Under contract, full asking on a new build. Lots of little/easy fixes but 2 code violations should not have granted this house an occupancy permit. Open slots in the electrical panel (missing plugs for the knockouts removed but not filled w/breakers). And all of the joists on the deck were hung using deck screws, NOT nails. Also, not in every hole either. I didn’t see when the cert was issued but it likely could have been when we had 2’ of snow. The little stuff is cake, but I know I wouldn’t want to pull up deck boards in January, so what’s that worth? Not a large deck 8×10 maybe. I get mixed signals from other agents at the brokerage but they all agree the new build complicates it.
new build, deck shouldn’t have passed for occupancy
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Yikes, deck screws instead of joist hangers is sketchy af. That’s not just a “whoops” moment – someone either didn’t know what they were doing or was cutting corners hard
The electrical panel thing is annoying but way easier to fix than tearing up a whole deck. I’d push back on the deck issue specifically since that’s actual structural stuff that could be dangerous. New build or not, code is code