Inspection and First Walkthrough

Last week we did the home inspection - it was a full morning which is mind boggling when you consider the house is brand spanking new.

It was also the first day that we were at the house when it was raining properly... what a difference!

The inspection went well... there were a few things that came up to fix but nothing that was overly worrying. The inspector explained a few things about new houses and living in Texas (who knew that you have to water your foundation during dry spells?!). The day after we got a comprehensive report and fired that off to the builder for their review.

Today we met with the housing supervisor to walk through the house. This was actually a really helpful experience. Eric (our supervisor) walked all through the yard, the attic and every room in the house. In each place he explained everything about how the systems and components work, what maintenance was required and so on.

We reviewed the contents of the inspection report and Eric agreed to fix all the major and minor points on the report with a couple of exceptions. I checked with our inspector and the exceptions are fine so we're happy with that.

We also got to put blue tape on anything that needed fixing, from paint drips to chips in the baseboards and so on. I think we could look around all day, every day and still be finding things after a whole week! We spent 90 minutes marking things up so the builders have plenty of work for the week to come.

One good thing today - the appliances are installed now (except the fridge) - they look great...

Next stop - final walkthrough and closing next week!