Foundation Contractors
Plan Reviews & Virtual Inspections for Foundation Contractors in Florida
Foundations are structural. A missed rebar call-out or a wrong anchor detail does not get corrected with a sticker — it gets corrected with a jackhammer. Freedom Code Compliance (FCC) provides plan reviews and virtual pre-pour footing inspections for Florida residential and commercial foundations under Florida Statute 553.791, covering engineered footings, slab-on-grade, monolithic pours, and stem walls. FCC reviews rebar schedules, soil bearing assumptions, and anchor-bolt details so pre-pour finds the issue, not the final.
Plan Review Report
Seagrape Garden Wall · Single Family Concrete Footing/Foundation/Wall
Project
- Address
- 817 SE Seagrape Ct, Stuart, FL
- Building department
- City of Stuart
- Permit
- BR-26-004950
Design criteria
On the plans
Checked against
- Building code
- Plans: FBC 8th Edition (2023)
- Checked: Edition in effect
- Wind speed (Vult)
- Plans: 165 mph
- Checked: 162 mph at this site, Risk Category II
- Risk category
- Plans: II
- Checked: Residential occupancy
- Flood zone
- Plans: Zone X
- Checked: FEMA Zone X, minimal flood hazard
Documents and seals
Sealed by the engineer of record; digital signature intact.
What we verified
- Design wind speedFBC-R R301.2.1, ASCE 7-22
- Footing and foundation designFBC-R R403, FBC-B 1809
Courtesy comments
None on this plan set.
We solve your biggest challenges
- Multi-week plan review queues at the building department delaying the start of the foundation scope
- Pre-pour inspector windows that force the concrete truck to be canceled and rescheduled
- Unclear correction comments forcing a second pre-pour inspection and another lost pour day
- Engineered vs. prescriptive footing interpretations varying jurisdiction-to-jurisdiction in Florida
Foundation Contractors
Built-in speed tools for every permit
Fast Code Review Workflows
Keep permit packages moving with plan review workflows designed for speed, consistency, and clear correction cycles.
AI-Assisted Plan Reviews
FCC uses software-assisted checks on single-trade plan reviews, with plans examiners completing each review.
Virtual Inspections On Demand
Request virtual inspections whenever your crew is ready and keep projects moving without waiting on site visits.
Every project in one place
Submit plans, request inspections and track every project in myFCC, on your phone or desktop.
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Projects
Common foundation contractors projects
We have experience with thousands of foundation contractors projects across Florida.
- Monolithic Slab Pours (Single-Family Residential)
- Stem Wall Foundations
- Engineered Footings for Room Additions
- Slab-on-Grade for Commercial Tenant Build-Outs
- Foundation Underpinning and Repair
- Grade Beams and Pile Caps for Coastal Construction
Single-trade plan review
Minutes
Single-trade plan reviews typically come back in minutes. Single-family projects take hours and commercial projects 1–2 days. Live and offline inspection results come back in minutes too.
Apply nowMeasured on our platform7-day average · Oct 9 – Oct 15
- Request to live inspector
- Offline request to result
- Plan review in workable business hours, start to approved plans
- Workable time is the time our team can act on your plans during business hours (weekdays 9–5, Fridays 9–4 ET). It’s how long a compliant submission with no blockers takes us to review and approve within business hours. Time waiting on you, like corrections or a quote out for approval, isn’t counted.
No scheduling required. You simply request the inspection when the work is ready. Live inspection requests are taken Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm ET; offline inspections can be submitted any time.
FAQ
Foundation Contractors FAQs
Does foundation work require plan review with FCC?
Yes, in almost every case. Foundations are structural, so the foundation package — footing details, rebar schedule, anchor-bolt layout, soil bearing, and any engineered details — is reviewed by Freedom Code Compliance before the permit is issued. FCC also performs the virtual pre-pour footing inspection and any required slab inspection. FCC does not pull the permit or file the NTBO — the contractor still files those with the jurisdiction. Plan review and inspection are the two pieces FCC handles under Florida Statute 553.791.
How does FCC verify Florida-specific foundation requirements?
Foundation plan reviews at Freedom Code Compliance are run against the current Florida Building Code — FBC-Residential R403 for residential footings and slabs, and the applicable FBC-Building structural chapters for commercial. Where the foundation is in a flood zone, high-wind zone, or coastal construction control line area, the review verifies the engineered details match those conditions. On pre-pour inspections, FCC verifies rebar size, spacing, lap length, clearances, and anchor-bolt placement on camera or through GPS-tagged photo submissions before the pour goes in.
How fast are foundation plan reviews and pre-pour inspections?
Foundation, footing and wall plan reviews are single-trade, so they typically come back in minutes through Freedom Code Compliance. Pre-pour footing inspections — live video through myFCC Mobile — return results before the call ends, which can help you avoid canceling the concrete truck. Offline pre-pour photo submissions are typically reviewed and returned within minutes during normal business hours. Review and inspection turnarounds are tracked separately — they are not the same clock.