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The Site Drainage Checklist: A Visual Guide to Quality Control.

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Is your site drainage being installed correctly on your ground-up construction project? Here's our checklist from Shettig Construction Mgmt 1) Are the catch basins and manholes properly located? Storm Sewer Layout Example 2) Do they have the correct rim elevation? Surveying in catch basin from benchmark 3) Is the storm drainage pipe of the proper material and size? (Check the drawings) 4) Are the trenches properly shored or sloped? 5) Do the trenches have the correct bedding material? Cross-section of pipe installation 6) Are back-filling procedures being adhered to? 7) Is the proper bedding installed around the pipe? 8) Is the layered material compacted in lifts?  9) Has the soil engineer tested and certified the compaction methods? 10) Review the safety shoring requirements for excavation  over 5'. 11) Have the contractor clean all catch basins and flush storm drain lines before the job acceptances.  Shettig Construction Management provides Professional Construction Ma...

Built to Last: The Ultimate Wood Framing Checklist

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FRAMING QUALITY CHECKLIST WALL FRAMING 1) Are the walls square? (check 3-4-5 method ) 2) Are the walls plumb? 3) Are all the studs 16” on center or per print? 4) Are all the studs crowned  consistently? 5) Are the walls free of twisted or bowed studs? 6) Are all the corners framed correctly? Build California Corners to get maximum insulation on exterior walls.  7) Is the corner bracing or plywood present and installed properly?  (nailing 45 degrees) 8) Is the installed sheathing stapled or nailed correctly? 9) Is the Exterior sheathing free from holes or damage? 10) Do you have the correct dimension lumber on all the headers? Recess the headers for insulation on the exterior walls. 11) Do the splices in the top plates occur over studs? 12) Are the wall-top plate tie-ins evident,  and c...