Why you need a home inspection on a new home!

No home inspection on a new home?????  HA.  I had one on my new home last year and we had a 4 page punch list.  Took the builder three weeks to make the corrections. 

I've never had a home inspection on new construction that didn't find serious defects or at least minor ones that need to be repaired. 

I could tell you horror stories.

Lenn

Did you hear back from the buyer yet?  Are they upset and will the builder take care of the problems?

I did a final walk thru inspection a few months ago and when it came time for me to inspect the attic I could not find the access door anywhere along the second floor. I had the agent call the builder where he quickly doubted my abilities and assertion that there was no access.  He promptly drove out and realized that I was right there was no access to the attic. The next day he had his crew out to put an access door in.  Since there was no access, no insulation was put into the attic. Without a home inspection the clients probably would have been unaware until the first heating bill came in. Now there's a heating bill I would not want to pay.

Shawn Martin

Martin Home Inspection Services

http://www.martininspect.com/

I've said it before, and I'll say it again... the perfect house has not been built!  Many builders take it personally if an inspection is asked for, but they should welcome it - it's much easier to correct a problem before the family has moved in.

Nor should one assume that a newly built home that has had the requisite municipal building inspections - equates to a home that meets code. In my experience as a home inspector - defects in new homes can create multi-page punch lists of what is visibly obvious and at times conditions that are significantly deficient.

In fairness, we must also be aware the municipal building inspector most often spends little time in the home in comparison to others. As well the municipal inspection oftens equates to spot checks versus a more in-depth review of conditions. After all the builder should have enough knowledge and skill to build a home that meets code - but that is not always the case.

One of the bigger issues today is often the lack of cooperation or fear of misunderstandings of having a home inspector inspect a home prior to pre-delivery of the home to the purchaser. Afterall what could a home inspector possibly discover? Builders unfortunately view home inspectors as "trouble".  New home buyers often view the home inspector as the unbiased conveyor of the actual building and construction conditions discovered.