Should I still get an inspection on a brand-new home?

New construction is not automatically defect-free, which is why an independent inspection still makes sense even on a brand-new home with a builder's warranty already in place. A pre-drywall walk-through during construction, followed by a final inspection before closing, gives a buyer two separate chances to flag problems while they are still easy and inexpensive to fix. Builders and municipal inspectors focus on code compliance, not necessarily craftsmanship, so a buyer's own inspector can catch things those processes miss. Brian Beatty can point a buyer to an inspector experienced specifically with new construction.