Daywork Sheet
The record signed while everyone still remembers.
One sheet per day of daywork: the labour, plant and materials expended, recorded on the day and signed on the day by both sides. The signature confirms resources, not liability or valuation, and that distinction is what makes it safe for a contractor to sign and valuable for you to hold.
What you get
How it works
What it captures
The instruction relied on, the location and the work done, then labour by name, trade, hours and rate, plant as own or hired, and materials with quantity and rate, each block with its percentage addition and a total for the sheet.
Signature without concession
The sheet says in terms that the signature records resources expended, not agreement to liability or value. Facts get agreed while they are cheap to agree; the arguing, if there is any, happens later on an agreed factual base.
Submitted inside the period
Most contracts put a time limit on daywork records. One numbered sheet per day, signed and submitted inside that period, is a record made when it counts instead of reconstructed at the final account.
An Excel template with no macros. Only the yellow cells can be edited, the Guide tab explains every step, and it prints on A4. Your contract's terms come first.
Related paid help
For daywork routines set up on your job and checked monthly once they run, see the Records & Monthly Check service.