What is a Frame Walk // Things to look for during the pre-drywall walk

[@dusty7264]

And use a small family owned custom home builder to build it. Lots of huge home builders in the PHOENIX area that could care less about making you I nice home, all they want is your money. Get a copy of the blueprints too

[@justinkovanis7148]

Nice catch on the wires when hanging the curtain rod! Great video John!

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

Thanks...and thanks for watching too!

[@anthonygutierrez5373]

Awesome info, I will take into consideration on my walk through soon. Thanks John!

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

Thanks for watching!

[@suziharo3407]

Great information, John!

[@w4gap]

Excellent video and I thank you for sharing but IMHO YES, the buyer should absolutely have an independent home inspector validate the quality of the work for them.

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

Yup! Thanks for watching!

[@fishin11]

Just for info. Don’t know if you or any other inspector does this. I got relation that was a building inspector for two townships. He would not do rough in inspection until electric and plumbing was done. Reason, you can’t put up drywall anyway until that is done, and Main reason, electricians & plumbers are wood butchers and those inspectors didn’t give a crap about anything else but what they do. He learned this about 2 months into his job when he was just driving by and stopped to say hi to the builder when he knew his rough in inspection was done, but electrician & plumber butchered so much and if he would not have stopped the dry wallers were almost starting. From then on he was last inspector in before drywall. Another example, at least in our state, if three years is all down the road something happens structural they can’t come back on the inspection or township, (which I personally feel is not right, they approved it). So my relation cut all other inspections off at the pass to make sure his job was done RIGHT!!!

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

Hey, thanks for the comment. Just to clarify, I am not an inspector, Im a REALTOR® and I always recommend doing the inspection just prior to the drywall going up. I agree with you, any sooner than that and mistakes made by various trades wont be caught before they are hidden behind the drywall. Thanks for watching!

[@steveludwig4200]

All well and good BUT a much more important thing to take place either the same day or day after....a Phase 2 (Pre Drywall) inspection by an independent Real Estate Inspector employed by the Buyer. That same inspector should have also performed a Phase 1 (Pre-Pour) inspection a few days before the foundation was scheduled to be poured. Every Realtor should advise and require their clients to contract for these services as well as the Final inspection and 11 month Warranty inspection.

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

I always recommend a pre drywall inspection with a certified home inspector a few days before the frame walk so that anything he finds can be addressed with the builder during the frame walk. I also always recommend an 11 month home inspection. Thanks for watching!

[@ronaldsamontanez8592]

Great great video!

[@andrey162000]

That laundry box should be addressed b4 drywall lol

[@bamagrl26]

I just did my pre-framing inspection, and my inspector did find errors that needed to be fixed. After I submitted the report to the builder, they had it done the very next day. My inspector went back out to reinspect their work, and it was done correctly. All together, I spent $475 for a piece of mine

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

Yep! Thanks for watching!

[@jab3593]

I asked my agent if we could get proof the builder fixed everything on our list from the outside inspector (frame walk). My real estate agent said no, just that the super said he fixed eveything and it would pass city inspection. What are your thoughts on that?

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

You do have to put some trust in what the construction manager says but....whenever possible, we always verify that the repairs have been made.

[@AbhishekTripathi007]

Thanks a lot for great information John. If one is planning to hire an external inspector, does pre drywall inspection by inspector happens before or after the walkthrough between buyer and construction manager?

[@LivinginQueenCreekArizona]

It should take place prior to walk thru with construction manager because the insulation and drywall typically go up within a day or two of the framewalk.

[@ernieforrest7218]

Of coarse the most important thing to remember is that the realtor is the most important thing to have right?