Inspection Completed + Findings

Hello everyone!  I wanted to sit for a brief minute to update you on how our inspection went!

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You all know that we, like many of you, hired our own inspector to do a full sweep of our place before they installed the drywall.  I decided on a women-owned company to do the inspection from the list of candidates provided by our broker.  It was really funny that when the inspector showed up, it...was...a...man!  HAHAHAHA  Apparently, my hubby knew this from an earlier conversation but I had no clue.  LOL

Anyways, he was very friendly but also very thorough.  He did not find many errors at all and was very impressed with the framing of the home.

Here is the list of his findings:

• Make sure that all electricity has fire draft sealant  (some orange foam stuff) between floors
• There was a wall in one of the secondary bedrooms where the wood was not flush.  He said this is what will cause a crack later as the house lose water over time.  The inspector said we can expect the home to lose about 2,000 lbs. of water within the first year.  YIKES...sounds crazy right?
• The master tub liner was not in place.  He said to have that put on to prevent any future damage.  
• The drip pan for the furnace was damaged.  Replacement required.

We shot the report, which also included pictures, over to our PM who will have those items taken care of today.  Our PM requested that the hubby and I take a trip out there tomorrow morning for another walk-through before our drywall is installed.  I really adore our PM...just sayin'!  

The bottom line is we thought the inspection was well worth the money.  Things he observed and commented on would have never been a thought to us.  He was the professional AND he did not have any emotional attachment to the home.  As eager homeowners, we tend to be so happy about the bigger picture that we can sometimes overlook the smaller things (at least that is how we were).  We have learned so much through this process, and I am beginning to separate the homeowner part of my feelings from the business side of things.  

Most likely, we will also have the inspector join us in the final walk-through.  There are some things he mentioned that could be very helpful in the future.  For example, we knew to check the water lines, but we would not have thought to let it run for 40 min.  eeekkkkkk

If you are trying to decide if you should have your own inspector, I would suggest you go for it!  

Chime in: If you had your own inspector, what were your thoughts?  Good investment or waste of time and money?  

xoxo