Submitted by Needleroozer t3_11y76s3 in LifeProTips
onegunzo t1_jda6v47 wrote
Reply to comment by drae- in LPT: If you're buying a house still under construction, photograph everything before the sheetrock goes up. Knowing exactly where the pipes, wires, and ducts are may prove invaluable some day, and even if you never use them the next owner will appreciate it. by Needleroozer
Having a good relationship with the builder will ensure you can get access.
drae- t1_jdad7ad wrote
No, it doesn't.
Because: liability and bank loans.
You need to have insurance to maintain your loan. If you invite the untrained public into your job site and they hurt themselves you're Fucked. Jobsites are inherently dangerous, especially to untrained people unfamiliar with them. No one takes that risk. Sure your insurance might pay out, or they might not and your sued for the property the bank has a mortgage on, and you can't even sell the house you were building and will never finish while you're bogged down in court dealing with insurance claims.
That doesn't even begin to get into the troubles inherent in letting the customer see how the sausage is made.
Note: the situation is very different if you already own the land and hired someone to build on it. Then you're the owner and it's your prerogative.
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