Inspections Required

Inspections Required

  • The General Contractor or the Individual that the Building Permit was issued to shall make all inspection requests.  Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical Contractor(s) will be responsible to notify the General Contractor when the trade work is ready for Rough-In, Final, and other inspections.  
  • A Minimum of (1) day Notice is required for all inspections
  • All inspection must be called in by the correct address and or Permit number.
  • Building Inspection card along with an Original APPROVED set of plans must be available on the job site or the inspection will not be performed and PENALTY FEE WILL BE CHARGED.
  • Inspection results will be recorded on the Inspection Card, or you can login to the CSS Portal to see inspection results.  Permit Technicians will not answer any code questions or items that may be on a turn down list.

 Priorities for daily inspection will be as follows:

  1. Concrete Pours. (i.e. Footings, Mono pours, Slabs)
  2. Open ditches that pose a potential danger to the public. (i.e. Water & Sewer line & Electrical
  3. Foundations
  4. Restoration of Electrical Services to Existing/Occupied Buildings
  5. Mechanical Change out to occupied spaces

NOTE: TEMPORARY POLE INSPECTION: IS TO BE MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOOTING OR ANOTHER TYPE OF INSPECTION. A SINGLE TEMPORARY POLE INSPECTION BY ITSELF WILL NOT BE COMPLETED. 

               Toilet Facilities for workers shall be provided as per Section 311 of the NC Plumbing Code.

                All REINSPECTION FEE’S ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID PRIOR TO RESCHEDULING ANY INSPECTION 

1. FOOTING INSPECTION

To be scheduled after the trenches are excavated, all grade stakes are installed, all reinforcing steel and supports are in place and appropriately tied, all necessary forms and bulkheads are in place and braced, but before any concrete is placed. All filled building lots require a Subgrade compaction Report. (Completed be a PE) Footer width is measured at the base of the trench and should be at least 12” below grade clean of all organic material with no standing water in trench at the time of the inspection.

2. UNDER SLAB INSPECTION 

If the structure has a mono slab or floating slab this inspection should be scheduled after all electrical, plumbing and/or heating and air conditioning facilities are in place.

3. SLAB/ MONO SLAB INSPECTION

Slab/Mono slab inspections shall be made after all forms have been place, All crushed stone, lug footings, Vapor barrier, all reinforcing steel with proper support and ties/ or and all welded wire/fabric when required but before any concrete is placed.

4. FOUNDATION INSPECTION

To be scheduled after all foundation supports or piers are installed and prior to backfill on the exterior or interior of the foundation. This inspection is to check the placement of the foundation walls on footers, the foundation itself, the anchor bolts or straps and the ground clearance. The crawl space leveling, backfilling and positive drainage will be inspected with the framing inspection. Insulation shall not be ins on the foundation walls (closed crawl s installed prior to foundation inspection. The foundation damp Proofing/waterproofing and any foundation drains should not be installed until after the foundation inspection. Although damp proofing/waterproofing along with drainage is a requirement of the code under certain conditions it is not a required inspection.

5. ALL TRADE ROUGH-IN INSPECTION

To be scheduled when all framing is complete and the building is dried in (roofing felt or shingles in place). All parts of the plumbing, mechanical, and electrical system which will be hidden from view in the finished building must be complete and ready for inspection.

Note: When a construction project requires one (1) or more Disciplines, i.e. Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical. Each discipline will be inspected simultaneously, during the one trip inspection. All inspection request should not be made unless all trade work is ready for inspection. 

ALL TRADE ROUGH-IN INSPECTION To be scheduled after the roof (minimum felt paper and roof boots), wall, ceiling and floor framing is complete with appropriate blocking, bracing and fire stopping in place. The following items should be in place and visible for inspection:

1) Insulation baffles when required; 2) Chimneys, vents, flashing for roofs and wall openings; 3) All trade rough-ins must be complete; 4) Windows and exterior doors should be installed and flashed; 5) Exterior weather barrier installed; 6) All brick lintels that are required to be bolted to the framing for support shall be in place. Lintels that are supported by brick or masonry as it is installed will be inspected at a later date; 7) All penetrations in wall plates must be draft/fire stopped

ELECTRICAL ROUGH-IN

After all wiring, has been installed, all electrical boxes and termination in boxes of Neutral and grounds have been made. All draft/fire stopping complete, all electrical underground wiring to include conduits must be inspected prior to covering for proper burial depth and wire type. 

PLUMBING ROUGH-IN

After all pipes are installed and proper joints have been made, building drain and water supply line are installed and test have been made on system, all draft/fire stopping. Tubs/Shower pans set with a test. All underground piping is to be inspected before covered for burial depth, bedding of pipe, correct fittings used and clean-outs as required.

MECHANICAL ROUGH-IN 

All mechanical boots are installed and sealed, supply and return ducts (where they will be enclosed), Drains and refrigerant lines installed in enclosed areas, gas piping installed and tested as required, Venting of any Fire place or gas appliance. Dryer Exhaust and mechanical exhausts to exterior.

6. INSULATION INSPECTION

To be scheduled after the building framing and trade rough-in inspections are approved. All wall                       insulation must be in place. Chimney insulation must be properly secured to prevent contact with the firebox. Blown in attic insulation and crawl space insulation should be installed after dry wall and inspected with the final inspection. Depth markers for blown in attic insulation are required.

7. CONDITIONAL POWER INSPECTION

Requires a fee with a notarized form with all permit holders’ signature on form. HVAC is to be 100% complete. All terminations are to be made safe to energize for the condition. Required to have 2 ground rods at exterior service, min of (1) 20-amp GFCI protected out in kitchen or laundry room. 

8. All TRADES FINAL INSPECTION

Final inspections should be made for each trade after completion of the work authorized under the technical codes. All projects shall be accessible for inspection between 8am and 5pm, Monday – Friday except by appointment. The project is not finished until all final inspections are compete and any other agency holds are released. A building final is required before final utility services will connect for new structures. Floor covers are not required to be installed for any final inspections except in bathroom areas for water closet to be set and all plumbing fixtures must be installed in permitted bathroom areas. Rough grades must be complete and all driveways, walks and patios may need to be installed to verify slope away from structure. Permanent addresses shall be posted on all new dwellings and all permanent handrails/guards shall be installed.

Structures are not to be occupied or have items stored not related to the construction process until a Certificate of Occupancy/ Compliance is issued.


Other Inspections

COURTESY INSPECTIONS

May be requested but limited to: open-floor, damp-proofing, water-proofing, and drainage, ECT.