Foundation Inspection and Pre Drywall (New Build Home Inspection) - The Houston Home Inspector
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Today was a little different than my average Home Inspection day: I got to do two different phase inspections. The first house was a pre drywall inspection, and it was actually pretty clean and well done. I did find some minor problems, but all-in-all this builder is right on track. The second inspection was very different...I found the depth of the concrete foundation to be way off, the foundation needed ten more inches in depth. I cannot express how important this find it, if I had not noticed the builder's failure to follow the engineer's plan, the house would have had a great chance of foundation failure in the future. This is why it is so important to hire a 3rd party inspector when you are purchasing a new build.
I create videos to help better inform home Inspectors, buyers, sellers, and realtors on how to find everyday problems with their houses/properties. I will also have guest speakers that work closely with the real estate trade.
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I built all my life and just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this.
It's not Masonary it's Mosonry
Cardboard boxes
Masonary?
Brick column not beam
You've got to love when the pre-pour looks good, then they ruin it by running wheelbarrows over it, not vibrating anything, getting the wrong mix, ordering too little concrete, etc. Brings back lots of bad memories.
The word is mason "REE", not mason "AIRY".
That not sealing the bottom of the window is total BS any water gets behind that window your screwed , not being sealed at the bottom is inviting humidity and moister from the 1” airspace behind the brick . The real only way to seal a window is to tape it twice 1st directly to the wood sheathing then the house wrap remaining 1” back from the window then taping it directly to the flange all around the window .
35 foot horizontal, 14 feet vertical before dryer vent reqs exhaust help….
Good info! Our builder is in the process of setting forms for the foundation...so I am interested to know at what point we should have an independent real estate inspection visit the property for the first time? And then at what intervals should we have him return during the build? Thanks!
I would not use the home inspector recommended by the Realtor.
I'm way late to this party. Just to satisfy my curiosity: that missing concrete, it is "ok" to just pour more on top of existing concrete, or do you have to jackhammer it out and re-pour fresh?
@@billyoung8118 depending on the area it is ok. They just refill it in.
They are using thermo ply? I don't like the product at all
Did they just use that thermoply cardboard looking materials for the exterior sheathing??? wow.... they could at least use OSBs for the sheathing..... that whole house is wrapped in cardboard....
A mid roll ad two minutes into the video? When you’re growing your home inspection business and you’re speaking to agents, do you break for an ad in the middle of the conversation? Of course not, why would you do it while you’re trying to build your TH-cam channel? Take it from somebody with a combined well over 100,000 subscribers and darn near 60 million views. Turn off your mid roll ads and you will make more money, I promise
Thanks for the heads up, honestly we make very little money from this. I will go in and change them all.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston I would be more than happy to help you with your TH-cam channel. Your content has helped me tremendously.
Thank you for watching, there was a lot of videos. I took off the mid roll to the top 90. That took a min.
Thank you for offering to help. I am always open to advice. I am on a current break. I am in the process of getting my real estate license. That is eating up a lot of time and running the company at the same time. I want to start recording videos of me being investment properties myself.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston Any questions you may have, just ask. I would love to see you blow up on TH-cam.
Curious about that type of foundation. Why do they have the rectangular trenches?
It is a post tension slab. The trenches are for the beams.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston thank you
If Thermoply is the sheathing tell the buyer to cancel their contract and walk away. Complete low budget construction.
Cardboard sheathing I just don't understand why it's used now.
As far as mistakes, some can be costly. A builder friend of mine told me a story of how a mistake literally cost a guyvhis buisness. He was installing an ICF concrete foundation for the house. He didn't protect from snow and ice getting into the form. He assumed the concrete as it was poured would melt the snow. Well, it didn't, and when the snow and ice did melt, the foundation had a huge void. It wasn't caught as it was ICF until the house was built. Well, it was condemned and needed to be completely torn down. He didn't have insurance, so it literally bankrupted him.
