We closed on our house in 2006, and there were a few things that needed to be corrected and they were worked on promptly. The team leader we met with just about implored us to make sure that we identified anything that we felt needed to be taken care of and to call back if we found anything else. An earlier poster indicated that you should check all of your windows (I agree-but also your doors and entry into your lanai!) and we did find several that did not open and close properly. My wife also noticed a small gap under the front door-a great way to help cool the outside down and let "visitors" into the house.
The one thing that we "missed" (it probably wouldn't have mattered as far as the builder was concerned since we bought an already constructed home) is that (and I don't know if they still do it) plastic shut off valves were used for all of the water lines in the house (leading to the sinks and toilet). The piping is also PVC and when I recently tried to shut off the water to a sink, I couldn't get the valve to shut off and had to shut off the water supply to the whole house in order to repair a leaky faucet. Perhaps I didn't turn the valve hard enough, but it felt like it might snap in my hand and since the line was PVC, everything "shook" while I tried to turn the valve. Deciding that "discretion was the better part of valor", I hired a plumber to come in and replace the plastic with stainless steel and braided supply lines. It cost some $$$, so you might check the specs for materials and see if you can negotiate on the materials of construction.
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