In this article, we show you how to use the inspection checklist feature within the HOVER mobile app when you’re onsite to complete an inspection.
Overview:
Start the inspection
Either immediately after capturing measurement photos or by tapping the “Inspect” button at the bottom of the screen
Choose a template
Multiple inspections can be completed for the same property, if needed
Fill out the form
Answer questions and add photos live or by uploading straight from your phone library
Tap “Complete”
Receive your branded PDF
Download on the mobile or web app
For a more detailed look at each step, continue reading!
NOTE: If you’re an admin user, you can utilize the hover.to web portal to view and edit the out-of-the-box HOVER templates or create customized templates to gather the most meaningful data to your organization. Check out this article to find out how!
Getting started
There are two ways to begin an inspection checklist.
You can either:
Start an inspection without capturing photos for measurements:
Click the Inspect button at the bottom of the screen
Fill out the fields on the Property Info screen. Once all fields have been filled out, the "Start Inspect" button will turn blue.
Click Start Inspect
OR - immediately start an inspection after capturing photos for measurements in one of the following two ways:
Right after a live capture, click the blue "Next - Start inspection" button from the Capture summary screen
OR you can open an already completed job and click the blue arrow next to "Property inspection"
Choose a template
The template options that appear for you will depend upon which ones your org admin has already enabled.
NOTE: Don’t worry - you can create multiple inspection reports per property by clicking the Add another inspection button that pops up after you’ve completed the first inspection.
Fill out the form
Answer the questions
The ways you can answer a question will vary since they're customizable by your company. Some questions may have you:
Type out an answer
Use the number pad to type in a numerical value
Choose a multiple choice option
Toggle the slider to yes or no
Add photo(s) from your library
Take live photo(s)
Annotate the photos, if applicable
Tap into any photo to access the annotation tools, then tap 'save' when finished, to return to the previous screen.
Use the 'T' icon to add text descriptions to a photo
Use the edit icon to draw freeform on the photo and mark it up, as needed
You can always undo by using the undo icon on the bottom right side of the screen
When you've completed all the questions, click the blue Complete button
You're done!
Receive the PDF
Your branded PDF is available within seconds right on the mobile app screen and can be easily shared, if needed, via email or text.
The PDF displays the question text and the answers
The PDF also displays any photos attached to the inspection, including any annotated photos
Also, anyone with "Job Manager" or "Admin" access within that account can go to the hover.to website to view the inspection results and, if needed, download a shareable PDF version of the inspection checklist.
To open the completed inspection checklist, click View Property Inspection from the property details page.
All the questions and answers will be visible as well as any photos that were uploaded to the checklist.