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MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION
Whether you are thinking about building a new home
or in the process of building your dream home. As a Professional Home
Inspector, I see the good and bad of the industry.
With the population boom in the Phoenix and
surrounding areas, new home construction and subdivisions are appearing
everywhere.
The new home construction industry exists to make a
profit.
Often builders lack skilled workers, so they
hire un-skilled day laborers to fill the ranks so these homes can be built and
closed on! Builders will also cut corners in order to save money.
For the price consumers pay for a new home today,
the lack of quality in many of today's home is dreadful.
There
are some really good homes built in the area. You can not solely pick your
building company on name alone. Below are some myths I hear all the time
about building companies. It's time to set some things straight!
Myth #1: You can't go wrong with a Nationally
named builder!
Fact: News
shows like "60 Minutes" and "Dateline" have segments every year about
nationally known builders involved in class action lawsuits over cutting
corners and other poor building practices. Hiring a well known builder
does not guarantee you will receive the quality home you are expecting.
The builder will often hire subcontractors to build your home. These
subcontractors may not have the experience or quality work you are expecting.
What can you do?
Myth #2: I'm building a new home nothing can go
wrong down the road!
Fact: Again
the builder will often hire subcontractors to build your home. These
subcontractors may not have the experience or quality work you are
expecting. Many items manufactured today are done on an assembly line
without any attention to detail. Quality and craftsmanship are often
missing. What can you do?
Myth #3: My home was built in the city limits so it had city inspectors inspecting it as it was built. Fact: This is one of the biggest myths out there. The city inspectors in Phoenix and the surrounding areas are bogged down by all the new home construction being built. There are not enough inspectors to do a thorough job. Due to the enormous workload a city inspector may do your home inspection in less than 20 minutes. There may even be homes that have never even been seen by a city inspector! Do you want move into a home where a city inspector had never been to the home or only spent 20 minutes inspecting it?
Myth #4: My builder showed me where they hired a company to inspect the
home while it was being built and that shouldn't go out and hire an
independent inspection myself
Fact: If a builder builds quality homes,
they will never be afraid if you hire an independent inspector. The builder
may hire code inspectors but the are there for the builder and look only for
code issues. A quality builder will actually encourage you to hire an
independent inspector.
Myth #5: My builder said they couldn't allow my Home Inspector on the
property because of insurance reasons.
Fact: If a builder doesn't want you to inspect the home, there must
be a reason. This should make you suspicious.
Myth #6: My builder said I was being too picky about wanting some items fixed in my home. Is he right? Am I being too picky? Fact: It's your money, shouldn't you be allowed to have your home perfect. You wouldn't buy a new car and pay full price if it had scratches, dings or the engine sounded funny, would you? It's your home. You have hired a professional builder to do the work with very little mistakes. Mistakes and defects are seen often with unskilled laborers. You deserve the best workmanship on your home. It's your money demand quality.
Myth #7: My builder said I didn't need an independent home inspection because I had a 1 year warranty and if anything goes wrong it will happen within that year
Fact: I have never inspected a newly constructed home where I didn't
find something a builder needed to fix or repair multiple items. They
always miss something. Most builders know you probably won't have a
home inspection on your new home. You may find a minor problem
but probably not before the warranty runs out so they don't have to fix a
thing. Most of the time it's not a major problem it's a minor one.
It's a lot easier on you to have major or minor items fixed or replace
during construction rather than after you have lived there for a year.
I could give you more and more examples, but
the point is contact a Home Inspector and have peace of mind even before the
foundation is poured. For the cost of 2 high quality faucets, you can
pay for your home inspections!
Some of the more common problems we find with
new homes are:
These
are only a tiny fraction of problems inspectors routinely find on new homes.
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