Pre-drywall is the only chance
Two thirds of what we find in a new build is invisible once the walls close. This visit is the highest-value inspection you will ever buy.
New does not automatically mean right
Three inspections at the three moments that matter: while the framing is still open, before you sign at closing, and before the builder’s warranty expires.
New construction inspections
Your builder’s inspector works for your builder
Municipal inspections confirm that a house meets minimum code at a handful of checkpoints. They are not a quality review, they are not on your side of the table, and they take minutes, not hours.
We inspect new builds the way we inspect hundred-year-old houses: slowly, and with the assumption that something got missed. On a busy site with a dozen trades, something usually did — a missing joist hanger, a bath fan venting into the attic, a supply line stapled through, flashing that stops short.
Caught before drywall, most of these take a carpenter twenty minutes. Caught after you move in, they take a claim, a dispute and a ceiling.
- Production and semi-custom builds from any national builder
- Custom homes where you are managing the contract yourself
- Buyers approaching a builder warranty expiry date
- Anyone who has been told “the county already inspected it”
3 visitspre-drywall, pre-closing and 11-month warranty
Scope of work
What each of the three visits covers
Book them individually or as a package — most clients do all three, and the package price is lower than three separate visits.
- Pre-drywall: framing, joists, hangers and load paths
- Pre-drywall: rough electrical runs and box placement
- Pre-drywall: plumbing rough-in, supports and venting
- Pre-drywall: HVAC ducting, sealing and returns
- Pre-drywall: window and door flashing, house wrap
- Pre-drywall: foundation waterproofing and drainage
- Final: complete standard home inspection scope
- Final: builder punch-list items and finish quality
- Final: appliance operation and system commissioning
- Final: grading, driveway, gutters and site work
- 11-month: settlement cracks and seasonal movement
- 11-month: every remaining warrantable defect, documented
Why it matters
Why three visits instead of one
Final, before you sign anything
The walk-through the builder schedules is a demonstration. Ours is an inspection. They are not the same activity.
The 11-month deadline is real
Most builder warranties run twelve months and end abruptly. An inspection at month eleven turns a list of annoyances into a covered claim.
Questions
New construction — common questions
Almost always, yes — and a builder who resists has told you something useful. Give them notice, keep it professional, and we will coordinate directly with the site supervisor. We are there to document the house, not to argue with trades.
After rough electrical, plumbing and HVAC are complete and inspected, but before insulation and drywall. That window is often only a few days, so tell us your framing schedule early and we will hold the slot.
We have never inspected a new house with zero findings. Most reports run to twenty or thirty items, and the builder fixes nearly all of them at no cost to you because they are still on site with the right trades.
Yes. The pre-drywall, final and 11-month warranty inspections are available as a bundle at a lower combined price. See the pricing page for the current rate.
Also available
Other inspections we run
Buyer’s Home Inspection
Before you close, know exactly what you’re buying.
Learn moreSeller’s Pre-Listing Check
Fix surprises before a buyer’s inspector finds them.
Learn moreManufactured & Mobile Homes
Foundation certifications and full manufactured-home reports.
Learn moreBuilding? Get on the schedule early.
Pre-drywall windows are short and framing schedules move. Tell us your target date now and we will keep the slot flexible.