- In this video we look at home inspection
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So today I'm joined by Kristy Seibert,
Area Manager with Brookfield Residential.
And the questions actually we're going to talk about
home inspection tips and tricks.
So Kristy, when I've just bought a new home,
when I'm doing a home inspection on it,
what are some things that I should look for?
- So it's important to go to this walk through.
It's kind of your chance to meet
with the construction team when your home is finished
and see to make sure that there aren't
any concerning factors or anything that
needs to be repaired before you take possession.
- Okay, what are some things that would be
concerning as I'm walking through.
Or like what questions should I probably ask.
- Right, so at this point your home should be finished.
Something that would be concerning maybe
is if you see incomplete work.
So maybe something's wrong with your flooring
or you know a cabinet isn't installed correctly
or it's missing a cabinet door.
So to make sure that your home is finished.
And any of those little things
that do need to be fixed up, repaired,
they're going to happen, so there's going to be
a few imperfections maybe with your painting
or you know little things here or there
but your construction team member
will actually have a full list
of places to inspect and to look at.
So they'll go through that list with you
and that goes through your home top to bottom
and you can kind of inspect it along the way
and make sure that everything is in working order,
everything looks correct, and functions properly.
- So if there are actual imperfections
or things aren't completed is that one,
obviously you ask the builder to
finish it and is that covered under the
Alberta Home Warranty program?
- Yes, so typically your final walk through is done
a week or two before you take possession.
This way the builder has enough time to
correct anything that needs to be touched up
or finished so this gives them the time to do that.
But of course if things aren't taken care of
the way they should be then Alberta New Home Warranty
is there to back you up as a third party.
- And remember to watch her video
on Alberta New Home Warranty up there.
So are there any more questions that I should ask
when going through a home inspection?
- I think something that's great to do
is ask the inspector or your construction
team member how your home works.
- Okay.
- You know what to do to take care of your home properly,
how to maintain it, and how all your
mechanical systems work, kind of the ins and outs
of your home, they're going to be the expert on that.
So that's a great opportunity to learn about your home
so that you know how to take care of it.
- Yeah 'cause I think there's obviously
you're caught up in buying a new home, it's exciting
but I'm sure maybe even a couple months down the road
you might not use something and then you're there
you're like well how do I use X?
- Right.
- Whatever it is right.
- And I mean even if you do forget how to do something
you can always reach out to your service team member
after possession and ask them how to
take care of something or how this works,
when you should do maintenance on this item,
so they'll help you out with that
along the way as well if you need it.
- Perfect, do you have anything else to add?
- No I think that covers everything.
- Great, well question of the day for you is
did you do a home inspections when buying a new home
and what was your experience,
did you find any defects or flaws?
Let us know in the comments section below.
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and we'll catch you next time.
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