Third-party quality inspection and independent verification

Most quality records on site are produced by the subcontractor doing the work. Photographs get taken by the installer, of the installation, for sign-off — and they rarely tell the full story of the job. Anything awkward tends not to be in the frame.

This applies well beyond one trade. Anywhere a subcontractor self-certifies their own work, an independent inspection at the hold points produces a record that means something when it is handed over, and catches the work that would otherwise be closed up and forgotten.

Thirty years in fit-out, twenty of them in the specialist trades and more than ten managing packages and contracts, means the inspection is carried out by someone who has built the assemblies as well as inspected them.

What the inspection covers

• SFS, drylining, partitions, linings and suspended ceilings
• Hold-point inspection before work is covered up
• Verification against drawings, specification and manufacturer's installation requirements
• Independent review of the installer's own sign-off photography and QA records
• Defect registers, close-out tracking and re-inspection
• Interim quality inspection reports through the package, not just at handover
• Written handover QA record

What you get

• A written report as a PDF, within 24 to 48 hours of the visit.
• Every item located precisely enough to find again — room, elevation, and a numbered photograph.
• Observation, cause and recommendation kept separate, so you can see what was seen and what is inferred.
• A clear statement of what was inspected, what was not, and why.
• Anything outside my competence recorded and referred to the right specialist, rather than guessed at.

Fire compartmentation and passive fire protection are inspected and reported to the extent they are visible, and referred to a specialist where a formal fire assessment is required. This practice does not hold itself out as a fire risk assessor.

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