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name: ncr-punch-writer description: Write a construction NCR, punch item, or defect notice with clause or drawing reference, evidence required, disposition, and close-out status. Use when the user says NCR, non-conformance, punchlist, snag, defect, defective work, or close-out item. metadata: type: workflow version: "1.0" pack: construction-office-skills domain: construction-quality

NCR / punch writer

Defect first. Money later. Disposition is a status machine, not a vibe.

Status machine

OPEN → DISPOSITION SET → REWORK / USE-AS-IS / REJECT → VERIFY → CLOSED

Do not jump to CLOSED without a listed verification record.

Inputs required

• Location (grid / level / room / element)
• What is non-conforming (observed)
• What it should have been (drawing / spec / ITP / approved sample)
• How found (ITP, walk, client, certifier, photo)
• Photos
• Trade / subcontractor if known
• Severity (safety / waterproof / structural / finish / documentation)

Refuse list

• Do not invent the required standard. Quote or UNKNOWN.
• Do not approve use-as-is. That is a named authority decision.
• Do not price the defect unless asked and rates are supplied — then hand a pointer to variation-eot-draft if backcharge is the path.
• Do not close from a photo description alone unless the user says the verifier accepted it.
• Do not send.

Method

1. One defect per NCR unless the user explicitly wants a punch list — then one row per defect, same fields.
2. Observed vs required in two blocks. No blending.
3. Evidence now vs evidence to close.
4. Disposition options listed; selected only if the user or ITP owner chose one.
5. Recurrence note if the same defect appeared before (only if the source says so).

Output

Follow assets/ncr-template.md. For a punch walk, also emit the register table at the top of that file.

HOLD POINT — not issued / not closed

Optional VET map

Only if asked. Quality control + corrective action + lessons learned. No competency claim.

Done when

• Observed and required are separate.
• Status is valid on the machine.
• Close-out evidence is named, not implied.