Pre Tack Inspection

Are party walls rendered, battened with acoustic <br>insulation?

Is there render on the party wall between joists?

Ensure all mortar joints are fully sealed with mortar.<br>

Is there a 45mm gap between the stairs and the external wall?

Does structural steel have an intumescent paint coat?

Are stud walls secured in place?

Are ceiling boards perimeters of the first floor cut tight?

Is there adequate fully supported floor joists straps fitted?

Are strongbacks nailed up and overlapping 5 joists?

Ensure all floor joists are installed in correct locations for services.

Are top ceiling boards fixed to trusses and bridgings?

Is there doubled up 9x2 at stair opes?

Ensure all floor board joints are supported.

Is there adequate wall plate straps, all fully nailed?

Check upstairs window compliance.

All roof straps to be fixed in place

All ceiling straps to be fixed in place.

Is there battened grounds on blockwork for fixing stud?

Ensure no gaps on horizontal ceiling perimeter battens with 50mm gap above

Ensure no gaps on horizontal floor battens and it is fitted tight to floor

Is there packers between joists at stairwell?

Is there acoustic tape on the party wall battens?

Is there grounds at ceiling perimeter?

Ensure minimum 800mm clearance at top of landing.

Are buttress/structural walls built to specification?

Is there adequate grounds for radiators and sanitary ware fittings?

Are stud walls fixed to grounds at minimum 600mm centres top and bottom?

Are stud walls built tight to ceilings?

Are roof trusses and bracing installed in accordance with specification?

Are ground floor riser shafts built to specification?

Are all service penetrations through ground floor stud heads fire sealed?

Are all penetrations through external walls sealed airtight?

Are all penetrations through bottom of first floor level studs fire sealed?

Are all services through floors fire sealed?

Is the air tightness tape for the reveals installed on to floor at <br>door thresholds?

Is there airtightness tape fitted to first floor ceiling perimeter?

Check airtightness tape around wall plate straps, windows & services.

Check airtightness tape to all service penetrations in attic.

Ensure insulation, VCL and airtightness tape fitted to back extensions.

Heat pump pipes to extend externally, with internal ducting foamed and filled.

Ensure Classi seal has been fitted to bath and shower trays.

Are all hot water supply pipes fully insulated?

Primary 32mm heating pipes to be insulated at elbows or joints.

Ensure all waste pipes are properly supported, vertically and horizontally.

Is there protection insulation fitted to Galva band holding CMEV ducts?

Ensure pipe fitted for plumbing to outside taps

CMEV duct to have individual penetrations in floors and ceilings

Socket boxes on party wall to be fixed to side of batten or to have acoustic tape if not.

Socket boxes on the external wall to be fitted 30mm proud of batten.

Socket boxes on all other walls to be 5-10mm proud of batten.

Main ESB cable to be protected in a metal conduit

Ensure all electric boxes have grommets for wires

Ensure all cables run vertically to electrical boxes

Ensure correct wool insulation location for party walls and external walls

Are steel beams wrapped in insulation all around?

Ensure insulation in fitted to ground floor riser shaft boxing

Fit thermal mineral wool insulation internally in zone behind ESB cabinet