Most pre pour inspections I have been called for die off rather quickly because they always call the night before the pour and say I can be there before the pour at 8 the next morning. They finish their work but call for the city inspector before hand. After the city inspector does his thing that afternoon I get a call for the following early am inspection and the truck is on the way with the concrete. It just does not happen. The only reason they call off a pour is if the city inspector fails the work. If he passes the work the pour is on. They could care lees about an inspector coming out.

I have been doing new construction phase inspections and just stop by one of the jobs that are at the pour stage and point things out to the builder and hand him my card. Their comment is that the city official has passed it so it must be ok. That is only pointing out the blatent concerns that are seen and not even taking measurements or looking at plans. It makes you wonder sometimes.

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Ted Menelly
Castle Home Inspection Services
www.inspectmycastle.com