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Craig Winsor
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posted 10 November 2007 23:13 CET
Finally, after almost 4 years of trying to get our building fixed the HOA and Wareham Development's Insurance company have reached a settlement. What does that mean? Well, it means the building will get done correctly and we will get to move home. Yeah!!!
That is awesome, but like any long process there are "casualties" and 20 homeowners were displaced for over 3 years. Where is the justice when a development company can build a building with defects (did they know?), turn it over to the insurance company and not make amends to the owners who have been displaced for far too long. Please Wareham Development make it right!
Wareham Development |
LISA LOMAS
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posted 5 November 2007 09:32 CET
DO NOT TRUST TROPHY HOME BUILDERS IT IS A DIVISON OF NEWMARK HOMES I CLOSED ON MY HOME ON NOV.23 2006 . A PIPE BUSTED UNDER MY HOME 3 MONTHS AGO AND THEY BLAME MY HUSBAND AND ME FOR OUR HOME FLOODING IT HAD DESTROYED EVERTY THING WE OWNED EVERTYTHING WAS BRAND NEW. THIS IS JUST CRAZE WE HAVENT EVEN LIVE THERE A YEAR. NOW 3 MONTHS LATER THE ENTRANCE WALK WAY WAS THE ONY ROOM NOT TO GET WATER ON IT BUT IT IS PILLING UP AND THE TELL US YOU HAVE TO FIX IT YOUR SELF I HATE THIS COPANY NEVER NEVER NEVER BUY ANY HOME FOR THIS BIULDER WE ARE THE SIXTH HOUSE ON OUR ROAD TO HAVE PROBLEMS THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX |
Paula Compton
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posted 1 November 2007 12:28 CET
My nightmare began in 2001 when we hired Brent Tuggle of South Coast Painting & Contruction in Gulfport, MS to constuct a log home for us. His company name has changed to End of the Trail Log Homes. I am writing this hoping to save some other poor, trusting soul the heartache we have lived with for the past 7 years. We have over $200,000 in a house that to this day is incomplete and has so much wrong with it that it probably never will be right. The roof leaked from day 1 leaving water marks on all log walls & tongue & groove. Water runs down fireplace & pools in living room floor each time it rains. No insulation around any windows or doors. Untreated wood was used for exterior facia & porch rails. Can see through cracks in logs. Electrical wiring was done wrong. Some lights wouldn't work. Dryer vent was a hole drilled in the floor. No sheetrock was finished. Toilets leaked & turned wood floor black. They chipped the $200.00 kitchen sink. Track lighting over cabinets is just laying there. Main ridge beam was cut in two and is being supported by a 6 x 8 post alone. No staining or painting was done. Doors don't fit. Closets not finished. House is cold in winter & hot in summer. We have had snakes, mice & insects in the house that crawl though holes under the house. Nothing was sealed. Air conditioning duct work falls away from vents in floors so we heat & cool underneath the house. The list goes on & on. Then there are the materials that we stolen. Days they got paid for but didn't work. A log home is a lifetime dream for people that work all their lives for. Please don' let this man destroy yours. |
Edna
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posted 28 October 2007 15:09 CET
Beware of Top-Notch Homes (Massachusetts/NH builders). You get to choose a home plan and options, but what a TERRIBLE experience! What they don't tell you is that the price only covers the BARE MINIMUM for options and the allowances cover BOTTOM-OF-THE-LINE products (plumbing, lighting, and carpeting). All other allowances are very low (i.e., $1500 for kitchen appliances and $9500 for kitchen cabinets). Be prepared to pay 20k+ beyond whatever the list price is. Consider yourself lucky if you're told what the allowances are.
Some of the contractors they use produce POOR QUALITY WORK be prepared to file complaints just to get warranty service.
You pay an enormous amount of money and get lied to about what they will do for you. |
Edna
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posted 28 October 2007 14:58 CET
With these Massachusetts builders you get to choose a home plan and options. What a TERRIBLE experience it was! What they don't tell you is that the price only covers the BARE MINIMUM for options and the allowances cover BOTTOM-OF-THE-LINE products (plumbing, lighting, and carpeting). All other allowances are very low (i.e., $1500 for kitchen appliances and $9500 for kitchen cabinets). Be prepared to pay 20k+ beyond whatever the list price is. Consider yourself lucky if youre told what the allowances are! Some people didn't find out until they showed up at the builders supplier.
