About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of hiring an independent home inspector for new builds and the difference between meeting code and being built well.
Send us Fan Mail A builder tells a buyer, straight up, that if an inspection finds something that isn’t a code violation, they probably won’t fix it. That message sounds confident, but to us it signals the opposite: a commitment to the bare minimum, not to quality, durability, or customer care. We unpack why “meets code” is not the same as “built well,” and why hiring an independent home inspector on a new build is still one of the best ways to protect yourself. We dig into what a pre-drywal...
People in this episode
Host: Jim Troth
Topics covered
- home inspection
- new builds
- construction quality
- building codes
- customer care
Keywords
- home inspection
- new build
- construction
- building codes
- quality assurance
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