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How do you ensure that the rebar in the footer gets bonded?

jar546

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Are there provisions in place for an electrical inspection of the rebar prior to pouring the footers?

Does this not happen because the electrical inspector is there after the fact when it is too late?

What do you do to ensure that 250.50 is complied with?
 
We inspect, locate, and mark on plans or permit card where the CEE rebar is located at time of footing inspection. 98/100 around here, the rebar is turned up into a wall or mechancial room, and we verify the clamp at time of service inspection. By no means a fool-proof system - ever so often the rebar gets cut off (framer) or turned back into the slab (flat work crew)

Would be very interested to hear how others do it, as we have been working to solve this problem for a number of years.
 
Around here many of the inspectors are certified in both areas and will inspect the concrete encased electrode when they do the footer inspection. Some areas want to see it while others don't care. Since our area does not require a concrete encased electrode many inspectors just accept that you did it correctly. I always have it done before they inspect the footer and I hear some inspectors say to take a pic of it.
 
We require that an engineer do the footing inspection by local ordinance. The engineer must look at the UFER connection and mark the location at the footing inspection. He/she must also witness the concrete placement because we have extremely expansive soil. We also check location at projection inspection.
 
We are not specialty inspectors. So we don't do special inspections. Especially for uffers. The regular inspectors (I don't know how the other guys do it but I eat prunes) look for it during a footing inspection.
 
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Not required here unless on a commercial project and the RDP

specified it in their plans......Even then , it is a crap shoot for

actual installation and moreso for a "correct" installation.

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north star said:
~ ~ ~ ~Not required here unless on a commercial project and the RDP

specified it in their plans......Even then , it is a crap shoot for

actual installation and moreso for a "correct" installation.

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What do you have for an electrical code?
 
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The `08 NEC is what was adopted, but not too much

enforced.........The "powers that be" [ political & some

contractors ] aren't much on compliance, unless it

is convenient or profitable for them.



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north star said:
~ ~ ~ ~The `08 NEC is what was adopted, but not too much

enforced.........The "powers that be" [ political & some

contractors ] aren't much on compliance, unless it

is convenient or profitable for them.



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Sorry to hear that. Pretty sad that happens for whatever reasons that enforcement takes a back seat to incompetence and ignorance.
 
Separate CEE inspection by electrical inspectors only. Location noted on card.
 
Part of the footing inspection. Most common "forgot about that" remark I get from contractors.
 
The Ufer is so much of the culture here that the newest Latino laborer might ask you where the "verde" rebar is. It is just a standard part of the footer steel installation. There is a box for it on the inspection card. Whether this gets signed by an electrical inspector or the structural insector is simply administrative within your patch. It is academic most of the time anyway since we have so many multiple license inspectors.
 
It is the responsibility of the building inspector to check for the location or the UFER ground here.
 
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