How do I know an area is really ready before I release the next trade?

Because the readiness gate is photo gated on the phone. The crew that says an area is done cannot submit it until every mandatory item is answered and every required photo is attached, and it only reaches your approved lane once you accept it. You sequence the next trade off the board, not off a foreman's word.

Can I count on a room being ready before the inspector arrives?

You walk it once, on your terms, and approve it. From then on the tag shows approved with the photos behind it. When the inspector comes, you are confirming a room you already signed off, not discovering an open penetration with them standing next to you.

What happens when a trade marks something done that isn't?

You send it back on the review board with the reason attached, and it moves to Sent back instead of quietly passing. The crew sees exactly what is missing and inspects it again. Nothing moves to the next trade on your say-so until it earns the approved lane.

For superintendents

Is it ready? Read it off the board.

You are the one who has to know what is actually ready before you release the next trade or the inspector shows up. RTI puts every readiness gate on one board, so 'is it ready?' is something you read off the screen instead of something you walk the building to find out.

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The RTI home screen: what needs you, with inspections awaiting review, awaiting client sign off and needing rework, then recent activity

The RTI mobile app's home screen: start an inspection by scanning a tag, seven inspections waiting on a decision, and the week in numbers

The RTI review board with submitted, in review, approved and rejected lanes of inspection cards tagged by unit, trade and pass count

An electrical rough-in inspection under review in the RTI mobile app: six jobsite photos of wiring, boxes and the panel, with send back and approve

The RTI activity log where every action is chained by SHA-256 fingerprint, with a verify chain control and absolute UTC timestamps

The activity log in the RTI mobile app: the audit chain check passed with a verify now control, then today's submissions by person, tag and time

The challenge

What gets in the way, and what RTI does about it

Today
A foreman tells you the third floor is ready, you release the drywall crew, and they walk off the job because the electrical rough-in isn't done. You lose the crew and the morning.
With RTI
The readiness gate can't be submitted until its mandatory items are answered and its required photos attached, and you approve it before it turns green. You release the next crew off a fact on the board, not off a hallway conversation.
Today
Readiness lives in your head and your notebook. When the PM or the owner asks what's ready on level two, the honest answer is 'let me walk it and call you back.'
With RTI
Every gate you approve shows as approved on its tag, with the photos attached, and the tag list rolls level two up into approved, in review, rework and not inspected. Level two's status is a screen you can pull up, not a walk you have to schedule.
Today
The inspector arrives, you take them into a space you were told was ready, and it isn't. Now it's a failed inspection and a re-inspection fee on your job.
With RTI
You approve the tag before you ever schedule the inspector, with the completed checklist and photos behind it. You show up confirming work you already verified instead of gambling on someone else's 'it's ready.'

A real inspection point

What this looks like on your job

One tag, one checklist, and the photos that have to come with it.

Tag

Room 214, Ready for Drywall

TWR-A-L2-214

Sticker location: Corridor side of door frame, Room 214
Assigned checklist: Pre-cover walk, ready for drywall

Rough-in inspections signed off by every trade in the wall1 photo required
Blocking and backing in place for wall-hung fixtures2 photos required
Insulation installed and vapor barrier intact2 photos required
No open penetrations or unsupported wire left in the bay1 photo required

Checklists for your work

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Real guides from the RTI library. Sections in build order, what to look for on each item, and the photos that prove it. Free to read, one click to run on a tag.

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Questions superintendents ask

3 answers

How do I know an area is really ready before I release the next trade?: Because the readiness gate is photo gated on the phone. The crew that says an area is done cannot submit it until every mandatory item is answered and every required photo is attached, and it only reaches your approved lane once you accept it. You sequence the next trade off the board, not off a foreman's word.
Can I count on a room being ready before the inspector arrives?: You walk it once, on your terms, and approve it. From then on the tag shows approved with the photos behind it. When the inspector comes, you are confirming a room you already signed off, not discovering an open penetration with them standing next to you.
What happens when a trade marks something done that isn't?: You send it back on the review board with the reason attached, and it moves to Sent back instead of quietly passing. The crew sees exactly what is missing and inspects it again. Nothing moves to the next trade on your say-so until it earns the approved lane.

Put it on a real job.

Tag one area, run one walk, and see the record it leaves behind.

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