Pre Tack Inspection

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

Is there render on the party wall between joists?

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

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

Does structural steel have an intumescent paint coat?

Are steel beams wrapped in insulation all around?

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

Ensure pipe fitted for plumbing to outside taps

Are ground floor riser shafts built to specification?

Ensure insulation in fitted to ground floor riser shaft boxing

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

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

Is there adequate fully supported floor joists straps fitted?

Are strongbacks nailed up and overlapping 5 joists?

Ensure all plywood floor joints are supported.

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.

Are all penetrations through external walls sealed airtight?

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

Is there battened grounds on blockwork for fixing stud?

Ensure all cables run vertically to electrical boxes

Is there wool insulation internally in zone behind ESB cabinet?

Is main ESB cable protected in a metal conduit?

Is there doubled up 9x2 at stair opes?

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

Is there packers between joists at stairwell?

Ensure minimum 800mm clearance at top of landing.

Are buttress/structural walls built to specification?

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

CMEV duct to have individual penetrations in floors and ceilings

Check upstairs window compliance.

Is there adequate wall plate straps, all fully nailed?

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

Is there acoustic tape on the party wall battens?

Is there adequate grounds for radiators and sanitary ware fittings?

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

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

Are stud walls built tight to ceilings?

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

Are all services through floors fire sealed?

Are ceiling boards perimeters of the first floor cut tight?

Is there airtightness tape fitted to first floor ceiling perimeter?

Are top ceiling boards fixed to trusses and bridgings?

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

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.

Ensure all electric boxes have grommets fitted

Are roof trusses and bracing installed in accordance with specification?

Are all roof straps fixed in correct place

Check airtightness tape to all service penetrations in attic.