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- Company Response
Hi Peter,
When people buy a new home they expect everything to be squeaky new and besides; if there is anything wrong there's always the warranty.
First of all: everybody likes to make good money in the house construction business, cutting corners is the only way to do that, the game is to make the house look like a $1,000,000 for a fraction of that cost. Some of these houses barely pass minimum code standards, in many cases they don't, the city inspector just didn't see how they fudged something together, in fact if you ever hear somebody say: of course it's built correctly it passed city code inspection. From my experience that statement would be a confidence scam equivalent to someone trying to sell you a bridge. City inspectors do not have time to thoroughly inspect a property, they are looking at the broad strokes, not the details. Often it's the smaller details that can eventually and seriously impact the function of the house as a system.
Secondly: the home warranty insurance program is a confidence game, you may think that the warranty will come rushing in if something goes wrong and fix it. That is not how insurance companies work, you generally have to sue them to get things repaired. That means spending money on your own lawyer in some cases, spending money on expert witnesses and material testing, etc. Yes the warranty is a good idea but it’s not the panacea people are led to believe.
I feel sorry for home buyers who shop for their home inspector by price. They simply don't know potentially what they're getting into, they also don't realize that a thorough inspection can often be used to negotiate a better price or repairs.
Happy trails... , keep me informed of your progress with the builder.