ISSUE TRACKING & PUNCH LIST

Construction punch list software for architects

Pin every defect, observation, and reserve on the drawing during the site visit, then assign it and track it through closeout with a complete history.

Issue tracking in Builddar lets architects pin every defect, observation, and reserve to its exact location on a construction drawing. Each item keeps its zone, trade, description, photo, responsible contractor, deadline, and status from the first site inspection to final sign-off. Every assignment, reply, photo, and status change remains in the item's timestamped history.

The problem this solves

You walk the site with a phone in one hand and a notebook in the other. You photograph a defect, scribble a location, name a trade, and promise yourself you will write it up tonight. By the time you are back at the desk, you have 40 observations across three apps: photos in your camera roll, notes in a spreadsheet, follow-ups in WhatsApp, and assignments still living in your head.

The day before reception, the count comes due. You reconcile the spreadsheet against the photos, chase contractors who never saw the request, and rebuild a punch list from memory. Items fall through and deadlines pass with no reliable record of who was told what, or when.

Capture is the weak link. When logging a defect interrupts the visit, items are recorded later and with less detail. The evidence chain then breaks at the source, on the walkthrough, where it should be strongest.

How issue tracking works in Builddar

  1. 01

    Pin the snag on the drawing during the site visit

    Open the drawing on a phone or tablet, tap the exact location, photograph the defect, and add its zone, trade, description, and deadline. The snag is documented before you move on.

  2. 02

    Assigned automatically

    The reserve is linked to the responsible trade and contractor. When that contractor participates, the item and its updates can be exchanged by email.

  3. 03

    The contractor sees exactly what to fix

    When the contractor joins the loop, they receive the photo, location, trade, and deadline with free access. The architect's tracking still works if they do not log in.

  4. 04

    Tracked to resolution

    Each reserve moves through open, in progress, and resolved with a timestamp on every change. You see live status across the project, by zone, by trade, by deadline.

  5. 05

    A complete item history

    Every observation, photo, assignment, and status change is recorded with its author and timestamp on EU-hosted infrastructure.

What you get

Capture during the visit

Log a defect with location, trade, photo, and deadline during the visit, without leaving the inspection.

Zero re-entry

What you capture on-site becomes the punch list, the reports, and the handover document. You enter each item once.

Live resolution status

See open, in-progress, and resolved reserves across the project in real time, filtered by zone, trade, or deadline.

A continuous evidence history

Every action is timestamped and attributed, keeping the facts and supporting items in one continuous project history.

Free for subcontractors

Subcontractors receive, view, and resolve reserves at no cost, so nothing is gated behind a paywall on-site.

Mobile capture that works on-site

The mobile app captures reserves on the walk, in French, English, on EU-hosted infrastructure.

For which projects and firms

Issue tracking is built for architecture and maîtrise d'œuvre teams on full-service appointments, across collective housing and commercial projects, supervising several schemes in execution. The plan starts at €35 excl. VAT per month per active project, with unlimited seats and free contractor access.

Frequently asked questions

A construction punch list itemizes the defects, observations, and reserves to correct before a project is complete. Architects use it to keep each location, trade, deadline, photo, and verification in one traceable record.
Each reserve is logged during the visit from the mobile app, capturing location, trade, photo, and deadline in one action. The reserve is then assigned to the responsible contractor by email and tracked through to resolution. You never re-enter the item; it flows directly into your reports and handover document.
Yes. You configure phases, zone types, trades, and inspection checklists to match your firm's methodology, and the punch list follows that structure. A firm template is set up with the team during onboarding and applies to every project after that.
Yes. You open the relevant drawing, place the snag at its exact coordinate, and attach its zone, trade, description, photo, contractor, deadline, and status. The drawing location remains linked to the item throughout closeout.
Yes. The Builddar mobile app, designed for field use, is designed for on-site capture and works in French and English. You photograph, locate, and assign each defect on the walk, and the data is stored on EU-hosted servers.
Every observation, photo, assignment, and status change is recorded with its author and timestamp in the item's continuous history. The record is stored on EU-hosted infrastructure and can be retrieved when a dispute arises.
No. Subcontractors are always free. They receive assigned reserves, view the photo and deadline, and mark items resolved at no cost, so on-site collaboration is never blocked by a license.

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