How to Build a House
Step 9 – Final Home Inspection
Once the home is complete, the builder will schedule a final home inspection or a demonstration of the features of the home. Many new homeowners will choose to have a 3rd party home inspector do a walkthrough as well.
In general, the new homeowner will meet the builder’s representative on site several days before closing or taking possession of the home. There are two purposes for this walkthrough. The first is for the builder to demonstrate the home’s features including such things as water and gas shut off locations, how to remove windows and how to maintain the home. The second purpose is for the homeowner to point out defects that need to be repaired that may have not been caught during the contractor’s quality control.
In some cases items that the homeowner notices may be within industry standards and the builder will decline to repair them. An example of this could be drywall defects found when examining the walls 6” from the surface with a light casting shadows.
Once actual defects are agreed to the builder will make every effort to make corrections prior to the homeowner moving into the home. Once the “punchlist” is completed, the builder will ask the homeowner to sign off the list as being complete. A vast majority of builders are going to make every effort to complete the list before the homeowner moves in because it is hard on everyone to be working in an occupied home.
Once the home is complete, the builder will schedule a final home inspection or a demonstration of the features of the home. Many new homeowners will choose to have a 3rd party home inspector do a walkthrough as well.
In general, the new homeowner will meet the builder’s representative on site several days before closing or taking possession of the home. There are two purposes for this walkthrough. The first is for the builder to demonstrate the home’s features including such things as water and gas shut off locations, how to remove windows and how to maintain the home. The second purpose is for the homeowner to point out defects that need to be repaired that may have not been caught during the contractor’s quality control.
In some cases items that the homeowner notices may be within industry standards and the builder will decline to repair them. An example of this could be drywall defects found when examining the walls 6” from the surface with a light casting shadows.
Once actual defects are agreed to the builder will make every effort to make corrections prior to the homeowner moving into the home. Once the “punchlist” is completed, the builder will ask the homeowner to sign off the list as being complete. A vast majority of builders are going to make every effort to complete the list before the homeowner moves in because it is hard on everyone to be working in an occupied home.