Guides
Field-tested notes on running a construction job — the program, the money and the paperwork that keeps you covered. Written for builders, trades and construction companies working to Australian practice, not for software buyers.
Each guide stands on its own: read the scheduling one before you draw a program, the estimating one before you price a build, and the site records one before an inspector, insurer or client asks what happened on a particular day.
Construction scheduling
· 9 min readModel dependencies and float so you know instantly whether a slipped pour costs you handover — or nothing at all.
Estimating & quoting
· 11 min readTakeoffs, trade pricing, allowances, margin vs markup and GST — structured so the accepted quote becomes the job budget.
Site records & safety
· 10 min readWhat to record each day, when a SWMS is required, and how inductions, sign-in and photos back you up in a dispute.
Safety & compliance
· 12 min readWhat SWMS means, when one is legally required, the 19 high-risk construction work activities, and how NSW, QLD and VIC duties differ.
Contract administration
· 10 min readHow progress claims work under Australian security of payment law — what a claim must contain, payment schedules, retention and GST, with a worked example.
Want to see the tooling behind these guides? Start with SiteStride's construction scheduling software, or compare the plans on pricing.
