St. Cloud has been one of the fastest-growing places in Osceola County, and most of what changes hands there is new or close to it. New construction still needs inspecting, and in a fast-built subdivision the warranty window is the moment to do it.
What we find in recently completed homes is rarely failure. It is omission. Duct connections that were never sealed, insulation blown to depth in the middle of the attic and thin at the perimeter where it matters most, plumbing and electrical penetrations left open through the top plate, bath and dryer venting that terminates in the attic rather than outside, and lot grading that matches the plan rather than the house that actually got built. Individually small, collectively expensive over a decade of cooling bills and humidity.
Because most builder warranties run twelve months, the timing of the inspection is worth as much as the inspection itself. Documented defects presented while the builder is still obligated to return get fixed. The same defects found in year three are yours.
Around downtown St. Cloud and toward East Lake Tohopekaliga the housing is considerably older and the questions shift to what has been maintained and what has merely been covered over. We are glad to look at either, and we write both the same way.
