Inspection during building process?

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

@lragsdale

Hello please forgive me if this topic is covered somewhere in here I have tried a search but have not found it.
I have recently been receiving requests to do inspections on a home while it is being built. Has anyone done this?
I informed the potential client we are not code inspectors and we typically come in and check the home after it has been built. He was adamant about getting it inspected during the building process. Because he has had issues with his current home and feels the city inspectors that check for codes etc are to buddy buddy with the builders and they let things slide.
Does anyone have any advice or cautions about doing inspections like this? I fully plan on getting a pre-inspection agreement to reflect I am not a code inspector and that it is basically a supervision of the build process. I will provide a mini report on my findings at each walk but again I am not code enforcement

@lkage

Maybe you can pass this job on to a qualified known inspector and shadow him during the various times he goes to the property and learn something, as well.

Just a thought…

@lragsdale

Why are you such a jerk? How do you figure I am not qualified? You know nothing of my experience yet you are willing to make an ass out of yourself by assuming something you know nothing about! I just wanted advice on how other inspectors handle situations like this, and if there are any pitfalls to watch out for. Yes I am a newer inspector, but by no means am I new to the construction industry!.

LOL! I don’t believe that I have ever been called a “jerk” before, in
16 years on this forum.

We’ll chalk that up to you having a bad day.

People know me here and will get to know you, too…as time passes.

[spayson (Stephen Payson, CMI)]

@lkage

LOL! I don’t believe that I have ever been called a “jerk” before, in
16 years on this forum.

We’ll chalk that up to you having a bad day.

…or maybe just another snowflake. My bet is the latter.

[mwilles (Martin Willes)]

Larry you’re the last guy on this forum I’d call a jerk. You’re always welcoming new members and have a good attitude.

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

Thanks for the kind words, Martin, and now my face is turning red…LOL

[lragsdale (Lane Ragsdale)]

Let me apologize for calling you a jerk, The way it read to me was that I was not a qualified inspector. If I read that wrong, then yes I owe you an apology. I was looking for advice on:

1. Is this a common inspection for home inspectors? (I had never figured this would be a call I would get and in the last week or so I have had about 3)

2. Was there any legal issues or pitfalls by doing these types of inspections. (I get if I don’t know what to look for during the build process then yes there could be legal issues, but I was trying to figure out if there were others i wasn’t thinking of)

So to summarize I apologize for calling you a jerk if you truly were not trying to insult me by saying I wasn’t qualified.

[rlewis5 (Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR)]

@lragsdale

I apologize for calling you a jerk

Good man!
Larry isn’t a jerk!

[lkage (Larry Kage, CMI)]

@lragsdale

Let me apologize for calling you a jerk…

Thank you, Lane,…apology accepted.

Most of us are here to help and that was my intention.

[mwilles (Martin Willes)]

Well done Lane. Fresh start.

[mwilles (Martin Willes)]

@lragsdale

in the last week or so I have had about 3

That’s an incredible number. You must have a strong new construction market.

[lragsdale (Lane Ragsdale)]

Actually we do have a great new construction market, The Huntsville area is due to outgrow Birmingham in the next 3 to 5 years and be the biggest city in Alabama.

[lhamilton4 (lewis hamilton)]

There are several stages of inspection.
Commencement (statutory) …
Foundation excavation. …
Foundation concrete. …
Oversite. …
DPC. …
Laying of drains. …
Floor joists. …
Roof timbers.

[akhan22 (adeel khan)]

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