Clearing and Grading (Grading 1) – Pre-Work Inspection Checklist for Home Builder
This checklist ensures that all necessary preparations for clearing and grading are completed prior to beginning work. It includes verifying the purchase order, confirming the work area is properly marked, and ensuring all parties have a shared understanding of drainage, debris disposal, and preservation of undisturbed areas. By addressing these items, the team ensures that the clearing and grading process is efficient, environmentally responsible, and aligned with project requirements.
1Receive the purchase order——Add yours
Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.
2Confirm the house area is staked and lot pins are in place——Add yours
Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.
3Mark the area to be cleared and walk it with the Site Superintendent and Trade Contractor——Add yours
Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.
4Identify and mark any natural undisturbed areas to be preserved——Add yours
Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.
5Determine and confirm the direction of water drainage——Add yours
Most tasks do not need a long instruction. Add your company’s how-to in Subtrak only when the step needs one.
6Designate the area for trees, stumps, and development debris, and confirm the Trade Contractor understands the collection process——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
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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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