New construction, roofer was lacking in more area than this one.
Somebody forgot to cut the slot for the ridge vent.
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dont worry that hole they bashed in the sheathing will be fine… 
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You beat me to it Jim…Lol!!
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This will compensate 
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Around here, less than 10% of new construction gets inspected. But every single new construction house that I’ve ever inspected had some defects and some bigger than yours. Inspecting new construction is getting tougher as more and more builders raise and increase the hurdles for an inspector.
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Same house, must be a new type of soffit style venting.
Gotta love the flashing and shingle over gutter install.
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That’s when we nail them with an 11 month inspection. Document all those omissions and errors they will have to correct! I find all kind of things at 11 months and don’t have to deal with the contractor directly.
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Found this on a new build last week. Made my clients really happy. I’ll likely be back for an 11 month.
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that will cost a bit…
Yeah I just did one this week. Had to fill out several forms, proof of insurance etc. and provide my part 107 license.
Found some issues with the engineered floor joists that never should have gotten past the city inspector.
I found over-spanned TJI’s on a brand-new build and the Builder’s Foreman happened to stop by during my Inspection with my clients present. He asked us “so how’s everything looking so far?” and I wish one of us snapped a picture of the “Oh crap!” look on his face when I said “Well, since you’re here…”. The floor was literally bouncing as we walked across it and he had the nerve to try to explain it away to the clients by saying “that goes away when you move all your furniture in and weigh it down”. I just quietly stood behind him shaking my head in utter amazement. I wrote it up in their report and told them to request certification from the Builder that the floorplan as built had been approved by a Structural Engineer. Needless to say when I came back a year later to do a Radon test for the same clients at that same house, a new wall had been installed perpendicular to the joists in the basement and the flex was no longer an issue. Unfortunately, they never had me come back out to look at that new wall and the basement was now finished, so I could not verify if a proper footer/support had been installed or if the wall had any real load-bearing support/poles/beam added to it since it was all finished. They were very happy they invested in an independent home inspection.
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Did he really say that! I like his style!
Yeah I think we all know how the wall was installed. Nailed down right over the existing slab. 
Be careful with this… check a span table for the TJI’s before you call it out.
As a past builder, I’ve had floor trusses spanning 30’ with some bounce to them, and they were engineered. They are designed for 1/360 or 1/240 sag when fully loaded. The longer the span, the more the actual measured sag present and the more chance of some bounce.
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You make a good point. I would be careful with my narrative. I can call it out without even mentioning a span table just by stating my observations and concerns (such as “possible over spanning”)
Let’s say it is not over spanned and the bounce is just a nuisance defect. It would still likely make my report. And if that is the case, then the wall in the basement is not really load bearing but rather just a stiffener.
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