INSPECTOR’S BASIC TOOLS

Basic Tools, usable in most divisions:
• 12-16 ft. steel tape
• 50-100 ft. steel tape
• 2 or 2½ ft. carpenter’s level
• 10 ft. straight edge
• Machinist’s mirror with handle
• Pocket scale (architect’s)
• Pocket scale (engineer’s)
• Calipers and dividers (machinist’s type)
• Pocket mirror for flashing in wall forms, etc.
• Magnifying glass
• 50 ft. string line
• Pocket knife
• Magnet
• Camera/camcorder
• Pocket calculator
• Electronic measuring device
Special Tools, required in certain divisions only:
Division Tools
2 Hand level (locke type)
2 Folding rule (reading in tenths/foot)
2 Asphalt thermometer (to 500°F.)
3 Slump cone and rod
3 Cylinder carriers and two 5 gallon buckets
3 Pocket thermometer (32° to 125° ± )
5 Weld gauges (set)
5 Welding hood or shield
5 Tempil stix
7 Asphalt thermometer (to 500°F.)
8 Glass thickness gauge (use with flashing)
9 Adjustable depth gauge (for fireproofing)
15 Micrometer
15 2 thermometers (32° to 220°F.)
15 Anemometer or draft gauge
15 Sling psychrometer
15 Chlorine solution test papers
16 Receptacle tester
16 “Wiggy”
16 Clamp-on ammeter
16 Phase rotation meter