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Portland cement plaster (stucco)Portland cement plaster (stucco) final inspection checklist
Portland cement plaster (stucco) 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 ASTM C926 / C1063 guidance, the applicable building code. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
- Items
- 6
- Photos required
- 10
- Built for
- Subcontractors
Who runs it
The GC's superintendent with the plastering foreman, walking finished elevations before turnover walks begin.
When in the schedule
After the finish coat is on and the wall has taken its cure, before staging comes down and the owner's punch walk.
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.
Coat application
- 2 photos
Scratch and brown coat thickness verified
Scratch coat fully embedding the lath and scored, brown coat rodded straight and plumb, combined base thickness meeting the assembly before the finish coat.
- 1 photo
Moist-cure observed between coats
Evidence the base coats were kept damp and given time before the next coat, not stacked wet-on-green or dried out in the sun.
Finish coat
- 2 photos
Finish texture consistent across the wall
Chosen texture worked the same way over the whole elevation, no trowel-heavy or starved areas, edges kept wet so passes blend.
- 2 photos
Color uniform with no cold joints
Color even across and between elevations, no blotching or lap lines where work stopped and restarted, corners and returns matching the field.
Joints and terminations
- 2 photos
Control joints honored, not plastered over
Control and expansion joints left open and clean through the finish, not bridged by plaster, sealant where the detail calls for it.
- 1 photo
Terminations and weep screed left working
Finish stopped clean at casing beads, weep screed weeps and drainage slots not buried by finish or dropped mortar.
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- Brown coat rushed on top of a green scratch coat with no moist-cure, so the coats shrink at different rates and map-crack.
- Total thickness short because the scratch and brown coats were thinned to stretch material, leaving the lath barely covered.
- Finish coat color floated in patches on different days without a wet edge, leaving cold joints and blotchy color across the elevation.
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 10 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.
Verified against
Common questions
- What does this portland cement plaster (stucco) final checklist cover?
- 6 items across 3 sections, covering coat application, finish coat, joints and terminations. 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 plastering foreman, walking finished elevations before turnover walks begin.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- After the finish coat is on and the wall has taken its cure, before staging comes down and the owner's punch walk.
- Why does every item ask for a photo?
- 10 of the 6 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 portland cement plaster (stucco) final inspection?
- Brown coat rushed on top of a green scratch coat with no moist-cure, so the coats shrink at different rates and map-crack. Total thickness short because the scratch and brown coats were thinned to stretch material, leaving the lath barely covered. Finish coat color floated in patches on different days without a wet edge, leaving cold joints and blotchy color across the elevation.
- 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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