Daywork sheet template
A daywork sheet records the labour, plant and materials used on work that is paid for on a daywork basis: usually extra or changed work that can't be valued at the contract rates. Fill one in for each day the work runs, and get it signed by the client's representative while the work is fresh.
Free, with no sign-up. A4 portrait, one page. The spreadsheet adds up the totals for you.
What's on it
- Heading
- project, contract no., sheet no., date, location or area, contractor, instructed by, instruction ref. and client
- Work carried out
- 3 ruled lines
- Labour
- name, trade, start, finish and hours, 7 rows, with totals
- Plant
- item, owned or hired, operator and hours, 3 rows, with totals
- Materials
- description, supplier, quantity, unit and delivery ticket, 3 rows
- Signatures
- for the contractor and for the client
New to it, or want to know what gets a sheet knocked back? How to fill in a daywork sheet.
Keeping it in Dayworks
Dayworks keeps the records a daywork sheet is checked against: who was on site each day, the hours they booked against each activity, and a signed diary of what was done.
Other templates
- Site diaryA day's record for one area: weather, labour, what was done against the plan, deliveries, visitors, instructions and delays, signed off at the end of the shift.
- Daily activity briefing (DABS)Plan each area's activities, plant, permits and deliveries for the shift, with the toolbox talk, the key risk and a sign-on for everyone briefed.
- Labour allocation sheetBook each person's hours against the day's activities, with totals by person and by activity, so every hour on site is accounted for.