Describe the steel package and inspection stage. Makeform turns them into a site checklist for member IDs, connection observations, photos, and follow-up items.
Route inspection records to Slack, Google Sheets, and Zapier.
Sample prompts for the builder
Choose a prompt, adapt the project details, and send it to the builder. Each example is a starting structure, not a completed inspection.
Audience
Site QA inspectors checking erected framing
Format
Mobile checklist with location and photos
Prompt size
275 chars
Example checklist structure
Mobile checklist with location and photos
Area, grid line, elevation, and member mark
Drawing number and revision reviewed
Member position and visible condition
Upload overview and detail photos
Result and follow-up owner
Suggested routing tags
Accepted observation
Needs correction
Ready for reinspection
Record the grid, elevation, member mark, connection ID, and drawing detail together so each photo has a precise location.
Step 1
Locate
grid, elevation, member, and detail
Step 2
Observe
condition, connection, and measurements
Step 3
Document
result, notes, and labeled photos
Step 4
Close
owner, correction, and reinspection
Site records with context
Keep the location, reference, observation, evidence, and follow-up together instead of splitting them across notes, photos, and email.
Grid, floor, member mark, connection ID, and drawing fields locate every observation.
Repeat erection, bolting, welding, coating, and closeout prompts with a not-applicable choice.
Record the owner, due date, correction evidence, and reinspection result for each open item.
Inspection stages
Choose the site-visit stage, remove irrelevant sections, and insert checkpoints from current project documents.
Member marks, delivery condition, storage, surfaces, and material records.
Orientation, bearing, temporary bracing, alignment, and visible damage.
Bolting, welding, coating damage, touch-up, and interface notes.
Deficiencies, assigned corrections, completion evidence, and follow-up results.
Checklist workflow
Generate a draft, then align its checkpoints and result choices with the documents governing the steel package.
Name the phase, areas, connection types, stages, and records to capture.
Add current drawing details, specifications, procedures, plan, and site terminology.
Check required fields, conditions, repeated findings, photos, and not-applicable paths.
Route submissions, track corrections, and record reinspection separately.
Field record options
Compare how each method carries location, reference, evidence, and follow-up detail.
Field guide
Use these six sections as a coverage guide, then tailor the actual questions and result choices to the project's inspection plan and governing documents.
Context
Record when and where the observation occurred, including current document revisions.
Location
Combine site coordinates and item identifiers with overview and close-up photos.
Members
Separate member condition from placement and provide clear result choices.
Connections
Show the installation, condition, measurement, and examination fields relevant to the connection type.
Interfaces
Document deck, concrete, coating, fireproofing, and trade interfaces separately.
Follow-up
Keep the initial observation, correction evidence, and later reinspection outcome distinct.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for construction QA teams creating a field inspection form.
It records observations during receiving, erection, connection work, finishing, punch, or reinspection. Each result connects to a location, item ID, drawing reference, evidence, and follow-up status.
Include project and visit details, area and grid location, member or connection ID, inspection stage, current document references, item-specific checkpoints, result choices, notes, measurements, photos, responsible party, target correction date, and reinspection outcome. Remove sections outside the visit scope.
Yes. Start with an inspection-type question and show a conditional section for erection, bolting, welding, coating, or closeout. This keeps one entry point while preventing an inspector from scrolling through unrelated questions on site.
Identify the location and item, describe the condition, attach photos, select a category, and assign an owner and date. Keep disposition and reinspection separate, preserving the initial result.
Yes. Add file-upload questions beside the relevant observation. Prompt for an overview that establishes location and a close-up that shows the detail; a photo label or annotation field helps reviewers match evidence to the right member or connection.
No. Treat it as an editable data-capture draft. The responsible project team should align checkpoints, terminology, acceptance choices, and required records with the current drawings, specifications, procedures, and inspection plan before field use.
Yes. Makeform is unlimited free for generating, editing, publishing, and collecting responses. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge; it is not required to keep using the form.
Keep the opening fields short, use dropdowns for repeat locations and result choices, reveal technical sections conditionally, allow repeated finding records, place photo uploads beside the related checkpoint, and test the form on the same phone and network conditions inspectors expect to use.
Build the site record before the next walkdown.
