drywall inspection
Drywall Inspection
The finished quality of your drywall will have a large impact on the beauty of your home. That is why the drywall inspection and drywall punch-out will be such critical stages in your construction process. Your drywall inspection should be a three stage process. You need to implement a drywall inspection before drywall, so you can check for potential problems that may cause poor drywall quality. You then need to perform a drywall inspection after the sheetrock has been hung. And you should then follow up by performing a drywall inspection after the completion of the tape & float stage of the sheetrock installation.
- Drywall Inspection Before Sheetrock
- During the drywall inspection, you need to check locations where framing members, electrical and insulation were removed- to stock sheetrock -and make sure that they have been replaced and/or reinstalled.
- Confirm that all of your tubs and shower pans have protective liners installed to prevent damage by drywall contractors.
- Drywall Inspection After Drywall is Hung
- Inspect drywall installation for proper nailing. Typically 7 nails/screws per stud on walls and 8 nails/screws on ceiling joists.
- Confirm during drywall inspection that there is no bowed sheetrock on walls or ceilings.
- Confirm during drywall installation and drywall inspection that the drywall joints have been staggered.
- Check that all electrical outlets, switches and fixture boxes have been cut out and are not oversized.
- During drywall inspection you should check your medicine cabinets, chimneys, water shut-offs, and attic stair openings to confirm that they have been cut out.
- Check tub and shower areas have been drywalled, then had fiber-cement backerboard installed and stripped for bullnose tile, as required.
- Ensure during the drywall inspection that all fiber-cement backerboard has been secured along all edges.
- Check corner bead nailing and ensure all outside corners are plumb.
- Check all vertical joints over doors hit in the middle of the door.
- Check there are no popped nails, and all nails have been spotted at least twice.
- Check ceiling lines are straight. (especially where sloped ceilings meet walls).
- During the drywall inspection you need to check all vertical wall angles are plumb and straight.
- Drywall Inspection After Tape & Float
- During the drywall inspection, check around all pipe stub-outs for tape and float.
- Check tape and float of ceilings extends completely to walls.
- Check no ridges are visible at taped joints after skimming.
- Check during drywall inspection that there are no ripples in tape.
- Check finish work at cased openings, window returns, enameled walls (i.e. bathrooms), and around electrical outlet and switch boxes.
- Check at drywall inspection phase that all window returns have finished to bottom of windows.
- Check that walls behind mirrored doors have been finished to the floor.
- Reconfirm during drywall inspection that ceiling lines are straight. (especially the sloped ceilings)
- Check inside of return air space is sheetrocked (when it is located on an outside wall)
- Check all sanding completed at end of drywall inspection
- Check under all tubs and shower pan protectors for damage and no nails left in them.
- Also check during the drywall inspection that slab and floors have been scraped and swept clean by drywall contractor.
