Pulled the trigger on a new construction home - tell me what I need to look out for

I would get a home inspector out there right meow. Even if it has already been "inspected" by the builder/construction co., I'd still hire my own inspector.

I will give you my two cents on home inspectors. I would hire a plumber to inspect plumbing, an electrician to inspect electrical, HVAC, to inspect HVAC, and structural, foundation to inspect those areas, etc.

I wouldn't trust a home inspector ever again to do the entire home.

It is worth getting the experts for their assigned discipline of work. They will catch things not in code and other issues. Others may disagree, but the extra money is worth the issues of something missed.

any interior spaces next to exterior or garage walls or attic spaces must be checked for proper insulation. many houses i saw they never insulated the walls between garage and living space if it wasnt an exterior wall of the house.

also any living spaces over the garage will often not be properly sealed from garage things like gas fumes or carbon monoxide from running cars or they dont get insulated at all causing cold floors in winter.

i used to work in new construction and 8 out of 10 houses had no insulation behind shower stalls on exterior walls or closets around fireplaces in the center of houses. the fireplaces are the most glaring things that are easy to check for by just going in the attic and shining a flashlight to check.

another thing is go in attic and look around, often you find holes left that wont let water in but birds and whatnot (think bats and squirrels) still have openings to enter your attic and move in.

What kind of warranty comes with the home?