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If you did a new build...
Did you hire an inspector for:
a. Foundation stage
b. Prior to frame walk
c. Final
We were going to do b&c but now think we may add a. as well. Total for all inspections $600.
Re: If you did a new build...
We are not.
I'm assuming in b you mean pre-drywall walk. DH knows electrical, so he was able to look at all of the electrical and see if anything was wrong.
For the final I talked to my contractor about this. They have to pass the city's inspection before we can close on it. If we were to bring in an inspector they legally do not have to make any changes that the inspector recommends, so it would be a waste of my money.
Right now we are at the post drywall stage (it's been taped, mudded and sanded. There was only one item so far that we did not like how they did aesthetically and they fixed it. From a safety standpoint the city will be inspecting that and making sure everything is up to code.
I disagree with this approach. You need to do a final inspection as the contractor is going looking out for themselves, not you. They can and do shortcut stuff that will pass code but is still not done the right way. Then once you live there you will realize everything that is wrong and you don't have any recourse. An inspection is a VERY small cost when you consider buying a house and all the things that can go wrong with them. City inspectors are not there to make sure the contractor does everything little thing perfect, they are only there to make sure codes are met.
We are doing a final inspsection tomorrow. That is the only one we're doing. Our REA does lots of of new construction houses and said we're actually the first that is choosing to do an inspection.
This morning we had an inspection of our current house to be able to rent it out and found out that the plumbing and electrical is all completely done wrong and now I wish we could go back and do a pre-drywall inspection on our new build house.
As I said in my original post if I get an inspection done, the contractor does not have to do a single thing that the inspector recommends. I am not opposed to spending money on an inspection and was fully prepared to do one, until I was told this.
DH, FIL and I have been walking through the house at every step of the way. FIL has built houses, and is completely impressed with how much detail they are taking in each step. To him they are going above and beyond what's necessary when it comes to things such as insulation and wiring. The framers did one mistake because we had a non-standard option of window placement in the basement. We told them and it was fixed within a week.
We also have warranties that will cover our behinds.
My point is if code is met and an inspector comes in and says the code is met, but they should have done it in a different manner, the contractor doesn't have to make any changes.
As I said in my original post if I get an inspection done, the contractor does not have to do a single thing that the inspector recommends. I am not opposed to spending money on an inspection and was fully prepared to do one, until I was told this.
DH, FIL and I have been walking through the house at every step of the way. FIL has built houses, and is completely impressed with how much detail they are taking in each step. To him they are going above and beyond what's necessary when it comes to things such as insulation and wiring. The framers did one mistake because we had a non-standard option of window placement in the basement. We told them and it was fixed within a week.
We also have warranties that will cover our behinds.
My point is if code is met and an inspector comes in and says the code is met, but they should have done it in a different manner, the contractor doesn't have to make any changes.