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Residential Inspection Request Procedures
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Inspection Department
Three sets of plans are required for permit submittal. Two approved sets will be returned when the permit is issued. One of the approved sets is to remain on the job site in the permit box.
Be certain to call for an inspection when required, do not conceal any work or proceed to the next stage of work until the previous inspection has been approved.
Failure to call for an inspection can result in work being stopped and uncovered at the builders expense.
The required inspection sequence is as follows:
Footing Inspection: To be made after the trenches are excavated, all grade stakes are installed, all reinforcing steel and supports are in place and tied, all necessary forms are in place and braced, and before any concrete is placed.
Under Slab Inspection: To be made after all forms have been placed, all electrical, plumbing and/or heating and air conditioning facilities, all crushed stone, a vapor retarder, all reinforcing steel with supports and tied and/or all welded wire fabric is installed, when required, but before any concrete is placed.
Exception: Inspection is not required for driveway slabs, patio slabs, private walks, etc., which are considered as non-habitable spaces.
Foundation Inspection: To be made after all foundation supports are installed. This inspection is to check foundation supports, projections, ground clearances, and positive drainage where required. No backfilling is to be done prior to inspection.
Floor System Inspection: To be made after crawl space has been graded and floor system framing has been installed and prior to sub-floor being installed. This inspection is to check girders, joists, blocking, etc for compliance.
Rough In Inspections: To be made when all building framing and parts of the electrical, plumbing heating/ventilation or cooling system that will be hidden from view in the finished building have been placed but before any wall ceiling finish, or building insulation is installed.
Building Framing & Sheathing: To be made after the roof, wall, ceiling and floor framing is complete with appropriate blocking, bracing and fire stopping in place. The following items are to be in place and visible for inspection:
1) pipes
2) chimneys and vents
3) flashing for roofs, chimneys and wall openings
4) insulation baffles
5) all lintels required to be bolted to the framing for support shall not be covered by any exterior or interior wall or ceiling finish material before approval. Work may continue without approval for lintels which are bolted and supported on masonry or concrete
The sheathing nailing pattern and corner bracing is to be checked during this inspection. At the builders request an extra inspection can be made to check the sheathing prior to the full framing inspection.
Insulation: To be made after an approved building framing and rough-in inspections, with all insulation and vapor retarders in place, but before any wall or ceiling covering is applied.
Final Inspections: Certification of Compliance Certification to be made for each trade after completion of work authorized under the code. Upon satisfactory completion of a building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire protection or gas system, or portion hereof, a Certificate of Compliance shall be issued. This Certificate of Compliance represents that a structure or system is complete and for certain types of permits is permission granted for connection to a utility system.
Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy: To be issued after all the certificate of compliance inspections for each trade are complete, and other local laws are complied with but before occupancy. A new building shall not be occupied or a change made in the occupancy, nature or use of a building or part of a building until after the inspection department has issued a Certificate of Occupancy. Said certificate shall not be issued until all required building and service systems shall have been inspected for compliance with the code and other applicable laws and ordinances released by the Inspection Department.
To Request an Inspection: To request an inspection call the Inspection Request line at 552-1407. Calls must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. for inspection on the following business day. Please give the permit number, the type of inspection requested and a phone number for contact information.
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