# Rough-In Inspection — What must pass before the next step: mandated step order in regulated processes

For Rough-In Inspection, process is Residential building inspection sequence; jurisdiction is Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; order is 5; what must already be done is after all parts of the building framing are in place; what may not proceed until it passes is before any wall, ceiling finish, or building insulation is installed, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Step:** Rough-In 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:** 5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must already be done:** after all parts of the building framing are in place _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What may not proceed until it passes:** before any wall, ceiling finish, or building insulation is installed _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 5. Rough-In Inspection To be made on parts of the electrical, plumbing, heating/ventilation, or cooling system that will be hidden from view in the finished building after all parts of the building framing are in place, but before any wall, ceiling finish, or building insulation is installed.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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