Some of the contractors they use produce POOR QUALITY WORK. For example, one Top-Notch homeowner had to file a formal complaint just to get warranty service! Also, the plumbers that Top Notch uses are not very good.
You pay an enormous amount of money and get nothing for it. |
Dr. Christopher M. White
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posted 27 October 2007 18:17 CET
Mr. Walders (TimberCreek Developers, 234 N 2000E Road, Pxton,IL 217-637-1396) offered to build us a house in the Deer Run Subdivision in Mahomet, IL. We signed a Memorandum of Purchase with our Realtor that stated clearly that this was a non-binding contract and that the earnest money check for $2000 would not be deposited until a contract was signed. When our lawyer and my wife and I went over the contract we could not agree on some of the terms so we did not sign it. I emailed Mr. Walders about our decision and returned our copy of the blueprints. Mr. Walders cashed the $2000 check several days before giving us the contract to read. When asked for the money back through our lawyer and also our realtor he refused and said come and get it. At no time did we agree to his cashing of the check nor did we or he make any written or oral statements that the money was not to be returned. Mr. Walders claims that because he made some room rearrangements on the blueprints we owe him the $2000. Since there is no binding contract of any sort, this is a gross violation of the contract. |
Craig Winsor
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posted 26 October 2007 07:33 CET
Displaced since August 8, 2004!
"Did Wareham Development know about the leaks and mold?"
Decide for yourself by clicking on the following link and then select the update titled "Did Wareham Development know about the leaks and mold?".
[URL=http://www.warehamsux.com/update/update.html ]Wareham Development SUX[/URL]
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Michael Cleveland
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posted 25 October 2007 15:53 CET
From the very beginning I have been arguing with Paul Thomas Homes regarding the materials used, lack of supervision, and quality in the construction of my new home. If you go to the link below:
http://www.mwcleveland.com/JamesCreek
Lack of construction by Paul Thomas
you will see pictures and a inspection report. The wood used is split from top to bottom, basement support beams do not even touch the floor, roof trusses are split in half and leaning to the right. The list goes on and on.
Since no one seemed to be concerned with the new house, I hired an inspector during framing. He said it was the worst construction he had ever seen and that even if they corrected all of the errors, I should "take my money and run" (if hypothetically, he was purchasing the house).
After I forwarded the inspection report to the salesman, VP of Sales and VP of construction, they hired a structural engineer to inspect the home. Of course the report came back with very few issues I should be concerned with. However, not the engineer but his assistant was the one who performed the inspection.
Three houses down from my lot, the owners were having similar problems, but the building supervisor assured they were nothing to be concerned with. But the owners hired a structural engineer who stated the first engineer’s report was both wrong and not based on the current building codes.
The new Paul Thomas marketing campaign is “Every Paul Thomas home is built to make you feel good inside”. I felt good inside only when I first looked at the subdivision and floor plans. Now I am sorry I ever spoke with them.
. Lack of construction by Paul Thomasclevelmi@yahoo.com |
RETHA ALFORD
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posted 21 October 2007 14:52 CET
I wrote my congressman Senator Howard Coble of NC, and recieved a letter back from him stating that he has taken the stance to be for binding arbitration, and will not be voting against it. I just wanted to let it be known to all North Carolianians that our law makers are for us being treated the way we are by bad builders. |
Sylvia Jacobson
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posted 21 October 2007 01:03 CET
How about Lennar selling homes on expansive soil without disclosing to the consumer that the soil is expansive!! Homes being pulled apart by the soil expanding and contracting..Hundreds of homes devastated.. Quality of life diminished..Lennar willing to repair the symptoms, while doing nothing for the cause.. The same symptoms are repaired over and over again (sheet rock, nail pops, defective trusses, all cosmetic) However, all the cosmetic problems are being caused by the expansive soil. Some home owners believe the cosmetic issues can be resolved. Of course this is what the builder wants them to believe. So there are home owners that are moving out, moving back in, moved out again, back in, over and over and over..what happens when warranty expires??
Nothing is being done about the foundation, drainage, land grading.. or the soil!! We were even lied to on the HUD document that asked the builder if the soil was expansive. They didn't even have the balls to say yes!! The "NO" box is checked..
