by Bob Kenney
Maryland law requires all new homes to have a one year warranty. The eleventh month is a convenient point to get an Independent Home Inspection. This will include those items that you may have noticed but not yet corrected and those items revealed by a comprehensive inspection now that the house has settled through seasonal changes.
Anyone who has bought a newly constructed home should protect themselves by using their builders warranty, as needed. These warranties only last for 12 months, so you need to act fast. The problem is that many of the items that should be covered do not stand out to owners during the early months of new home ownership. To ensure you will not be left paying for something that should have been covered by your warranty, schedule an 11-Month/Builders Warranty Inspection.
This is a full home inspection, not a simple walk through and includes all those items just as if you were new buyers.
The completed report will document those items that need to be corrected by your new home warranty before it expires.
11 Month Inspections include: