Certified inspection of virtual structures - Up To Code Virtual Structures Inspection

Our mandate

Nobody was hurt. That is not the standard.

In 2017 a visitor walked into a lobby world, stepped onto a decorative balcony and fell through it into the void beneath the map. He is still down there. He is fine. He waves at us. But he should never have been able to step onto that balcony, and since that day Up To Code has existed to make certain it never happens to anyone else.

We are independent, we are thorough, and we do not accept "nobody goes in there" as a structural argument. If a door exists, we open it. If a staircase exists, we climb it. If a wall exists, we walk directly into it, at walking pace, eleven times, and we write down what happened on each occasion.

A yellow fibreglass hard hat on a white background. — Standard issue. Worn over the headset at all times. Protects against nothing in particular. Required regardless.

41,882 Worlds inspected

38,107 Failed on first inspection

1 Passed (under review)

11 Times each wall is walked into

The inspection

One hundred and forty points of failure

An unfinished concrete block wall with a long crack, standing on rubble.

VIBC § 1600

Collider integrity

Every wall, floor, table, chair and decorative urn is walked into, sat on or leaned against. A wall that can be walked through is not a wall. It is a suggestion, and suggestions do not bear load.

Inspection schedule

Close-up of the bubble vial of a spirit level, the bubble centred between two lines.

VIBC § 1607

Floor load and fall-through

Every floor is tested at full occupancy, at a run, and while crouched. A floor that lets one foot through is cited as a floor that lets everyone through, eventually.

Inspection schedule

A sign on a painted block wall reading Maximum occupancy permitted in this room: 13101.

VIBC § 1004

Mirror occupancy

We count the occupants standing in front of each mirror and compare the figure against the posted limit. It has not yet been a close comparison.

Read § 1004

An illuminated green EXIT sign hanging on chains from a tiled ceiling.

VIBC § 1010

Egress and portals

Every room must have a way out that is not "close the game". Portals are tested in both directions. Doors that are painted on are reported to the Code Official, and to the door.

Read § 1010

A lime-green tape measure with its yellow blade pulled out to eight inches.

VIBC § 3002

Spawn point safety

Visitors must arrive on a floor, inside a room, facing into it. Not inside a tree, not inside a piano, and not inside the previous visitor.

Read § 3002

Orange and white striped barricades with two ROAD CLOSED signs across a road through a forest.

Hazardous materials

Magenta abatement

Missing shaders are the asbestos of virtual construction. We find them, record them and, in most cases, advise you to leave them exactly where they are.

Abatement services

Full inspection schedule

Posted at the spawn point

Notice of Violation No. 2026-04417

Premises: "Cozy Cabin (Comfy) (Final) (2)". Inspected 14:02 to 19:47 world time, in the presence of the owner. The inspector finds as follows.

A CONDEMNED notice taped inside the window of a weathered building with closed blinds. — Premises posted. The notice is a world object. It cannot be moved by the owner, drawn over with a pen, or hidden behind a pot plant. Several owners have tried all three.

Violation	Fine
§ 1011.2 Staircase without collider Decorative, and not labelled decorative	$450.00
§ 1004.9 Mirror occupancy exceeded Posted limit 4. Observed 35	$1,240.00
§ 2902.1 Bed provides no seating station Supports the occupant to approximately waist height	$85.00
§ 3002.1 Spawn point inside coffee table The coffee table is otherwise in fair condition	$600.00
§ 1015.2 Void beneath map not guarded or posted Void not inspected. Fined on the evidence of the edge	$900.00
§ 909.4 Seventy-two real-time lights in one bedroom Owner advised to consult a qualified electrician	$300.00
§ 2405.1 Window collides from one side only Described by the owner as a feature	$220.00
§ 806.4 Fireplace emits no heat Advisory only. Decorative, and performing as such	$0.00
Cooperation credit Owner present throughout and helpful, within reason	-$100.00
Total due within 30 days	$3,695.00

The Condemned Register Appeal a finding

Report No. 2026-04417

Summary of condition

Condition ratings. 3: defects that are serious, or that need to be repaired, replaced or investigated urgently. 2: defects that need repairing or replacing but are not considered urgent. 1: no repair is currently needed; the world should be maintained in the normal way.

Spawn point: 3. Located within the coffee table. Visitors arrive at shin height, facing the skirting.

Walls: 2. Three of the four are walls. The fourth should be monitored.

Main staircase: 3. Decorative, though not so labelled. This became apparent at the fourth tread. A guard is recommended. A staircase is also recommended.

Upper floor: not inspected. No means of access was found. Viewed from beneath, it appeared sound.

Mirror: 3. Posted occupant load 4; thirty-five present. Several occupants appear to predate the current owner and could not be asked to leave without written notice.

Bed: 2. Provides support to approximately waist height.

Lighting: 3. Seventy-two real-time sources in one bedroom. The count was completed on a second headset. The owner may wish to take advice from a qualified electrician.

Window: 2. Collides from the inside only. Occupants who leave by it cannot return by it.

Fireplace: 1. Decorative, and performing as such.

Limitations. The void beneath the map was not inspected, safe access not being available at the time of the visit. We are therefore unable to comment on its condition or its depth, and further investigation is recommended. The owner advised that the void is intentional. This has been noted, but could not be verified.

Conclusion. The world is in fair condition for one of its age and type.

Certificate of Virtual Occupancy

The certificate nobody has framed yet

A world that passes inspection receives a Certificate of Virtual Occupancy, posted beside the spawn point at eye height for an avatar of 1.6 metres, which means most visitors will read it from somewhere around the knees. It states the maximum occupancy of each room, the date of inspection, and the name of the inspector who walked into the walls.

As of this printing, one certificate has been issued. The owner has not framed it, on our advice. The frame would need inspecting.

From the people we inspected

What builders say about us

World creator, four years

Dmitri

"They failed my world because the stairs didn't have colliders. I said nobody uses the stairs. The inspector walked up them, fell through, and wrote me up a second time for the fall."

Club owner

Sasha

"They asked for my fire strategy. I said it's a club, there isn't going to be a fire. The inspector said that is usually what the fire strategy says."

First upload

Inês

"I built a tiny house. One room. They were in it for nine hours. At hour seven the inspector asked whether I had considered a second exit. I said it's a one-room house. He said, 'That is the problem.'"

Avatar creator, inspected in error

Ollie

"I don't build worlds. I make avatars. They inspected my avatar anyway and found three load-bearing accessories and a tail that obstructs egress."

Appellant, 2024

Rebecca

"The decision letter ran to eleven paragraphs. Paragraph seven said my staircase was 'not without merit'. The appeal was dismissed."

Magenta surveyed

Kwame

"There was one pink chair. They surveyed it, entered it on a register, and advised me to leave it alone. The survey cost more than the chair."

Inspections scheduled 3-5 business weeks out

Leave the walls where they are

Request an inspection and an inspector will attend your world in person, in a hard hat, with a clipboard that cannot be dropped. Please do not add colliders before we arrive. We will know.

Request an inspection Read the Code

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