New Home Inspections

I was involved with an inspection recently which shows the value of inspections of new builds, especially for property virgins as some call first time buyers. Even experienced home owners don't always know all the specifics of a homes systems and can be starry eyed and caught up in the moment.

Return and delivery ducting cross connected, gas fireplace not vented and HRV system ducting installed but HRV not. Inefficient operation , sickness and possible life safety issues could be the result of being too trusting. People make errors, one of my tried and trusted statements.... "The only people that don't make errors are people that don't do anything and homes are built by people that are doing something"

New Homes need a professional inspection.

Most PDI's that are performed with the builder are focused on cosmetic items like cabinets, kitchen surfaces and finishes and may be over and completed in an hour or so. A professionally performed home inspection will be at least 3 to 4 hours and focuses on the performance of the home and its systems, electrical, plumbing , ventilation, insulation etc.

Every home should be protected from serious fault by the Tarrion warranty but the process is reliant upon the home owner reporting these issues at the prescribed timelines and if undetected there are no raincheck dates.

Serious issues can be created by fairly innocuous errors if undetected for a long period of time. Building officials have a limited amount of time to spend on each home and if they do discover an issue or accept that offer of a coffee then that detracts from the time available for the following inspections of the day.