Dodged a bullet this week. Several bullets actually. We called for the HVAC inspection and the person that does that one also does the framing inspection, so he started the framing in the basement at the same time.
The good news was that other than needing a little more air sealing muck at three places, the HVAC passed.
The bad news was with the iJoists in the basement. He was reviewing the sealed engineering plan for the joists vs the actual installation and noticed that one was missing. The joists are 16" on center under the bedrooms and kitchen and larger ones 12" on center under the great room. This was all correct and to plan. In one place under a bedroom, there are two additional ones providing support under a NON-load bearing wall. The framers missed one of the 16" on center joists. Luckily the one under the wall makes the spacing to be 18" on center, not 16". As a result, he needed me to get in touch with the engineering company to see what kind of +/- on spacing is allowable. They came back and provided documentation that every third iJoist can be shifted up to 3" to allow for plumbing or other obstacles.
That letter allowed me to dodge that bullet.
The next was related to the blocking that is required between the superior walls and the iJoists that run parallel to the basement walls. The drawing for the basement had different blocking schedule as compared to the engineering drawings for the iJoists alone. The superior drawing showed an additional 2x6 to be nailed under the normal blocking.
This would have meant adding 27 additional 2x6 bracing, including some that would have to go above the ductwork that was just put in.
I contacted Superior walls and asked about the bracing. He said that the additional bracing is only required if the joists were ordinary dimensional lumber, not iJoists. He provided me with the page/drawing in their guide book that indicates this. I forwarded this information to the inspector and he accepted it provided he gets a letter stating same from Superior, identifying our project specifically.
I received that letter yesterday and it was provided to the inspector. Second bullet dodged.
Whew!