I’m not a fan of that cardboard sheathing
I like zip systems a lot more.
$300k+ Homes built with thia crap in Dallas. Cost of new homes are up and quality is terrible.
Question?...When the building envelope is extremely tight what type of mechanical air changes are made (Meaning). ERVs or just a fresh air intake?...also, are Blower doors testing being done on these homes?...curious
Normally they add a fresh air intake on the HVAC in our portion of Texas.
As i pull up to a new build i always grab the envelope full of cash from the known builders in the area
Good thorough stuff man. FYI - What you call "striker plates" are not striker plates. Those are "nail plates." "Striker" plates are what door-knob latches/bolts "strike" as they close.
Thank you, we are changing some verbiage in our reports because of your comment
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston Hey..... glad I was able to help.
thermoply is cardboard crap
Yeah not the best but most home in the south are built with it.
It’s actually not acceptable on portal frame garage openings. The manufacturer says it can be used with certain hold down devices but IRC specifically states wood structural sheathing is to be used on portal frame garage openings. Also the holes in the top plate for the dryer vent and the AC lines appeared to be over bored or possibly notched, if they were that nail plate needs to be removed and an FHA strap installed.
Do you have any inspectors who can do such a through Step 1 and Step 2 inspection in the Dallas-Ft.Worth (DFW) area? Would help us North Texas folks a bunch.
Also keep up the great videos. Love to watch and learn.
My father owns A-Action in The dallas area. They can help out
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston Thank you up front
Glad that I found your channel. Your videos are very informative and fun great delivery. How the heck are you not getting more views??? Honestly, I would rather watch your content rather than a lot of the drivel on DIY and HGTV these days. You guys should definitely have your own show. Keep up the good work.
mv6863692 Thank You, I found out I was posting with the wrong settings for over a year lol! It’s all up from here.
Im here in Australia by the way.
How come at 3:30 you call a vertical element a beam? I might be wrong and in your area are called like that, but I am a structural engineer and by definition, a beam can't be vertical.
Apologize for the verbiage. You are more than likely correct. Verbiage is everything and thanks for the constructive criticism.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston thanks for your answer. Keep up the good vids!
Great information thank you!
Thanks for watching!
4:00 question - so no need for bottom tape flashing, just on the sides?
Correct
So when calling out depth of the concrete foundation, are we talking about having to trench/excavate deeper or raising up the forms for a thicker pour?
strings1955 they need to come out and dig the tenches down. They completed the task with confirmation. It is hard to raise up the pads because that situation will normal reduce the 4” minimum concrete depth.
As a real estate agent in Charlotte NC, specializing with buyers in new home builds, I love this content. It is so informative and helps me follow up on the inspections we receive. Thanks for the knowledge!
You welcome, thank you for watching! We do our best to produce a video once a week.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston I am doing a video a week as well,. You're lucky though, you don't have to worry about hair and makeup along with quality content :):):)
I’ve seen several of these inspection videos fail things that aren’t even finished or done yet….for example that brick shelf flashing , it’s not even flashing it’s the excess house wrap that hasn’t been cut off. The actual flashing isn’t even on yet
Great job Chris...I need a duplicate of you here in Atlanta. I'm doing my research on builders now.
We will one day have a system for that ;)
Interesting! im a builder of 12+ years and recently moved from New Zealand to Houston, Tx. I am looking into becoming a construction manager and seeing videos like this really helps me swap my knowledge over to what the regulations are like here in the US. Very similar styles of building, i would say NZ is a bit ahead in terms of sealing windows and penetrations through the cladding/siding but thankfully I wont have to learn too much.
I agreed with the windows how the building paper didn't come all the way inside the window. Ours do as well as a full seal with sill tape.
Still getting my head around the inspection process here. So you are a independent inspector? so you report back to Houston/Local council with the results of these inspections or are they are supplementary thing before council inspects and signs off the job per phase.
