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Maintenance Request Form

Log a fault with its location, severity and photos so the right trade is dispatched first time.

A ready-to-use facilities & property management form for small teams who need a reliable intake process: 19 questions, 3 pages, 5 conditional rules.

Questions
19
Pages
3
Layouts
classic · card
Conditional rules
5
Typical time
4 min
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Maintenance request

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What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

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Who this template is for

Maintenance Request Form is built for small teams who need a reliable intake process who need to collect the same complete information from everyone.

  • Small teams who need a reliable intake process working in facilities & property management.
  • Teams who need to collect the same complete information from everyone without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing chasing missing details over email with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are the people you send it to — the form asks them 19 questions across 3 screens.
  • Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of chasing missing details over email and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 11 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
  • It captures a phone number for urgent follow-up.
  • It accepts a document or photo upload as evidence.
  • It captures a numeric value you can filter and sort on.
  • Conditional logic hides 5 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 3 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.
  • Every response is stored, searchable and exportable, so nothing depends on one person's inbox.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Maintenance Request Form lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Check the upload limits on the file question so respondents can attach what you actually need.
  5. 5Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  6. 6Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 5 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features advanced show logic: if “Severity” is Safety risk or building unusable, the form dynamically exposes “Has the area been isolated or cordoned off?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Severity” is Safety risk or building unusable, “Has anyone been injured?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Has anyone been injured?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Describe the injury and any first aid given”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Is a key or escort needed to access the area?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Who holds the key or will escort”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Trade required” is Heating and cooling, the form dynamically exposes “Current temperature in the room (degrees Celsius)”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • All 5 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

Most maintenance backlogs are really information backlogs: the job sat unassigned because nobody knew which trade to send or where exactly the problem was. This form asks for the building, the floor, the room number and the specific location within the room before it asks anything else, then captures the fault in the reporter's own words alongside photographs, which almost always shorten the diagnosis. A trade dropdown routes the request — plumbing, electrical, heating, joinery, glazing, grounds, IT — and the severity question is written with plain consequences rather than colour codes, so 'safety risk or building unusable' is chosen for a reason. Safety-critical answers open follow-up questions about whether the area has been isolated or cordoned and whether anyone has been hurt, which turns a repair ticket into an incident record when it needs to be. Access details matter as much as the fault: the form asks for the best time to attend, whether a key or escort is required, and who to contact on arrival. Reporters give a name, an email and an extension so the work order can be acknowledged, questioned and closed against a real person rather than a shared mailbox.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Where is it?

  • Buildingrequired
  • Floorrequired
  • Room number or namerequired
  • Where exactly in the room

Page 2 — What is wrong?

  • Trade requiredrequired
  • Describe the faultrequired
  • Current temperature in the room (degrees Celsius)
  • Severityrequired
  • Has the area been isolated or cordoned off?
  • Has anyone been injured?
  • Describe the injury and any first aid given
  • Photographs of the fault

Page 3 — Access and contact

  • Best time to attendrequired
  • Is a key or escort needed to access the area?required
  • Who holds the key or will escort
  • Reported byrequired
  • Reported by rolerequired
  • Email addressrequired
  • Contact number

19 questions in total.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 5 conditional rules, grouped into 5 behaviours driven by 4 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Severity

  • Reveals questions

    If “Severity” is Safety risk or building unusable, the form reveals “Has the area been isolated or cordoned off?”.

  • Makes answers required

    If “Severity” is Safety risk or building unusable, “Has anyone been injured?” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Driven by “Has anyone been injured?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Has anyone been injured?” is Yes, the form reveals “Describe the injury and any first aid given”.

Driven by “Is a key or escort needed to access the area?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Is a key or escort needed to access the area?” is Yes, the form reveals “Who holds the key or will escort”.

Driven by “Trade required

  • Reveals questions

    If “Trade required” is Heating and cooling, the form reveals “Current temperature in the room (degrees Celsius)”.

Set it up step by step

  1. 1

    Copy the template

    Rename it for your building or estate and set it as the link on your intranet fault-reporting page.

  2. 2

    Load your buildings and floors

    Replace the Building and Floor options with your real site list so reports can be filtered by property from day one.

  3. 3

    Match the trades to your contracts

    Edit Trade required so every option maps to a contractor or in-house team who will actually receive the job.

  4. 4

    Agree what each severity means

    Publish response times against the three Severity options so reporters choose honestly.

  5. 5

    Close the loop

    Reply on the submission when the work is done — the reporter's email is captured for exactly this.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Describing the fault without the room number, which turns a ten-minute fix into a search.
  • Marking everything urgent, which makes the priority field meaningless within a fortnight.
  • Not saying whether the area can be taken out of use while the repair happens.

What it pairs with

Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.

What to do with the responses

Route by the Trade required answer, acknowledge the reporter with the reference, and close the loop by replying on the same record once the work order is complete.

Works in both layouts

These pages cover the same subject ground as the maintenance request form, matched on the words people actually search for.

Frequently asked questions

Should tenants and staff both use this form?

Yes, and the Reported by role question keeps them separable in reporting so you can see whether faults cluster with occupiers or with your own teams.

How do photographs help?

They cut a return visit. A picture of the fitting usually tells the trade which part to bring, which is the single biggest cause of a second attendance.

What if the fault is an emergency?

Emergencies need a phone call as well. Keep the emergency number in the form's introduction and use the safety severity option to create the written record afterwards.

Can I route requests automatically?

Yes — use the Trade required answer as the routing key in your notification rules so each trade only sees their own queue.

How long should a request stay open?

Set a target against each severity band and review anything past it weekly; the submitted timestamp gives you the clock.

Is the Maintenance Request Form template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Maintenance Request Form on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Maintenance Request Form template ask for?

It asks 19 questions across 3 pages, 11 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Maintenance Request Form form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic and card layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this facilities & property management form work?

5 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Severity” is Safety risk or building unusable, the form dynamically exposes “Has the area been isolated or cordoned off?”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features conditional validation: if “Severity” is Safety risk or building unusable, “Has anyone been injured?” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features advanced show logic: if “Has anyone been injured?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Describe the injury and any first aid given”. Otherwise that question never appears. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Maintenance Request Form form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Maintenance Request Form form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Can respondents upload files?

Yes. This template includes a file upload question, so respondents can attach documents or photos with their answers. You can adjust the accepted file types and size limits on that question.

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