Two features that our users have been asking for are finally here: customisable notification preferences and CSV bulk import for defects and payments.
Notification Preferences: Your Alerts, Your Way
Not every homeowner needs every alert. Some of you are hands-on and want to know the moment a defect hits 7 days overdue. Others prefer a weekly summary without the daily noise.
From your Profile page, you can now toggle exactly which notifications you receive:
- Defect reminders — alerts at 7, 14, and 30 days for unresolved defects
- Payment due dates — upcoming stage payment notifications
- Certificate expiry — alerts when certificates are approaching expiry
- Weekly email digest — a Monday morning summary of your build progress
- Warranty deadlines — countdown alerts before warranty periods expire
- Insurance expiry — warnings when your builder's insurance is about to lapse
Each toggle saves instantly to our server, so your preferences follow you across devices.
CSV Import: From Spreadsheet to Guardian in Seconds
If you have been tracking defects or payments in Excel or Google Sheets, you do not need to re-enter everything manually. Our new CSV Import tool lets you upload your existing data in bulk.
How It Works
- Open your project and go to More → CSV Import
- Choose whether you are importing defects or payments
- Download the template CSV to see the expected format
- Upload your CSV file — you will see a preview of the first 5 rows
- Click Import and watch them flow into your project
What Can I Import?
Defects: title, description, location, severity, stage, and status. The importer validates severity values and sets sensible defaults for anything missing.
Payments: stage name, amount, due date, status, and notes. Perfect for migrating your payment schedule from a spreadsheet.
If you already have a list of 20 defects from your own inspection, you can get them all into Guardian in under a minute instead of typing each one by hand.
Open your project and try importing your data.