The Inspection.

When building a house you need..............

1. A permit
2. A plan
3. A Building Inspector
4. An Ability to bullshit

The permit, A collection of paper which the council has made you fill out twice, So they can keep a copy and you.
This is a very expensive piece of document, depending on council and fee's you could be looking at $1800
 So make damn sure you have crossed your T's and dotted your I's.

The plan is part of the permit. Most councils require 3 sets.
That's alot of trees. Most plans have 30 to 40 A3 pages in them. triple it, and you have enough paper to cover the Sistine chapels ceiling.
They keep one, you keep one, and the Inspector keeps one. (he comes later)

Try to make sure your draughtsman's (Yes draughtsMAN's, bloody PC bullshit) drawings are correct in all 3.  Very embarrassing to explain to the council why the window is in the wrong wall.......


 The inspection. AKA the building inspectors visit.

You call to make an appointment, they come and sign off your work. Easy.
If only.
This is where the line goes grey, You do the work correctly, even majestically, but if you annoy the inspector, expect a big fat.......N/A  (Not Approved)
You don't want that. Ever. They remember like Elephants, and will bring it up over and over.

Inspectors are a curious bunch, Once were builders, well some, and either got to old, or broken from building that they moved on.
Others are paper bred.
In other words 3 weeks of night school taught by your balding, over weight, Wood work teacher who smells like a $12 bottle of scotch mixed with coffee and used to "cuddle" the girls to help them sight the "wood" straight.
Then they know it all. (insert Tui ad here)

And this is where "Bullshit" comes in handy, Not because of the work you have done. Oh no, the work is fine, detailed, exact.
You have to "bullshit" like hell to make them think you like them, And want them there to inspect your work, Hang out, crack a joke, laugh at their jokes.
All for that important......Pass.

Hence the most important part of an inspection is Bullshit! And I'm quite fucking good. (Never failed an inspection yet!)

Builder.