A required inspection is needed before concrete placement. What should the superintendent do?
Correct Answer
C) Request and obtain the required inspection approval before placing concrete
Required inspections should occur before work proceeds past the inspection point.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Required inspections should occur before work proceeds past the inspection point.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Place concrete first and ask the inspector to review photographs later
Place concrete first and ask the inspector to review photographs later addresses a neighboring field issue, but not the condition or method control required for inspection request timing.
Option B: Use the concrete delivery ticket as inspection approval
Use the concrete delivery ticket as inspection approval addresses a neighboring field issue, but not the condition or method control required for inspection request timing.
Option D: Wait until the final certificate of occupancy inspection to mention the missed inspection
Wait until the final certificate of occupancy inspection to mention the missed inspection addresses a neighboring field issue, but not the condition or method control required for inspection request timing.
Memory Technique
The field condition asks; inspection request answers in work boots for Foundation Pour.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab Florida Building Code, Building, 8th Edition (2023), Chapter 1 Administration to Chapter 1, §110 Inspections; match the role, timing, and required approval before choosing.
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