clients, subs and internal team will remain informed, improving communication and ensuring accurate record keeping each project day.

Begin by selecting a Job, then navigate to Daily Logs from the Project Management dropdown.

Next, click + Daily Log from the Daily Logs dashboard.

Create your Daily Log by including key details that outline the work completed, helping you maintain accurate records and keep your team aligned on project progress. When finished, click Publish.

From Attachments, you can upload files using the Add button or create a new Word Doc or Excel file directly within Buildertrend.

The Notes field allows you to record important details about the work completed, site conditions, and any issues or updates. This helps keep a clear and organized record of project progress, ensuring everyone stays informed and aligned.

Including Weather in a daily log helps improve documentation and track daily progress. Along with recording the weather, you can include Weather Notes explaining how the conditions affected work, such as delays or disruptions caused by bad weather.

While daily logs increase transparency into the work being done on a job, you can control who can view specific logs by setting user permissions:

The Notify Users field lets you select internal users and subcontractors/trades to notify them when the daily log is created or updated.

Buildertrend's daily log fields may not cover all the details you want to track. By using Custom Fields, you can tailor the daily log to meet your specific reporting needs.

Once a daily log is published, the Daily Logs dashboard gives you a quick snapshot of each entry, highlighting unread comments, attached files, related to-do’s, and total reactions.

To review the entire Daily Log, click the date | name to open a specific log.

From the view state of the daily log, you can select the Pencil Icon to make any edits to the published daily log.

Once you make the necessary changes to the daily log, click Save to save your changes.

Read receipts and reactions on daily logs provide valuable visibility and accountability within your project management workflow.

With read receipts, you can confirm when team members, clients, or trade partners have viewed the daily log, ensuring critical updates aren’t missed.

Reactions allow stakeholders to quickly acknowledge or respond to updates, helping streamline communication and promote collaboration without the need for lengthy follow-ups.

Together, these tools improve transparency, foster engagement, and support more efficient project tracking.

With Buildertrend’s mobile app, you can create Daily Logs anytime and anywhere, keeping your jobsite and office perfectly aligned.

Whether you're tracking daily progress, weather conditions, or deliveries, you can instantly document key updates, add photos, and share them with your team, subs, and clients in real time.

This on-the-go functionality helps you stay organized, reduce delays, and ensure everyone is always on the same page, right from your pocket.

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