New does not mean flawless. Fast-built Southwest Florida homes routinely have missed flashing, incomplete attic insulation, rushed trim and drainage that was never checked. Found before closing, those are the builder’s problem.
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(757) 240-9407A new home passes municipal inspection, which confirms it meets code at specific checkpoints. That is not the same as confirming everything was finished properly. Municipal inspectors are checking compliance on a schedule; they are not walking the house as your advocate.
Southwest Florida builds fast, and volume construction produces a consistent set of misses — flashing detail at roof penetrations, insulation that stops short in corners or gets displaced by trades working after the insulator, condensate lines routed badly, grading that sends water toward the slab rather than away from it, and trim and seal work that was the last thing done on a deadline.
None of those are catastrophic on day one. Several of them cause expensive moisture problems in year three, by which point the argument about who pays is much harder to win.
What the inspection actually documents.
Start to finish.
Timing matters. You want the report in hand before you sign, while the builder still has an obvious obligation and you still have leverage.
Same scope as a full inspection, weighted toward the things volume builders miss.
Same day or next day, written as a list your builder can work from rather than a narrative.
Most builders handle a documented, photographed list without argument. Vague complaints get pushed back; specific ones get fixed.
Put a reminder at month ten. The warranty inspection catches what settles, shifts or fails in the first year, while it is still covered.
Because passing municipal inspection is not the same as being finished properly. Volume builders consistently miss flashing detail, insulation coverage, condensate routing and drainage. Those become expensive later and are easy to fix now.
Before your final walkthrough and before closing. That is when the builder’s obligation is clearest and your leverage is highest.
Some are, most are not. A documented, photographed list is easier for a builder to action than a vague complaint, and the good ones would rather fix it now than have you back in year two.
Yes, and they catch different things. New construction catches what was not finished. The 11-month catches what settled, shifted or failed once the house was lived in.
Then you have it documented and photographed, dated before closing. That is a materially stronger position than remembering it later.
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