Threshold Inspections by a Licensed Special Inspector
Florida law requires a special inspector, a licensed professional engineer, to oversee structural work on threshold buildings. Tew & Taylor now provides this service in-house. Our engineer prepares the threshold inspection plan and performs the required inspections, with the same statewide reach and responsiveness as the rest of our private provider work.
- Threshold inspection plans prepared and sealed by our licensed engineer
- Threshold inspections performed by a qualified special inspector
- Video-based inspections that keep projects efficient statewide
- Clearly defined scope limited to the work we are engaged to inspect
- Available alongside our plan review, permitting, and inspection services
What Is a Threshold Building?
Under Florida law, a threshold building is any building greater than three stories or 50 feet in height, or with an assembly occupancy over 5,000 square feet and an occupant content of more than 500 people. Condominium towers, hotels, and large commercial and assembly buildings typically fall into this category.
Work on these buildings carries a higher level of oversight than a standard inspection. A licensed special inspector must prepare an inspection plan and inspect the structural work against it, separate from and in addition to the standard building inspections.
When Threshold Inspection Services Help
Contractors and installers working on large buildings often need a special inspector for their scope. Window, door, and hurricane protection installs on a condo tower or hotel are common examples. We can handle the threshold plan and inspections for that scope statewide.
Projects across multiple jurisdictions benefit from a single special inspector who can cover sites anywhere in Florida by video, rather than coordinating a different local engineer for each location.
Threshold buildings already in our private provider engagements can add threshold inspection services without bringing in an outside firm, keeping one point of contact across the project.