What does this overhead and coiling doors final checklist cover?

13 items across 4 sections, covering balance and operation, safety devices, seal and weathertightness, fire-rated doors. 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 door installer with the GC's superintendent, cycling each installed door before turnover.

When in the schedule should this walk happen?

After doors, operators and safety devices are installed and adjusted, before the owner's walk and before the area is released.

Why do these items ask for a photo?

11 of the 13 items call for photo evidence, 16 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 an overhead and coiling doors final inspection?

Door balance never checked by hand because the powered operator masks a spring that is over- or under-wound. Photo-eyes mounted high enough that a low obstruction passes under the beam without reversing the door. Fire door drop test skipped or done without resetting the release, so the door is left disarmed after the test.

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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Overhead and coiling doors final inspection checklist

Overhead and coiling doors 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 NFPA 80, manufacturer's published instructions. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.

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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.

Balance and operation

Door balances and runs manually through full travel
Door disconnected from the operator, lifted by hand, stays put at mid-travel and moves smoothly with no binding in the tracks or guides.
Powered operator, limits and manual release work
Operator opens and closes to correct up and down limits, and the manual disconnect releases and re-engages cleanly.
Operating mechanism matches the door schedule
Motor operator, chain hoist, crank or push-up operation as scheduled for the opening, mounted on the scheduled side and fixed firmly to its backing.
Tracks, guides and fasteners tight with no rub marks
Track bolts, hinges, roller brackets and guide fasteners snug, with no scrape or rub marks on the panels, curtain or guides after several cycles.
Open-position stops keep the door in its tracks or guides
At full open the door comes to rest on its stops or bumpers with the top section or bottom bar still captured in the tracks or guides.
Locking hardware engages at every door the schedule shows with a lock
Slide bolt, keyed lock or operator lock engages into the track or guide when set, and on powered doors the lock and operator interlock as the manufacturer provides.

Safety devices

Reversing edge and photo-eyes tested
A test object under the closing door reverses it on contact and on beam break, photo-eyes mounted low enough to catch a person or cart.
Manufacturer's labels and warning tags in place at each door
Door identification label, spring or counterbalance warning tags and operating instructions left on the door and control station where the manufacturer placed them, legible and unpainted.
Installer's start-up record for springs, limits and force on file
Installer's setup sheet lists spring adjustment, limit and force settings and the reversing test result for each door, since tensioning and operator setup are the installer's work.
No photo

Seal and weathertightness

Bottom, jamb and header seals contact evenly
Bottom astragal meets the slab with no daylight gaps, jamb and header seals contact the curtain or panels along their length.
Section joints or slat interlocks closed across the full width
With the door down, panel joints meet tight from jamb to jamb, or curtain slats sit fully interlocked with their endlocks or windlocks all in place.

Fire-rated doors

Drop test observed, reset and documented
Release actuated, the door self-closes fully, then the automatic-closing mechanism is reset and re-armed, with the test recorded and the door left ready.
Fire label and release device in place on rated doors
Fire label on the curtain or guides legible and unpainted, and the fusible links, release device or alarm-connected release installed as the approved submittal shows.
No photo

What usually sends this back

The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work

Door balance never checked by hand because the powered operator masks a spring that is over- or under-wound.
Photo-eyes mounted high enough that a low obstruction passes under the beam without reversing the door.
Fire door drop test skipped or done without resetting the release, so the door is left disarmed after the test.

Verified against

NFPA 80 & 105

Common questions

6 answers

What does this overhead and coiling doors final checklist cover?: 13 items across 4 sections, covering balance and operation, safety devices, seal and weathertightness, fire-rated doors. 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 door installer with the GC's superintendent, cycling each installed door before turnover.
When in the schedule should this walk happen?: After doors, operators and safety devices are installed and adjusted, before the owner's walk and before the area is released.
Why do these items ask for a photo?: 11 of the 13 items call for photo evidence, 16 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 an overhead and coiling doors final inspection?: Door balance never checked by hand because the powered operator masks a spring that is over- or under-wound. Photo-eyes mounted high enough that a low obstruction passes under the beam without reversing the door. Fire door drop test skipped or done without resetting the release, so the door is left disarmed after the test.
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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