Scope creep often starts with something that wasn’t documented clearly. What was damaged? What work was needed? What changed? Our latest video shows how a strong job record keeps expectations aligned, makes changes easier to spot, and gives your team proof when questions arise.
A good job file starts before you measure the first room. 📱 New to magicplan? Our latest tutorial shows how to create your first project, capture exterior photos and videos, record GPS coordinates, and add timestamps. Start in the field. Start with a solid record.
Using Android? Here’s how to measure and build a floor plan on site. 📱 Our latest magicplan tutorial covers measuring walls, connecting a Bluetooth laser, adding doors and objects, checking the space in 3D, and exporting. Measure it. Check it. Fix what’s off before you leave.
A global team meetup in Bavaria. What could possibly go wrong? 🥨
The magicplan team came together from Germany, the US, Canada, and France for a few days in Bad Aibling.
And we made the most of it!
Workshops, a hackathon, plenty of good food, some friendly competition at the bowling alley, and of course, a trip to Herbstfest (aka Oktoberfest's little cousin) 🍻
Safe to say, we had a pretty good time.
Luckily, someone remembered to take pictures. 📸
Here's to a great team and many more meetups like this one!
P.S. Curious to meet the people behind the app you use every day? Check out our meetup recap in the comments ⬇️
Back from the PuroClean Regional Conference in 📍Indianapolis.
3 takeaways that apply across restoration:
1️⃣ Consistency wins. When every office runs its own process, inefficiency scales with it. The strongest operators standardize how a loss is documented, scoped, and handed off.
2️⃣ Weather can’t be the growth plan. Claim volume is softening and severity is rising. The lever left is handling each job faster, with less rework.
3️⃣ Carriers expect connected data. Spreadsheets and disconnected tools are becoming a business risk, and AI is most useful when it removes duplicate entry while your techs stay in control.
The common thread is speed from field to estimate, with a process that works the same on every job. That’s what we build magicplan for.
Water damage documentation shouldn’t take longer than the job. 💧 Our latest magicplan tutorial covers the workflow: scan the property, capture photos and notes, mark affected areas, identify the source, and export. Get it right in the field and leave with everything organized.
A floor plan shows where the rooms are. Good documentation shows what happened in them. 💧📐 Our latest magicplan tutorial covers sketching rooms, marking water damage, adding photos and notes, and exporting the job. Capture the story on site so no one has to rebuild it later.
Why I Use a 0.5x Zoom For Overview
In the full video on our YouTube channel, Neil Baumann shows how to scan an interior floor plan with magicplan, add closets, check measurements with a laser measure, and attach photos to the right rooms.
Open floor plan? We’ve got you covered. 📱 Our latest magicplan tutorial shows how to scan a large space in sections with LiDAR Auto-Scan, assemble one floor plan, and fine-tune openings, stairs and objects. Scan it fast. Fix what’s off. Leave with it done.
Auto-Scan vs. Manual. Which to Choose
In the full video on our YouTube channel, Neil Baumann shows how to scan an interior floor plan with magicplan, add closets, check measurements with a laser measure, and attach photos to the right rooms.
Dark basement. No signal. The job still needs documenting. 🔦 Our latest magicplan tutorial shows how to sketch in near darkness, capture photos and video, adjust measurements, stairs and walls, and work offline. Check it on site, fix what’s off, and leave with a complete record