Cayman Islands contruction requires government Planning Department inspections at specific phases of the project. Structural, electrical and plumbing inspectors are highly qualified, and will ensure that all building codes and regulations are met. The following list will give you an idea of the thorough process.

1. Footing for slab and the steel placement requirements.

2. Foundation before the slab pouring of steel, electrical and plumbing.

3. Block inspection at the 7th row of blocks, before the filling of concrete to insure that steel rebar is tied together properly and meets building code.

4. Belt beam inspection of the rebar tied to vertical block rebar, placement of correct size of rebar, saddles of rebar are at every tweleve inchs, the hurrican straps for the roof trusses are tied to the belt beam rebar, and window and door openings have the correct size beams at the tenth row of blocks.

5. Roof truss inspection of all hurricane straps, gussets and hangers are in place and all holes in brackets for nails are filled with nails, in order to meet the manufacturers specifications for correct installation.

6. Roof plywood inspection for correct thickness of plywood and nails every 4 inches . Firewalls are constructed to the roof and into soffits.

7. Electrical, AC and plumbing Inspections before insulation and wall boards are installed.

8. Window inspection of required fire egress windows of a 3 cubic foot opening.

Understanding the process of works to complete each phase is paramount for quality construction that will withstand the possible Hurricane winds and rain. Proper staffing with properly skilled labor is important in providing cost effective construction. Adequate and qualified supervision of the staff helps in preventing mistakes that can cost hours to correct.

Each area of the process involves a team which must get along well and work together toward achieving common goals. Scheduling of staff hours, material delivery, draw downs for efficient cash flow and timely inspections results in a project being completed in a timely fashion.

Changes by the owner, architect or the inspector can result in a slow down in schedules if not properly managed. Selection of finishes and owner selected items i.e. windows, doors, tiles, paint, fixtures for plumbing, kitchen cabinets and others needs to occur before the foundation is poured. A change in a tub or shower size can effect the location of the drains and the manufacturer of windows have different sizes of the rough masonary opening which can cause extra cost if changes require a week of jack hammering a window opening to a larger size to acomodate just a half inch difference. Procurement of fixed items needs to occur early to prevent extra cost which is in the form of a change order.