Final inspection

[1737palmer]

Anyone have gone through a final inspection on a home.
Do you have any tips on this subject.

[EightFingers]

Keep the conversation polite but to a minimum.
If they bring a trainee with them, expect them to be more picky, after all, they need to find something to educate the trainee.
If they find something, don't argue, take notes and tell them it will be fixed.
So far, I've never had problems and I've had quite a few inspectors here.

[Tink]

Thank you for the kind words, EightFingers. Being a retired Building Inspector with many badges, you are pretty much correct. We appreciate the kindness of welcoming us into your home, but chatty conversation distracts many inspectors, which could lead to a wrong call from distraction, and a possible radar warning that you may be hiding something.
As far as pickiness, each inspector has his strong points of Code education, along with the weak, and what that individual inspector feels is a "gimme", or look over it. If he has a witness, i.e.: a co worker, he may get reprimanded.
I agree on the argument part also. There is a saying within inspectors in that they are "kind of like a pig in the mud. You can wrestle with him all you want, but after a while you will realize the pig kind of likes it!" With that, inspectors are actually your best consumer advocate in the fact that we are keeping the contractor honest in building or modifying one of the largest investments one makes. Inspectors go by the Code which is based on the minimum safety requirements, and I will agree that some make no sense at all.
Also, inspectors can not by law tell you how to fix it, but should be willing to give you Code section numbers are hat relate to the correction, and possibly take the time to show a customer in the Code book if they ask. They can also give you references such as hand outs, websites, manufacturer bulletins on how to correct an item to avoid conflict of interest issues.
I always was courteous in removing my shoes when entering, explained the correction with Code section and resources available, and if I had information available, such as handouts, included them with my final inspection report. At the end of the inspection, I thanked them for the time after I asking them if they had any questions concerning the inspection, and made them feel comfortable that they could call me during my office hours, or leave a message which I always returned within 24 hours on any question they had.
I guess I may be the odd one on this, but made many more acquaintances in my career than enemies.

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[lquade]

my experience with the final was it was the easiest to get through. he had already given me the 2 things i had to change, the plumbing and electrical was signed off by those inspectors, pretty much a walk through and congrats... be nice and there shouldn't be a problem unless you added something.

[1737palmer]

Thank you all for the info, but I just get very nervous especially since I have heard in my Seaview kalapana section there a new inspector making things difficult . Someone told me that you can call for a curticy inspection, is there such a thing?

[ericlp]

What you need to do. Is hire out someone like 8fingers to meet the inspector to do the walk though. Problem solved!