Selective demolition rough-in inspection checklist

Hazardous-materials survey on file for this area

The pre-demolition survey for asbestos, lead and other regulated materials covers every room and assembly in this demo scope, not only the ones already known to be suspect.

Abatement closeout matches the survey scope for this area

The licensed abatement contractor's closeout lists each material and location removed, and it matches every item on the survey for this area; the demo crew removed no regulated material.

Regulated and containment areas observed from outside only

Any containment or regulated area still active is posted and barricaded, and the walk checks it from outside the boundary; nobody on the walk enters or opens the containment.

Affected utilities located, isolated and capped

Power, water, gas and any low-voltage serving the area traced to the source, locked or capped, and marked dead, not just switched off at a local device.

Lines to remain identified and protected

Any live service passing through the demo zone flagged and protected so the crew works around it rather than into it.

Lockout record from the qualified trades reviewed

The electrical, plumbing and gas trades' lockout record lists each circuit, valve and meter feeding the area and who locked it; the walk reads it and never de-energizes or tests anything.

Locks and tags in place at each isolation point on the record

A lock and tag hung by the qualified trade at every panel, valve or meter the record lists, observed and photographed in place without touching or operating it.

Fire alarm and sprinkler status for the area confirmed

Detector covers, zone disables and sprinkler impairments are set by those contractors under the owner's impairment process, with fire watch arranged; the walk confirms status with the super.

Shoring and bracing in place where loads are affected

Temporary support installed where a wall, slab or beam is being removed or altered, per the engineered shoring plan.

Adjacent work to remain protected

Floors, finishes, glazing and equipment that stay are covered or hoarded, and dust partitions are sealed at the demo boundary.

Dust control running before cutting and breaking start

HEPA vacuums, misting or negative air set up as the demolition plan describes, and return grilles and open duct in the zone sealed so dust is not pulled into other areas.

Hazardous-material clearance obtained before disturbance

Written clearance from the owner's independent air-monitoring consultant covering this specific area is in hand before any material is disturbed.

Salvage and owner-retained items tagged

Items marked for salvage or reuse tagged and, where fragile, removed and stored before general demolition begins.

Cut and removal lines marked on every surface

Limit and saw-cut lines marked to the demolition drawings; slab and wall scanned by the project's method before any saw cut or core, tendons and conduit marked.

Structural cuts limited to the engineer's demolition plan

Any beam, column, bearing wall or slab area in the removal scope appears on the engineer's demolition or shoring plan, and the cutting sequence is reviewed with the demo foreman first.