Electrical Rough Inspection Guide
Your inspector needs to see the rough electrical installation before walls, ceilings or other finishes cover the wiring, boxes, conduits, grounding and penetrations.
Show Us the Electrical Before It Gets Covered.
Start with a slow walkthrough so the inspector understands the layout, then get closer to panels, boxes, wiring, supports, grounding and penetrations.
Do not cover wiring, boxes, conduits, grounding connections, penetrations or other rough electrical work until the required inspection is complete.
Whenever support spacing, box location, clearances or another dimension needs to be verified, include a clear photo with the measuring tape visible.
Show us the entire rough electrical installation.
Start with a slow walkthrough of all areas included in the inspection.
Make sure we can see:
- Rooms and work areas
- Electrical boxes
- Wiring and conduits
- Panel or service equipment locations
- Major equipment connections
- Enough context to identify where each area is located
Show us the panel and service rough-in.
Show the electrical panel, service equipment or other distribution equipment included in the rough inspection.
Make sure we can see:
- Panel location
- Conductors entering the panel
- Conduit or cable entries
- Grounding and bonding connections that are visible
- Any labels or equipment information available at this stage
Show us the boxes and device locations.
Show electrical boxes throughout the project and enough surrounding framing so the inspector can identify where they are located.
This may include:
- Receptacle boxes
- Switch boxes
- Lighting boxes
- Junction boxes
- Equipment connections
- Other electrical boxes included in the rough work
If a box height, offset or other location needs to be verified, include a measuring-tape photo.
Show us the wiring, conduit and supports.
Show how cables, conductors and conduits are routed and supported throughout representative areas of the project.
Make sure we can see:
- Cable or conduit routing
- Supports and straps
- Changes in direction
- Connections into boxes and equipment
- Representative installation in several areas
If support spacing or another dimension needs to be verified, place a measuring tape next to the installation and take a clear photo.
Show us grounding and bonding.
Show the grounding and bonding components that are part of the rough installation and still visible.
This may include:
- Grounding conductors
- Bonding jumpers
- Connections to service or panel equipment
- Metallic system bonding, where applicable
- Other grounding or bonding connections shown on the project
Show the overall connection first, then take close-ups of the actual grounding or bonding connection.
Show us penetrations and protection.
Show where wiring, cable or conduit passes through framing, concealed spaces or other building assemblies.
Make sure we can see:
- Penetrations through studs and plates
- Penetrations through floors or ceilings
- Protective plates or other protection where used
- Openings that will become concealed
- Other unusual penetrations
Show us firestopping where required.
Before walls and ceilings are closed, show electrical penetrations that require firestopping or fireblocking.
This may include:
- Approved fire-rated caulk
- Approved fire-rated foam where permitted
- Fireblocking around larger or irregular openings
- Penetrations through top or bottom plates
- Penetrations between floors or concealed spaces
Show the full penetration first, then take a close-up so the inspector can clearly see how the opening has been sealed or blocked.
Show us anything different or unusual.
If an electrical condition is different from the typical installation, make sure your inspector can see it clearly.
- Special equipment connections
- Different wiring methods
- Large conduit runs
- Unusual box locations
- Field modifications
- Anything else your inspector should see
Before You Submit
Take 30 seconds and make sure your inspector can clearly see the rough electrical installation before anything gets covered.
- Can we see the overall electrical rough-in?
- Did you show the panel or service rough-in?
- Did you show representative electrical boxes and device locations?
- Can we see wiring, conduits, supports and straps?
- Where spacing or dimensions need to be verified, did you include measuring-tape photos?
- Did you show grounding and bonding connections?
- Did you show penetrations through framing and concealed spaces?
- Did you show required firestopping or fireblocking?
- Is all rough electrical work still exposed and easy to see?
That's It.
Submit your photos, videos and measurement photos through Permit Rockstar. Your inspector will compare the electrical rough installation with the approved plans and applicable project requirements.
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