New Construction Inspections

I agree 100%!!!  I had my personal house inspectedbefore we closed and thried to get the builder to make some changes.  Some items they made changes to and others they wouldn't but I am aware of certain items to keep an eye on.  If I didn't get the inspection I would be unaware of these items.  Many of the houses today are built out in the county so they don't have city inspectors checking everythng and an inspection is very important!

Jeffrey,

I agree, for all the money the Buyer is spending they always choose (yes we offer it to all our Buyers) to pass.....stating...."It's new"

An inspection on new construction will let you know if the house is finished. If there are items that not finished or working you can have them repaired/replaced before you move in.

If you don't have it inspected before you buy it and when you sell it down the road, who then will have to make the repairs that the inspector finds for that inspection?

Many people think new equals perfect. For the most part this is not the case. A few things that I have on "new" homes that the normal buyer would not necessarily notice are: HVAC vents not having ducting brought to them and the ledger board for a deck simply nailed to the home. Also electrical outlet installed with no actual wires going to them. In the case of the outlets, the agent called the builder who came right over. The builder swore up and down this was impossible no one on my crew would dare install outlet with no wires. He did end up with egg on his face when I pointed out the three outlets that were done this way. He quickly picked up is phone and well the rest isn't G rated, so I'll leave it at that. Just remember a new house is not a perfect one, so get it inspected.