Check.
Understand.
Accept.
A practical companion for renovation quality checks. Open it on your phone, choose the work and inspect the result on site.
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THE REAL FOREMAN’S HANDBOOKLess searching.
More clarity.
When inspecting work, you need to know what to look at and what the result means. This book connects each checklist to an explanation — just one tap away.
Choose the work
Find tiling, plastering, filling, painting, drywall and other stages in a clear menu.
Check the result
Each checklist explains what to inspect, which tool to use, how to recognise a defect and what to do next.
Understand and decide
Open the linked guide and drawing. Return to your check and record the outcome.
From the front door
to the final inspection.
Choose one trade or walk through the apartment room by room. The guided route helps you inspect the property in a clear sequence.
Bathroom and tiling
Tile finishes, waterproofing, junctions and plumbing.
Walls and finishes
Plaster, filling and skimming over plaster, priming and painting.
Drywall
Framing, boards, joints, reinforcing tapes and surface preparation.
The whole apartment
Floors, doors, windows, kitchens, furniture and building services checks.
Inspect the property step by step
Skip rooms that are not part of the property. Repeat the checks in every living room and bedroom.
See it.
Check it.
Understand it.
Large diagrams show the inspection point and the order of work, such as embedding joint tape or measuring a gap under a straightedge. Text and diagram labels in this edition are in English.
Dmitry Gorshanov
Author of the Telegram channel “Прораб в Варшаве” — “Foreman in Warsaw”
I manage construction and renovation projects, organise teams and oversee quality. I also develop digital tools that help simplify construction processes.
“I believe experience should be shared, so this book will be available to everyone for free.”
About this release
The Real Foreman’s Handbook is a free, independently authored guide for colleagues and anyone involved in construction and renovation. It brings together 69 checklists and 69 linked technical guides, with a room-by-room inspection route from the front door to the final review.
Before you download
What language is the book in?
The book is available in Russian, Polish and English. The download buttons on this page open the English edition. Choose RU or PL for the other editions.
Do I need internet access?
Once downloaded, the PDF can be read offline. Internet access is needed only to open external manufacturers’ documents.
How do I use it on my phone?
Open the PDF, choose the work in the menu and use the internal buttons. Each checklist links to its technical guide and back.
Does it replace codes and project documents?
No. It supports inspection but does not replace the project, applicable regulations, system instructions or required tests.
Take the book
to your next site.
Free to download. No registration on this website.