28 Jun 2026
PinMy vs WhatsApp for site coordination: what changes
PinMy vs WhatsApp for site coordination: what a chat does well, where it quietly fails on site, and what changes when decisions live on the plan instead of the thread.
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PinMy Journal
Ideas, updates and practice.
Posts from the PinMy team on visual collaboration, field workflows and product updates.
28 Jun 2026
How to use draw mode to flag a defect freehand
How to draw on a construction plan to flag a defect freehand: circle the crack, trace the misaligned run, then pair the markup with a voice note so nothing is ambiguous.
28 Jun 2026
How to highlight an exact zone (not just a point) on a plan
How to mark an area on a construction plan, not just a point: use the area pin to drag a rectangle over a whole zone so a note covers the run, bay or room it concerns.
27 Jun 2026
The hidden cost of coordinating a site by email
Construction email problems hide in plain sight: decisions buried in threads, no location, no owner. Here's the real cost — and what a site coordination app fixes.
27 Jun 2026
Rebuilding the daily report at 9pm is a warning sign
If you're rebuilding the daily site report at 9pm from memory, the capture failed during the day. Here's how a site report assembles itself from pins instead.
27 Jun 2026
"Where was this again?" The problem with context-less photos
Site photo documentation falls apart when a photo only knows when it was taken. Here's why context-less photos cost you, and how pinning them to the plan fixes it.
26 Jun 2026
How a BIM coordinator reviews a 3D model from a phone
View an IFC on mobile and let the field flag what doesn't match: open a 3D model on site from any phone, pin reality against it — a dated snapshot, not BIM coordination.
26 Jun 2026
A site walkthrough, told in pins
A site walkthrough app that turns your weekly route into located pins, not a camera-roll dump: capture progress on the plan, assign what needs action, share it.
26 Jun 2026
How a telecom installer documents a site without a second trip
Telecom site documentation without a second desk trip: pin each cabling run, camera and access point on the plan, record it by voice, and the report builds itself.
26 Jun 2026
The WhatsApp voice message nobody can find again
Site communication app vs WhatsApp: why voice notes and site decisions vanish in the chat scroll — and how pinning notes to the plan keeps them findable.
25 Jun 2026
Let your client comment on a plan — no install needed
Client feedback on plans without the sign-up wall: share a link, they comment on a construction plan in guest access with just a name. Located, not described.
24 Jun 2026
From voice note to assigned task in three taps
Voice note to task in three taps: speak the issue on the plan, auto-transcribe it, assign a site task to the right person, and watch it land on the board.
24 Jun 2026
Turn site comments into a shareable defect report
Defect report from your phone: pin each issue on the plan, assign it, track the snag list, and export a shareable PDF — captured on site, not typed at 9pm.
23 Jun 2026
A day in the life of a site supervisor: 47 photos to one report
Site documentation app for supervisors: turn 47 scattered WhatsApp photos into one clear construction site report, pinned on the plan and captured in the moment.
17 Jun 2026
View IFC Models on Site Without a BIM License
Open heavy IFC models on your phone right on site — no BIM license, no Revit — and drop voice, photo and video pins straight onto the 3D model.