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Deep foundationsDeep foundations punch checklist
Deep foundations punch is where small misses become callbacks after the crew has demobilized. This checklist walks the finished work the way the owner and the next trade will see it, with the photo that closes each item instead of a note that reopens it. Work is commonly verified against ACI, the project geotechnical report and specifications. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
The checklist
Every item, and the photo evidence it needs
The photo count on each row is what RTI would require before the item can be submitted. Work the list here and watch the gate hold, or load it into RTI and let it enforce the real thing.
Corrections
Out-of-tolerance heads corrected per engineer direction
Each flagged element resolved with an engineered fix (added pile, cap redesign or approved repair) and documented, not just accepted.
Damaged reinforcement or heads repaired
Bent dowels straightened or replaced, spalled or fractured concrete repaired per the approved method, photographed after repair.
Added or replacement elements logged like production elements
Any pile or shaft added by the engineer's fix has its own installation log, cutoff and as-built survey, not a note on the original element's record.
No photoEvery head walked again after forming, with new damage noted
Each head looked at after equipment and form crews have worked around it; new cracking, bent dowels or knocked heads written up before the cap pour.
Site and neighbors
Cut-offs, spoil and drilling waste cleared from the foundation area
Pile cut-offs, drilling spoil, slurry and broken concrete hauled off or placed where the site plan allows, with slurry or spoil pits backfilled.
Rig pads and haul routes regraded where the rigs worked
Rig mats, ruts and working-platform stone cleared or regraded as the site plan calls for, leaving firm ground around the heads for cap and grade beam work.
Final reading taken on adjacent-structure monitoring
Where vibration or settlement monitoring of neighboring structures was required, the last reading is logged and compared with the baseline, and exceedances reported.
No photo
Documentation
Installation records assembled for the closeout package
Driving logs, drilling and concrete records, test reports and as-builts collected per element before the foundation is closed out.
Nonconformance log closed with the engineer's disposition on each item
Each flagged element on the foundation nonconformance log shows the engineer of record's written disposition and the date the correction was completed.
No photo
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- An out-of-position pile 'corrected' by shifting the cap on paper without the engineer sizing the eccentricity.
- Installation logs, driving records and test reports never assembled, leaving gaps the closeout package can't fill.
Verified against
Common questions
6 answers
- What does this deep foundations punch checklist cover?
- 9 items across 3 sections, covering corrections, site and neighbors, documentation. Each item spells out what the person walking the job is actually looking for, not just a box to tick.
- Who should run this inspection?
- The GC's superintendent with the geotechnical rep, resolving flagged elements against the engineer's direction.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- After the final walk flags deficient elements, before pile caps are placed and the foundation is buried.
- Why do these items ask for a photo?
- 6 of the 9 items call for photo evidence, 7 photos in all. A checklist answer without the photo is a claim; the photo is what makes the record worth something in a dispute and lets a reviewer approve work without re-walking the job.
- What most often fails a deep foundations punch inspection?
- An out-of-position pile 'corrected' by shifting the cap on paper without the engineer sizing the eccentricity. Installation logs, driving records and test reports never assembled, leaving gaps the closeout package can't fill.
- Can I use this checklist in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace, build this list as a checklist, and the Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached. Approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper evident audit trail.
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