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Before your builder warranty deadline
Your home is new. Give its first year a closer look.
As you approach your builder warranty deadline, an independent inspection can help document visible concerns you may want the builder to evaluate. Take the next step while you still have time to review the report and follow the written warranty process. Call 770-912-0012 to schedule your warranty inspection.
What is an 11 month warranty inspection?
An 11 month warranty inspection is an independent review of accessible home systems near the end of the first year of ownership. It documents visible conditions that you can submit for builder evaluation. Your written warranty determines deadlines, exclusions and what the builder may cover.
When should I book my inspection?
Check your warranty documents first. Consider arranging the inspection during month 10 or early in month 11 so you have time to review findings and submit a written request before the applicable deadline. Some deadlines may begin at closing, occupancy or another date specified in the warranty.
What can be inspected?
The agreed inspection scope can include accessible roofing, attic areas, insulation, ventilation, visible structural components, exterior drainage conditions, plumbing, electrical components, heating and cooling, windows, doors and interior finishes. The report records observed conditions and may recommend further evaluation. Home inspections are visual and limited by access and conditions at the time. Concealed defects, engineering conclusions, code certification and warranty coverage decisions are outside a standard home inspection.
Why inspect if the builder already completed a walkthrough?
A walkthrough and an independent inspection serve different purposes. After months of occupancy and seasonal use, you may notice concerns that were not apparent before closing. Independent documentation can help you explain those concerns clearly.
A practical first year plan
Serving Newer Homes
What To Prepare Before The Inspection
New Neighborhood Homeowners
We welcome inspection inquiries for newer homes in Ball Ground, Canton, Cumming and Holly Springs. Your inspection timing should follow your own closing date and written warranty rather than the age of the neighborhood.
New Neighborhood Homeowners
What To Prepare Before The Inspection
New Neighborhood Homeowners
Recently moved into a newly built home in Marble Tree in Ball Ground, Great Sky or Woodmont in Canton, Willow Glen in Cumming, or Holly Springs Town Center? Check the deadlines in your own warranty. Established neighborhoods such as Harmony on the Lakes in Holly Springs can also contain homes with different construction dates. Neighborhood age alone does not establish warranty eligibility. Brookshale in Cumming is a future community audience, not an existing group of month 11 homeowners.
Property Inspectors of Atlanta provides independent inspections. Community names identify service audiences and do not indicate a relationship with the builder or neighborhood.
What To Prepare Before The Inspection
What To Prepare Before The Inspection
What To Prepare Before The Inspection
Gather your written warranty, closing date, builder contact information and any prior service requests. Make a list of concerns such as recurring moisture, uneven comfort, sticking doors or drainage issues. Clear safe access to inspectable areas and confirm that utilities are on.
What To Do With The Findings
Documentation You Can Discuss With Your Builder
What To Prepare Before The Inspection
Review the report and ask questions. Follow your builder process for submitting concerns in writing. Keep the report, supporting photos, submission confirmations and service records together. An inspection does not extend a warranty deadline or require the builder to approve a claim. See Sample Reports Here
Educational Case Example
Documentation You Can Discuss With Your Builder
Documentation You Can Discuss With Your Builder
A Canton homeowner approaching month 11 notices uneven room temperatures and occasional moisture near an air handling unit. An inspection documents visible conditions and identifies items that need further evaluation. The owner can submit the report through the builder process before the stated deadline. Whether any repair is covered depends on the warranty and builder evaluation.
Documentation You Can Discuss With Your Builder
Documentation You Can Discuss With Your Builder
Documentation You Can Discuss With Your Builder
Our goal is to help you understand observed conditions and the next questions to ask. Call 770-912-0012 to schedule.