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Notable Inspections — The Century Difference

Real reports, real findings

Each inspection below is shared as it was delivered: the findings, the counts and the photographs, with names, addresses and report numbers removed.

New constructionOctober 2026

A Washington County new home with 68 punch-list items

Washington County, Maryland. A garage fire door that would not close on its own, a water heater bent near its controls and not heating at the time of the inspection, and soffit coming loose at the roof line. Sixty-eight items on a brand-new house, from the roof to the shower trim.

PropertyWashington, MDTypeNew-build single-family, attached garageReport24 pages, photo punch list

68

Findings

1

Safety hazard

9

Garage items

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New constructionOctober 2026

A new home with an unwired disposal and 73 punch-list items

Frederick County, Maryland. A garbage disposal that was not wired, a washing machine that was not working, and three openings on the air handler where air escaped once the system ran. Seventy-three items in all, on a house that had just been built.

PropertyFrederick, MDTypeNew-build home, finished basement and deckReport32 pages, photo report

73

Findings

2

Appliances not working

3

Air-handler leaks

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New constructionSeptember 2026

A new home with air leaking at the air handler and 13 short strike plates

Frederick County, Maryland. Short strike plates logged thirteen times, air escaping from the air handler in three places, a wall framed out over the sump pump lid and a stove with no anti-tip device. Sixty-seven items on a brand-new house, each one photographed and captioned.

PropertyFrederick, MDTypeNew-build home, finished basementReport28 pages, photo punch list

67

Findings

13

Short strike plates

3

Air handler leaks

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New constructionSeptember 2026

A new single-family home with a broken roof truss

Montgomery County, Maryland. A roof truss in the attic already broken and patched with two pieces of 2x4, moisture found inside one of the two electric panels, and shingles damaged by ladder feet outside both front bedroom windows. Fifty-nine findings, from the attic framing to the laundry circuit.

PropertyMontgomery, MDTypeNew-build single-family, finished basementReport26 pages, photo punch list

59

Findings

1

Broken roof truss

25

Exterior items

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New constructionSeptember 2026

A new two-level condo with 102 punch-list items

Frederick County, Maryland. A garage fire door that would not close on its own, stairs with gaps on every tread, a range hood installed out of line and an attic access painted shut. Every one of them photographed and handed to the builder before settlement.

PropertyFrederick, MDTypeNew-build two-level condo, garageReport23 pages, photo punch list

102

Findings

22

Stair and rail items

21

Kitchen and dining

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New constructionAugust 2026

Two months after move-in, a new home with 75 warranty-list items

Baltimore County, Maryland. A new home inspected about two months after its owners moved in: egress-well ladders that were not secured, a sump discharge line pitched upward, garage door slides that had not been disabled and no fence or stairs outside the rear slider. Seventy-five items, written down while the builder’s warranty still applies.

PropertyBaltimore County, MDTypeNew-build home, 2-car garage, basementReport24 pages, photo punch list

75

Findings

5

Egress-well items

31

Exterior items

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Older homeAugust 2026

A 40-year-old log home with 104 documented findings

Frederick County, Maryland. Four distribution panels, three decks, a reinforced foundation and a roof at the end of its life. Our buyers walked into settlement knowing every one of them.

PropertyFrederick, MDTypeStacked log, 3 outbuildingsReport67 pages, hand-written

104

Findings

9

Safety hazards

6

Major concerns

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New constructionAugust 2026

A brand-new house with 86 documented defects

Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Two safety hazards, a roof the builder had already patched with caulk, and a kitchen with 18 items of its own. The house had never been lived in. Our buyers handed the builder the list before they signed.

PropertyAnne Arundel, MDTypeNew single-family, finished basementReport26 pages, photo punch list

86

Findings

2

Safety hazards

18

Kitchen items

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Pre-drywallAugust 2026

A new home inspected before drywall, with 15 fireblocking findings

Frederick County, Maryland. A house still in its studs: fifteen findings of missing or incomplete fireblocking, nail plates left off the wiring, and a gap under the French doors too narrow for the deck to fit. Every one found while the walls were open, when fixing it is still simple.

PropertyFrederick, MDTypeNew build, open framingReport5 pages, photo report

24

Findings

15

Fireblocking items

3

Nail plates missing

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Resale homeJuly 2026

A Carroll County home where the seller fixed everything

Carroll County, Maryland. Insulation a third as deep as it should be, soffit vents packed shut, garage doors that would not reverse and a range with no anti-tip device. Every item went into a summary the seller could act on, and the seller fixed everything on it.

PropertyCarroll, MDTypeSingle-family, well and septicReport45 pages, summary up front

52

Findings

3

Safety hazards

11

Electrical defects

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New constructionJune 2026

A new townhouse with 79 documented defects

Frederick County, Maryland. Headers bowing above two windows, a coupling already rusting on the fire sprinkler line, and every window in the house recaulked but never painted. Seventy-nine items the builder had missed, documented before our buyer signed.

PropertyFrederick, MDTypeNew-build townhouse, finished basementReport19 pages, photo punch list

79

Findings

2

Bowed headers

26

Exterior items

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New constructionMay 2026

A new home with unsealed door thresholds and 65 punch-list items

Prince George’s County, Maryland. Unsealed gaps where both entry doors meet their thresholds, an outdoor unit sitting on the ground, and damaged drywall beside the gas burner emergency shut-off. Sixty-five items on a brand-new house, each one photographed and captioned in the punch list.

PropertyPrince George’s, MDTypeNew-build home, garage and finished basementReport19 pages, photo punch list

65

Findings

3

Door threshold items

19

Exterior items

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New constructionApril 2026

A new Baltimore County home with 71 punch-list items

Baltimore County, Maryland. Gaps in the fireblocking above both garage doors, stone ledges never installed beside the back door, egress ladders loose in both window wells, and a passive radon system left unactivated. Seventy-one items in all, each one photographed and captioned in the report.

PropertyBaltimore County, MDTypeNew-build single-family, 2-car garageReport18 pages, photo punch list

71

Findings

3

Fireblocking gaps

36

Exterior items

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CommercialApril 2026

An office building inspection worth $80,000 at the table

Anne Arundel County, Maryland. An aging penthouse roof, drainage sills cracking down the face of the building and a concrete apron settling away from the foundation. Our report gave the buyer what they needed to negotiate more than $80,000 in repairs.

PropertyAnne Arundel, MDTypeMulti-tenant office building, 3 elevatorsReport74 pages, plus HVAC study

79

Findings

3

Major concerns

16

Safety hazards

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New constructionMarch 2026

A brand-new Carroll County home with 65 punch-list items

Carroll County, Maryland. Grade falling toward the house in two places, a gap in the foundation beneath the front porch, slide locks never neutralized on either garage door and a broken seal on a window that needs replacing. Sixty-five items on a brand-new house, every one photographed and written down.

PropertyCarroll, MDTypeNew-build single-family, septic, 2-car garageReport26 pages, photo report

65

Findings

23

Exterior items

8

Garage items

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How these are published

Every Century report is confidential and prepared exclusively for the client who ordered it. Before an inspection appears here, buyer and seller names, street address, report number and identifying photographs are removed.

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