I’m a detail person,but still missed things! It’s a lot to look over! A few small things that stand out I’m my memory…some sloppy paint work and light paint splatter on surfaces, grout that looked messy and off color, a hole near a vent in a hidden corner, very uneven carpet seams, a chipped, missing piece of the thermostat, a few of the interior doors didn’t catch or lock, the remote control fans were linked in separate rooms( one went off as the other was turned on in a separate room), very loose window screens, pocket doors that scraped the molding as we opened and closed them, dirty handprints on the ceilings… I’m sure there were many more… luckily for my sanity’s sake I’ve forgot a lot of it! Take some painter tape with you and try to mark things… then film it.

I wish I paid better attention when the builder was showing me how everything worked. I’m not tech-savvy and the ”smart home” details sailed over my head. The builder gave me a binder to bring to every meeting and walkthrough so that’s where my selection sheets were kept. It really helped to be able to verify everything was correct.

Thank you for your response. All in all very minor things found, in my opinion. Here are a few things we were able to catch besides paint issues and one tiny bubble in tile grout:

1. Toilet tank keeps running.

2. Crooked/loose tub drains and spigots

3. Dryer duct covered over with drywall

4. 1 wire shelf without bottom support arms

5. No trim around water shutoff opening in drywall

6. No trim around washer hose opening in drywall

7. Rough edges and small dents in counter surface

8. Drawers missing hardware or operating roughly or needs adjustment

9. Door missing a stopper

10. Door "squishy", too much play when shut

11. Hdmi connectors painted over (was missing plastic covers)

12. Porch stair gouge on

13. Electric box protruding, causing the cover plate to be crooked and not flush with wall

You sound like you did a good job!

Found one more: small crack on transom window glass.

@Chris, I followed your advice to go around with painters tape and took lots of photo and video. The builder was very gracious and already saw my marks, so our interior walkthrough went very smoothly.

That’s great!

I agree that even if you test and inspect as much as possible, there will be items missed and/or will only come up after you move in and use things for a while. Thankfully, our builder appears very responsive.

For those in a similar situation, here are a few things we experienced only after move in:

1. A few lights flicker, we think during air handler coming on, but not really sure yet

2. Toilet bubbles and eventually clogs or flushes poorly after washing machine has drained several times. The nearby tub drain also gurgles when washer is draining. Per my research here on Houzz, it could be a clogged vent stack on roof.

Edit: plumber said it was construction debris that were allowed to go down both tubs that caused a clog. They cleared it. Hopefully, that was it.

3. Dishwasher was hooked up to cold water, instead of hot.

4. Hot water eventually failed to come to faucets. Water heater element was replaced to fix.

5. When turning on tub spigots, water leaks from shower head. Builder suspects faulty valves. Requires cutting through interior drywall to repair.

6. Oven part of gas range smoking upon first use. The amount of smoke is not typical and is not attributed to burn off of protective oil layer from factory. Appliance repair scheduled.

We are renting in a new build townhouse, apparently when the washer was installed they never took out the bolts that secure the washer for shipping. When I mentioned it to a friend, they had the same problem when buying a new build except there's was not found until they needed service several years in and it ruined their washer.