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Construction Delays

Insights, checklists, and field-ready examples for documenting civil construction delays and protecting margin on Tier 1 and Tier 2 projects.What to capture at the time of a delay (time, location, instruction, resources)How to link diary notes to EOT notices and cost recoveryHow to turn site events into evidence packs clients accept

Construction Delays

How Subcontractors Track Site Delays — and Where Each Method Falls Down

6 July 2026 · 5 min read

Spreadsheets, email, shared drives, WhatsApp and pen-and-paper: the five ways subcontractors track site delays, where each falls down at claim time, and what a claim actually needs.
Construction Delays

DelaySolve vs OneDrive: Which Is Better for Subcontractors Tracking Delay Evidence?

29 June 2026 · 5 min read

OneDrive vs a purpose-built delay record for tracking site evidence: where cloud storage falls down for a claim, and what evidence needs to actually hold up.
Construction Delays

7 Types of Construction Delay Every Subcontractor Should Know (and Which You Can Claim)

29 June 2026 · 5 min read

The seven types of construction delay subcontractors hit most often — weather, access, design info, variations, idle plant, concurrent, and non-excusable — and which ones you can actually claim.
Construction Delays

7 Site Delay Scenarios Subcontractors Should Record Properly

26 June 2026 · 8 min read

Seven common construction site delay scenarios subcontractors should record properly, including blocked access, late design information, weather stand-down, idle plant, labour standby, and client instructions.
Construction Delays

Site Diary vs Delay Record: What You Need to Prove a Claim

22 June 2026 · 7 min read

Learn the difference between a construction site diary and a delay record, what each one proves, and what to capture when a delay may affect time, cost, labour, or plant.
Construction Delays

5 Construction Delay Records Every Subcontractor Should Keep

29 May 2026 · 12 min read

A useful delay record does more than say work was held up. It records what happened, who was affected, what it cost, and what evidence supports the delay.
Construction Delays

How to Document Weather and Stand-Down Delays on Civil Sites (Without Losing Your Claim)

29 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Practical steps for civil subcontractors to record weather, stand-down, and access delays with timestamps, costs, and evidence so EOT and delay cost claims stand up to Tier 1 scrutiny. Includes a free dayworks PDF path for same-shift records.
Construction Delays

Tier 1 Civil Projects: What Your Site Diary Must Capture for EOT Notices

29 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

A Tier 1–friendly checklist for civil subcontractor site diaries: what to log daily so Extension of Time (EOT) notices and delay cost recovery stay contract-compliant and audit-ready.