DanHambo we are completely independent. We work for the buyer only.
Thats cool! Have to keep your company in mind when i get started. Can you use independent inspectors for Houston city council phase 1-3 for new builds? or does it have to be the cities inspectors
DanHambo They do have independent inspectors but they are very limited and very busy. A lot of stuff is looked over in our city. You will laugh at our other new Build inspections videos. The stuff we find is crazy.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston got it! Yeah i noticed some of the construction is very poor, these inspectors must pass anything.. fine work you are doing!
DanHambo I will try and hit more new builds soon. A lot of people love that stuff.
My friend used to make these technoda things
How does the low concrete find get corrected? Do they just pour more in the low area or redo the whole slab?
Man you should have a "Donate" button. You deserve it. Your videos are great.
Ronnie Royal I think I need more subs for a donate button. But they pull back the vapor barrier and dig with shovels 10 more inches deep. Then they replace everything correctly.
Just looked at it. It looks like I can set something up via PayPal. Thank you for the suggestion.
Getting paid on the side for posting videos of what you do for a living (and you already get paid for) sounds sketchy to me. Looking for content at the expenses of home owners and contractors. Considering you go by the book... I would report you.
Nice job sir. Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
He said "but Humans they all make mistakes"
🤯 is the Asian man a Humanoid? Singularity robot?
Before closing on a new construction home are inspector allow to go onto the roof and the attic??
Snowflake normally yes, but there are some builders that will make your sign a contract that say you can not get on the roof.
Great inspection!
Did you do this inspection because the buyer hired you or were you hired by the builder to do the third party inspection?
Hi I just got your channel and found it very helpful i am planning on buying a new home sometime in August end will be the closing date and my house is under construction could you please suggest me is it necessary for pre drywall inspection and is it like a package of inspection I live in Michigan Canton looking forward to your reply t keep up the good work 👍
Nice work man thanks for sharing it, just like to ask about the frame and then putting ply board, but the ply board is already wet by the rain and expose in the sun which creat a spot to the ply board by the water, heaps of spots. Any advice what will i do about it? Make a report? Thanks man
I think the best strategy is to look up the manufacture of the board and give them a call. I do this often if I cant find the answer on their website. They have experts in their company that will help guide you.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston thanks heap mate. Have a good day or night. Stay safe
As a new inspector out here in Houston your videos are great information, appreciate your time.
You got it! We will keep it up.
I walked my lot the other day, saw that the post tension cable was literally against a plumbing stack. Come to find out, the city approved the pour and they poured the concrete the very next day. I'm a little concerned... Any advice?
Run a sewer camera to make sure the pipe didn’t get crushed. Should be super easy right now
we're you or your team builders previously? or this knowledge is known through studies and classes? very impressive and knowledgeable!! and informative great work guys.
Both actually, our inspectors are from all different fields before inspecting.
First, thank you for the videos. But what kind of cert do you need to do phase 1&2 of new builds? Anything in addition to general home inspector cert?
Not regulated
Great video! Do you recommend the phase 1 inspection/pre-pour foundation ?
I recommend the phase 2 more than anything. The phase 1 are normally more regulated before they pour. There is nothing wrong with another set of eyes on a property. I have found missing bay windows and back patios before.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston thank you! I’ll be sure to hire a third party inspector. New subscriber and enjoying your videos. Very informative.
5” geez! That’s awesome!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! I am a Texas inspector and would love to do a ride along with you if you ever have time.
gwclark55 the best way to get a ride along is to message us on Facebook. We are a little hectic right now because we are training inspectors and moving softwares at the same time.
The "striker plate" as you called it at 5:01is called a "Structural Plate" or Struct plate for short and not to be confused with a nail guard.... For over bored or notched top plates at exterior or interior load bearing walls. ;).
Thank you!
Great video! Does anybody have any tips on studying/training for the 2015 ICC exam 77 commercial energy inspector?!