Are overscheduled building inspections putting homes at risk?
To the west: In a new townhouse complex at the edge of prairies, a man wakes to the sound of rain sprinkling down in the next bedroom. Next door, a woman stares perplexed at a cockeyed foyer floor. To the north: A married couple stand in their new home and scowl at the wobbly balcony, the breeze coming through the poorly insulated fireplace, and water leaking through walls and floors. To the south: High winds blow a wooden chimney off the roof of a new townhouse, and the young couple inside fret over other signs of instability, like a bouncing floor and a leaking basement. .
