Bondurant – Cumming - Elkhart - Granger - Dallas Center – Martensdale – Mitchellville - Monroe
– Osceola - Oskaloosa -
Panora* - Roland - Stuart - Van Meter - Woodward*
6‐1‐16
REQUIREDBUILDINGINSPECTIONS
(ResidentialNewConstruction)
Veenstra & Kimm Engineering
3000 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266-1320
515 850-2980
Footings………………………..Priortopouringconcrete,afterformsandrods.
FootingWalls……………..….Priortopouringconcrete,noncentereduprightstiedtocenter.
Deckpostholes……….…...Priortopouring,atleast42”deep.
ElectricalTempPole……..NoInspectionneeded.
TarTileGravel……………….PriortoBackfill(maybeinspectedduringplumbinggroundwork)
Sewer/Storm/Water……..Drainagepipewith5fthead,gravelbed,TracerwireonPEX.
Groundwork………………….5ftheadwettestorairtest,gravelbed,stakeddown.
ShearWallNails…………….Every3”,#8s.includingsillplate.Strapsonheaders.
(Willinspectduringframing)
PlumbingRough…………….Priortoinsulation,wettest10ftheadoranairtest.
ElectricalRough…………… ..Priortoinsulation,Ground,Panel&Meterboxinstalled
HVACRough…………………..Priortoinsulation
FramingRough………………Priortoinsulation,afterallmechanicalsroughedin.*
Insulation………………………Priortodrywall.
NoVKinspectionneededifPerformancetestisdone.
(SendusthedatabeforeFinalplease)
Sidewalk&Approach……
Priortopouringconcrete,granularcompactedgravel.StopBoxcapsleevedwithmetal.
Final………………………………StructuremaynotbeoccupieduntilfinalinspectionandCertificateof
Occupancyhasbeenissued.
CallV&Kat515850-2980toscheduleaninspection
Inspectionsarebetween8:00and4:30pmM‐F
Note:CityofBondurantand City of Van Meter requirewatermetersetbeforerough‐ininspections.
CheckwithCityHall.Temporarysafetyrailingsarerequiredaroundopenstairwellsbefore
mechanicalsareinstalled!
(PortableToiletpostedhousenumbersanddumpsterrequiredonjobsites.)
AsofJanuary1
st
2016mostcitieswillhaveadoptedthe2015IRC&IBCBuildingCodes,IPC
Plumbingcodeand2014NEC.(StateofIowainspectsElectricalforcitieslistedbelowwithanasterisk*).