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Commercial Building Inspection Checklist

Underground/floor Plumbing & Electrical

  • Cleanouts

  • Pipe grade

  • Leak test 10’ head

  • Appropriate fittings

  • Support, shading of pipe

  • Conduit size & bends

Foundation

  • Distance to property line

  • Footing size per plan & clean

  • Steel/mesh per plan

  • Steel laps & earth clearance

  • Hold downs in place

  • Ufer ground (concrete-encased grounding electrode)

  • Protection of underground pipes

  • Final compaction report

  • Special inspections for concrete

Framing

  • Treated sill plate

  • Another bolt spacing

  • Hold downs bolted in place

  • Wall framing size & spacing

  • Headers per plan

  • Lateral support of joist & rafters

  • Trusses per plans

  • Notching & Boring, studs, joists, beams

  • Top plate laps

  • Nail plates & straps

  • Shear panel location & nailing

  • Fire blocking at vertical to horizontal

  • Attic ventilation & access

  • Stairs rise & run

  • Safety glazing

  • Tilt up concrete steel

  • Pour strip steel

  • Masonry steel grout lift & cleanouts

  • Moment framing

  • High strength bolting

  • Special inspections for welding, steel, rebar

  • Fire proofing, masonry, bolting

Plumbing

  • Leak test for waste piping

  • Gas pipe fittings, pressure test, size

  • Trap primers

  • Piping support & dissimilar metal isolation

Mechanical

  • Duct support/installation

  • Return air/supply air/combustion air

  • Combustion air provided

  • Vent clearance

  • Fire dampers in proper location

Electrical

  • Temp. Power, GFI, ground rod

  • Circuit breaker & wire size

  • Grounding electrode conductor

  • Grounding electrode conductor

  • Subpanel ground & neutral isolated

  • Water Pipe Bonding

  • Wire/conduit support

  • Outlets spacing

  • Switched light/receptacles/dual

  • Light at exterior door

  • IC (Insulation Contact) rated cans at insulation areas

T-bar Ceiling

  • Vertical wires

  • Lateral forced bracing (splay wires)

  • Compression braces

  • Support wires for fixtures

  • Draft stops

Drywall

  • Steel stud gage, spacing/wall bracing

  • Nailing or screwing

  • 5/8 Type-X at fire walls/corridors

  • Rated corridors per plan

  • Area/Occupancy separation per plan

  • Protection of openings

  • Placement/material of electrical boxes

  • Smoke dampers at duct penetrations

  • Caulking around penetrations

  • Tile and Floor fire stopping around penetrations

Insulation

  • Insulation per plan

  • Windows/doors/bottom plate caulked

  • Ventilation holes and Baffles - Not Blocked

Final Inspection

  • Door rating/hardware/closing device

  • Hold open device at fire doors

  • Fire penetrations sealed

  • Panic Hardware per plan

  • Smoke detector HVAC supply side

  • 'Door to remain unlocked’ sign

  • Handicap parking/signage & symbol

  • Restrooms accessible per plan

  • Accessible path provided

  • Stairs/handrail accessible

  • Counters/check stands accessible

  • Trash/debris cleaned up

  • Plumbing hooked up & complete

  • Cleanouts accessible

  • Earthquake strap at water heater

  • Temperature and Pressure for water heater

  • Seal base of fixtures

  • Stair railings & handrail

  • Tempered glass

  • Roof access ladder

  • Back flow preventer

  • Striping on stairs

  • ½” threshold

Sign Off and Approval

  • Address numbers posted

  • Approved HazMat form

  • All required certification

  • Special inspection reports

  • Approval from Health Department

  • Sign off from other department/s

  • Commercial Building Inspector

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