I can't believe our 10 month inspection is coming up soon! We got a letter in the mail today that said they have scheduled it for mid February. I haven't completed my survey yet, since I am waiting to see how they do fixing all of the problems we have encountered. I hate to be picky, but we paid a lot for our house and I want it to be right. I know it isn't ever going to be perfect, but they can do the best they can to make it look decent. My list includes some drywall and flooring things that will hopefully be fixed at our one year inspection.
1. The 50,000 nail pops we have! Ok, so there isn't that many, but there are a lot. However, this will be done at the one year inspection, not the 10 month.
2. The nice big crack in our basement floor. It was an issue when we purchased the home, but they said it wouldn't get any bigger since it was a crack they did on purpose. Wrong! It has split and split and you can even see some white plastic piece through it.
3. The ceiling and wall are separating in the master bedroom.
4. The freezing microwave and loud noises it makes from the vent flapping in the wind and raindrops.
5. Where the counters have been pieced together, there is a seam that is highly noticeable. There are also many spots where little chips are- one on each side of the stove is one area.
6. Fix the molding at the bottom of the peninsula island. The little wood piece just fell off one day. There was all kinds of wood shavings underneath. Guess they didn't know how to use a broom.
7. Fix drywall that is showing metal above the windows and on the overhead at the bottom of the stairs. Again, the one year inspection.
8. The outlet in the half bath hasn't worked ever since we moved in.
9. Some drywall in the garage at the bottom of the door/steps appears to have fallen off/apart.
10. The screen on the sliding glass door is super hard to lock. A lot harder than it should be.
11. Our master bedroom seems to always be a lot colder than the rest of the house.
12. When it gets a little windy, there is a loud whistling/humming noise below one of our windows in the family room. It almost sounds like a train.
13. There are a lot of drywall seams that have split throughout the house.
At the moment I can't think of anything else, but I will update as I remember. This blog post serves as my list that I can print when the time comes- I killed two birds with one stone :)
8. The outlet in the half bath hasn't worked ever since we moved in.
9. Some drywall in the garage at the bottom of the door/steps appears to have fallen off/apart.
10. The screen on the sliding glass door is super hard to lock. A lot harder than it should be.
11. Our master bedroom seems to always be a lot colder than the rest of the house.
12. When it gets a little windy, there is a loud whistling/humming noise below one of our windows in the family room. It almost sounds like a train.
13. There are a lot of drywall seams that have split throughout the house.
At the moment I can't think of anything else, but I will update as I remember. This blog post serves as my list that I can print when the time comes- I killed two birds with one stone :)
Do they do a 10 month and a one year inspection in your neighborhood/region?
ReplyDeleteOur 10-month inspection WAS our "one year". I think they do the inspection at 10 months instead of one year to allow 2 months to complete all of the fixes... and even though we've officially been in the house over a year, all of the fixes still aren't complete.
In our area, we have a 10 month inspection which is suppposed to be things a "handy-man" can fix. We then have a 1 year drywall and flooring inspection where they do only drywall and flooring fixes.
DeleteAgreed. But I'm wondering if you're looking at it as youtr "10-month inspection" and the "drywall repairs" which are separate from all of the other issues.
ReplyDeleteWe too have the "ceiling pulling away from the wall" on our second floor. This is "normal" from the trusses shrinking/expanding in the weather.
In our area, we have a 10 month inspection which is suppposed to be things a "handy-man" can fix. We then have a 1 year drywall and flooring inspection where they do only drywall and flooring fixes.
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