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New Home Photos
 

    Here are some photos taken while performing inspections in brand "New Homes" around the Greater  Houston Area. 

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 The yellow wire noted by the right arrow, this wire is supposed to be installed in a weathertite conduit like the one noted by the left arrow.

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Poor workmanship on joist system for deck.

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Poor wokmanship on the exterior doors. Unfortunately not one exterior door units in the entire dwelling was installed properly.

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This is an apron flashing installed on the rear of another new home. It's fastened pretty well, but not one nail is sealed.

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Note the loose wiring and open junction box.

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 Gas line to couch?

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This masonry chimney is in contact with the framing (above left). There needs to be two inches of clearance between the chimney and any combustables.

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Damaged roof shingles on a new home.

 
 
Photos of this type of workmanship or the lack thereof, could fill page after page on this or any web site. The point is that if you believe that New Home Construction can go without being inspected, start looking at these photos again from the top! 

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