Austin Point
Moves Fast.
We Slow It Down.
ICC-certified phase inspections from pre-pour foundation through builder warranty — protecting your investment at every stage of new construction in Austin Point, Richmond, and Fort Bend County.
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#10111729
Pre-Pour through Warranty
TREC #23450
or Less
Every home is built by human hands.
Human hands make mistakes.
Austin Point is Fort Bend County's fastest-growing master-planned community — thousands of homes under construction simultaneously, multiple builders, hundreds of subcontractors, compressed timelines. Builders don't build homes. Their subcontractors do.
Municipal inspectors check for minimum code compliance, not craftsmanship. They pass a home the moment it meets the legal floor — not the standard your investment deserves.
An independent phase inspection is the only set of eyes working exclusively in your interest — at every critical stage before defects get covered up, poured over, or signed away at closing.
Ask who built your home and you'll get a builder's name. Ask who actually built it and the answer is: dozens of subcontractors, working fast, on a schedule that isn't yours.
— Imperial Pro Inspection · Austin Point · Richmond, TXFour phases. One uncompromising standard.
From foundation planning to the final day of your builder warranty — Imperial Pro is with you at every stage that matters.
Pre-Pour Foundation Inspection
The most critical phase and the most overlooked. Before a single yard of concrete touches the slab, we inspect form boards, rebar, plumbing stub-outs, and site drainage. A defect here doesn't get corrected — it gets buried permanently.
- Form board placement & elevation
- Rebar & post-tension layout
- Plumbing stub-out verification
- Site drainage & grade review
- Foundation elevation baseline
Pre-Drywall Framing Inspection
Framing, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC are all exposed — then drywall covers everything. Your last opportunity to verify the structure, wiring, and mechanicals are correct before they're hidden for decades.
- Structural framing & connections
- Electrical rough-in verification
- Plumbing supply & drain lines
- HVAC ductwork & equipment
- Insulation & house wrap
Final New Construction Inspection
A complete TREC inspection before you close — not during the builder's walkthrough where your attention is split. A professional report in hand before you sign means the builder still has to fix it.
- Full TREC home inspection
- Foundation elevation survey
- Infrared thermal imaging scan
- Moisture intrusion testing
- Sprinkler system operation
- Blue tape cosmetic guidance
Builder Warranty Inspection
At the 11-month mark your warranty is still active — but almost over. Foundation movement, system defects, and workmanship failures can still be claimed. Most Austin Point homeowners miss this window entirely.
- Full TREC re-inspection
- Foundation elevation comparison
- Settlement & drainage review
- All systems & components
- Warranty claim documentation
Each phase is scheduled and priced independently. Austin Point construction timelines shift constantly. Book each phase when it's ready. You pay only for work performed. Phase inspections are priced below our resale home inspections because protecting your home at every stage shouldn't require a premium.
We don't just walk the slab —
we measure it.
Fort Bend County's expansive clay soils are the primary driver of foundation movement across Greater Houston. Austin Point sits directly on this geology — those soils expand when wet and contract when dry, placing continuous stress on your slab from the day it's poured.
You cannot determine how a foundation is performing by looking at it. You have to measure it. ZIPLEVEL® equipment takes precision readings at dozens of points across your entire slab, creating a documented performance record at every phase.
Most inspection companies in Richmond and Rosenberg skip this survey entirely. We include it at every phase at no extra charge — because a slab you can't measure is a slab you can't defend in a warranty claim.
Competitors skip this entirely.
ICC certification means we speak the builder's language.
The International Code Council Building Code Inspector certification is the industry's highest standard for construction code knowledge. We don't just know what's wrong — we know exactly which code section applies, how to document it, and how to get it corrected at the builder's expense. Most home inspectors are not ICC certified. Most builders are. When you hire an inspector without code certification for a phase inspection, you're sending someone to a conversation they're not qualified to have.
Before a single yard of concrete is poured —
we're already there.
Pre-Pour Foundation Inspection · The most critical phase. The most overlooked. And the only one with a window that closes the moment the concrete truck pulls up.
Phase 1 is the only inspection that happens before anything is hidden. Once that concrete is poured, what's underneath is there forever — the rebar, plumbing stub-outs, form board placement, vapor barrier. All of it inaccessible for the life of the home.
