Home/ Solutions/Waterproofing Contractors
Waterproofing Contractors

Site and record software for waterproofing contractors

Your work is judged years later, when something leaks.

Membrane goes down, screed goes over it, and the surface you treated is out of sight within days. If a leak appears in the second monsoon, the argument is about what was applied, over what preparation and in what condition — and only what was recorded at the time can answer it.

Waterproofing ContractorsHow a day runs on buildcontrol
1
Material is issued to the site
Membrane, primer and chemicals booked against the site they go to.
2
Crews are marked present
Applicators, helpers and subcontract gangs, per person per day.
3
The day’s work is logged
Area treated, and where, recorded from site.
4
The surface is checked before covering
Preparation, coats and ponding tests photographed before screed goes on.
5
Handover records are ready
Tests, photographs and snags sit on the project for the client.
The problem

What actually goes wrong

These are the four things that come up in almost every conversation with a waterproofing contractor.

Consumption is a guess until the job endsMembrane rolls and chemical drums leave the store in bulk. Coverage per square metre is worked out at the end, when it is too late to ask why one site used half as much again.
The surface is covered within daysOnce screed or tiles go over the treatment, nothing can be inspected. A leak two years later is argued from memory rather than from a record of what was laid.
Surface condition is never written downApplication over damp or dusty preparation fails later. If nobody records the state of the surface and the gap before covering, the cause can never be shown.
Warranty calls arrive without a fileWhen a job comes back under warranty, the file has to be rebuilt from phone photographs and a supervisor’s memory — if he is still with you.
Modules that matter most

Start with these four

buildcontrol has eleven modules, but you do not need all of them on day one. For a waterproofing contractor, these carry the weight.

Quality Control

Checklists for surface preparation, coat-by-coat sign-off and ponding tests, with dated photographs taken before the treatment is covered.

Explore module

Material Management

Membrane, primer and chemicals issued against the site that used them, so coverage per site comes from the issue record rather than a stock count at the end.

Explore module

Daily Worksheet

A dated log of the area treated each day, so the progress you report and bill comes from the site record.

Explore module

Attendance Management

Applicators, helpers and subcontract gangs marked per person per day, so wages and gang bills are checked against a record instead of a headcount.

Explore module
Add later, once the first four are running
  • Payment Management, for supplier dues and subcontractor payments against each project
  • Equipment Management, for spray machines, grinders and mixers moving between sites
  • Task Management, where details and drawings sit with the task they belong to
Probably not for you: CRM rarely applies to a waterproofing contractor, since it is built for developers selling units rather than for winning and running contract work.
How it runs

One day, end to end

1

Material goes out against the site

Membrane, primer and chemicals are issued from the store to a named site, so each site’s consumption builds up as it is issued.

2

Crews are marked in the morning

Applicators, helpers and gang members are recorded per person, per site, per day.

3

The day’s work is logged from site

The supervisor records the area treated and where, with photographs, while the work is still visible.

4

The surface is signed off before it is covered

Preparation, coats and the ponding test are recorded against the site before screed or tiling goes over them.

5

Handover is already documented

Tests, photographs and snags are on the project when the client asks — and when a warranty call comes years later.

Who uses it

Every role, one system

Access is controlled by role, so people see what they need and nothing else.

RoleWhat they do in buildcontrol
Proprietor / DirectorEvery site, material consumption and dues in one view
Project ManagerProgress by site, crews deployed, snags outstanding
Site Supervisor / ForemanDaily area log, attendance, surface checks with photographs
StorekeeperMembrane and chemicals received, issued to site and returned
AccountsSupplier and subcontractor dues, payments made
Client / Main ContractorRead-only progress and quality visibility
Questions

Questions we get from waterproofing contractors

No, and it is not meant to. The specification and the product stay between you and your supplier. buildcontrol records what happened on site — material issued, surface prepared, coats applied, tests done and photographs taken — so the job is documented as it is built.
That is exactly what recording it at the time is for. Inspections carry checklists and dated photographs, so the preparation, the coats and the ponding test stay on the project long after the treatment is covered.
Yes. Material is issued against the site it goes to, and returns are recorded against the same site, so consumption per site comes from the issue record rather than a stock count at the end of the job.
Yes. Access is by role, and a client or main contractor can be given read-only visibility of progress and quality on their project without seeing anything else.
Yes. Each site is its own project with its own material, crews and records, and reports run across all of them, so you can see every site without opening each one.
Other solutions

Not quite your setup?

Builders & Developers Civil Contractors Infra Companies Interior Companies EPC Companies PMC Firms Structural Engineers Electrical Contractors Plumbing Contractors Flooring Contractors Painting Contractors

See it on one of your own sites

Book a free demo. Tell us how your projects run today and we will show you the shortest path to getting them on buildcontrol.

Book a Free Demo Contact Us