§ 4.6.2.5.2. The Third Party Pre-Frame Inspection:

For all new construction projects or any time Building Inspection staff identifies unreasonably excessive amounts of deficiencies in additions and/or remodel projects, a third party inspector will perform a Framing Pre-inspection using the City of Austin approved framing checklist. All trade work and stage 1 Energy Code required sealing (Foam) must be completed prior to conducting this inspection. All deficiencies identified by the third party inspector shall be corrected prior to scheduling the Framing Inspection. See Appendix A, Figure 4 for the Residential Framing Checklist. The form is also available online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Planning/3rdParty_Preframe_Inspection_Checklist.pdf