Formiqa/Templates/Inspection Report Form Template
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Inspection Report Form Template

A field-ready inspection report form with technician details, issue checklists, photo uploads, and digital signature capture. Built for pest control, property maintenance, HVAC, and any field service workflow.

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An inspection report is the document a field technician leaves behind after a site visit, and it does double duty: it tells the client what was found and what was done, and it becomes your record if that work is ever questioned. The real problem it solves isn't data entry — it's proof. When a customer disputes a charge, a property manager asks why the ants came back, or an insurer wants evidence a treatment happened, the report is what you fall back on. A verbal 'we handled it' or a photo texted from a personal phone doesn't survive that scrutiny. A structured report, filled out at the site while details are fresh, does.

A well-built inspection form mirrors the sequence of an actual visit rather than a generic contact form. This template does exactly that: it opens with who was there and where (Technician Name, Client Name, Intervention Address), classifies the job with a Type of Visit dropdown — Initial Inspection, Follow-up Treatment, Emergency, or Scheduled Maintenance — then captures findings as checkboxes (Mice, Rats, Cockroaches, Ants, Bedbugs, Termites, Other) so a tech taps instead of types. Product Used and Remarks record what was applied and any conditions to watch, two photo fields document the site, and a required Technician Signature closes it out. One detail that separates a usable field form from a frustrating one: the photo fields here accept HEIC, so an iPhone shooting in its default format uploads without the technician having to convert anything.

The Client Cooperation Level field (Cooperative, Partially Cooperative, Not Cooperative) is the kind of thing only someone who has run field crews thinks to add — it quietly documents access problems that later explain a failed treatment or a re-visit charge. Publish the form once and give techs the URL as a home-screen bookmark; every visit reuses the same link, and each submission lands in your dashboard with its photos and a timestamp attached.

Fields included

11 pre-built fields, ready to customize.

#
Field label
Type
Required
1
Technician Namee.g. Fredy Ollu
Short text
Yes
2
Client Namee.g. Auberge
Short text
Yes
3
Intervention Addresse.g. 3840 Rue Addington
Short text
Yes
4
Type of Visit
Dropdown
Yes
5
Issues Found
Checkboxes (multiple choice)
No
6
Client Cooperation Level
Radio (single choice)
Yes
7
Product Usede.g. Bait station, gel, spray...
Short text
No
8
Remarkse.g. Detailed notes about the intervention...
Long text
No
9
Photo 1
File upload
No
10
Photo 2
File upload
No
11
Technician Signature
Digital signature
Yes

All fields are fully customizable — add, remove, or reorder after opening the template.

Use cases

Who uses this template.

Pest control technicians logging each visit — treatment type, pests found, product applied, and photos of activity — with a client signature captured on site
Property maintenance crews documenting repair inspections at rental units, recording the address, condition notes, and before/after photos for the owner
HVAC, plumbing, and electrical service calls where the tech records the type of visit, work performed, and a signed acknowledgment from the customer
Follow-up and re-inspection visits that need to reference a prior treatment, using the Type of Visit dropdown to distinguish an Initial Inspection from a Follow-up
Emergency call-outs where documenting the exact address, findings, and cooperation level protects the company on after-hours or dispute-prone jobs
Move-out or turnover inspections where two photo slots and a remarks field capture the state of a unit before the next tenant
Best practices

How to get the most from this form.

Capture the signature at the site, not the office

The Technician Signature field is required for a reason: a signature drawn while the tech is still standing on the property is far stronger evidence than one added later. If your customer is present, consider having them sign — a signed acknowledgment that the visit happened shuts down most billing disputes before they start.

Pre-load the checklist with your actual pest list

The Issues Found checkboxes ship with common pests (Mice, Rats, Cockroaches, Ants, Bedbugs, Termites). Edit that list to match what your region and contracts actually deal with, and keep 'Other' plus the Remarks field for the exceptions. Tapping boxes is far faster in the field than typing, and it keeps your data consistent enough to spot recurring problems across sites.

Take timestamped photos, and take them every visit

Each Formiqa submission is stamped with the time it was received, and the two photo fields accept phone-camera formats including HEIC. A photo of a bait station or a moisture stain, tied to a date, is the single most persuasive piece of a report. Make photos a habit even when the site looks clean — the visit where nothing was wrong is the one you'll wish you documented.

Use Type of Visit to drive what happens next

An Initial Inspection, a Follow-up Treatment, and an Emergency call-out have different billing and scheduling consequences. Because this dropdown is required, every report is classified the moment it's filed, which makes it trivial to filter your exported records by visit type when you're invoicing or scheduling the next round.

Don't skip the cooperation field on hard sites

Client Cooperation Level looks minor until a treatment fails because the tech couldn't reach a room or the client didn't prep as instructed. Recording 'Partially Cooperative' or 'Not Cooperative' at the time gives you a documented reason for a re-visit and protects the technician from being blamed for a result they couldn't control.

Test the full form on a phone before your crew does

Field techs fill this out one-handed on a phone, often with gloves or poor signal. Walk through the whole form on an actual smartphone — confirm the photo upload pulls from the camera and the signature pad is comfortable on a small screen — before you hand the link to your team.

FAQ

Common questions.

Can technicians fill this out on a phone in the field?
Yes — that's what it's designed for. Published Formiqa forms are mobile-responsive and open from a plain URL, so there's no app to install. Save the form link to the home screen and a tech can open it, tap the Issues Found checkboxes, shoot photos straight from the camera, and sign — all on one screen.
What photo formats can technicians upload, and how big can they be?
The two photo fields on this template accept JPG, PNG, and HEIC (the default iPhone format), up to 20 MB each. That HEIC support matters in the field — an iPhone uploads its native photos without anyone stopping to convert files. Images are stored encrypted on Cloudflare R2 and download from your dashboard with each report.
Is the digital signature strong enough for our records?
For field service acknowledgment — pest control, maintenance, service sign-off — yes. Formiqa saves the drawn signature as an image attached to that specific submission, alongside the technician name and timestamp, which is a solid record that the visit occurred. If you need a legally binding e-signature that meets eIDAS or UETA standards for a contract, use a dedicated e-signature product for that document instead.
How do I keep separate records for each client or property?
Every submission stores the Client Name and Intervention Address fields, so each report is self-identifying. When you export, you can sort or filter by those columns to pull the full visit history for one property — useful when a customer asks what was done last time or you're reviewing a recurring problem site.
Can I export all our inspection reports to a spreadsheet?
Yes, on the Pro plan ($26.90/month). CSV export pulls every submission into one spreadsheet — technician, client, address, visit type, issues found, remarks, timestamps, and download links to the photos and signature. From there you can pivot by technician or visit type, or feed it into your invoicing via Zapier or Make.
How many reports can a busy crew file per month?
The free plan covers 10 submissions per form per month, which is fine for trialing the workflow. An active field team will outgrow that fast, so Pro raises the ceiling to 2,500 per form per month. Pricing is flat either way — there are no per-report fees, so a heavy inspection week never costs you more than a light one.
Can I adapt this beyond pest control?
Yes. The structure — technician, client, address, visit type, findings checklist, product/notes, photos, signature — fits most field inspections. Swap the Issues Found options for your trade's common findings, relabel Product Used, and adjust the Type of Visit dropdown. The photo and signature fields stay useful for any inspection where evidence and sign-off matter.

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