A rough-in inspection takes the inspector twenty minutes. A failed one costs the schedule a week: the re-inspection has to be scheduled, drywall waits, and everyone behind drywall waits with it. These are the five things we see fail most often on other people's jobs.
- Box fill. Too many conductors in a box, or a box that is too shallow for the device. The inspector counts.
- Support and securing. Cable or conduit not supported within the required distance of the box, or not at the required intervals.
- Working clearance. A panel location that is going to end up behind a door swing or a sink. This is a drawing problem caught in the field, which is why the foreman reads the architectural set.
- Labeling of home runs. Unlabeled conductors in a panel make the inspector nervous and make the final take longer.
- Grounding and bonding. Missing bonding jumpers at metal boxes, or an isolated-ground circuit that is not actually isolated.
How we keep the rate up
The foreman walks the rough with a checklist the day before the inspection and fixes anything on it. It takes an hour. The inspection passes and drywall starts on the day it was scheduled.
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