Home Inspections

If you are having a home built, call today and ask about our New Home Construction Inspection service. Virginia Inspection Service will try its best to make sure you feel confident that you won't have any unwanted surprises when you move into your new home. OR, maybe a few years later ------ in the middle of the night ------ after a big snowstorm.
If you are having a home built, call today and ask about our New Home Construction Inspection service. Virginia Inspection Service will try its best to make sure you feel confident that you won't have any unwanted surprises when you move into your new home. OR, maybe a few years later ------ in the middle of the night ------ after a big snowstorm.

A new construction phase inspection by Virginia Inspection Service can help eliminate future disputes, headaches, and inconvenience. Some of the benefits of a new construction inspection:
1) Save money, time, and aggravation - Every time correction work is scheduled, someone will have to stay home from work, change appointments, or miss activities to meet with the repairperson. It will cost you time and money. The aggravation factor dealing with unpleasant issues is not something to anyone likes to experience.
2) Peace of mind - When things are found to be in good order or the builder repairs items found during the inspection, you can have confidence that you have purchased the home you wanted and deserve.
3) Education - The inspection process will give knowledge of your home that you would not have otherwise had an opportunity to obtain. You will be provided with written and photographic information with every inspection. You are invited to accompany the inspector and ask questions.

A Pre-Drywall Phase Inspection is performed just prior to the installation of the insulation and drywall. This is the best time to inspect the framing and nailing, electrical, plumbing, heating, and cooling ducts is while they are still visible. These primary and safety-critical components cannot be inspected once they are covered up. Left uncorrected, they can result in dangerous structure conditions and expensive repair in the future. Defects can be easily fixed if they are discovered while construction is still under way.

A Final Phase Inspection is a must to have. This check is performed at the end of construction and before settlement. The utilities are on, the water heater, heating / cooling and appliances are installed, along with the walls, ceilings, flooring, windows, doors, electrical fixtures, and plumbing fixtures; the yard is usually, at least, rough graded; gutters, downspouts, and water runoff handlers may be in place. Virginia Inspection Service inspects these systems and associated components for proper installation and operation.

Uncooperative Builder-Developers

"For insurance reasons, the developer will not allow me to have a pre-drywall inspection. He claims that if the inspector is hurt, the construction company might be sued."
Some builders use excuses to prevent buyers from hiring home inspectors and expressing concerns over liability insurance may fit that pattern of avoidance. If the lack of insurance coverage is a basis to forbid access to a construction site, then others would likewise be barred from entry. This would include sales representatives, material suppliers, engineers, architects, and YOU. A builder's refusal to permit buyers to hire their own inspectors is highly suspect and cannot instill confidence in the minds of prospective owners. If you have not yet signed a construction contract, add a clause that states you or an inspector of your choice shall be allowed to perform independent project inspections.

CALL VIRGINIA INSPECTION SERVICE, LLC TODAY!