This defect report template is free to use and makes defect completion, notification and closure simple and efficient.

A defect report is a report typically prepared and completed by quality engineers and teams to identify and document any type of defect detected via an inpsection or normal observation.

Defects are inevitable on site with different workers, materials and equipment being used every day. Properly capturing defects with a throrough defect report and supporting evidence enables constractors and subcontractors to correctly claim any fault that wasn't a fault of their own - and avoid unfair costs or penalties.

The purpose of a defect report is to state the problem as clearly as possible so that the party responsible for the defect can rectify the defect easily and fix it; and so that other parties are notified (where required). This complete defect report template comes pre-built with all the fields you need to accurately capture a defect and notify the right internal and external parties quickly so that fixes can be made and projects can move forward:

• Automated form ID #
• Date of defect identification
• Lot reference
• Defect status toggle (open or closed)
• Subcontractor and suppliers involved
• Defect description and [before] reference photo upload
• Defect sketch
• Proposed action & rectification
• Signoff when rectification is scheduled
• After rectification photo reference & comments
• Digital signoff when rectification is complete