Crack Monitoring Log – Measure and track cracks in walls & facades | PDF, fillable & Excel

You have found a crack and want to know whether it is moving? With crack register, measuring sheets, chart, crack types with traffic light and clear warning signs.

A crack in the wall – harmless or dangerous? A single measurement cannot answer that. What matters is whether the crack changes over weeks and months. With this log you observe every crack in an orderly way: mark, measure, photograph, compare. That gives you a clean series of measurements when you ask professionals – and you know when not to wait any longer.

How the traffic light works

• 🟢 ok: fine (e.g. hairline crack in the plaster) and unchanged over several measurements

• 🟡 watch: wider or cause unclear – keep measuring and photographing

• 🔴 expert: the crack is growing, has an offset or a warning sign is present – have it assessed by a professional

What makes this log different

• ✅ Traffic-light system: every crack gets a clear classification – ok, watch or expert – plus a measurement series that shows changes.

• ✅ Written for non-experts: explained step by step – mark start and end, fixed measuring point, crack-width card or crack gauge, photos always from the same position with a scale.

• ✅ Recognise crack types: 6 typical crack patterns with sketch and traffic-light tendency – hairline and plaster crack, shrinkage crack, settlement crack, stepped crack, crack at windows and doors, crack at component joints.

• ✅ Honest instead of alarmist: crack-width figures only with a source (German guidance documents); everything else is clearly marked as a guide value.

• ✅ Warning signs at a glance: when to act immediately and when to ask a structural engineer or other professionals soon.

• ✅ Work the way you like: printed with a pen, as a fillable PDF on a tablet, or in Excel / Google Sheets with an automatic chart per crack.

What's included (12 A4 pages)

• 📋 Cover with property details and table of contents

• 📘 Guide: number, mark, measure, photograph, repeat – plus plaster tell-tale and crack monitor briefly explained

• 🔍 Recognising crack types with traffic light and crack-width guide values (with sources)

• 🚨 Warning signs: "act immediately" and "have it checked soon", who can help

• 🗂️ Crack register for all cracks (no., location, component, direction, length, width, first noticed, traffic light)

• ✏️ Floor plan and wall sketch on a grid

• 📈 4 measuring sheets with 18 measurements each and a chart to fill in

• 🧭 Summary: first and last measurement, change, traffic light, next steps

• 📚 Notes and sources

Delivery (instant download, ZIP)

• Crack_Log_Print.pdf: for printing

• Crack_Log_Fillable.pdf: with form fields and tick boxes for tablet or PC

• Crack_Log.xlsx: register, 8 measuring sheets (40 measurements each) with automatic chart and summary (Excel, LibreOffice, Google Sheets)

• Crack_Log_DEMO_Example.pdf and .xlsx: completed example with entirely fictitious data

• Quick_Start_Guide.pdf

Requirements: an A4 printer or a PDF app with form support, e.g. the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. For the spreadsheet: Excel, LibreOffice or a free Google account. To measure you need a crack-width card or crack gauge (not included, available from specialist shops for a few euros).

Please note: This is a digital product; nothing is shipped. General information only; it does not replace an expert survey (Gutachten) and is not legal advice. The log helps you observe and document cracks in an orderly way. It says nothing certain about cause, structural safety or costs. In case of acute danger (falling parts, risk of collapse, smell of gas) leave the area and call the emergency number 112. Legal sections are translated by meaning and refer to German law; the German version is authoritative. Licence for personal use only: printing for your own buildings is allowed, passing on and reselling are not. Some preview images show fictitious example data. © 2026 Vorlagen Studio – alle Rechte vorbehalten.

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Hinweis zur Umsatzsteuer: Gemäß § 19 UStG wird keine Umsatzsteuer berechnet (Kleinunternehmerregelung).

(VAT note: In accordance with § 19 UStG (German VAT Act), no VAT is charged – small business regulation.)