Atlanta Home Inspector gives you several reasons why you should never buy a new home without a home inspection. So many times we think we’re getting the best home possible without the issues that an older home would have. I mean, let’s face it “it’s a brand new roof, and a reputable builder with great contractors.” Even the greatest builders and the greatest contractors are still human and have the opportunity to miss something completely by mistake.
While I was recently inspecting another brand new home and one of the main issues I found was that the painters failed to finish painting the area around the upper roof line and it would not have been seen if I had not walked the roof. I could see how this could easily happen, perhaps the boss came up and spoke with the person doing the work and the worker got side tracked. The roof alone once again had several small issues and I ended up with over 25 pictures. Now nothing that I found was a deal killer, but it was definitely issues that the home owner needed taken care of.
When I inspect a new home I go out of my way to let the new home owner know that I am gong to point out even small stuff, so that the builder is not stuck with it later on, right now the contractors are still around, who knows what will happen in a year, the contractors may still be there or they may not. So let’s take care of things right now. You don’t want to wait until several months have gone by and perhaps some water damage is done. Or better yet, your new roof really wasn’t checked out and several years down the road you have small leaks, when you go to sell your home the next home inspector may find small water stains and it will be your responsibility as the sellers to deal with it. If you have a home inspection done by a certified home inspector, who is thorough, then the builder can fix these minor issues very easily.
Please let me encourage you, to have your brand new home inspection done. It is such a great way to have your check list ready for your builder. Call a certified home inspector today.
By: David Lelak