You’re not paying for city inspections… or are you?
You call it in. The crew’s lined up. Materials are staged. Rebar’s tied, forms are set. You even skipped lunch to make sure the site’s spotless.
Then comes the waiting game.
Will the inspector show up at 7 AM? 5 PM? Not at all?
Meanwhile, your job is hemorrhaging money:
- Crews are standing around doing nothing
- Subs are frustrated and calling their next job
- Concrete is drying out
- Your client is texting you: “Any update?”
That so-called “free” city inspection? It just cost you $300 in wasted labor today. And the job’s not moving until you pass.
What Contractors Try to Do (and Why It Still Sucks)
Schedule inspections way in advance
- You’re forced to guess your schedule days ahead. One delay and you’re scrambling to reschedule, or stuck killing time.
Build in buffer days
- Now your projects are longer than they need to be. You’re babysitting a jobsite instead of closing it out.
Play inspector roulette
- Maybe you get the early bird. Maybe you’re inspection #19 on a Friday and it never happens.
Use your “just in case” inspection day
- Even if nothing goes wrong, that’s a whole workday wasted “just in case.”
And if you’re thinking, “That’s just how it is,” it’s not.
How Smart Contractors Are Taking Control
✅ They use private inspectors who show up on their schedule ✅ They pre-schedule based on their actual progress, not guesstimates
✅ They snap photos and video, send them in, and get approvals without waiting all day
Doing this saves them hours of wasted time and hundreds of dollars every single time an inspection is needed.
Real Example: How One Contractor Took Back Control
Before: Crews on hold, concrete trucks redirected, clients upset.
After: Inspections done early and virtually. Jobs closed on time. Zero surprises.
“I stopped scheduling inspections around the city’s clock. I made them work on my schedule.”
Bottom Line:
You’re already doing the work. Don’t let someone else’s broken schedule drain your time, burn your profits, and stress out your crew.
It’s not just time. It’s your money.
Want inspections on your time — not theirs?
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