Excavation, Siting and Foundation Pre Check

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Property Address:

• Consent

• Lot

• Name of LBP: (If not on site, ask who the foundation LBP is)

• LBP Onsite:  Yes  No

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• License No: (if sighted)

• License sighted:  Yes  No

• Expiry Date:

  Date

• Wind Zone

•  Approved BC documents and amendments on site

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Correct address and Lot No

•  Consent conditions checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Siting

• Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Siting as per approved plans, pegs checked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Retaining walls: Nova flow, PS if surcharge or >1.5m Ht

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Building height to boundary

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Surveyors report  Received  Outstanding  NA

Excavations

•  Ground bearing acceptable

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Specific foundation design

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Engineer supervision

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Hazards: floor heights & flood levels, ground stability

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Council drains under building

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Excavation: safe slope

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Foundation - piled/drilled/driven foundations

• Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Pile heights correct for type of bracing element

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Pile depth correct for pile type

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Pile spacing for bearers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Floor height to ground level, 450mm crawl space

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Footing: width, depth, clean, level

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Anchor piles / brace piles - Layout matches plans

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Driven piles

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Discuss fixing protection: galvanised / stainless

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  No water ponding under floor

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Concrete/Raft slab foundations

• Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Sand / hard fill compaction (certificate if fill >600mm)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Monolithic: slabs / footings, insulation as per plans

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  DPM Polythene: thickness, lapped & taped, no damage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Foundations: dimensions, depth, clean, square, level

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Floor height to finished ground levels

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Steel: type, size, spacing, coverage, clean, laps, ties

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Reinforcing mesh / type / size / laps / supplementary rods

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Slab thickness / floor thickenings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Lift mesh / chairs / saw cuts / free joints

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Bottom plate connectors

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Tanking / drainage for split level

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Engineer designed foundations

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Required Documentation

• PS4 Sand-pad

  Received

  Outstanding

  N/A

• PS4 Foundations

  Received

  Outstanding

  N/A

• PS4 Underfloor Insulation

  Received

  Outstanding

  N/A

• ROW Foundations  Received  Outstanding

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Building

•  Discuss floor / ground levels & accessibility requirements

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  Hazards: floor / flood heights, ground stability

  Yes

  No

  N/A

OUTCOME OF DECISION

• PASS

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  FAIL. But work may proceed to next inspection

  Yes

  No

  N/A

•  FAIL. Repeat inspection required  Additional fee

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Officer Name:

• Signature :

  Sign

• Date:

  Date