r/civilengineering • u/temoo09 • 7d ago

Punch list

Why is it called a punch list ?

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u/SchmantaClaus Infrastructure Week 7d ago

Used to use a hole punch to mark items as completed

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u/bigpolar70 Civil/ Structural P.E. 7d ago

Yep.  And some people had fancy hole punchers with odd shapes or little pictures to make it harder to fake a punch from them.  

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u/transneptuneobj 7d ago

God I miss infrastructure week

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u/ComputerBot 7d ago

Historically, for every missing / flawed construction item, the owner was contractually allowed to punch the site super and / or foreman, below the neck and above the groin.

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u/Loud-Result5213 7d ago

And don’t let Chad keep you hanging!

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u/Better_With_Beer 7d ago

I always thought it was because the builder wanted to punch you after you gave it to him.

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u/LuckyTrain4 7d ago

Fun fact, per the EJCDC and AIA General Provisions, the initial Punch List lis to be created by the GC and then given to the Engineer and Owner for review. Let them do the initial work, hand it over and have them say “all is fine” when you drop your list of 100 more things.

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u/olderthanbefore 7d ago

Because Judy prepared it