A closer look at your home's construction while key components remain visible and accessible, offering valuable insight before the walls are enclosed.
For a few weeks in the middle of a build, the house is an open book. The structure, the wiring, the water lines, the ductwork and the weather barrier are all hanging in the air where anyone can see them. Then insulation goes in, drywall goes up, and everything behind those walls becomes a guess for the rest of the home's life.
A missing strap, a notched stud, a duct that came loose at a boot, a window opening with the flashing tape stopped short of the corner: none of these are dramatic at this stage. A framer or a trade can correct most of them in an afternoon. The same items found later mean cutting into finished walls, or they simply never get found at all, and instead show up as a stain on a ceiling or a room that never cools.
This is also the stage where the house is compared against its own paperwork. Truss engineering, the strap schedule and the approved plans say what is supposed to be there. We read those against what was actually built.
360° imaging is an optional add-on at this stage, not part of the standard inspection. When added, it captures every room as a walkable record of the open framing, wiring, plumbing and ductwork behind each wall, delivered with your report. Years from now, when you want to hang a heavy shelf, run a new circuit or find the line behind a leak, you can go back and see exactly what is in that wall rather than opening it to find out. What the imagery is good for after you move in.
The visit is scheduled after rough-in inspections have passed and before the insulation crew arrives. That is usually a window of several days, and it moves with trade scheduling and weather. Tell us when your framing is topping out and stay in touch as rough-in wraps up, and we will coordinate the day directly with your builder's construction manager. The inspection typically takes 3 to 5 hours, depending on the size of the house.
A PDF report within 24 hours, with a photograph and a location for every item and a plain-language note on why it matters. It is written so you can forward it to your builder without editing anything. We follow up with a call to walk through what is significant and what is routine, and you have a direct line to the inspector until the items are closed out.
Because even a new home deserves a second set of eyes.
No. Most clients do not attend. Everything is photographed and located, and we go through the report with you on a call afterward.
Let us know once framing is underway, and we will follow up with your construction manager as the home approaches the rough-in inspection stage. The window between completed rough-ins and insulation can be short, so early coordination helps us schedule the inspection before the work is covered.
A builder walkthrough is a useful opportunity to see your home during construction and confirm items such as outlet, fixture, and option locations. A pre-drywall inspection serves a different purpose. It is a documented technical inspection of the visible construction, with a focused review of the systems, components, connections, and installation details that will soon be concealed. The goal is to identify and document visible conditions that may need attention before insulation and drywall cover the work.
Call us anyway. Once insulation is installed, portions of the framing, wiring, plumbing, and other components may no longer be visible. However, many areas and components may still be accessible for review, including exposed wall framing, sheathing, flashing, roof decking, attic framing, and ductwork.
You can book the pre-drywall inspection by itself. Many clients start here, because it is the first stage most people hear about, and add later stages as the build progresses.
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I give my highest recommendation! Jay is professional, knowledgeable, thorough and detail oriented. He portrays honest work, truly caring about my home as if it were his own. It's a relief to know my home was in great hands and inspected properly! thank you Jay.
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