Snagging without signal
Concrete, steel and foil-backed insulation block mobile signal. Basements, cores, plant rooms and new builds are often exactly where you need to snag.
Why signal matters for snagging
Many apps need a connection to save a photo or open a list. With no signal, people fall back on paper, or on photos in the camera roll to sort out later. That's where snags get lost, or end up with the wrong location.
Capture on site, send later
The simplest answer is an app that keeps its own copy of the project on the phone. You capture on site without signal, and it syncs when you're back online, without you having to do anything.
Before you go into an area with no signal:
- Open the project once while you have signal, so the latest drawings and snags are on your phone.
- Charge your phone, or take a power bank. Photos and screen use drain the battery.
When you come back
- Give the app a moment with signal, so everything you captured is sent.
- Check it says everything is up to date before you leave site.
- Colleagues and subcontractors then see the new snags, with their photos and pins.
Good habits either way
- Pin each snag on the drawing as you go, rather than trying to remember later.
- Take the photo from the spot, so the location is obvious.
- Finish each area before moving on, so nothing is half-recorded.
More on recording snags clearly: how to write a good snag.