Installation & the field

How to know which panels are installed vs staged

Installed versus staged is two statuses on the same product: on site but not hung, versus on the building. Spectr’s field scanning is how those statuses stay honest — the office should not have to infer them from photos in a chat.

See this on your jobs Install vs staging

Key facts

Staged material looks like progress from the parking lot. It is not hung.
Billing and scheduling need hung counts, not “it’s on site.”
A crate can be staged on the wrong floor and still scan as on site.
Spectr keeps field and office on one system so those states are shared.

How shops handle this

Use distinct statuses
Do not overload “shipped” to mean everything after the dock.
Scan unload and scan hang
Two scans, two truths.
Map staging zones if the site is large
Podium vs level 12 is a location, not a vibe.
Report hung to the PM and the GC
Same number, one source.

Common questions

What about temporary install / mock-ups?

Give them a status or a phase. Do not count them as complete.

GD vs field-measure jobs?

Both need this split. GD also needs the revision you built to.

Experience how Spectr could fit in your shop

From the jobs you're quoting now to the installs you're managing next month — we'll walk through your actual work, not a canned tour.

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