Right now the framing, wiring, plumbing, and HVAC ducts are all in plain sight. In a few days they disappear behind drywall — forever. This is the inspection that uses that window.
A pre-drywall inspection in Lafayette, Louisiana is a new construction phase inspection performed after framing, rough-in electrical, rough-in plumbing, and HVAC installation are complete — but before drywall is installed. It is your last opportunity to visually verify all systems inside the wall cavities before they are permanently concealed. Acadiana Home Inspectors (LHI #10752, LHI #10916) performs pre-drywall inspections throughout Lafayette and Acadiana, with detailed written home inspection reports. Call (337) 326-5772 to schedule before your drywall crew arrives.
Of the four new construction phases, pre-drywall gives you the most information for the least intervention. Right now, before the drywall goes up, you can see every stud, wire, pipe, and duct — how the electrical was run, whether the plumbing is correct, how the HVAC was laid out, and whether the insulation is there.
Once drywall is installed, all of it disappears. The walls look exactly the same whether they were built perfectly or built wrong. The surest way to know is to look before the drywall goes up.
In Acadiana's active construction market, framing can go up and drywall can follow within days. Call us as soon as your builder tells you framing and rough-ins are complete. We schedule 6 days a week and will get there before your drywall crew does.
We inspect the systems that are currently exposed and will be permanently concealed by drywall:
Stud spacing, header sizing, bearing wall integrity, notching and boring compliance, and structural connections — all visible now, all hidden after drywall.
Wire routing, box placement, panel connections, grounding, and code compliance. Errors caught here are a conversation with the electrician. Errors found after drywall are a demolition project.
Supply and drain line routing, pipe sizing, support and strapping, penetration sealing, and pressure testing results. All of this is inside your walls right now.
Duct routing, sizing, support, and sealing. Ductwork drywalled over wrong becomes an efficiency problem and a mold risk you live with as long as you own the home.
In some markets the pre-drywall inspection includes insulation verification — confirming correct R-values, proper coverage, and correct installation before drywall covers it.
Louisiana code requires fire blocking at specific locations in wall cavities. These are only verifiable before drywall. Once covered, there's no way to confirm compliance.
What We Found: Ductwork, framing, and roof structure before drywall.
Why It Matters: Once drywall goes up, duct routing and framing connections are hidden for good.
Next Step: Findings go in your report so your builder can address them before insulation and drywall.
This is the point — finding problems at the pre-drywall stage is infinitely better than finding them after closing. Here's why:
Acadiana is seeing significant new construction growth — in Youngsville, Broussard, Carencro, and Vermilion Parish. Busy crews and tight timelines mean more rushing, and the pre-drywall inspection is your independent verification that the work was done right before the schedule moved on.
We've inspected new construction in Acadiana since 1995 — we know this market's common rough-in errors and the code requirements that matter most in Louisiana's climate, where HVAC efficiency and moisture management aren't optional.
What We Found: Interior framing with electrical wiring and boxes installed.
Why It Matters: Pre-drywall is the only chance to see wiring runs and framing before they're covered.
Next Step: Documented in your report for your builder to review before drywall.
Keith Blanchard (LHI #10752) has been performing pre-drywall inspections in Lafayette and Acadiana since 1995. He knows what correct rough-in work looks like and what doesn't.
We inspect 6 days a week and schedule promptly — because in new construction, the window between rough-in complete and drywall start can be short.
Your home inspection report is detailed, documented with photos, and written clearly enough to hand directly to your builder or their subcontractors.
We inspect every stage — Pre-Drywall and Final — plus the separate 11-Month Warranty inspection after move-in, for documented coverage throughout the build.
Acadiana Home Inspectors performs pre-drywall new construction phase inspections throughout Lafayette, Louisiana and Acadiana — including Youngsville, Broussard, Carencro, Abbeville, New Iberia, and Vermilion Parish. Pre-drywall inspections are performed by Keith Blanchard (LHI #10752) and Andy Stanford (LHI #10916). Headquartered at 121 Luke Street, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506. Detailed written home inspection report with photos delivered after every inspection. Contact Acadiana Home Inspectors at (337) 326-5772 or clientcare@acadianahomeinspect.com.
Detailed home inspection reports. Serving Lafayette and all of Acadiana since 1995.