The Scope Gap Index / Division 07
Division 07 · Thermal and Moisture Protection · Q3 2026
155 Division 07 packages across 24 projects, generated between 17 July and 30 September 2026 for Provision customers, ranked by how often each job got flagged. Model flags, checked by a person on fewer than one item in a hundred. Where to look, not proof.
Division 07 packages across 24 projects, 17 July to 30 September 2026
of 155 had at least one flag from Scope Agent
flags in total: 1,287 inferred, 927 coordination
of packages got a flag for sealants, flashing and waterproofing joints, the division’s own job
Inferred means Scope Agent judged the job necessary and found no scope naming who does it. Coordination means it judged the job to sit between two trades. Neither is a confirmed omission on that project.
Ranked
Sealant, flashing and waterproofing joints got a flag in 127 of 155 envelope packages, and the flags split almost evenly: 102 packages with an inferred flag, 103 with a coordination flag. The roofer stops at the parapet, the waterproofer stops at grade, the siding sub stops at the window, and every one of those lines is a joint that has to be sealed by somebody. The documents show the joint. They don’t often show the name.
| Job flagged | Packages | Inferred | Coordination | Share flagged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealants, flashing and waterproofing joints102 inferred · 103 coordination | 127 of 155 | 102 | 103 | 82% |
| Penetrations, sleeves and firestopping95 inferred · 68 coordination | 115 of 155 | 95 | 68 | 74% |
| Temporary protection86 inferred · 26 coordination | 94 of 155 | 86 | 26 | 61% |
| Testing, inspection and certification66 inferred · 7 coordination | 70 of 155 | 66 | 7 | 45% |
| Blocking, backing and support35 inferred · 40 coordination | 61 of 155 | 35 | 40 | 39% |
| Tolerances, joints and trade interfaces36 inferred · 41 coordination | 59 of 155 | 36 | 41 | 38% |
| Anchors, embeds and connections26 inferred · 36 coordination | 54 of 155 | 26 | 36 | 35% |
| Removal, demolition and disposal48 inferred · 5 coordination | 52 of 155 | 48 | 5 | 34% |
| Cleaning49 inferred · 5 coordination | 51 of 155 | 49 | 5 | 33% |
| Openings, cutting and patching13 inferred · 40 coordination | 50 of 155 | 13 | 40 | 32% |
| Hoisting, lifting and delivery35 inferred · 0 coordination | 35 of 155 | 35 | 0 | 23% |
| Scaffolding, shoring and access29 inferred · 3 coordination | 32 of 155 | 29 | 3 | 21% |
| Maintenance, warranty and spares27 inferred · 0 coordination | 27 of 155 | 27 | 0 | 17% |
| Shop drawings and submittals24 inferred · 0 coordination | 24 of 155 | 24 | 0 | 15% |
| Utility and service connections6 inferred · 3 coordination | 8 of 155 | 6 | 3 | 5% |
“Inferred” and “coordination” count packages with that kind of flag, and a package can have both, so the two columns can add to more than the total. The generic supply-versus-install topic (136 of 155) is left out; see the method note.
Beyond the ranking
Seventy packages got a testing, inspection and certification flag, and 66 of those were inferred against seven coordination. Flood tests on the plaza deck, pull tests on roof fasteners, the manufacturer’s inspection the warranty depends on. The spec requires the test. The flag says no scope carried it.
Three topics drew only inferred flags: hoisting (35 of 35), shop drawings and submittals (24 of 24) and maintenance, warranty and spares (27 of 27). Getting insulation and membrane rolls onto the roof, drawing the tapered insulation layout, leaving attic stock of membrane for repairs. There’s no other trade to argue with. The documents just didn’t say.
Roofing, caulking, insulation, waterproofing, firestopping, siding, fireproofing and air barriers each carry their own packages here, and they overlap on every detail where a roof meets a wall or a wall meets grade. That’s why penetrations (115 packages) and tolerances (59) rank so high: the question is less what gets done than which of the eight does it.
The items in detail
The eight jobs flagged most often, after the generic supply-versus-install topic. Check your own documents before assuming a flag is right.
The joint where one envelope trade’s work ends and another’s begins: membrane to through-wall flashing at the parapet, air barrier to window frame, below-grade waterproofing to the slab edge, siding to the roofer’s drip edge. Put a transition schedule in every envelope scope that names the trade on each side of each joint and the one that seals it, and require the manufacturer’s detail for each transition before work starts.
Pipe and conduit penetrations through the roof, duct and vent penetrations through the air barrier, firestopping at rated wall penetrations, and the pitch pockets and boots around everything the mechanical sub puts through the membrane. Ninety-five inferred, 68 coordination. Say that the roofer flashes every penetration the mechanical sub makes, and who seals the air barrier around it.
Protecting installed membrane from the trades that walk on it, covering exposed insulation before rain, and tarping the deck between roofing phases. Eighty-six of the 94 flags were inferred. Specify protection boards or walk pads where other trades cross the roof and name who places them.
Flood testing plaza decks and below-grade membranes, fastener pull tests, electronic leak detection, the manufacturer’s inspection that activates the warranty, and the firestopping inspection the code official will ask for. Sixty-six of the 70 flags were inferred. Make each test a listed deliverable in the scope, with the trade that performs it and the trade that witnesses it.
Wood nailers and blocking at the roof edge, curb and parapet, backing for the siding sub’s trim and for anything mounted through the cladding, and the substrate board under the membrane. Thirty-five inferred, 40 coordination. Nailers are usually the carpenter’s work on the roofer’s drawing; say whose they are and who sets them.
Deck flatness before the membrane goes down, substrate acceptance for waterproofing, the insulation surface the siding attaches through, and expansion joint locations. Thirty-six inferred, 41 coordination. Require a written substrate acceptance from the envelope sub before each phase, and say who corrects what they reject.
Fastening cladding to structure, anchoring the roof edge metal, curbs for rooftop equipment, and the attachment of a waterproofing termination bar. Twenty-six inferred, 36 coordination. Specify fastener type and pattern per the manufacturer and name who supplies the equipment curb the roofer flashes.
Tearing off the existing roof, stripping old sealant before new joints, removing existing cladding on recladding work and disposing of all of it. Forty-eight of the 52 flags were inferred. Put tear-off and disposal in the envelope scope explicitly, including the disposal of wet insulation found under the old membrane.
Method
155 scope packages classified to MasterFormat Division 07, generated by Scope Agent between 17 July and 30 September 2026 on all 24 projects in the quarter’s cohort. It’s the largest division on the Index because it holds the most trades: roofing (21 packages), caulking (20), insulation (20), waterproofing (18), firestopping (19), siding (16), fireproofing (14), metal panels (3), gutters and downspouts (2) and air barriers (1), plus 21 packages with a customer-specific label we couldn’t map to a standard trade, counted here because the package was coded to the division. A package is one trade on one project, as it stood at quarter end, so a project typically contributes six or seven packages. An item counts when Scope Agent flagged it as inferred or coordination. We grouped the items into sixteen topics by keyword, and one item can land in more than one topic.
155 packages on 24 projects is the largest division sample on the Index, so one package moves a share by under a point. The caution is the mix: a caulking package and an insulation package get flagged for different things, and this page blends them. These are Provision customers’ projects, and the numbers describe this sample only. A flag is Scope Agent’s judgment, checked by a person on fewer than one item in a hundred, so some flags will be wrong. We’ll update it every quarter.
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