Monitor Your New Home Construction

Buying a new home is an easy decision for some people these days. With huge discounts and other incentives (like paying your Realtor additional commission), many are opting for a longer wait to take advantage of these deals.

Its always a good idea to have your own Realtor representing you even with the helpful & amiable builder sales reps helping you out (I know this sounds self-serving coming from a Realtor, but it's true nevertheless).

The picture here represents a mistake in placing a bathroom drain that had to be redone after the main house slab had been poured. I took the picture at a client's home that was under construction by a reputable builder. "Well", you might think,"at least they got it in the right place".

That is true but all is not right here.

Your slab is one of the main termite barriers for your home. By filling in the cut with random pieces of broken concrete they have provided a direct pathway for termites to enter your home. This needs a repour of the concrete (and possible redo of the chemical barrier UNDER the slab) to restore that barrier to full effectiveness.

Subcontractors are not what they used to be. Keep a Realtor (and even a home inspector) in your back pocket even when dealing with a friendly new home builder.

Richard

Richard Haworth