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Keeping Photographic Records For Your Construction Business

It is important to keep detailed records if your business is in the construction industry. This is true for general contractors to sole proprietors installing carpeting on the weekends. Many disputes regarding work arise after the construction work is done. If the work you do is covered over by other work such as drywall, carpeting, cabinetry, roofing etc., it will be hard for you to disprove your liability at the outset of a dispute. Photos of your work at the various stages will help eliminate headaches down the road. You should take photos before you begin work, during each stage of your work, and the final result. For instance if you are an electrician, your work is buried behind many other peoples’ work, from the framers to the dry-wallers, to the painters, to the interior decorators. Taking photos of your work and its exact placement will show that you placed the electrical work in the right area according to the plans. You can easily defeat allegations of incorrect work with your photos. The photos will show that you did the job right and any problem lies with other contractors who did their work after you completed your work.

Taking photos with cell phone cameras is a great idea. Make sure the phone’s camera takes high quality photos. Once the photos are taken, transfer them to a hard drive and sort the photos into files for each job, phase and the date taken.