Checklists by trade
Firestopping inspection checklists
Firestopping inspection checklists for the rough-in, pre-cover and final walks: 3 free lists, 40 items and 32 photo requirements, each item naming what to look for and the photo evidence it needs.
The firestopping walks, in build order
Where each walk sits in the schedule
01rough-in
Firestopping rough-in inspection checklist
Rolling, as each trade's penetrations are complete in an area, and always before ceiling close or wall cover hides the seal.
Run by: The firestopping installer or specialty foreman logging each penetration, often sampled by the GC's superintendent or a third party inspector.
02pre-cover
Firestopping pre-cover inspection checklist
The day before ceiling grid is loaded or shaft walls are closed on each area, the last time the seals are visible without demolition.
Run by: The GC's superintendent releasing ceiling close or shaft liner, with the firestopping installer walking the same area.
03final
Firestopping final inspection checklist
After ceiling close, before turnover, verifying what remains accessible and packaging the log, labels and photos the authority having jurisdiction will ask for.
Run by: The GC's superintendent with the firestopping installer, sampling accessible seals and assembling the closeout documentation.
What most often sends firestopping work back
- Sealant smeared over the annulus without the backing or depth the listed system calls for.
- A penetration sealed with a system listed for a different assembly or penetrant type.
- Seals installed but never labeled, so nobody can prove which system was used after cover.
- Late cable or pipe added through a sealed penetration after the walk, with the seal never restored.
- Seals above hard ceilings assumed done because the corridor ones passed.
- Damaged seals from other trades' lifts and ladders never re-checked before close.
- The penetration log assembled at the end from memory instead of from the labels logged during the work.
- Accessible mechanical-room seals found unlabeled during the AHJ walk because labeling stopped at the corridors.
Common questions
4 answers
- Which firestopping inspections do these checklists cover?
- Firestopping rough-in inspection checklist (rough-in): Rolling, as each trade's penetrations are complete in an area, and always before ceiling close or wall cover hides the seal. Firestopping pre-cover inspection checklist (pre-cover): The day before ceiling grid is loaded or shaft walls are closed on each area, the last time the seals are visible without demolition. Firestopping final inspection checklist (final): After ceiling close, before turnover, verifying what remains accessible and packaging the log, labels and photos the authority having jurisdiction will ask for.
- Who runs a firestopping inspection?
- The firestopping installer or specialty foreman logging each penetration, often sampled by the GC's superintendent or a third party inspector. The GC's superintendent releasing ceiling close or shaft liner, with the firestopping installer walking the same area. The GC's superintendent with the firestopping installer, sampling accessible seals and assembling the closeout documentation.
- What most often sends firestopping work back?
- Sealant smeared over the annulus without the backing or depth the listed system calls for. A penetration sealed with a system listed for a different assembly or penetrant type. Seals installed but never labeled, so nobody can prove which system was used after cover. Late cable or pipe added through a sealed penetration after the walk, with the seal never restored.
- Can I run these checklists in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace and load any of the 3 lists (40 items in total). The Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached, and approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper evident audit trail.
Run these lists with the Photo Gate.
Tag one area, scan it, and the submit stays locked until the photos exist.
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