Selected Answers

From Barry Barman of Barry Barman & Associates on October 13, 2010:
The operative word in the question is "justified." ...read more The operative word in the question is "justified." The cost of litigation, dispute resolution, or even a modest amount of rework is very high in comparison to the cost of third-party inspection. In my 25+ years as a consultant providing expert services to both plaintiffs and defendents, seldom has there been a case where third-party inspectors had been present during surface preparation and coatings application.

From Chuck Pease of MMI Tank on October 8, 2010:
When specified by the owner,architect, or engi ...read more When specified by the owner,architect, or engineer and called out in the project specifications,or in cases as described by Tom above.

From Thomas Selby of Retired on October 8, 2010:
Third-party inspection should be called for o ...read more Third-party inspection should be called for on all labor- and material-warrantied work and difficult-to-recoat surfaces in the field such as work installed over water or structures elevated high in the air. This third-party inspection should include shop-applied and field-applied coatings. Sometimes, steel primed in the shop that was specified to have a zinc-rich primer comes to the field with an alkyd primer applied to it.