# Building Framing Inspection — What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes

For Building Framing Inspection, process is Residential building inspection sequence; jurisdiction is Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; order is 6; what must already be done is after the roof wall, ceiling, and floor framing is complete with appropriate blocking, bracing and fire stopping in place; what may not proceed until it passes is All lintels required to be bolted to the framing for support shall not be covered by any interior or exterior wall or ceiling finish materials before approval, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Step:** Building Framing Inspection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Process:** Residential building inspection sequence _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Jurisdiction:** Mecklenburg County, North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Order:** 6 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must already be done:** after the roof wall, ceiling, and floor framing is complete with appropriate blocking, bracing and fire stopping in place _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What may not proceed until it passes:** All lintels required to be bolted to the framing for support shall not be covered by any interior or exterior wall or ceiling finish materials before approval _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 6. Building Framing Inspection To be made after the roof wall, ceiling, and floor framing is complete with appropriate blocking, bracing and fire stopping in place. The following items should be in place and visible for inspection: Pipes Chimneys and vents Flashing for roofs, chimneys and wall openings Insulation baffles All lintels required to be bolted to the framing for support shall not be covered by any interior or exterior wall or ceiling finish materials before approval.

## Source

- https://code.mecknc.gov/inspections/schedule

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/).