If you are buying a house, condo or town home that is under construction; give strong consideration to having one or more independent inspections performed by Professional Property Inspections Inc. during the construction process. Obviously it is expected that the builder has every thing handled but reality is much different. Most builders even the most reputable builders use subcontract labor for the specialty areas such as plumbing, heating, electrical, framing and such and these subcontracted companies use hired individuals who are expected to complete their tasks as fast as possible in order to maximize the company's profit. These subcontracted companies often have to rotate crew members in order to cover other jobs that they may have and often times information is not passed from the crew member going out to the crew member coming in and thus loose ends often go unnoticed.

 The independent inspector has the advantage in that he/she has no vested interest in the project. The independent inspector is not concerned about the bottom line or time schedules or distracted by the vision of the completed project. The fact is that the the inspection quite often pays for itself by bringing to light one or more deficiencies that can lead to energy loss or future damage and repair costs. One example was the heating duct that was inadvertently not connected to the floor register and was dumping warm air into the crawl space; a significant loss of energy. Another example was a drain pipe in the crawl space of a brand new house that was missing a clean out plug and allowed a little bit of waste water to dump into the crawl space every time the toilet was flushed. The clean up likely cost more than the inspections would have. For added protection and peace of mind CALL 503-632-5824 or 503-680-0292 to schedule your inspection or to obtain more information.