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New Home? Should you have concerns?

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Home Inspector with Sunview Inspections Inc. TREC 9102 & 9437

So you are buying a new home? No one has ever lived in the home. Paint is fresh, carpets are clean. You expect that if a home is new there is nothing to worry about, right? Wrong.

Some problems with new homes that I have seen as a home inspector are as follows: The fire blocking was missing in the attic at the chimney. The fire blocking is designed to keep the fire out of the attic should there be a fire in the chimney. Insulation is missing in the attic which hurts your energy efficiency. Circuit breaker panels are wired incorrectly.

Whether buying a new or old home, every home should be inspected. 

Jerry Schmidt

sunviewinspections.com

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Kaushik Sirkar
Call Realty, Inc. - Chandler, AZ

Absolutely right.  Some people say its more important to have an inspection done on a new home as opposed to a resale home....

Jun 02, 2007 02:48 PM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon
Recently I've run into new homes with contracts that state you can't get a home inspection? WHAT THE ****! You got to be kiding, if that doesn't tell you there is something wrong nothing will!
Jun 02, 2007 05:32 PM