Custom measurement list app for joinery
Appfront builds apps that allow joinery businesses to take on-site measurements without paper: a list of the dimensions needed for each product type, photos and a sketch alongside, a check for anything missing, and the list goes straight to work preparation instead of sitting in a folder in the van. For window frames, staircases, kitchens and interiors, even in a home with no signal.
What is a measurement list app for joinery?
A measurement app for joinery knows which dimensions are needed for each product type. A staircase requires different measurements from a window frame, and a kitchen different again. The surveyor selects the product, works through the list in the order they measure, takes photos of the situation and a sketch with the dimensions on it, and the app tells them what's still missing before they leave the property. The list goes straight to work preparation, which can draw and cost from it.
Without such an app, the survey sits on a form in the van, with an illegible dimension, a forgotten measurement and a photo on the surveyor's phone that nobody can find. Work preparation calls back, the surveyor drives out again, or the product is made on an assumption. A window frame that's a centimetre too wide is a frame that goes back to the workshop.
We build custom because the lists are yours. Which dimensions a staircase needs, which checks belong to a window frame and what work preparation wants to see differs by business and by product. The app should follow your lists and pass the dimensions on to the drawing programs and costing you already use, rather than impose a standard form.
List per product type
Window frame, staircase, kitchen, cabinet, wall: each with its own measurements, checks and sequence, the way your planning department wants them.
Photos and sketch
Photos of the situation and a sketch with the dimensions marked, directly in the list, so a measurement is never separated from its context.
Check before leaving
The app flags what is missing or out of tolerance before the surveyor leaves the property. Driving back for a single measurement is a thing of the past.
How we build your app for on-site measurement lists in joinery
We start with the measurement forms you use now and the questions your planning department most often has to follow up on. The lists follow from there.
Which products you measure, which dimensions and checks each product requires, and where your planning department most often calls back. We also look at how the measurements then flow into drawings and costing.
For each product type, a list in the order of measuring, with mandatory dimensions, checks, photos and a sketch function. Works on phone and tablet, even without signal.
The list is available straight away to planning and costing, with dimensions in a format the drawing software can import, and deviations highlighted.
Measurements stored per project and per address, with versions when re-measured. After that, we take over management of the app.
What an app for on-site measurement lists in joinery concretely does
The components below come up at almost every joinery business. Which ones you need depends on your products and on how the measurements are used afterwards.
Measurement list per product
Dimensions, checks and questions per product type, in the order of measuring, with mandatory fields and tolerances.
Photos and sketch
Photos for each dimension and a sketch on which the surveyor marks the measurements, stored together with the survey.
Works without signal
The measurement is stored on the device and is forwarded as soon as there is a connection, with time and address.
Inspection and deviations
Missing dimensions, measurements outside tolerance and situations that differ from the quote are reported before leaving.
To planning
The list goes directly to planning and costing, with dimensions in a format the drawing software can read.
History per address
All surveys per project and address, with versions when re-measured and who measured when.
Who we build an app for on-site measurement lists in joinery for
The app is intended for businesses where the survey is the basis of the product and where a missed measurement costs money.
Joinery factories
Made-to-measure window frames, doors and staircases for homes and projects. The list per product and the check before leaving prevent driving back and making assumptions.
Interior builders
Cabinets, walls and kitchens in existing spaces with crooked walls and varying heights. Photos and sketches with every dimension keep the context of the survey intact.
Staircase builders
Floor height, rise, turning direction and the surrounding situation. The list for a staircase differs from that for a window frame, and the app knows the difference.
Businesses with external surveyors
Multiple surveyors or subcontractors who measure on your behalf. One list, one way of recording, and planning sees immediately what has been measured.
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This page is about on-site measuring. For the workshop and operations, see our page on timber factory software, and for the step from measurements to price, our page on calculation software. You can read how we work at custom software development.
If you draw up a window frame schedule per building project from specification and drawing, have a look at our app for window frame schedules in the joinery industry.
Why Appfront for your app for on-site measurement lists in joinery?
A measuring app only works if the checklist matches how the surveyor measures and what the workshop needs. That is what we build on.
Your checklists, in your order
We build the checklists from your forms and the questions your workshop team usually asks back, per product, in the order in which measurements are taken. We don't use a generic template.
Context with every measurement
Photos and sketches belong to the measurement, not to a loose folder. The workshop sees what the surveyor saw.
Measurements that flow through
The survey goes to drawing and costing in a format that can be read in directly. Manual re-keying is the error we remove.
Security and privacy for a joinery survey app
Surveys contain addresses, photos of homes and sometimes details of residents. Access is governed by role: surveyors see their own projects, the workshop sees everything. Photos are only stored with the survey and not in the phone's gallery.
A survey that has been closed and sent to production is not changed afterwards; a re-survey is a new version that refers to the original. If a measurement is disputed, you can see what was measured, when and by whom.
Frequently asked questions about a joinery survey app
Questions joinery businesses ask before getting started.
It gives the surveyor a list of the measurements and checks needed for each product type, lets them add photos and a dimensioned sketch, flags anything missing or out of line before they leave site, and passes the survey straight to the workshop and costing. Re-keying and return visits disappear.
Yes, that is the starting point. We build the checklists from your forms and from the questions your workshop currently asks back, per product type and in the order of measuring. You can adjust the lists yourself afterwards when a product changes.
Yes. Measurements are stored on the phone or tablet and synced as soon as there is a connection, along with the time and address of each measurement. In new builds and cellars, that is the normal situation.
The surveyor draws on the screen or on a photo and enters the dimensions, or chooses a standard sketch for each product and fills in the measurements. The sketch is stored with the survey, so the workshop sees the dimension and the situation together.
If that software has an import or interface, yes. Otherwise, the app delivers the measurements in a format the workshop planning can read in, per product and per position. At the start, we look at what your drawing software and calculation accept.
The surveyor records the difference on the list, with a photo, and the workshop sees the deviation flagged. A wall that is not square or a height that differs from the drawing becomes a decision before production rather than a surprise during installation.
Yes, with their own login and access only to their own projects. They measure with the same lists as your own staff, and the workshop sees immediately what has been measured and by whom.
Your surveys without paper?
Send us your survey forms and tell us which questions the workshop most often has to call back about. We will show you how the list looks on a phone and how much driving back and errors it saves.