Your warranty expires
whether you use it
or not.
11th Month Builder Warranty & Structural Warranty Inspections · Fort Bend County & Greater Houston
Because the best builder isn't here on earth.
Rule Your Home.™
Before Warranty Expires
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TREC #23450
or Less
Month 11 is your
last shot. Most
buyers never take it.
Your builder's 1-year warranty covers workmanship defects, system failures, and construction errors that emerge in the first year of ownership. The coverage is real and enforceable — but it expires on a date, and most builders won't remind you it's coming.
Foundation movement, roofing defects, HVAC issues, window and door failures, moisture intrusion — these are exactly the issues that tend to appear in the first year as the home settles and systems are put under real load. Catching them at month 11 means the builder fixes them. Catching them at month 13 means you do.
We schedule the 11th-month inspection, document everything with a full TREC report, and give you the documentation to submit a formal warranty claim before coverage disappears.
Warranty clock starts. Most homeowners don't know it.
Nail pops, minor cracks, sticking doors. Easy to dismiss as normal.
HVAC, plumbing, and roofing have now experienced a full seasonal cycle.
The last window. We document everything still covered under your builder warranty.
Everything that was the builder's problem is now yours.
Know your window.
Book the right inspection.
Your home may be covered under two separate warranties. We inspect for both — on different timelines, with different scopes, and different paths to action.
11th Month Builder
Warranty Inspection
The most time-sensitive inspection you'll ever need. At month 11 your builder warranty is still fully active — but you only have weeks left to document defects and submit a claim. We conduct a complete TREC inspection, foundation elevation comparison, and systems review. You get a report ready to hand directly to your builder.
- Full TREC home inspection — all systems & components
- Foundation elevation comparison vs. Phase 1/3 baseline
- Settlement, drainage & grading assessment
- Roofing, windows & exterior envelope
- HVAC, plumbing & electrical systems
- Warranty claim documentation in report
- Report delivered within 24 hours
Book instantly online · 24h report delivery
Structural Tenure
Warranty Inspection
Most new construction homes carry a separate 10-year structural warranty covering the foundation, load-bearing walls, beams, and primary framing. If you're within that window and noticing signs of structural movement — sticking doors, diagonal cracks, sloping floors — this inspection documents what's happening and what the warranty should cover.
- Full ZIPLEVEL® foundation elevation survey
- Structural movement documentation
- Load-bearing wall & beam assessment
- Drainage & soil-related root cause analysis
- Written licensed report with warranty language
- Scope & pricing tailored to your home & situation
Custom scope · Response within 24 hours
Most homeowners don't know
their structural warranty
is still active.
Texas new construction homes typically carry a separate 10-year structural warranty under the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act. This warranty covers major structural components — the foundation, load-bearing walls, primary framing, beams, and roof structure — for a decade after your closing date.
Foundation movement in Fort Bend County's expansive clay soils doesn't always announce itself loudly. Diagonal cracks above door frames, floors that slope subtly, doors that no longer latch — these are the early signs. If you're within your 10-year window, those signs may still be the builder's responsibility to correct.
A structural warranty inspection gives you documentation you can use — a licensed report that establishes what's happening, when it started, and what the warranty should cover. That documentation is what makes the difference between a claim that gets honored and one that gets dismissed.
10-Year Structural Coverage
Structural warranties typically cover major defects in load-bearing components that affect the home's structural integrity. Scope varies by builder and warranty provider — we document to support the claim your warranty describes.
Signs Your Home May Have a Structural Issue
Everything the first year
reveals — documented
while the builder still pays.
The 11th-month inspection is a complete TREC home inspection plus a foundation elevation comparison. Here's what gets documented.
Foundation Elevation Comparison
We compare current elevation readings against the baseline established at Phase 1 or 3. Even minor differential movement is documented — and in Fort Bend County's clay soils, month 11 is when the first cycle of movement is often measurable.
Roofing & Exterior Envelope
The first full year of weather exposure often reveals roofing deficiencies, flashing failures, and caulking gaps that weren't visible at closing. All of it is warrantable if documented in time.
HVAC Systems
After one full heating and cooling cycle, system deficiencies that weren't detectable at move-in become apparent. Undersized equipment, duct failures, and installation errors all show up in year one.
Plumbing & Water Intrusion
Slow leaks that were too small to detect at closing have had 11 months to grow. We document any active moisture, water staining, or drain performance issues that indicate a warrantable defect.
Electrical Systems
Year-one electrical failures are more common than buyers expect — breakers that trip under load, GFCI outlets that fail, and improper circuit configurations that weren't loaded at move-in.
Workmanship & Settlement
Nail pops, cracked tile, separated trim, and sticking doors — dismissed as "normal settling" by builders — are warrantable workmanship defects when documented professionally before the year expires.
What buyers discover
after they move in.
Real inspections from Fort Bend County new construction — defects that only surface after closing, and why the warranty window matters.
Buyers Won't Notice This Until After Closing
Harvest Green, Richmond TX — defects that only surface after move-in, and exactly why a warranty inspection exists. These were still correctable at the builder's expense.
You'd Never Notice This Until It's Too Late
Fulshear, TX — issues in a new build that are invisible at walkthrough and only reveal themselves over time. Exactly what the warranty window is designed to catch.
Warranty
answered.
The questions homeowners ask before their warranty inspection — and the ones they wish they'd asked sooner.
The warranty doesn't
care about your schedule.
Use it before you lose it.
Whether you're approaching month 11 or wondering if you're still covered under a structural warranty — act now. The documentation you collect today is the only thing that gives you leverage with your builder tomorrow.