[ColdNoMore]

Not a real surprise, that speed in building and selling...is the primary goal of The Developer.

[pooh]

No developer in this area, in any area of the US is going to take potentially a year or two to build a house. Buyers won’t wait that long and will find other suitable homes/locations. Tract type homes are not inherently bad homes....managed to live in one for 32 years and did not encounter problems related to construction.

[Chatbrat]

As an electrical contractor-all devices and panels, circuit breakers have torque specs--I've never seen anyone use a torque wrench and then check the specs a few days later after the system is energized-but the equip. mfg says to do it

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

As an electrical contractor-all devices and panels, circuit breakers have torque specs--I've never seen anyone use a torque wrench and then check the specs a few days later after the system is energized-but the equip. mfg says to do it

Maybe they will soon be building only round houses in TV, so that the process of 'cutting corners'...is totally complete.

[golf2140]

I sure that The Villages will pay attention to this post. They will slow down and let people wait two years. They have doing it wrong for all these years.

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by golf2140

I sure that The Villages will pay attention to this post. They will slow down and let people wait two years. They have doing it wrong for all these years.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

I've been bad before.

That's hard to believe.

[asianthree]

When we built our 4th home up north, downsized to 3000sf, we let the poured basement cure for 60 day before dropping the Ibeam on it. It was also March. House was finished in 5 months, but we subcontracted this house ourselves. Took our time to get the guys we wanted to build this house.

When we bought our house we knew it was going to require work but my husband is a builder. He was amazed that the electrical and plumbing passed any kind of inspection. The panel box itself is upside down, the runs have no slack and the holes for the piping are not nearly lined up. The floors are not level the walls are not square the trim work is not mitered well and when he took the kitchen cabinets off the wall the majority of the screws were screwed into drywall with no reinforcement. They practically fell right off.

[Chatbrat]

Talking about the electrical panel--TV is the only place i've seen where the panel is mounted upside down--the main breaker is on the bottom--

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Talking about the electrical panel--TV is the only place i've seen where the panel is mounted upside down--the main breaker is on the bottom--

And yet we still get electricity in our homes.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by New Englander

And yet we still get electricity in our homes.

Yeah, since 'self-policing' has such a great track record and works just fine, codes/laws/regulations/requirements/Etc. meant to protect us and/or the environment...are way overrated and unneeded.

Originally Posted by New Englander

And yet we still get electricity in our homes.

Does it work? Yes. Is it right? No. All of these defects except for the poorly hung cabinets are cosmetic and just poor craftsmanship, covered up by lots of caulk and only noticeable when doing remodeling.

[Tom53]

Not that I'm cynical, but is it possible that all of these manufacturers "recommendations" are excessive, and are designed that way knowing that builders cannot live with them and still make money? Could this be a way of absolving themselves of any liability for product defects? Just wondering, not making a statement!

[vintageogauge]

Originally Posted by fw102807

When we bought our house we knew it was going to require work but my husband is a builder. He was amazed that the electrical and plumbing passed any kind of inspection. The panel box itself is upside down, the runs have no slack and the holes for the piping are not nearly lined up. The floors are not level the walls are not square the trim work is not mitered well and when he took the kitchen cabinets off the wall the majority of the screws were screwed into drywall with no reinforcement. They practically fell right off.

Wow, you must have got one of the bad ones. we passed inspection with minimal problems..