Before we start a job we photograph it. When we finish we photograph it again.
Those pictures are sealed as they are taken, so that years later nobody has to
take anybody's word for what your house looked like.
What sealing actually does
A sealed file carries its own record of the camera that produced it and the
moment it was taken, and an unbroken chain of custody from that moment on.
If a single pixel is altered afterwards, the seal breaks — and anyone can
check that for themselves, without asking us and without asking you.
If you ever have to make an insurance claim
Most claims come down to what a room looked like before the damage. A sealed
record answers the part a photograph can — that this picture is from the day
the work was done and has not been changed since; what your insurer does with
it is the adjuster's decision, not ours.
If there is ever a disagreement about the work
Arguments about building work are almost always about what was there and what
was agreed. A sealed record does not settle that argument; it means the
pictures in it can be checked by anyone on their own, which is a different
thing from being shown pictures by the person you are arguing with.
Peace of mind, which is the one people actually mean
You are letting someone work inside your home. This is what you get back: a
dated, sealed account of what we found and what we left, held by you as well
as by us.
And later, when it matters again
Houses change hands. One contractor contradicts another about what a previous
one did. A record made at the time is worth more than anyone's memory of it,
whatever the outcome.
What this is not. It is not insurance and it is not legal
advice. It does not decide whether a claim is covered or who is at fault —
a person decides that, not a file.
What it does is say what a picture is, where it came from and when it was
taken, and let anyone verify that for themselves.
The photographs already on this site were taken before we began sealing.
The record lists exactly what is sealed and what is not, and it is honest
about the difference.
Don't trust us. Verify it yourself.
