New houses need to be inspected

In one week recently, three different clients had me inspect the newly-constructed house each was buying. It's easy to think that a new house won't have any problems or issues for me to find. Sadly, that's not the case. So please remember that a new house needs to be inspected just as much as an older house does.

Previous posts on this blog have detailed some of the problems I've found in newly constructed homes. Here's a quick recap of inspections of different new houses: the water supply valve on a toilet didn't work so the toilet didn't work; the kitchen exhaust fan wasn't connected to the vent so turning the fan on blew drywall dust all over the kitchen; no insulation in the attic; the kitchen sink spray hose couldn't extend from its resting place, the dishwasher's drain hose and the spray hose were tangled up under the sink; the drain pipe of a whirlpool bathtub in the master bath hadn't been connected to anything; no heating or cooling in the laundry room on the second floor, floor tile covered the air vent; the control wire for the furnace had been connected to the doorbell instead of the house's thermostat; no power cord was connected to the kitchen garbage disposal.

Yes, your builder's warranty covers things in your just-built home. Yes, you have a year to make a list of what needs to be repaired. Getting a Kansas City home inspection from Complete Home Inspection BEFORE you move in, though, gets you a jump start on that list and allows you to get many of those things fixed before you take occupancy. While warranties may protect you, the time lost, the inconvenience and the frustration you'll experience can only be handled by getting a Complete Home Inspection for your new property. So let me handle your final walk-through for you. Put my experienced eye to work for you and your family.

Whole house inspections, condo inspections, radon testing, mold testing, and new construction final walk-throughs, we do it all for you. Call or E-mail today to schedule your Complete Home Inspection, 913-268-0222, www.completehomeinspectionkc.com.