Full Service Home Inspections of Summerville, LLC  Summerville, SC 29483  

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Please see Above,  a few of many pictures taken from a Pre Drywall inspection Jeff completed not to long ago. This is one of the highest rated builders in the area. This is why you must insist that builders do NOT put up insulation prior to the inspection. Notice the Broken Cross truss support in the attic. Also there most likely will be many open gaps that may be covered up if not fixed prior to insulation.  See full pre drywall report Click Here


The framing inspection, also referred to as the pre-drywall home inspection, is performed prior to the builder installing insulation and drywall.  Jeff typically has 60 pictures to forward on to the builder for attention. Jeff will examine the plumbing, electrical wiring, heating and cooling ducts, the roof structure and roof surface and inspect the installation of the windows and windows pillows. He will observe the structural frame, inspecting each member for a variety of framing errors such as:

  • Unbolted sill plates
  • Over-spanned structural members
  • Inadequate purlins (roof supports)
  • Under-built bearing walls
  • Improper notching and boring
  • Severed plates and interrupted joists
  • Improper fire stops
After your Pre Drywall Inspection, please do not close on your completed new construction home without an independent home inspector. Jeff has all the credentials and licenses needed that the builders will require. See Sample New Construction Home Inspection. 


Steps to your Final Home Inspection


Here's what to expect during the major phases of construction

 

The 10 steps to build a new home are: 

INFORM YOUR BUILDER IN WRITING THAT YOU WILL BE HIRING AN INDEPENDENT HOME INSPECTOR. WE THEN FORWARD OUR CREDENTIALS AND SIGN THEIR PAPERWORK.

  1. Prepare construction site and pour foundation
  2. Construct rough framing
  3. Complete rough pluming, electrical and HVAC
  4. JEFF COMES IN FOR PRE DRYWALL INSPECTION BEFORE THE INSULATION 
  5. sample Pre drywall report Click Here
  6. INSTALL INSULATION 
  7. Complete drywall and interior textures; start exterior finishes
  8. Finish interior trim; install exterior driveways and walkways
  9. Install hard-surface flooring and countertops, and complete exterior grading
  10. Finish mechanical trims; install bathroom fixtures
  11. Install mirrors, shower doors and finish flooring, and finish exterior landscaping 
  12. FIXTURES ARE IN AND ALL UTILITIES ARE ON. 
  13. JEFF COMES IN TO DO THE ENTIRE HOME INSPECTION PRIOR TO WALKTHROUGH
  14. Final walkthrough with builder 


Jeff has completed over 2600  home inspections and especially New Construction Homes in the Lowcountry in neighborhoods such as The Ponds, Nexton, Cane Bay, White Gables, Pine Forest Country Club, Wescott Country Club, I'on, Style Point Plantation to name a few. Please call or email to discuss your New Construction Home Inspection.