Why Florida Contractors Are Switching to On-Demand Live Inspections
Key Takeaways
- No appointment: request the inspection in myFCC when the work is ready
- A licensed FCC inspector joins by video in minutes; the result comes before the call ends
- We inspect nearly every milestone, from footings to building finals, residential and commercial
- Our homepage publishes our 7-day average wait for a live inspector, measured during business hours
Why do Florida contractors choose on-demand live inspections?
Because the work sets the schedule, not the building department. With Freedom Code Compliance you request a live inspection in the myFCC app when the work is ready, a licensed inspector joins by video in minutes, and you get the result before the call ends. Many inspections can also go offline with photos and video, and FCC sends passed results to the building department.
A few years ago, if you told a contractor they'd pass a building inspection over a video call, they'd have laughed at you. Inspectors have to be on site. Right?
Not anymore. Live virtual inspections are a normal part of how Florida contractors work now. Not because the tech is cool. Because it fixes the thing that costs contractors the most: waiting.
The Problem: Someone Else Owns Your Schedule
You finish the work and call for an inspection. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe three days out. The building department's calendar runs your job.
When the inspection finally comes, somebody has to be on site. Your crew waits around or makes a separate trip. If something's off, you schedule a re-inspection and start over.
What On-Demand Live Inspections Change
We don't make you schedule. When the work is ready, you request a live inspection in the myFCC app and a licensed inspector joins you by video in minutes.
The work sets the timing. Finish at 2 PM, request at 2 PM. Not Thursday.
No window. Nobody sits on site for four hours hoping the inspector shows.
Your result before you hang up. If something fails, you hear what and why while your crew and tools are still there.
One trip. Your team gets inspected before they leave the job.
Don't take our word for the speed. Our homepage publishes our 7-day average wait for a live inspector and our average time to an offline result, measured during business hours.
How a Live Inspection Works
- Request. Open myFCC, pick the inspection, tap request. Live requests are taken Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm ET.
- Connect. A licensed FCC inspector joins by video in minutes. Same credentials as a building department inspector.
- Show the work. They tell you what to show: "The panel. Closer on that connection. Now the nameplate."
- Get the result. You have it before the call ends. We send the passed result to the building department.
Offline Inspections for Everything Else
Plenty of inspections don't need a call at all. Shoot GPS-tagged, timestamped photos and video, submit them in myFCC any time, and get back to work. An inspector reviews them and the result lands in the app. myFCC tells you which method each inspection needs. More on on-demand inspections.
What We Inspect
A lot more than HVAC. These are the inspection types we perform today, matched to your building department's own inspection list:
- Site and foundation: footing and grade beam, stem wall, piling and pile cap, slab
- Structure: framing, wall sheathing, roof sheathing, lintel and tie beam, fill cell and column, window and door framing, manufactured building tie-down
- Envelope: roof dry-in, in-progress and final, exterior wall covering (lath, stucco, siding), soffit, impact-resistant coverings, balcony and walking surface waterproofing, insulation, drywall, fire and smoke penetrations
- Electrical: temporary power, underground, rough-in, power release and service, final
- Plumbing: underground, rough-in, final
- Mechanical: underground, rough-in, final
- Gas: rough piping, final piping pressure test, final
- Pools: steel and bonding, deck, final including the barrier
- Demolition: utilities disconnected, final
- Building final
We also take the reports that ride along with inspections: compaction reports, form board surveys, elevation certificates, termite certificates and blower door tests. Residential or commercial, single trade or full new build.
Why Contractors Stick With It
The time savings are real. Closing a job the day the work is done, not days later, shows up in your numbers.
Your operation gets predictable. You inspect when the work is done, not when a calendar opens up.
It costs less. No return trips. No crews standing around waiting on a window.
Getting Started
The best way to understand an on-demand inspection is to request one. Pick a job where timing matters and see the difference.
We do plan reviews in the same app, so the whole permit, plans through final, runs in one place.
Request Your First Live Inspection
No appointment. No window. A licensed inspector in minutes and your result before the call ends.
How On-Demand Inspections Work →Frequently Asked Questions
What is an on-demand inspection?
You request the inspection in the myFCC app when the work is ready instead of booking an appointment. For a live inspection, a licensed FCC inspector joins by video in minutes and you get the result before the call ends.
What inspections can FCC do virtually?
Nearly every milestone on a residential or commercial job: footings, slabs, framing, sheathing, roofing, windows and doors, insulation, drywall, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas, pools, demolition and building finals. myFCC tells you whether each one needs a live call or can go offline.
How fast is FCC right now?
Check our homepage. We publish our 7-day average wait for a live inspector and our average time to an offline result, measured during business hours.
