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The End is Coming for the TRCC:

July, 2009:
The Texas Residential Construction Commission (TRCC) will cease to accept new homeowner complaints as of Aug. 31, 2009 and will cease operations on Aug 31, 2010. The agency is being shut down under the state Sunset provision.

The TRCC was created in 2003 after lobbying by some big builders. It was supposedly created under the auspice that it was to aid consumers with complaints against builders, however the agency was roundly criticized for protecting builders and making it more difficult for aggrieved consumers to get satisfaction.

Texas will revert back to the pre-TRCC law, the Residential Construction Liability Act, which limited damages homeowners could seek and gave builders the right to repair poor construction.

Now, as much as ever, it's important to protect yourself when purchasing a newly constructed home by getting it thoroughly inspected by a qualified inspector of your choosing, prior to closing.

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Our Inspection Reports

The Texas Real Estate Commission has established reporting standards for Home Inspections. The standard defines the basic structure, some standard verbiage and the component sections of the report. The TREC standard establishes the minimum requirements to which all Texas inspectors must adhere. However, this is where the similarities end.

Before selecting your home inspection company, we urge you to obtain copies of actual home inspection reports from each of the candidate companies and compare them to our home inspection report. We're confident that you will find that our reports are superior in detail, clarity, quality and thoroughness.

We have developed and maintain our own proprietary reporting software. Our reports are tailored to address issues that are relevant and important to our Houston home inspection clients, rather than generic commentary more suited to houses in northern climates. Our reports include clear descriptions of issues, color photos and diagrams to help you determine what the issues really are and where they are located so that you can make an informed decision based on what is most important to you.

We've included several sample reports showing some of the very different types of homes that we inspect.

View our Sample Inspection Reports - click the thumbnails to download (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) 

New Construction Sample Inspection Report - Suburban / Metro Home

New Construction Sample Inspection Report - Metro Home
(Large file 4.8MB)

This is a real report on a real home. The client's name and address have been removed to protect their privacy. This was an inspection performed on a new home. It was actually the builder's sales model home, so you would expect it to be representative of their best work. The findings here, except for the Hurricane Ike storm damage are pretty typical. It's a great example of why even new homes, built by reputable builders, should be inspected. We have never inspected a home, new or otherwise, that didn't have a significant number of defects. So, if your builder tells you he/she does their own quality control inspections so it's a waste of money for you to get your own inspection, tell them thanks, but you're going to exercise your right to a private inspection anyway.

New Construction Sample Inspection Report - Rural Home

New Construction Sample Inspection Report - Country Home
(Large file 3.5MB)

This is a real report on a real home. The client's name and address have been removed to protect their privacy. This was an inspection performed on a new custom built country home. When homes are built out in the county, typically there are no municipal code compliance inspections. Unfortunately, some builders interpret this to mean that building codes do not apply to them (this is not the case).

Our client elected to cancel their contract to purchase this home. This one might still be out there. Perhaps waiting for you...




Resale Sample Inspection Report - Modern Home

Resale Sample Inspection Report - Modern Home
(Large file 5.6MB)

This is a real report on a real home. The client's name and address have been removed to protect their privacy. This was an inspection performed on a 20 year old home. Please note the use of color photographs and diagrams to illustrate observations and concepts. With a well written inspection report, you should not have to be intimately familiar with the home or construction terminology to understand what is being said.

When the inspector says the plumbing lines are missing a "di-electric coupling" do you know what they're talking about? With our reports you do.



Resale Sample Inspection Report - Older Pier & Beam Home

Resale Sample Inspection Report - Older Home
(Very Large file 5.5MB)

This is a real report on a real home. The client's name and address have been removed to protect their privacy. This was an inspection performed on a 1920s era pier and beam home. These homes were built long before most building codes were established.

These homes always have a large number of comment worthy items. Things like non-level floors, wood rot, etc. are typical characteristics of these homes and should be expected. Open sewers under the house, however, are a different matter. The home inspector should help the client put things in the proper context based on the age and type of house being inspected