Job-completion photo checklist

Photos protect you on warranty claims, prove the work for bonus sign-off, and feed your reviews and website. One rule: same angle, same light, every work area.

For every estimate

• Wide shot of every room or area in the scope
• Close-up of each damaged area with a tape measure in frame
• Anything that affects price: access, height, finish to match, hidden damage risk

Before work starts

• Wide and close "before" of each work area
• Any existing damage nearby (scuffs, cracks, stains) so it is on record

After work

• "After" from the exact same spot and angle as each "before"
• Detail shot of the finished work (cut lines, seams, texture match, hardware)
• Clean work area photo
• For hidden work (blocking, wiring boxes, backing): a photo before it is closed up

Quality check before you send

• In focus and well lit (use a work light at a raking angle for drywall)
• No customer faces, family photos or personal documents in frame
• Attached to the right job, labelled by area