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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Do some of you guys seriously hire a home inspector for a new home build? Those condo units have to pass inspections by the City IIRC before they can be sold. Sure, you can do it (in hindsight), but most times it's a complete waste of money.
In Polak's case, the inspector probably wouldn't have caught this either. Sure it'd be cool to be able to go after the inspector AND Truman, but this home inspector for a new home would have helped him catch this issue prior to it happening IMO is ridiculous. Polak issues so far with his place are sound proofing issues (home inspector prob wouldn't flag it) and the sink (Home inspector wouldn't catch it). Both issues are issues between Truman and Polak. They're not things that a home inspector would have helped with.
Older homes? Yeah, of course you get an inspector. You're looking for serious major issues. But a brand new home? Seriously, it it passed city inspection and if the super major items hold up within the year ("warranty") I really don't know how a home inspector will help.
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Sorry, but that is mostly wrong. An inspector will certainly be less mindful of the electric or plumbing, considering city inspectors inspected both twice, but the paid inspector will be looking at grout, tile work, how the roof was built, things to watch out for, pull out binoculars to look at the peak, pull out a thermal camera to look for leaks, etc. They are totally different services.