The defect walkthrough and snag list
A structured, unsentimental walk of the finished job, listing everything that is not right. Professionals do this before the client does. Doing it to your own work is uncomfortable and extremely valuable.
Not planted yet — but the plan for it is final
The practical task and the checklist below are exactly what this lesson will teach. What is missing is the written explanation and the curated links, each one fetched and verified before it ships.
In the meantime the checklist is genuinely usable on its own. Take it outside.
Do this on your own block
Field journal entry
Defect list
Walk the finished project and list every defect, unfinished item and thing that is not quite right, with a fix and a date. Include the ones you are tempted to pretend you cannot see.
Saved to your workbook
Sign in to write this straight into your project workbook — or just keep it in a notebook.
Checklist
- Walked systematically, zone by zone, not wandering
- Every item has a fix and a date
- Tested all systems — irrigation, lighting, drainage, gates
- Someone else walked it too and added items you missed