Buying a "new Construction" Home

Don't the county inspectors evaluate the house during construction?  Many people think that the county inspectors are sufficient for the new homes that are being built today.  County inspectors inspect 20-50 homes a day and often focus on the specific issues that have been recent problems.  Most contractors know  most of the codes, however, often rookies or fatiqued contractors miss items that cause long term damage or safety issues.  This contributes to the problems that exist with young homes that were inspected by county inspectors just two to four years ago.

Using a private inspector:  If you are building a new home, you would want to have interim inspections to assure the home is built to the proper building standards.  Although there are some that have many inspections throughout the building process, there are three inspections that are the most beneficial to you.  They are as follows:

• Footing inspection; to insure the foundation is laid on solid ground.
• Interim (pre-drywall) inspection; to insure proper installation of framing and systems within the walls.
• Final inspection; to insure proper application of siding and roofing, hook up and function of the systems, and the design of the grading around the house.

Most new subdivisions have requirements that will block many inspectors from coming into the subdivision.  However, we have worked hard to meet or exceeed all requirements and are able to inspect in most all subdivisions.