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Builders typically give a one year "bumper to bumper" warranty. Many give an additional year on appliances. And if they have a longer warranty, it usually covers structural issues.
I had buyers purchase a StanPac home that was only a few years old. When our Home Inspector did the inspection, he discovered an issue in the crawl space. StanPac sent out a structural engineer that gave detailed instructions on how to repair the issue. Repairs were done. Town of Apex came out to re-inspect. Structural engineer came out to re-inspect.
Had the sellers gotten a home inspection when the home was new, this may have been found sooner and repaired before they put the home on the market.
When we do get new homes inspected by a private home inspector, we usually give the report to the builder and without hesitation, they repair ALL the items.
Just as a general FYI, inspections typically start around $350 for experienced inspectors. We price check with a dozen or so experienced peers every year. There are plenty that will inspect. It is unfortunate our licensing requirements were not very difficult to achieve until recently.
I suppose you could find someone to inspect for $100 if we were back in 1982!!! Experienced inspectors wouldn't charge less than $350 and most might be a little more! "Real" radon machines don't cost $125-closer to $1000 and up! Unless you are an expert in construction (and face it, most people aren't) purchasing a house without a good inspection is probably not the best thing to do.
I suppose you could find someone to inspect for $100 if we were back in 1982!!! Experienced inspectors wouldn't charge less than $350 and most might be a little more! "Real" radon machines don't cost $125-closer to $1000 and up! Unless you are an expert in construction (and face it, most people aren't) purchasing a house without a good inspection is probably not the best thing to do.
It depends on the square footage. My inspectors charge less than $300 for homes up to 1,500 square feet (very experienced). Radon is about $115 from the person I use, plus she uses a real machine and not canisters.
Any advantage to using a company that just does radon tests and mitigations and a separate home inspector, vs one home inspector who does both the radon and home inspection?
Any advantage to using a company that just does radon tests and mitigations and a separate home inspector, vs one home inspector who does both the radon and home inspection?
It shouldn't matter. The inspector has no vested interest in remediating the radon though, so I guess you can look at it from that angle.
It depends on the square footage. My inspectors charge less than $300 for homes up to 1,500 square feet (very experienced). Radon is about $115 from the person I use, plus she uses a real machine and not canisters.
Are you in this area???? If your inspectors are here and charge less than $300 he/she is leaving a lot of money on the table! Most I know (and I know most), wouldn't charge less than $350 and if it is older, (1990's or before) the price would be more. Of course a 100 year old house would be substantially more.
Nothing wrong with canisters IF you can control the environment, however the machines allow you to look at readings on an hourly (or more often) basis to determine if there are any anomalies present. A canister (2 required) only provides an average. One nice thing about most of the machines is they will register if someone attempts to move them.
Any advantage to using a company that just does radon tests and mitigations and a separate home inspector, vs one home inspector who does both the radon and home inspection?
Not sure I'd want a radon inspector that does mitigations. Seems to be a conflict of interest.
Kinda like hiring a home inspector that does repairs.
not only do you need to do a formal inspection, you need to make sure you get a really good inspection.
Not sure now what the code is about my problem back porch but you need to be aware that builders go bankrupt and leave you holding the bag all the time.
We lost our fence and appliance allowance and the jerk could not be found to serve papers. Then we found out he had declared bankruptcy several times before and would start up again under a new name or with his wife's name.
Not sure I'd want a radon inspector that does mitigations. Seems to be a conflict of interest.
Kinda like hiring a home inspector that does repairs.
My inspector does home inspections and radon.
Vicki
I agree. In my opinion it appears as a conflict of interest. "Your radon is high-by the way we can fix it for $1500!" Doesn't really come across as on the up and up.
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