Do I Need a Home Inspection on a Brand New Home in Utah?
Most buyers skip the inspection on a brand new Utah home, and Micah understands why. Inspections run around $400, and the home already comes with a builder warranty, so it’s fair to ask why you’d pay for something the warranty already covers. Most of the time, that logic holds up.
In 25 years, Micah has only had one buyer find something serious through an inspection — a furnace exhaust vent in the attic that was never connected, which would have leaked carbon monoxide into the house. But there’s a more common frustration an inspection usually won’t catch anyway. Right now, in Micah’s own neighborhood — including his own house — the AC can’t keep up once it gets over 100 degrees outside, and struggles to get the house below 78 indoors. Most inspectors don’t check airflow or system sizing that closely, and even if they did, most builders won’t treat an undersized AC as a warranty issue.
So there’s no clean yes or no here. Micah skipped the inspection on his own home. Weigh the $400 against the small chance of catching something serious — just know it won’t catch everything, especially the airflow issue described above.
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