Keeping Watch

摘要

I'm always amazed when I hear other watershapers complain about inspectors. As I see it, those professionals provide a valuable, extra set of eyes on site -eyes with an expertise that helps me make certain a project is being installed as engineered and specified. In essence, inspectors are a sort of insurance policy against problems both at the time of the inspection and down the line. In the last several "Details," we've systematically followed the design and construction process and, last month, discussed the installation of steel and plumbing in anticipation of the arrival of the shotcrete or gunite crew. Whether it's required by the local jurisdiction or not, I always invite a deputy inspector to be on hand for the shoot to watch what happens relative to the engineering plans and observe basic issues of workmanship. I do so because the shoot is an absolutely critical project stage - our last chance to make adjustments and corrections that can ensure the long-term structural integrity of a watershape's shell.