New Construction Inspection Guidelines
The following is a list of required inspections in their normal order of completion. Although they all may not be applicable to your particular project, please use it as a general guideline:
POST ADDRESS ON JOB SITE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET – IF NOT POSTED, THIS WILL DELAY YOUR INSPECTIONS.
- PORTABLE TOILET FACILITIES ARE REQUIRED ON THE JOB SITE.
- Footings or Pier Footings – INSPECTION REQUIRED BEFORE POURING CONCRETE.
- Rough-In Underground Plumbing – IF REQUIRED – ALL JOINTS TO BE LEFT UNCOVERED AND 5 FT. HEAD PIPE
- Building Slap Prep – IF REQUIRED – AFTER UNDERGROUND PLUMBING HAS PASSED
- Sheathing/Braced Wall Inspection – ALL DAMP-PROOFING IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME AND THE POSITIVE DRAIN INSTALLED. ALL REQUIRED BRACED WALL PANEL JOINTS ARE TO BE BLOCKED AT THIS TIME.
- GAS INSPECTION MUST BE APPROVED FROM THE PORTLAND GAS DEPARTMENT BEFORE REQUESTING FRAMING, PLUMBING & MECHANICAL INSPECTION! LEAVE GAS APPROVAL TAG IN WASHER BOX
- Plumbing Rough-In, Mechanical Rough-In, and Framing Inspection – THESE INSPECTIONS WILL ONLY TAKE PLACE AFTER THE STATE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR HAS PASSED THE ROUGH-IN ELECTRICAL.
- Overhead Plumbing, Overhead Mechanical, Draft-Stop / Fire-Block Inspection
- Final Building, Final Plumbing, Final Mechanical – INSPECTION TO BE COMPLETED AFTER THE STATE ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS APPROVES THE FINAL ELECTRICAL INSPECTION. THIS IS A MOVE-IN READY COMPLETED PROJECT.