Low-voltage and structured cabling rough-in inspection checklist

Outlet locations checked against the current telecom drawings

Outlet count and position in each room match the latest issued telecom plan and outlet schedule, with owner-requested adds captured before cover.

Cable jacket marking matches the approved submittal

Printed jacket shows the category, the plenum or riser rating the space needs and the manufacturer on the approved submittal, checked on the reels and on pulled runs.

Every pulled cable tagged at both ends with its outlet ID

Temporary tag or marker at the drop and at the telecom room end that matches the outlet number on the drawings, so no run is anonymous once the ceiling closes.

J-hooks, conduit and sleeves set at the required spacing

Support intervals within the spacing the pathway calls for, no cable draped on ceiling wire, grid or piping between hooks.

Bend radius maintained at turns and drops

No kinks or tight sweeps at hooks, sleeve mouths and cabinet entries; radius held to the cable's minimum at every direction change.

Bundles dressed and not overfilled in the pathway

Bundles combed and hung without crushing ties, conduit and sleeve fill left with room to pull, no cinched cinch straps deforming the jacket.

Each J-hook or tray support fastened to deck or framing

Hooks on beam clamps, deck fasteners or their own threaded rod, not clipped to duct hangers, sprinkler pipe or ceiling hanger wire.

Separation held from power conduit, motors and lighting ballasts

Copper cable routed clear of parallel power runs, ballasts and motors by the separation the standard calls for, crossings kept perpendicular.

No cabling zip-tied to or hung from electrical conduit

Low-voltage runs ride their own hooks or tray; none strapped to EMT, conduit straps, electrical boxes or light fixture supports.

Rated penetrations firestopped with the listed system

Every sleeve or core through a rated wall or floor sealed with the listed system for that assembly and fill, no open annular space left behind the cable.

Listed firestop system logged for each cable penetration

Each sealed sleeve or core recorded with its location and the listed system used, so the firestop record matches what went into the wall or floor.

Wall drops coiled in the box with slack for termination

Each drop left long enough to terminate, coiled inside the box or ring and protected from drywall mud and paint, no cable pushed loose into the cavity.

Cable routes above ceilings photographed before the lid closes

Hook runs, sleeves and tray shown per room or zone with the room number in frame, so the pathway can be found later without opening the ceiling.

Area released for cover by the cabling foreman

Pulls, adds and firestop confirmed complete for the area and the release logged with the super before ceiling and drywall crews close it in.