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And with a cheap projector you can shine those pictures on the walls for X-ray vision. BTDT.

oooh, now that's an idea I had not thought of. Thanks!

If you don’t want to do it yourself, you can hire a home inspector to do a pre-drywall inspection, and pay extra for full camera documentation.

If they’re good, they’ll know what you want and they will also help the builder avoid callbacks. Many things are insanely easy to fix before the drywall is up.

I also recommend that you do the same walkthrough, of course.

I did the same, before our plasterboard went up, I went around with a video camera and videod everything (borrowed my brother in law's digicam). It has helped heaps!