Final Inspection Checklist
This checklist is not a complete list of items needing inspections. It is only a list of items sometimes overlooked by the Contractor and/or the Owner/Builder.
Exterior
- Premise identification (3-inch minimum house number mounted on home with contrasting background (visible from street)
- Hand and guardrails where required
- Final grade 5% for 10 feet from foundation (All drainage is to slope towards nearest public right-of-way)
- Plaster foundation
- Rain-gutters with downspouts and blocks or equivalent over all exterior exits
- Retention of any slopes greater than 2 to 1
- Exterior paint and caulk (paint lintels and caulk between windows and brick)
- Permanent power inspection completed and meter installed prior to inspection
- 36-inch landing for all exterior doors (door may open at a landing not more than 8 inches lower than floor level, provided door does not swing over landing)
- "Anti-siphon"-type hose bibs (including garage)
- Screens on all operable windows
- Water-meter box to grade with top of curb, complete with construction meter
- Safety grate over all window wells located in a patio or adjacent to a walkway
- Replacement of any broken sidewalks and curbs
Interior
- Identification of all electrical circuits in panel(s)
- G.F.C.I. protected kitchen, basement, garage, and exterior outlets in conformance with the 2005 edition of the National Electrical Code
- Green Sticker on furnace indicating de-ration of appliance to BTU rating and elevation
- Access to jet-tub motor
- Wiring of smoke detectors, with battery backup, in series conforming to the 2005 National Electrical Code
- Water pressure regulator
- All finished hardware and floor coverings
- Guardrails on stairways open on one or both sides as required by the International Residential Code
- A.F.C.I protected bedroom circuits
- Attic access, draft stops, and ventilation to conform with the International Residential Code
- Carbon Monoxide Detectors on each level with a gas-fired appliance
- Attic insulation with installer's certificate posted just inside attic access
- All joints and fasteners within garage firewall taped and covered by approved means (plaster)
- Water heater strapped or secured high and low
- Pressure relief tank installed as required for size of water heater
- Stairways meeting the minimum required 36-inch width, risers not exceeding the 8-inch maximum rise, treads having a minimum 9 inches with a maximum deviance between rise and run not exceeding 3/8 of an inch
Fire Inspections
The following is a general list of requirements for business/residential fire inspections:
- Address displayed on house and visible from the street
- Gas meter to house accessible and protected if by a driveway
- Accessible fire extinguisher: recommended 5-10 lbs. ABC fire extinguisher
- All circuit breakers in electrical panel labeled (no open blanks)
- Electrical outlets not overloaded with power strips
- Operational smoke detectors
- Clearance of 18 inches between furnace and hot water heater from any combustible materials
- Adequate exits from house
- Flammable liquids stored away from house
