New Construction Final Walkthrough Inspections in Central Texas

About New Construction Final Walkthrough Inspections

A new house is not a finished house simply because it is clean and the appliances are in. It is the end product of dozens of subcontractors working fast, across trades that never saw each other's work, signed off by a municipal inspector who checked minimum code at a handful of checkpoints months apart.

The builder's own final walkthrough is a courtesy lap where you note scuffed paint and a sticking door. It is run by the builder, recorded by the builder, and resolved at the builder's discretion. An independent final walkthrough inspection is different: Jeremy inspects the completed home the way he would inspect a resale, then hands you a documented report while you still hold the only leverage that reliably works, which is a closing that has not happened yet.

Central Texas production builds run fast, and speed leaves the same marks over and over. Attic insulation blown short of the eaves. Missing kick-out flashing where a roof plane meets a wall. HVAC condensate lines with no secondary drain or pan. Bath fans terminating into the attic instead of through the roof. Final grade left sloping toward the slab. Breakers that do not match the wire gauge behind them. GFCI and AFCI protection missing where it is required. None of it is visible during a walkthrough where nobody goes into the attic.

Schedule a few days before closing, after the builder's punch list is complete but with enough room left for them to act on what comes back. If you have already closed, an 11-month warranty inspection is the next checkpoint that matters.