I personally don't want cosmetic (symptomatic) work done on my home. I want them to buy my house back. They can do all the cosmetic work they want to do once they buy it back from me. It's the right thing to do..I was lied to, I relied on their credibility, and they took advantage of me. I was duped, as were many others. |
Jamie Allison
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posted 17 October 2007 13:04 CET
I have been dealing with The Lennar Home corp.
for the past 4 months with an issue about my home. It was built about 4
years ago and we did not know about a structural flaw until this past
July. A few of our windows leak into the home when it rains and since this
past July Lennar keeps trying to fix it and has failed 4 times. I asked
them to replace the windows and they seem to refuse to do so and just keep
tip toeing around the issues with simple fixes that fail to work. My main
concern are health issues mainly with our 9 month old son, they did find
mold in our home back in July but I have no way of knowing if the mold is
completely gone at this point. My wife and I have been under alot of
emotional stress because of this.
There have been 4 attempts to solve this problem with no resolution in site. If this next attempt to fix the leaks is not resolved then we need to get these windows replaced. If Lennar refuses to do so than I will be forced to take legal action against Lennar. I know we do not want to go this far but Lennar has to realize that this was a structural integrity issue from day one when the house was built and should be fixed. It has caused alot of emotional stress on our part and I have no faith in any work that has been done up to this point. I am not asking to rebuild the house, just replace some windows. Like I mentioned before I have already consulted with an attorney on this matter. We are lucky my wife is even able to be home for all your Lennar visits, if she was not able to do so, I would have been fired at this point taking off days from work so you can come to the house. |
m j
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posted 16 October 2007 09:43 CET
I purchased a new home from Veranda Homes LLC in Leland,NC March 2005.
I was removing my carpet from my poured concrete slab foundation and found several cracks 10 feet long ranging from hairline to 1/4 inch wide.
I also found vertical cracks on the slab outside of the house between the ground and the start of the siding.
The builder tells me this is normal and will not do anything about it other than filling them in. |
m jordan
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posted 16 October 2007 09:40 CET
I purchased a new home from Veranda Homes LLC in Leland,NC March 2005.
I was removing my carpet from my poured concrete slab foundation and found several cracks 10 feet long ranging from hairline to 1/4 inch wide.
I also found vertical cracks on the slab outside of the house between the ground and the start of the siding.
The builder tells me this is normal and will not do anything about it other than filling them in. |
Celoris
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posted 11 October 2007 14:51 CET
11 Oct 2007
Dear Sir and/or Madam:
I live at 3561 S. Cindy Jo Dr, Clarksville, TN 931-801-9759. I purchased a home which is so poorly constructed. I have cracks, splits, bubbles, warped and sagging areas in ceilings and walls, there are dents and grooves also, etc; all through my home. The floors pop and in some areas you can feel the boards move under your feet. I need help please. I paid $139,000 for the home paying $1051 a month and it’s not worth it at all. It’s a VA home so I am not bound by arbitration but can’t afford the prices lawyers have quoted me.
Can you help me? I have contacted the Consumer Affairs and BBB, both contacted builder (Blackwell & Blackwell) who have now changed their name. They told the agencies that they wasn’t going to fix anything. The agencies told me since they said that, there was nothing they could do. I’ve contacted the licensing board. I’ve contacted some of the local agencies to include building code guy, but he said it’s nothing he can do. Lawyers in the city said they would have a conflict of interest. I contacted the big wigs at the real estate company (Keller Williams and they won’t contact me back at all). I’ve contacted the licensing board who at first said they couldn’t find supporting evidence after I sent a notarized affidavit and 26 pages of evidence. When they told me they wouldn’t be doing anything, I went out purchased a camera and submitted pictures, when they saw them the director of the board Ms. Leazenby said they would reopen the claim, that has been 3 months ago and the director of the board will not respond to my emails I don’t know what else to do.
My home need to be put on TV so the world can see how all these agencies are allowing for these contractors to build these poorly defective homes and get away with it scotch free.
I purchased my home Jul 06 as a brand new home, start having problems right away. Had not one but two inspections the builders still wouldn’t honor the warranty. I’ve been there over a year but was having problems from the first week and major since Aug 06, I contacted the builder many times. They even sent subcontractors to fix a few items which were so poorly fixed I called the builders to come and look at the work, they never have, so it’s so poorly repaired it still has gotten worse because it was poorly done. Please can anyone help me or point me in the direction of a lawyer who will work off if I win the case or at a lower rate.
