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Floor finish visual inspection

Make floor defects easy to locate. Film the room, then show an accessible seam, worn area and threshold with their surroundings.

Hold to record. Keep holding while you film and speak; release to save the clip and its transcribed answer.

Four 9:16 example clips generated in Google Flow. Fictional inspection; no customer site is shown.

Walk Cam recording Whole floor and route: the REC badge, guided instruction, held record control and example observation appearing word by word

App-style example using Google Flow footage. The animated recording interface and gradually appearing words are scripted; no real inspection or live transcription took place.

What can a floor finish visual inspection record?

Identify the property, room, floor type and visit date. Begin with a wide view, then move to accessible joins, wear and level transitions. Give each concern a precise location. This is a visual record of accessible floor finish only. Video does not measure slip resistance, prove substrate condition, identify a cause or establish that a route is safe to use.

Last updated . Facts checked on 9 October 2026 against HSE · Flooring and HSE · Workplace health, safety and welfare.

A completed visual example

See the footage
in the report.

The six-page sample contains four inspection points, twelve footage stills, scripted observations and follow-up actions. The preview shows the first visual-evidence page.

Fictional sample. Footage was generated in Flow and observations are scripted; pages 3–4 contain still frames from all four clips.

Visual evidence page from the Floor finish visual inspection report, with footage stills and observationsVisual evidence · page 3 of 6 ↗

The guided route

Start wide. Then show the detail.

Identify the property, room, floor type and visit date. Begin with a wide view, then move to accessible joins, wear and level transitions. Give each concern a precise location.

01

Whole floor and route

Show the room and route in a wide view before close details. Record the floor finish and exact location.

Example observation
“The corridor floor and route are visible in a broad establishing clip.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.
02

Finish seam or joint

Film the accessible seam from two angles, keeping adjoining sound finish in the frame. Do not pull up the material.

Example observation
“An apparent raised edge at one seam is visible; its extent needs an in-person check.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.
03

Worn or damaged patch

Move across visible scuffs, wear or damage, with a nearby fixed feature for location.

Example observation
“A discoloured, worn-looking patch is recorded beside the corridor route.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.
04

Threshold and level change

Show the transition between finishes and the adjacent route. Record an apparent height difference without estimating a measurement from video.

Example observation
“The doorway threshold and adjoining floor finish are visible.”
Scripted example, not a real finding.

How to use the record

Make the visual evidence useful.

Identify the visit

Record the asset or site, visit stage, date and inspector. Keep each clip attached to its point and note anything inaccessible.

Describe, then escalate

Say what the camera shows and where it is. Record the next action without guessing the cause or declaring a specialist result from video.

Use the relevant guidance

HSE explains that floor suitability, condition and contamination affect slip and trip risk. HSE · Flooring ↗

Inspection scope

This is a visual record of accessible floor finish only. Video does not measure slip resistance, prove substrate condition, identify a cause or establish that a route is safe to use.

Questions, answered

Floor finish visual inspection FAQs

Can a video prove a floor is slip resistant?

No. Slip resistance needs an appropriate assessment or test; footage records visible finish and location only.

What should be recorded before a close-up?

Identify the room and route in a wide view so a repairer can find the exact seam, patch or threshold.

What if a raised seam may be a trip hazard?

Follow the site's immediate hazard-control process and arrange an in-person assessment; do not wait for the report to manage the route.

What is in the example report?

A fictional corridor visit with four clip stills, narrated observations, next actions and explicit limits.

Sources and review

Guidance checked 9 October 2026. The four-point route is a SiteSurvey example, not a method prescribed by these sources.

  1. HSE · Flooring ↗

    HSE explains that floor suitability, condition and contamination affect slip and trip risk.

  2. HSE · Workplace health, safety and welfare ↗

    Explains workplace requirements concerning floors and traffic routes.

Search research: Keywords Everywhere estimated 480 UK monthly searches for “floor inspection” when checked 9 October 2026. Broad UK query spanning construction checks, testing and property surveys; software buyer demand is unverified. This is not a traffic or conversion forecast.

SiteSurvey Walk Cam explains the product capability. The clips are AI-generated examples.

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