The general thought about purchasing a new home is that there shoudn’t be any major concerns since after all it is new. I know not everyone thinks this way, that’s why they hire me to do a warranty inspection, usually within eight months, before the builders warranty is up. On one of these inspections I uncovered a serious gas line instalation defect that would have left the buyers with no means to shut off the gas had a leak occured.
So if you are planning on building your new home or purchasing a newley built one, don’t let the builder hand you over something you didn’t pay for, actually less than what you expected, there could be safety implications involved.
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