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Old 05-18-2014, 12:31 PM
 
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We just signed a contract on a new home to be built by KB Homes and I am looking for a home
inspector who would be willing to do the inspections as it is being built. Perhaps 2-3 visits at
critical stages and a final inspection.

Any recommendations of good home inspectors who would do this ? Ideally, I am thinking it would be
someone who has lots of construction experience under their belt.

Thanks !
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Old 05-18-2014, 01:05 PM
 
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You should probably have had whoever would be doing this go over the contract before signing. If the company wants to cut corners, they'll probably do so in the specification.
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Old 05-18-2014, 02:21 PM
 
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@BBMW - That is an alarmist statement. KB may not be the best home builder but they are building that home to code for sure.
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Old 05-18-2014, 02:38 PM
 
Location: Sunrise
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I wouldn't bet the farm/house/apartment on that.

I live in a new development. And I've watched every single house go up. There have been a couple houses where major mistakes were made. How bad? In one case, the builder installed the plumbing for the kitchen island in the wrong spot, and then cut through the post-tensioned slab in order to reposition it.

If anyone (ANYONE) had spent even 15 minutes at the jobsite on behalf of the buyer, the developer would be in very hot water.
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Old 05-18-2014, 03:19 PM
 
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I wouldn't bet the farm/house/apartment on that.

I live in a new development. And I've watched every single house go up. There have been a couple houses where major mistakes were made. How bad? In one case, the builder installed the plumbing for the kitchen island in the wrong spot, and then cut through the post-tensioned slab in order to reposition it.

If anyone (ANYONE) had spent even 15 minutes at the jobsite on behalf of the buyer, the developer would be in very hot water.
These are the kind of things I would like the inspector to catch in addition to shortcuts and/or improper/unsafe builds. While I will be making regular visits to the site, I am not in the construction
industry so have very little insight/knowledge to uncover/recognize these things.

BBMW - I believe most contracts are boilerplate and specify the bare minimum in terms of "actual construction" procedures. Just a FYI, that this is not a custom build.

So, any recommendations of inspectors ?
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Old 05-18-2014, 03:35 PM
 
Location: Las Vegas
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We just signed a contract on a new home to be built by KB Homes and I am looking for a home
inspector who would be willing to do the inspections as it is being built. Perhaps 2-3 visits at
critical stages and a final inspection.

Any recommendations of good home inspectors who would do this ? Ideally, I am thinking it would be
someone who has lots of construction experience under their belt.

Thanks !
I think this is a VERY smart decision on your part!

Please keep us posted on how this goes for you.
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Old 05-18-2014, 05:47 PM
 
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I wouldn't bet the farm/house/apartment on that.

I live in a new development. And I've watched every single house go up. There have been a couple houses where major mistakes were made. How bad? In one case, the builder installed the plumbing for the kitchen island in the wrong spot, and then cut through the post-tensioned slab in order to reposition it.

If anyone (ANYONE) had spent even 15 minutes at the jobsite on behalf of the buyer, the developer would be in very hot water.
That's something I doubt a home inspection would catch anyways.
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Old 05-18-2014, 06:38 PM
 
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What's wrong with cutting into a post tension slab? As long as the tensioned cables aren't cut/damaged, nothing wrong with that. It's done all the time during remodels.

Plus, the person cutting has a personal vested interest in doing the job correctly as mistakenly damaging a post tension cable can be fatal.

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I wouldn't bet the farm/house/apartment on that.

I live in a new development. And I've watched every single house go up. There have been a couple houses where major mistakes were made. How bad? In one case, the builder installed the plumbing for the kitchen island in the wrong spot, and then cut through the post-tensioned slab in order to reposition it.

If anyone (ANYONE) had spent even 15 minutes at the jobsite on behalf of the buyer, the developer would be in very hot water.
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Old 05-18-2014, 06:57 PM
 
Location: Cold Springs, NV
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A home inspector is NOT a building inspector. Get a GC, or a qualified tradesman to help. Home inspectors deal with real estate sales, and most likely have little understanding of rough construction.
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Old 05-18-2014, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Cold Springs, NV
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What's wrong with cutting into a post tension slab? As long as the tensioned cables aren't cut/damaged, nothing wrong with that. It's done all the time during remodels.

Plus, the person cutting has a personal vested interest in doing the job correctly as mistakenly damaging a post tension cable can be fatal.
This occurs with untrained non union help. A trained plumber would have used pre cut sticks to avoid this simple errors.
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