Clearing and Grading (Grading 1) – Final Inspection Checklist for Home Builder

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This checklist ensures that all clearing and grading tasks are completed to standard before the Trade Contractor leaves the jobsite. It focuses on removing debris, verifying the pad and lot preparation, and preserving undisturbed areas. By completing this inspection, the lot is ready for further development and meets project specifications.

1Remove all debris from the lot——Add yours

Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.

2Level the lot roughly, ensuring there are no holes, hills, or valleys——Add yours

Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.

3Cut and measure the pad to confirm the size is correct——Add yours

Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.

4Verify the house pad is correctly located——Add yours

Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.

5Cut the driveway and ensure it is ready for stone——Add yours

Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.

6Confirm that the natural undisturbed area remains undisturbed——Add yours

Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.

You found the SOP

Now make sure it actually gets done.

6 tasks is the easy part. The hard part is that six months from now the project still has to run this way when you are not the one watching.

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Jon Engquist
Jon Engquist

Founder of Subtrak · Twenty years in commercial roofing operations

“One session and this template becomes how your company actually does the work, with a name and a date on every step.”
Assigned to the right person
Scheduled from real milestones
Your how-to where it matters
A record that it happened

Every project runs your way. And you can see that it did.

Put a name and a date on every step, and the crew gets a reminder when their part comes up.

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