The TI consensus is yes.yaliu07 said:I am going to buy a new home. Should I still hire a home inspector?
Thanks
GH said:You probably should. I just recently hired an inspector for pre drywall inspection (Steve Latatorre based on recommendations from several TI members). He found like 40+ issues , mostly minor like missing nail plates, gaps not sealed properly, loose nails, wiring tube too close to the chimney tube etc. The builder (KB Homes) was kind enough to address most of the issues (and explaining the one they don't on why) before putting the drywall up. I would probably would not have catch any of those myself..
I did also learned a lot actually from talking to Steve while doing the rounds (He can actually be too chatty and gives too much information sometimes, but nevertheless its a good learning experience that you won't learn from the walk-through with the builder's supervisor unless you ask them).
I find this ridiculous.My Ridiculously Long That's Wat She Said Yellowneck USERName said:That's cool KB allowed a HI. I want to bring along a HI for my pre-drywall inspection but my builder won't allow it. Their reasoning is that they build a quality product that the HI usually won't find any issues so they'll nitpick to make it seem like the buyer is getting their money worth.
irvinehomeowner said:I find this ridiculous.My Ridiculously Long That's Wat She Said Yellowneck USERName said:That's cool KB allowed a HI. I want to bring along a HI for my pre-drywall inspection but my builder won't allow it. Their reasoning is that they build a quality product that the HI usually won't find any issues so they'll nitpick to make it seem like the buyer is getting their money worth.
Who's the one spending hundreds of thousands of dollars here?
That's a like public company saying they don't need a 3rd party auditor because they don't make mistakes.
Now this puts your whole claim of bat size into jeopardy.qwerty said:i work at a public company - and we dont make mistakes.
irvinehomeowner said:Now this puts your whole claim of bat size into jeopardy.qwerty said:i work at a public company - and we dont make mistakes.
Liar liar 3rd leg on fire!!!
qwerty said:isnt Steve's voice from bilt-rite perfect for voice overs or radio? i can listen to that guy all day.
Irvinecommuter said:Yes but if TIC is building your house...he's basically only allowed to come out during the final walkthrough.
bones said:broda said:IP was very adamant about not allowing inspectors. I wonder if Steve would go along with saying he's just your friend who knows a lot about houses.
Irvinecommuter said:Yes but if TIC is building your house...he's basically only allowed to come out during the final walkthrough.
Nope. He wants permission from the builder. Won't do it without.
GH said:You probably should. I just recently hired an inspector for pre drywall inspection (Steve Latatorre based on recommendations from several TI members). He found like 40+ issues , mostly minor like missing nail plates, gaps not sealed properly, loose nails, wiring tube too close to the chimney tube etc. The builder (KB Homes) was kind enough to address most of the issues (and explaining the one they don't on why) before putting the drywall up. I would probably would not have catch any of those myself..
I did also learned a lot actually from talking to Steve while doing the rounds (He can actually be too chatty and gives too much information sometimes, but nevertheless its a good learning experience that you won't learn from the walk-through with the builder's supervisor unless you ask them).
Meggie said:GH, do you plan on having Steve do the final walkthrough inspection also? How much does he charge?
yaliu07 said:Thanks all for your help.
You are right. Steve can TALK. I send him an email ask how much is the inspection. He wrote me a LONG LONG LONG email back. I copy and paste into MS words and his email is 3 pages, 1214 words, 5942 characters (no spaces), 7188 characters (with spaces), 14 paragraphs, 85 lines...