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Rich Tolley

1d ago

Why I built this (a web designer with no dev background)

I'm not a developer. A year ago I couldn't write a line of backend code.

But I kept seeing the same story in tradie Facebook groups. Someone does a solid job, client claims they caused damage that was already there, no proof, dispute goes nowhere. It happens constantly and nobody had built a simple tool to fix it.

So I built TradieCheck. It took about 8 months of nights and weekends, a lot of dead ends, and more "what am I doing" moments than I'd like to admit.

The app does one thing: documents site condition before work starts. Photos, GPS, timestamp, client signature. Two minutes at the start of a job that could save thousands in a dispute.

Rich Tolley

1d ago

TradieCheck — Proof Before You Start - Timestamped photo proof before you touch anything

Tradies get blamed for damage they didn't cause. Without proof, it's their word against the client's. TradieCheck fixes that. Show up to a job, do a quick walkthrough, photograph anything pre-existing. The report is GPS-tagged, timestamped, and sent to the client for digital sign-off before work starts. If something comes up later, you open the report. That's it. Works on any phone. No app install for clients. 7-day free trial, no credit card needed.