1. There may be defects that have not revealed themselves – yet. There is no such thing as a perfect house. Beyond your own request for repairs, there are components that should be repaired that can only be discovered by a skilled home inspector (improper wiring, attic framing, furnace concerns, etc.).

2. The city/municipal inspector cannot check everything in your home. You might say, “What could possibly be wrong, this is a new house.” With current city and municipal budgets under financial stress it is not unusual for the average city Inspector to have a workload of 25-30 inspections in a single day.

3. When you sell this home, the builder may no longer be liable for construction defects. Building a new home is a tremendously complex endeavor. It involves many people, split up into sub-contractor groups, all having been awarded the contract by being the “LOW BIDDER.” Over 90% of the labor force that builds homes today is not union members or trade apprenticed. It’s no secret that builders are having a difficult time finding skilled construction labor.

4. Even for the best builders, it’s nearly impossible to complete this process without missing something. Maybe it’s a plumbing fixture that didn’t get tested for leaks; maybe it’s an electrical component that isn’t working, or any one of dozens of minor problems that can easily be overlooked in such a major undertaking. Sometimes it is more serious and could compromise the health and safety of your family or subject you to substantial expense to correct when you sell your home. We will look for such problems while it is still early enough for you to bring them up in a reasonable time frame.

5. For the relatively small cost, a professional inspection of your new dream home can pay big dividends in peace of mind and getting any problems identified and corrected by the builder before they become an unpleasant surprise.