Site Diary & Construction
The Site diary (often shown as Construction) tab on a job captures what happened on site: visits, weather, work completed, safety notes, and day-to-day records. Use it as a single trail for the team, for clients, and for compliance.
Common actions (online)
- Add entries by date with a short summary and detail.
- Attach photos when your workflow supports images on the entry.
- Review history in chronological order for handovers or disputes.
Onsite / offline (mobile)
On phones and tablets the app supports a practical offline path for diary work:
- Install or use the PWA — Add SiteHut to your home screen from the browser “Install” or share menu where available, so the shell loads quickly on site.
- Log the diary when offline — New site diary entries can be saved locally and placed in a queue instead of failing immediately.
- Photos — Images you attach are stored with the queued entry; they are uploaded when connectivity returns.
- Sync — When you are back online, the app drains the queue and creates the real diary entries on the server. You may see a pending count or sync progress in My Work or the diary flow.
- Failures — If an upload fails (for example a large photo on a weak connection), the entry often stays queued until it succeeds. Retry when signal improves; avoid force-closing the app mid-upload.
This offline queue is focused on site diary creation. Other features (editing invoices, full Gantt, and so on) usually need a live connection—plan paperwork or tasks that need the server for when you have data.
Tips
- Post little and often so the diary stays accurate.
- Reference the same job and date structure your team agreed so searches stay useful.
Related: My Work · Jobs overview · Task calendar