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Glazing inspection checklists
Glazing inspection checklists for the rough-in, final and punch walks: 3 free lists, 37 items and 37 photo requirements, each item naming what to look for and the photo evidence it needs.
The glazing walks, in build order
Where each walk sits in the schedule
01rough-in
Glazing rough-in inspection checklist
Before frames or units are set in each opening, and early enough that an out-of-square opening can still be corrected by the framer or mason.
Run by: The glazing foreman checking openings ahead of the setting crew, or the GC's superintendent releasing openings floor by floor.
02final
Glazing final inspection checklist
After glazing is complete and sealant has cured, before exterior lifts come down and before turnover walks begin.
Run by: The GC's superintendent with the glazing foreman, walking finished elevations before the owner's punch walk.
03punch
Glazing punch checklist
During closeout, after final cleaning reveals scratches and after the first storms reveal leaks.
Run by: The glazing foreman on a callback, or the GC's superintendent closing envelope punch items.
What most often sends glazing work back
- Openings measured at one point and assumed plumb, discovered out of square when the frame won't seat.
- Perimeter flashing and end dams skipped at sills because the frame delivery was waiting.
- Anchors substituted in the field without checking the engineered anchor schedule.
- Water test run on the easiest ground-floor window while the upper floors are never tested.
- Sealant tooling checked from the lift on one elevation, skipped where access was awkward.
- Operable sash tested once at handover rehearsal and never again after hardware adjustments.
- Glass scratched by other trades after final cleaning, with no record of when each lite was last verified clean.
- A leak repair sealed at the interior symptom while the actual entry point at the frame is untouched.
Categories and trades on the same jobs
Common questions
4 answers
- Which glazing inspections do these checklists cover?
- Glazing rough-in inspection checklist (rough-in): Before frames or units are set in each opening, and early enough that an out-of-square opening can still be corrected by the framer or mason. Glazing final inspection checklist (final): After glazing is complete and sealant has cured, before exterior lifts come down and before turnover walks begin. Glazing punch checklist (punch): During closeout, after final cleaning reveals scratches and after the first storms reveal leaks.
- Who runs a glazing inspection?
- The glazing foreman checking openings ahead of the setting crew, or the GC's superintendent releasing openings floor by floor. The GC's superintendent with the glazing foreman, walking finished elevations before the owner's punch walk. The glazing foreman on a callback, or the GC's superintendent closing envelope punch items.
- What most often sends glazing work back?
- Openings measured at one point and assumed plumb, discovered out of square when the frame won't seat. Perimeter flashing and end dams skipped at sills because the frame delivery was waiting. Anchors substituted in the field without checking the engineered anchor schedule. Water test run on the easiest ground-floor window while the upper floors are never tested.
- Can I run these checklists in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace and load any of the 3 lists (37 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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