Municipal inspectors may check the forms — but they're verifying minimum code on a packed schedule, not working for you. We arrive before the pour and we stay until we're satisfied. If something isn't right, you have documented leverage to get it corrected before the concrete truck ever pulls up.
In Fort Bend County's expansive clay soil environment, the pre-pour phase is where your foundation's long-term performance is established. Problems caught here are fixed at builder's expense. Problems missed here get poured over and become yours.
24–48 hours before your concrete pour date. Ask your builder's site supervisor when they plan to pour. Then book immediately. The window is short and doesn't wait. Once concrete is poured, Phase 1 cannot be performed.
Foundation 2 Inches Out of Level — Brand New Home
A new home. A slab that shouldn't have passed. This is why elevation surveys aren't optional — they're essential.
What We Found in a Brand New Home
Move-in ready doesn't mean defect-free. Real defects caught in new Fort Bend County homes before closing — documented before the builder could call them move-in wear.
Once drywall goes up, what's behind it
stays there forever.
Pre-Drywall Framing Inspection · Five major systems — all exposed, all correctable. Then drywall goes up and none of it is visible again for the life of the home.
What We Find Behind the Walls
Framing errors, crushed ducts, missing blocking, and code violations that would live in your walls for decades — all caught while still correctable.
After framing is complete and all mechanical rough-ins are installed — but before drywall begins. Ask your superintendent when drywall is scheduled. Book 3–5 days before that date. Don't wait until the last minute — framers and mechanical crews move fast.
Phase 2 is the last time any of it is visible. Framing, wiring, plumbing, ductwork, insulation, house wrap — all sealed behind drywall within days. Once those panels go up, what's behind them stays there for the life of the home.
Municipal inspectors confirm the legal minimum was met. We confirm it was built correctly. Those are two different standards — and the difference is everything that will be hidden the moment drywall is installed.
Before you sign. Your last leverage
with your Austin Point builder.
Final New Construction Inspection · Performed before your closing walkthrough — so you walk in with a professional report, not just a punch list of things you noticed yourself.
The Phase 3 Final Inspection is performed when your Austin Point home is substantially complete — utilities active, appliances installed, all systems operable — and before you attend your builder's closing walkthrough.
The builder's walkthrough is designed to manage your excitement and get you to sign. A professional inspection report in your hands before that meeting changes the dynamic entirely. You arrive with documentation. The builder knows it.
Report delivered within 24 hours. You'll have it in hand before your final walkthrough so there's time for the builder to act — not after the keys are already yours.
2–5 days before your builder's final walkthrough. You need time to receive the report and act on it. Scheduling it the day before your walkthrough leaves no time for the builder to respond to findings.
New Construction Moves Fast. We Slow It Down.
Why an independent eye matters at every stage — including the final inspection before closing. Builders have a team working for them. You should too.
Foundation 2 Inches Out of Level — A New Home
This is what a Phase 3 elevation survey catches. A brand-new home with a slab measurement that shouldn't have passed. Documented before closing — corrected at builder's expense.
Your warranty expires whether you use it or not.
11th Month Builder Warranty Inspection · Month 11 is your last shot. The coverage is real and enforceable — but it expires on a date, and most builders won't remind you it's coming.
Most new construction homes carry a separate 10-year structural warranty covering the foundation, load-bearing walls, and primary framing. If you're within that window and noticing signs of structural movement — sticking doors, diagonal cracks, sloping floors — contact us for a structural warranty inspection.
Your builder's 1-year warranty covers workmanship defects, system failures, and construction errors that emerge in the first year. The coverage is real and enforceable — but it expires on a date, and most builders won't remind you it's coming.
Foundation movement in Fort Bend County's expansive clay soils, 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 conduct a complete TREC inspection, foundation elevation comparison vs. your Phase 1/3 baseline, and full systems review. You get a formatted report ready to hand directly to your builder for warranty claim submission.
- Full TREC home inspection — all systems & components
- Foundation elevation comparison vs. Phase 1 & 3 baseline
- Settlement, drainage & grading assessment
- Roofing, windows & exterior envelope
- Warranty claim documentation formatted for builder submission
- Report delivered within 24 hours
What We Still Find at Month 11
A year of Fort Bend County summers, clay soil movement, and HVAC cycling reveals what wasn't visible at closing. This is your last chance for the builder to pay for it.
New construction answered.
Everything you should know before breaking ground, before closing, and before your warranty expires.
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