TL;DR
A permit framing inspection is the building department's review of a deck's structure before it is concealed — verifying joist and beam sizes and spans, ledger bolting to the house, post-to-beam connections, hardware, and footing attachment against the approved plans and IRC tables. It happens after framing is complete but before decking or finishes cover the connections, and the ledger detail draws the most scrutiny because its failure is the classic cause of deck collapses.
What it means
A permit framing inspection is the building department's review of a deck's structure before it is concealed — verifying joist and beam sizes and spans, ledger bolting to the house, post-to-beam connections, hardware, and footing attachment against the approved plans and IRC tables. It happens after framing is complete but before decking or finishes cover the connections, and the ledger detail draws the most scrutiny because its failure is the classic cause of deck collapses. Work covered up before approval may have to be opened back up.
Where it sits in the glossary
Permit framing inspection is part of the Permits group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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