Minimum Final Inspection Requirements for Single Family Dwellings

1. The roof must be completed, outside walls weather tight, windows and doors in and weather-stripped.

2. All electrical wiring run, with plugs and switches installed with face plates on. Some fixtures of special order may not need to be installed but must be wire nutted off and a blank face plate installed for protection. All breakers must be labeled.

3. Plumbing (waste, drain, vent, and water supply) systems must be completed with uninstalled fixture connections capped off for sanitation protection.

4. Insulation and sheetrock shall be completed. Sheetrock must be taped and nails spotted. In bathrooms and kitchens, the walls, floors and ceilings must be made washable. Interior doors, except toilet room doors need not be installed. Interior of house does not have to be painted nor rugs installed.

5. The kitchen must have a sink and electrical plugs installed where counter tops are going to be installed. Provisions for stove must be present either as a capped off gas line or a 220 plug installed in the wall. If stove is to be wired directly, it shall be hooked up for inspection.

6. One bath must be complete with toilet, lavatory and tub or shower. All water saving devices required shall be installed in completed bathrooms. Maximum flush water capacity on toilets is 1.6 gallons.

7. The water heater must be installed and ready to operate. An external insulating blanket rated a R-12 or better must be installed, or the water heater must be CEC approved . The first five feet of the hot water outlet and cold water inlet must be wrapped to minimum R-3 if the unit is in an unconditioned space.

8. Furnace must be installed and ready to operate. If electric heat, units must be installed. Setback thermostats shall be installed for inspection. (Setback thermostat is exempt on solar and heat pump installations.)

9. If a stove of fireplace is to be a part of the structure, or if a chimney thimble is installed in the roof, the unit must be in for inspection. All forms of fireplaces must have closing glass or metal doors, a flue damper (unless an airtight stove) and an outside air intake. Outside air is not required if the unit is designed by the manufacturer with outside air inlets built in.

10. All stairs and railings must be complete.

11. Decks must be installed if on permit and plans. All decks must be completed with safety rails and stairs in place.

12. Gutters and downspouts must be installed as required and all erosion control measures in place. 

13. Kitchen general lighting required to be of 25 lumens/watt shall be installed. Task lighting may be installed later but the junction boxes for electrical hook-up must be properly wire nutted and plated.

14. All required smoke detectors shall be installed as specified on the plan and shall be ready to function. Only approved types which detect products of combustion other than heat will be allowed.

15. All Zoning, Planning, Environmental health, Public Works, Erosion Control/Grading and Fire District requirements shall be met (if required) and their HOLD  on your building permit shall be removed. Any departmental HOLDS are listed on your building permit along with the name and telephone number of appropriate staff.

Permanent power from Pacific Gas & Electric will be cleared when the above minimum requirements are completed and all HOLDS are removed from the building permit.