Book it at month ten. Most builder warranties run twelve months. Defects found inside that window are the builder’s cost; the same defects found at month thirteen are yours.
Tell us where the property is and what you need. We’ll call to confirm the time.
Typical range $300–$1,000 depending on square footage. No obligation.
Booking across Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties.
(757) 240-9407A builder’s one-year warranty is a real, enforceable thing, and it is also a clock. Most homeowners remember it in month thirteen, when the answer is no.
Eleven months is the right time to inspect because the house has been through a full cycle — a wet season, a dry season, a summer of the AC running constantly. Things have settled. Drywall has cracked where it was going to crack. Doors that were hung slightly out of square have started binding. Grout and caulk have moved. Anything installed badly has had time to show it.
Booking at month ten rather than eleven gives you time to inspect, submit and have the builder respond before the window closes. That margin matters more than people expect.
What the inspection actually documents.
Start to finish.
Not month eleven. You need time to inspect, submit and let the builder respond before the warranty closes.
Your warranty document, the closing date and any items you have already reported. Knowing what is covered shapes what matters.
Full scope, weighted toward what a year of occupancy reveals rather than what was missed at build.
Organized by trade, photographed and located, so submitting it is a matter of forwarding rather than rewriting.
Call once the builder responds. Knowing which pushbacks are reasonable and which are not is part of what you paid for.
Month ten. That gives you time to inspect, submit the list and let the builder respond before the twelve-month window closes. Booking at month eleven and a half is cutting it fine.
It varies by builder and you should read yours, but typically workmanship and materials for one year, with longer terms on major systems and structure. The one-year items are the ones with the urgent deadline.
Yes. The new construction inspection catches what was not finished properly. The 11-month catches what settled, shifted, cracked or failed once the house was actually lived in. Different findings.
Then this one matters more, because it is your only inspection inside the warranty period. Book it.
Most do, particularly when the list is specific, photographed and submitted inside the window. Vague late complaints get resisted; documented timely ones generally get actioned.
Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Lehigh Acres, North Fort Myers, Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and Marco Island.
Call or send the form. Tell us the address and your deadline and we’ll confirm a time and an exact price.