The final weeks of your first year in a newly constructed home can be some of the most important. Before your builder’s one-year warranty expires, it’s worth taking a closer look at the home that you’ve spent the last year settling into. After all, a brand-new home doesn’t always mean a perfect home.
A newly constructed home can certainly look beautiful…. and still develop concerns after you move in. Doors may begin sticking, drywall cracks or nail pops may appear, flooring and trim may shift, and plumbing, electrical, roofing, or heating and cooling components may require attention. Some concerns are obvious, but others are easy to overlook during everyday life, or even just to the untrained eye.
That’s where a professional warranty inspection can make all the difference, giving you an opportunity to uncover and document concerns that you may not even know exist, while there’s still time to bring them to your builder’s attention.
Most homeowners are familiar with the inspection process when purchasing a resale home, but many don’t realize how valuable an independent home inspection can be after moving into a newly built property.
When your builder warranty expires, the cost of overlooked defects could fall on you. An independent inspection helps uncover concerns while you still have the opportunity to hold your builder accountable for covered repairs.
Spectrum Inspection Group, Inc. performs builder-warranty inspections for Las Vegas and Clark County homeowners who want informative and clear documentation of their homes condition before that applicable warranty period ends. Our Performance Standards Review inspection (or PSR, for short) includes a comprehensive visual inspection of the home’s accessible structural and mechanical components, along with observations of workmanship, craftsmanship, and interior finishes.
In addition to evaluating all of the major home systems, we pay attention to cosmetic and quality details such as drywall and paint finishes, installation of fixtures, cabinetry, countertops, flooring, tile, grout, caulking, doors, windows, and other visible workmanship concerns. This matters because workmanship and finished details affect how a home looks, feels, and holds up over time. While many standard inspections do not include or emphasize any aesthetic details, we believe that a builder warranty inspection should help you see the broader picture and allow you to utilize your builder’s warranty to the fullest extent possible.
Following the inspection, homeowners receive a detailed and photo-rich digital report, guaranteed within 24 hours, documenting our observations and providing a useful resource when communicating concerns to their builder.
This is exactly where timing matters. If your one year builder warranty is approaching its deadline, you want concerns (both known and unknown!) to be observed and documented before that deadline passes, not after. Waiting until the final days can leave too little time to schedule the inspection, receive the report, contact the builder, and have repairs completed.
When you invite a home inspector into your home, you’re trusting someone to take a careful, independent look at one of your biggest investments. We don’t take that responsibility lightly.
Family-owned, woman-owned, and owner-operated since 1998, Spectrum Inspection Group, Inc. has proudly served Las Vegas and Southern Nevada with thorough home inspections, detailed reporting, and personalized support. As a local family business, we believe in taking care of our community and using our expertise and skillsets to help make a positive impact on our neighbors.
Do not assume that new means perfect, and do not let your warranty expiration date sneak up on you. Check your closing paperwork, confirm your warranty deadline, and schedule an inspection early enough to use the information to your advantage.
If you’re approaching your builder warranty deadline in Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, or anywhere in the surrounding Clark County area, the Spectrum Inspection Group family would be happy to help you take a closer look.