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3 lists · 11 items · 19 photosSheet metal flashing and trim inspection checklists
Sheet metal flashing and trim inspection checklists for the rough-in, final and punch walks: 3 free lists, 11 items and 19 photo requirements, each item naming what to look for and the photo that proves it.
The sheet metal flashing and trim walks, in build order
Sheet metal flashing and trim Rough-in· Sheet metal flashing and trimSheet metal flashing and trim rough-in inspection checklistSubstrate, wood nailers, continuous cleats and lap conditions verified before the metal covers them4 items7 photosSheet metal flashing and trim Final· Sheet metal flashing and trimSheet metal flashing and trim final inspection checklistFinished copings, counterflashing, gravel stops, gutters and downspouts sloped, sealed and shedding water4 items7 photosSheet metal flashing and trim Punch· Sheet metal flashing and trimSheet metal flashing and trim punch checklistCloseout callbacks for open seams, backed-out fasteners, ponding gutters and dented or scratched faces3 items5 photos
Where each walk sits in the schedule
- Sheet metal flashing and trim rough-in inspection checklistrough-in
- As nailers, cleats and starter conditions are fastened at parapets, gravel stops and wall lines, before coping and counterflashing cover the anchorage and the laps. Run by: The sheet metal foreman setting cleats and nailers, with the GC's superintendent walking the substrate before the cover metal hides it.
- Sheet metal flashing and trim final inspection checklistfinal
- After copings, counterflashing, gutters and downspouts are set and sealed, before turnover and before the first real rain tests the drainage. Run by: The sheet metal foreman with the GC's superintendent, walking completed runs before the work is turned over and before the roof sees a wet season.
- Sheet metal flashing and trim punch checklistpunch
- During closeout, after other trades have worked around the perimeter and after weather has revealed leaks, ponding and loosened seams. Run by: The sheet metal installer on a repair callback, or the GC's superintendent clearing flashing punch items before turnover.
What most often sends sheet metal flashing and trim work back
- Continuous cleats nailed short or spaced wide so the coping oil-cans and the windward edge lifts, discovered only when a gust peels the cap and no one can see how it was cleated.
- Wood nailers set below the membrane turn-up or left loose, so the coping has nothing solid to hook and the fasteners chase a moving target.
- Laps run against the flow of water or left without a cover plate at coping joints, so every seam becomes an inlet once the cover is on and the joint is buried.
- Counterflashing hemmed but never engaged over the base flashing, so it looks tight from the ground while water runs behind the base at the wall line.
- A gutter hung dead level or back-pitched to a low spot so it ponds and overflows at the fascia instead of running to the downspout.
- Expansion joints in long coping runs omitted or sealed hard, so the metal buckles and pops fasteners the first hot afternoon.
- A backed-out fastener re-driven into the same stripped hole, closed as fixed until it works loose again because the hole was never moved or sealed.
- A ponding gutter logged as cosmetic when the standing water means the pitch is wrong, and re-hanging the run is the only real fix.
Common questions
- Which sheet metal flashing and trim inspections do these checklists cover?
- Sheet metal flashing and trim rough-in inspection checklist (rough-in): As nailers, cleats and starter conditions are fastened at parapets, gravel stops and wall lines, before coping and counterflashing cover the anchorage and the laps. Sheet metal flashing and trim final inspection checklist (final): After copings, counterflashing, gutters and downspouts are set and sealed, before turnover and before the first real rain tests the drainage. Sheet metal flashing and trim punch checklist (punch): During closeout, after other trades have worked around the perimeter and after weather has revealed leaks, ponding and loosened seams.
- Who runs a sheet metal flashing and trim inspection?
- The sheet metal foreman setting cleats and nailers, with the GC's superintendent walking the substrate before the cover metal hides it. The sheet metal foreman with the GC's superintendent, walking completed runs before the work is turned over and before the roof sees a wet season. The sheet metal installer on a repair callback, or the GC's superintendent clearing flashing punch items before turnover.
- What most often sends sheet metal flashing and trim work back?
- Continuous cleats nailed short or spaced wide so the coping oil-cans and the windward edge lifts, discovered only when a gust peels the cap and no one can see how it was cleated. Wood nailers set below the membrane turn-up or left loose, so the coping has nothing solid to hook and the fasteners chase a moving target. Laps run against the flow of water or left without a cover plate at coping joints, so every seam becomes an inlet once the cover is on and the joint is buried. Counterflashing hemmed but never engaged over the base flashing, so it looks tight from the ground while water runs behind the base at the wall line.
- Can I run these checklists in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace and load any of the 3 lists (11 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.