Great question 👍 — because regular updates are the only way to stay in control of your project without physically visiting the site every day (especially in Delhi NCR, where traffic makes site visits painful).
✅ How Good Designers Handle Updates
1. Weekly Progress Reports
- Sent over WhatsApp, email, or project app.
- Usually include:
- Photos & videos of work completed that week.
- Status of each stage (carpentry, electrical, painting, false ceiling).
- Issues/decisions pending from your side.
- Next week’s planned tasks.
2. Daily WhatsApp Snippets (Optional)
- Site supervisors share quick daily photos (carpentry progress, deliveries).
- Helps you feel confident without micromanaging.
3. Milestone Reports
- At the completion of key stages:
- Design approval
- Electrical/plumbing completion
- False ceiling done
- Wardrobes & kitchen installed
- Painting & finishing
- Each milestone is documented with photos + approval checklist.
💡 What You Should Ask
- Do you provide weekly written progress reports (photos + status)?
- Can I get daily WhatsApp photos from the site supervisor?
- Do you use a project management app (some firms use Trello, Asana, or proprietary apps)?
- Will I get a timeline chart (Gantt chart style) updated weekly?
⚠️ Red Flags
- Designer says: “Don’t worry, I’ll update you if needed.” → means no structured reporting.
- Only verbal updates, no photos → easy for miscommunication.
- No milestone checklists → tough to track delays.
✅ Pro Tip
Ask them to fix a reporting day (e.g., every Friday evening WhatsApp report with photos + site status). This keeps the project accountable and transparent.
👉 Would you like me to draft a “Weekly Progress Report Template” (with columns for status, photos, pending decisions, next steps) that you can give your designer, so you always get structured updates?