Building inspections in Wake County
1,000,734 inspection outcomes from public records, by inspection type.
- Building Final56% first-time pass97,441 inspections · 44 inspectors · 7.2%–69.1% spread
- Electrical Final67% first-time pass87,136 inspections · 50 inspectors · 2.5%–65.1% spread
- Framing64% first-time pass78,508 inspections · 42 inspectors · 2.4%–72.7% spread
- Electrical Rough81% first-time pass74,360 inspections · 49 inspectors · 7.5%–52.1% spread
- Footing or Monolithic Slab83% first-time pass72,489 inspections · 45 inspectors · 6.9%–43.5% spread
- Mechanical Final66% first-time pass66,544 inspections · 48 inspectors · 17.9%–69% spread
- Insulation74% first-time pass64,073 inspections · 41 inspectors · 5.6%–59.6% spread
- Mechanical Rough76% first-time pass62,718 inspections · 48 inspectors · 10.5%–45.4% spread
- Plumbing Final74% first-time pass62,536 inspections · 48 inspectors · 9.6%–46.1% spread
- Plumbing Rough75% first-time pass60,588 inspections · 49 inspectors · 12.3%–50.7% spread
- Foundation78% first-time pass52,633 inspections · 37 inspectors · 3.7%–56.5% spread
- Sewer Connection93% first-time pass44,860 inspections · 46 inspectors · 0.7%–25.3% spread
- Temp Const Pole90% first-time pass41,056 inspections · 45 inspectors · 3.4%–30.6% spread
- Water Connection93% first-time pass40,051 inspections · 45 inspectors · 1.6%–27.1% spread
- Zoning Setbacks93% first-time pass23,804 inspections · 20 inspectors · 1.3%–28.9% spread
- Plumbing Groundwork88% first-time pass21,393 inspections · 37 inspectors · 4.6%–24.1% spread
- Electrical Groundwork92% first-time pass13,037 inspections · 30 inspectors · 1.1%–21.6% spread
- Structural Slab85% first-time pass10,824 inspections · 17 inspectors · 1.7%–32.3% spread
- Floor Framing85% first-time pass9,847 inspections · 16 inspectors · 3.2%–34.1% spread
- Zoning Final95% first-time pass8,887 inspections · 5 inspectors · 0.5%–8.9% spread
- Driveway/Sidewalk Inspection96% first-time pass3,597 inspections · 5 inspectors · 1.3%–8.6% spread
- Townhome Party Wall65% first-time pass1,880 inspections · 6 inspectors · 19.2%–60.8% spread
- Right of Way Inspection83% first-time pass1,685 inspections · 3 inspectors · 10.5%–32.6% spread
- FS - Fire Services Inspection95% first-time pass787 inspections · 3 inspectors · 4.4%–6.1% spread
Only the first inspection of each permit and type is counted, so a job that fails and later passes counts once as a first-time failure. Inspectors are not named: they are assigned by area, and areas differ in what is built there.