Thank you,
Celoris Shaw |
Nancy Hentschel
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posted 11 October 2007 09:54 CET
Prior to 2003, and Perry homebuilder's legislationcreating the infamous Texas Residential Construction Commission -(TRCC), people had the right to sue a builder in court for faulty workmanship. If
the homeowner won, the builder had to pay triple damages, court costs, and
attorney fees. Those potential costs offered a fantastic incentive for
builders to build well and to fix problems quickly.
Under the current rules of the TRCC, it is the
homeowner who must begin claims by paying the TRCC, beginning with an
"inspection of $475." and then for arbitration, at a further cost of many
thousands. If the TRCC (who are simply other builders) thinks that the
homeowner has a claim, the very most that a builder stands to lose is the
cost of fixing a problem. However, through arbitration, only 2% of
homeowners win 100% of the cost of fixing a problem, minus inspections
costs, attorney fees, time and patience, as well as the high cost of
arbitration. Clearly, the TRCC offers absolutely NO incentive for any
builder to build well or make timely repairs.
The TRCC has paid back Perry Home Builders far more
than it cost Perry Home Builders to have Governor Perry elected, and for
creation of the TRCC. The TRCC, in the ugliest sense possible, shows what
"business friendly" government can mean.
MY LETTER TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS CONCERNING THE
TRCC:
Trendmaker used outdated, watered down, spread too
thin mortar, and spread it over building debris including mud and papers
under my tile floor. Naturally, the tile (like so many others in Katy and
Sugar Land) exploded dangerously from my floor. This type of destructive
construction is allowed under your TRCC, and arbitration does not give
builders any incentive to build differently or fix problems. Nevertheless,
there are repercussions to these crude "allowances" that are far more
consequential than my personal situation.
Clearly, first homebuyers cannot rebuild a home for
resale after it self-destructs within three years. Indeed, the tile work on
my house was quoted at $15,000. With that type of unreasonable rebuilding
cost coupled with others, it is often not financially possible for first
time homeowners to rebuild for resale. In many cases they may give it back
to the mortgage company, who must then pay to rebuild for resale.
Foreclosure is not just a lending issue!
The TRCC's green light to grossly poor construction
costs everyone, and the wealthy do no service to anyone if they accept their
poor construction and then pay for repairs out of pocket, while they allow
these same builders to prey on others who cannot afford to pay for their
builder's negligent construction.
The TRCC must be dismantled entirely so that real
incentives for decent construction (i.e. courts and triple damages) can
return. Doing this will not hurt quality builders, but it will offer
incentives for many builders to stop buying unfit materials, like cheap
outdated mortar mix that will not chemically bond, on their construction
race to the bottom.
Prior to my protest at Trendmaker's model homes, I
visited and gained valuable insight from our police department, as well as
met and spoke with Representative Charlie Howard, so my legal rights and
responsibilities were clear. In my carefully planned and researched legal
fight for justice on this serious issue, Trendmaker filed a SLAPP suit
against me, which required me to hire an attorney. Because Trendmaker never
had a case, they dropped the suit the day before our court date. This type
of legal abuse and manipulation of the courts, is illegal in most states.
Perhaps you can address this SLAPP suit issue with your colleagues?
Certainly it does not serve your constituent's interests or the interests of
free speech and common decency.
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To whomever reads this:
Thanks to a fabulous attorney with Public Citizen,
I have claimed my right to protest in front of
Trendmaker's model homes in Telfair. I am there every weekend from 3pm to
6pm. If eliminating the TRCC, as well as helping me embarrass Trendmaker
into replacing their negligently (if not fraudulently) installed tile work
in my house interests you, or perhaps you have had trouble with your builder
and unfortunately signed away your right to protest in your purchase
agreement, this is your chance to make a difference with helping me hand out
fliers to potential homebuyers and anyone just visiting model homes. The
fliers (like this blog entry) explain the problems and origins of the TRCC
as well as websites for creating change. HOBB.com and HADD.com
** Rules for public protesting include #1 no sound
amplifiers, #2 no combative behavior, #3 words are important- be honest, #4
no "trespassing" - stay on the sidewalks and streets, do not block traffic.
Bring big signs (I tape mine to my car so I can easily pass out fliers) that
won't embarrass you, if your children or grandmother see you on TV.
Nancy Hentschel
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