Why You Should Never Skip a Home Inspection, Even for New Construction Homes (2023)

Don't ever skip the home inspection, even when it's new construction. While new means new, it doesn't mean perfect. There are a lot of steps required to put a house together properly, and stuff always goes wrong. I could talk all day about the reasons for this, but it in the end, it all comes down to the same message: always get a home inspection. Even when it's new. To help prove my point, here's a small sampling of photos we've taken at new construction inspections over the past several months. Enjoy.

[@bryan__m]

It's crazy to me that a brand new house wouldn't come with gutters!

[@Redspeciality]

Nice Supertramp reference

[@annavergara401]

Good video. Thank you for doing this. I had my own friends and family say its not necessary but i also insist is it necessary

[@jessespad]

Great video. We have lots of new construction being sold in our area, since the builders are offering so many incentives, such as lower interest rates. As a home inspector, we been planning to make a video like this. I already shared it to my FB page.

[@blindsey1043]

Please I need more need u
I worried about new construction

[@mauroaparicio1855]

great information thank you for sharing

[@glasshalffull2930]

In my new community, there were multiple homes with waste pipe issues that that ran 8th the thousands to correct. A scoping of the drain system is money well spent even on a new construction.

[@TainoRaider16]

As a home inspector of 10 years, I'm in disbelief with how many new homes are bought without a third party inspection.

[@DisabilityExams]

The building inspector who inspected my house when new was caught taking bribes, which explains a lot of the problems I have. Sure wish I'd hired a home inspector before purchase!

[@bethanyanderson1745]

@DisabilityExam - so was the crooked inspector with the city then? Otherwise, I'm confused.

[@Joeblow12349]

The last time I had a home inspection he thought the door bell line had to be replaced because it was knob and tube electrical wire

[@mrvggl]

What is checklist for us to find a very good inspection company?

[@bethanyanderson1745]

Hi Ruben, do you use this YTer's "smoke out" technique when inspecting homes? He recommends it for houses that have been flipped. Slide over to about the 20:00 mark to skip all the pest control coverage to where smoke is recommended to detect broken plumbing pipe during inspections.
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[@bethanyanderson1745]

No! Not too long a video at all.

[@mauroaparicio1855]

all mistakes are performed by untrained people

[@bethanyanderson1745]

@mauroaparicio - or by the trained who aren't given enough time to do their job

[@bryan__m]

@@bethanyanderson1745or by the trained people who just don't care enough to do right