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Best thing I ever did when our house was built was go through the entire house the day before the drywall went up, and take many pictures of everything I could
by rootusrootus 3y ago
Best thing I ever did when our house was built was go through the entire house the day before the drywall went up, and take many pictures of everything I could see. So now, when I want to do something, I know exactly what the framing looks like, where the water lines run, drains, electric, everything. It's very handy.
- brk 3y agoAnd with a cheap projector you can shine those pictures on the walls for X-ray vision. BTDT.
- rootusrootus 3y agooooh, now that's an idea I had not thought of. Thanks!
- acherion 3y agoI did the same, before our plasterboard went up, I went around with a video camera and videod everything (borrowed my brother in law's digicam). It has helped heaps!
- bombcar 3y agoIf you don’t want to do it yourself, you can hire a home inspector to do a pre-drywall inspection, and pay extra for full camera documentation. If they’re good, they’ll know what you want and they will also help the builder avoid callbacks. Many things are insanely easy to fix before the drywall is up. I also recommend that you do the same walkthrough, of course.