Commercial Building Final Inspection Checklist

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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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