Masonry
Structural masonry fails quietly. Under-consolidated grout, a bar out of position, or mortar that never got sampled will pass a walk-through and show up years later in a seismic event.
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Inspection services
Each discipline below links to what we actually verify in the field, the code sections and referenced standards that govern it, and what you receive as documentation.
Epoxy Anchors
Adhesive anchors are the single most installation-sensitive connection on most jobs. A hole that was never brushed will hold on the day it is set and let go under load.
Epoxy Anchor Inspection details
Concrete
By the time a defect in a structural pour is visible, it is behind formwork and under load. Concrete inspection is the one discipline where the observation window closes permanently.
Concrete Inspection details
Post-Tension
Post-tension work is verified in two windows that never reopen: before the pour, and at stressing. Miss either and the only remaining evidence is paperwork.
Post-Tension Inspection details
Fireproofing
Applied fireproofing is only worth its rating if the thickness, density and bond all hold. Two of those three cannot be judged by eye.
Fireproofing Inspection details
Firestopping
A firestop system is only rated as a complete assembly. Substitute one component — the fill depth, the sleeve, the annular space — and the listing is void, whether or not it was ever inspected.
Firestopping Inspection details
Bolting & Welding
Steel connections are inspected while they are being made or not at all. Once the fireproofing goes on, the weld is a matter of record, not observation.
Bolting & Welding Inspection details
Commercial Framing
Shear wall performance comes down to nail spacing, edge distance and whether the hold-down was actually bolted to something. All three are cheap to verify and expensive to discover later.
Framing Inspection details
Mechanical
Mechanical inspection catches two things nobody else is looking for: equipment that is not seismically anchored, and dampers installed outside their listing.
Mechanical Inspection details
Plumbing
Plumbing rough-in inspection is a race against drywall. Everything worth verifying is visible for about a week.
Plumbing Inspection details
Electrical
Grounding and bonding is the most commonly deficient electrical scope on a job and the least likely to ever be looked at again.
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