# Framing Inspection — What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes For Framing Inspection, process is Residential building inspection sequence; jurisdiction is Creve Coeur, Missouri; order is 4; what must already be done is after the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire rough-in inspections have been approved and noted on the posted Record of Inspections; what may not proceed until it passes is No mechanical, electrical, plumbing or framing systems may be concealed before this inspection is completed and approved by the building official, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11. - **Step:** Framing Inspection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Process:** Residential building inspection sequence _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Jurisdiction:** Creve Coeur, Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Order:** 4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **What must already be done:** after the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire rough-in inspections have been approved and noted on the posted Record of Inspections _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **What may not proceed until it passes:** No mechanical, electrical, plumbing or framing systems may be concealed before this inspection is completed and approved by the building official _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 4. Framing Inspection A framing inspection is required after the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire rough-in inspections have been approved and noted on the posted Record of Inspections. Also, all masonry walls, fireplace chimneys and vents and all framing; including the floor, wall and roof structures, firestopping, fireblocking, bracing and sheathing must be completed. No mechanical, electrical, plumbing or framing systems may be concealed before this inspection is completed and approved by the building official. ## Sources disagree More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from. ### Process crevecoeurmo.gov says process is **Residential building inspection sequence**, as of 2026-08-11. > 4. Framing Inspection A framing inspection is required after the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire rough-in inspections have been approved and noted on the posted Record of Inspections. Also, all masonry walls, fireplace chimneys and vents and all framing; including the floor, wall and roof structures, firestopping, fireblocking, bracing and sheathing must be completed. No mechanical, electrical, plumbing or framing systems may be concealed before this inspection is completed and approved by the building official. Source: https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/86/Sequence-of-Inspections crevecoeurmo.gov says process is **Wood deck inspection sequence**, as of 2026-08-11. > Framing Inspection: All structural members and connections, as well as the house / deck flashing must be inspected and approved prior to installation of deck material. Guard rail posts and stair stringers should be cut and installed prior to this inspection. Source: https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/87/Sequence-of-Inspections-for-Wood-Decks ### What must already be done crevecoeurmo.gov says what must already be done is **after the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire rough-in inspections have been approved and noted on the posted Record of Inspections**, as of 2026-08-11. > 4. Framing Inspection A framing inspection is required after the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire rough-in inspections have been approved and noted on the posted Record of Inspections. Also, all masonry walls, fireplace chimneys and vents and all framing; including the floor, wall and roof structures, firestopping, fireblocking, bracing and sheathing must be completed. No mechanical, electrical, plumbing or framing systems may be concealed before this inspection is completed and approved by the building official. Source: https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/86/Sequence-of-Inspections crevecoeurmo.gov says what must already be done is **Guard rail posts and stair stringers should be cut and installed prior to this inspection**, as of 2026-08-11. > Framing Inspection: All structural members and connections, as well as the house / deck flashing must be inspected and approved prior to installation of deck material. Guard rail posts and stair stringers should be cut and installed prior to this inspection. Source: https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/87/Sequence-of-Inspections-for-Wood-Decks ### What may not proceed until it passes crevecoeurmo.gov says what may not proceed until it passes is **No mechanical, electrical, plumbing or framing systems may be concealed before this inspection is completed and approved by the building official**, as of 2026-08-11. > 4. Framing Inspection A framing inspection is required after the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and fire rough-in inspections have been approved and noted on the posted Record of Inspections. Also, all masonry walls, fireplace chimneys and vents and all framing; including the floor, wall and roof structures, firestopping, fireblocking, bracing and sheathing must be completed. No mechanical, electrical, plumbing or framing systems may be concealed before this inspection is completed and approved by the building official. Source: https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/86/Sequence-of-Inspections crevecoeurmo.gov says what may not proceed until it passes is **All structural members and connections, as well as the house / deck flashing must be inspected and approved prior to installation of deck material**, as of 2026-08-11. > Framing Inspection: All structural members and connections, as well as the house / deck flashing must be inspected and approved prior to installation of deck material. Guard rail posts and stair stringers should be cut and installed prior to this inspection. Source: https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/87/Sequence-of-Inspections-for-Wood-Decks ## Source - https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/86/Sequence-of-Inspections - https://www.crevecoeurmo.gov/87/Sequence-of-Inspections-for-Wood-Decks Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11. Part of [What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes](https://referencesource.org/prerequisite-sequencing-regulated-processes/).