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Dimension stone claddingDimension stone cladding final inspection checklist
Dimension stone cladding final inspection is where the punch list is either short or expensive. This checklist walks the finished work the way an owner or AHJ will see it: devices on, systems running, everything labeled. Each item gets the photo that closes it instead of reopening it. Work is commonly verified against the applicable building code, manufacturer's published instructions. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
- Items
- 4
- Photos required
- 7
- Built for
- Subcontractors
Who runs it
The stone setting foreman with the GC's superintendent, walking completed elevations before scaffold comes down and before the owner's walk.
When in the schedule
After the field of stone is set, pointed and cleaned, before scaffold or swing staging is removed and access to the face is lost.
The checklist
Every item, and the photo that proves it
The photo count on each row is what RTI would require before the item can be submitted. Copy the list as is, or load it into RTI and let the gate enforce it.
Face, plane and coursing
- 2 photos
Faces set to line, plumb and in plane
Courses level and to line, faces in a true plane with no lipped or proud panels, reveals and returns consistent at corners and openings.
Joints and sealant
- 2 photos
Mortar joints uniform and fully pointed
Joint width consistent across the elevation, pointing tooled full with no voids or hairline separations at the stone edge.
- 2 photos
Expansion and control joints honored
Movement joints left open of hard mortar and sealed with the specified backer and sealant, not bridged by pointing or a hard fill that would lock the panels.
Face cleaning and condition
- 1 photo
Face clean, unstained and free of chips
Setting-mortar smear, efflorescence and cleaner residue lifted, no chipped arrises or open corners on set faces, wide shot placing the elevation on the building.
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- Sealant run across a soft joint that was meant to be an expansion joint, so the two panels are locked together and a hairline crack telegraphs through the stone at the next thermal cycle.
- Face joints pointed inconsistently, wide at eye level and pinched at the corners, so the coursing reads crooked even though every panel is plumb.
- Efflorescence and setting-mortar smear left on the face after cleaning, mistaken for cured-in staining and never lifted before the stone seals it in.
Run it with the Photo Gate
A checklist nobody can submit half-finished
Load this list into RTI, stick a QR tag on the area it covers, and the submit button stays locked until every mandatory item is answered and the 7 required photos exist. Approved walks roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper-evident record behind every line.
Submission state
The gate is enforced on the server, so it holds even if the phone is offline when the walk happens.
Common questions
- What does this dimension stone cladding final checklist cover?
- 4 items across 3 sections, covering face, plane and coursing, joints and sealant, face cleaning and condition. 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 stone setting foreman with the GC's superintendent, walking completed elevations before scaffold comes down and before the owner's walk.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- After the field of stone is set, pointed and cleaned, before scaffold or swing staging is removed and access to the face is lost.
- Why does every item ask for a photo?
- 7 of the 4 items call for photo evidence. 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 dimension stone cladding final inspection?
- Sealant run across a soft joint that was meant to be an expansion joint, so the two panels are locked together and a hairline crack telegraphs through the stone at the next thermal cycle. Face joints pointed inconsistently, wide at eye level and pinched at the corners, so the coursing reads crooked even though every panel is plumb. Efflorescence and setting-mortar smear left on the face after cleaning, mistaken for cured-in staining and never lifted before the stone seals it in.
- 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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