[Bonanza]

[quote=graciegirl;869***]

Originally Posted by Bonanza

On what do you base this statement? When they were building our home here which we visited daily, the builder required a subrep contractor to rip out quite a lot of tile in the kitchen and redo it. He also required another contractor to remove stone and cap plates on the front of the house. At the end of the process a team of "caulkers" sealed ever line along baseboard etc. with caulking. I never saw that before. We are not strangers to having homes built. Our last two in Cincinnati were custom built by a very reputable builder and the process here was superior. Warranty is amazing. Their teams of contractors and subreps have been with them for a long time and the building of a home here is so much fun to watch. It is like a well choreographed ballet with materials for the next days work being delivered the night before. It isn't done by the same group of people but groups experienced in different facets of building. One day we counted 30 different workers on the roof, in the interior etc.

Gracie -- I guess we are each basing the standard of construction here on previous experiences and products, and a little bit of basic knowledge we've acquired as our homes were built.

We, too, have been involved in building four new houses, one of which was custom. The one year warranty we receive is pretty standard and is usually given by any reputable builder. However, I have spoken to some homeowners who feel that there are differences in opinions as to what the warranty should cover but doesn't. A couple of examples are flooring (specifically tile) and the grading of lots (i.e., poor drainage -- big time!).

The roof overhang is less than a standard depth for Florida, relating to protection from the sun. Premier homes have an extra couple of inches, but still not enough. The lack of gutters completely around the house because of heavy seasonal rains is non-existent. Metal studs only, are used throughout; no wood whatsoever. Minimum width wallboard/sheetrock is standard. Blown-in insulation in the attic and not batting is standard and no attic steps are provided. A good-for-nothing 1" deep vanity drawer in the master bathroom??? A single oven is installed as standard, in a double oven cabinet with large spaces above and below the oven; looks terrible.

I see corners cut and many standard things that are cheaply done. Designer switches are installed throughout, but the outlets are the old style type, not the matching designer outlets. We are in a newer home and perhaps some of the older ones were better built; I don't know??? Truthfully, I have never seen baseboard molding that was not caulked. All the subcontractors should be different and experienced in the specific trade they know.

We have accepted some of these things because we have to. And if you want to live here that how it is. But I would never agree that the quality of our homes is exceptional or anything close to that.