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Why Inspect New Construction

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker United, Realtor

Recently, I had a client who thought that I was being silly when I suggest she get her newly constructed home inspected. Why? After all its under warranty. That was the opinion of this client.  Then, 45 days after she had placed the contingency on the new house the salesmen presented her with a disclosure because the house had mold remediation during construction.  Suddenly, my client saw the wisdom of inspecting a new home.


While in this instance, nothing too major came about from the inspection, we did provide the builder four pages of minor repairs and item not done to code.  We also received a clean bill of health on the mold issue.

Home inspection cost very little for the wealth of information they provide.  Ideally, you would want a new home inspected at each stage of the construction to insure proper plumbing and wiring.  Things you can not see once the sheetrock goes up. 

It's much better to spend a few hundred dollars to find out that everything was done correctly than to find out from the fire depart what was done wrong.

 

Comments (3)

Vincent McKamy
Samson Properties - Fredericksburg, VA
Realtor Fredericksburg Virginia
Mary, I tell all my clients to inspect the new homes also - those builders sometimes get in a hurry to complete the job that they start forgetting things.  They are human too - so mistakes happen.
Dec 16, 2007 01:54 PM
Carol Culkin
Diamond Partners Inc - Overland Park, KS
Overland Park Residential Real Estate
Mary, I agree with you. I bought new construction 8 years ago and wish to this day we did an inspection. I now reccomend one to all my clients who are purchasing a newly constructed home.
Dec 16, 2007 03:01 PM
Mary Ellen Elmore
Nunnelly, TN

Extremely good advice.

Having been in the construction business myself, I agree--have that new house inspected at each stage of the game by an INDEPENDENT Inspector.

Dec 16, 2007 05:45 PM