New Home Safety Hazard, Watch Out Below!

August 6th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

 

On a recent inspection of a new home in Houston, inspecting the second level balcony I discovered that the builder failed to fasten the railing post tops. These solid concrete balls weigh about 45 pounds and if pushed over could kill someone standing on the patio below.

 

These are the types of situations Houston home inspectors find every day, so when I hear someone say, it's a new home what could possibly be wrong with it, I refer them to videos like this one.