Pre-Slab Inspection
Forms, reinforcement, chairs, vapor barrier and under-slab systems, reviewed 2 to 3 days before concrete is placed.
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Resources Know what to expect before it happens.
A page from a real report, the defects we find most often on Central Florida builds, and straight answers to the questions buyers ask us every week. All of it is free to read, whether you hire us or not.
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Sample Report
A page from a real report, so you know exactly what lands in your inbox and what you can forward to your builder.
Read more › Plain answersFAQ
Twenty-two questions new-construction buyers actually ask, answered in full: timing, access, attendance, reporting, service area and what happens when something is found.
Read more › Catalog by stageNew Construction Deficiency Library
The items that genuinely turn up on Central Florida slab-on-grade homes, organized by build stage, with a plain explanation of what each one is and why it matters.
Read more › Longer readsHomeowner Guides
Step-by-step guides for buyers, covering how to read an inspection report, what to ask at each builder walkthrough, and how to use your first-year warranty well.
Read more › Your first yearHome Maintenance
What a new house actually needs in its first twelve months, task by task: how often, how to do it, and the point at which the job belongs to a licensed professional.
Read more › Short piecesArticles
Notes on Florida Building Code changes, local build practices, and what we are seeing across the communities we work in from The Villages to Lakeland.
Read more ›Why this library exists.
Most of the people we work for are buying their first new-construction home, and a good number of them are buying it from another state. They are handed a schedule, a set of plan selections and a series of walkthroughs, and at no point does anyone tell them what a normal house looks like halfway through being built.
That is a hard position to be in. Without a reference point, every crack looks serious and every delay looks like a problem, or else nothing looks like a problem at all until the drywall is up and the question is no longer easy to answer. Buyers end up guessing about which items are worth raising and which ones are simply how a house gets built in the Central Florida region.
These pages are the reference point. They show what a finished report looks like before you pay for one, what we look at during each of the four stages, and what routinely turns up at each of them. Read them and you will walk your site with a better idea of what you are looking at, which makes the conversations with your construction manager shorter and more useful.
Nothing here is gated. If it helps you build a better house with a builder you like, that is a good outcome for everybody.
Looking for the inspections themselves?
All inspectionsPre-Drywall Inspection
Framing, connectors, rough-in and flashing, after rough-in passes and before insulation goes in.
Pre-Closing Inspection
A full walk of the finished home with every system operated, 7 to 10 days before closing.
11-Month Warranty Inspection
A second full look in month 11, while your builder's warranty period is still open for what has moved.
The Inspection Timeline
How the four stages fit together across a typical Central Florida build and how much notice each one needs.
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Tell us your builder, your community and where the build is today, and we will tell you which inspection comes next.
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