- 01. Pre-install brief (30 minutes with the lead)
- 02. First-day priorities
- 03. Daily punch lists
- 04. Pre-opening QA (final 4 hours)
Whoever supervises the install is your single point of failure on opening day. Here's the practical checklist for the role.
Pre-install brief (30 minutes with the lead)
Walk the drawings, identify the critical path (typically rigging → structure → electrical → AV → graphics), confirm the punch-list cadence, and verify safety protocols and PPE.
First-day priorities
Verify all crates arrived and uncrate inventory matches the manifest. Confirm electrical drop locations match the floor plan. Verify hanging sign install before structure goes up — pulling a hanging sign retroactively is expensive.
Daily punch lists
End of each day: walk the booth, document any defects with photos, hand the punch list to the lead in writing. Verbal handoffs disappear overnight.
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Lighting on, all electrical tested, monitors and demos running, graphics straight and lint-free, storage organized, cleaning completed. Walk it with your staff lead so they own the space before doors open.
- 30-min pre-install brief with the lead saves hours later
- Hanging signs first — fixing them after structure is up is brutal
- Daily punch lists in writing, never verbal
- Pre-opening QA with the staff lead, not just the supervisor
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