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New Homes for Sale in Clarksburg Maryland | Sold with NO INSULATION!

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Managing Real Estate Broker with Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties Broker - Realtor - CEO

  New Homes for Sale in Clarksburg Maryland

    Clarksburg MD
 

"There is No Insulation In The Attic" 

  "WHAT??!!"
 

I was representing the seller as he was selling his 4 year-old-house.
We had a buyer and they were doing the normal routine home inspection. Everything was going fine until the home inspector crawled up to the attic with his flashlight. . 

"There is no insulation in this attic!" 
He announced. .

As I quickly responded. ."you mean it needs MORE insulation?"
"NO!" he yelled back..
"There is not one ounce of insulation in this attic!" 

I was silent for a few seconds as I looked puzzled towards my client . .

"Are you sure? " I asked as I started climbing up the ladder to see it with my own eyes.

  New Homes for Sale in Clarksburg Maryland


Yep, sure enough. . there was not even a dust mite of insulation on this attic. . it was clean as a whistle!

"No wonder this house was so cold on the winters " shuddered my seller as of matter fact. .

"You lived in this house for 4 years with no insulation on your attic?!

Didn't you inspected this when you first purchased you home? I asked incredulously

"No, I though "they"inspected the house before they gave me the keys". .answered the $600 per month heating bill dumbfounded dweller.
                             
 

"Who is they?"
"The Builder"
"huh?"

Guess what?

The builder will only do what city inspectors allows them to do. .they missed it and they sold you a brand new townhouse . .and somehow they forgot to put insulation. .

Someone dropped the ball. .

As I called the builder for my client and demanded politely for them to come in and FINISH BUILDING THIS HOUSE 4 YEARS LATER!


They did this FREE OF CHARGE!. .phewww!
 

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Pat & Steve Pribisko
Keller Williams Greater Cleveland West - Westlake, OH

Fernando, what an informational blog!  This is why when we represent buyers who are building a new home, we write a home inspection clause in the contract so the inspection results are in before the punch, so issues such as this can be settled before title transfer.

May 24, 2013 10:12 AM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor
Ugh, no insulation in attic. Not good, but let's make trip to Lowes. Easy to install insulation. Get house on market. Can't do it yourself? Hire someone. (Guess we are 'do it yourself' folks.)
May 24, 2013 10:20 AM
Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

Thank you guys for stopping by. .

May 24, 2013 08:36 PM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News
A easier fix than new build we found where they had not put the Tvek insulation around the outside of the house Before they pu the siding on. Builder had to come back and take all off all of the siding. Turns out there were multiple homes without the exterior insulation. What a mess.
May 24, 2013 08:51 PM
Charita Cadenhead
eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL
Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

All I can say is WOW!  Fortunately the builder stepped up to the plate did the right thing.

May 24, 2013 09:04 PM
Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

. .and the evidence is supporting the motion that every new home purchase must be inspected by an independent inspector. . .in phases!

May 24, 2013 09:31 PM