[jimbo2012]

During the build, walk thru or after moving in what things did you notice that needed to be fixed or corrected.

[John_W]

We moved in July 5, 2011 and had no gigs on our walk through and have not encountered any problems with our masonry CYV.

Our next door neighbor who hasn't retired yet, came in last week for short visit and found their master bath and bedroom flooded with water. After checking they found the leak was in the slab below the master bath. They called the TV warranty department and was told everything was covered within two years, and it had only been 14 months. Within a week they had several crews come in and rip out the wet carpet and flooring, the damaged dry wall and cabinets and jack hammered into the slab and fixed the leak. They brought in giant blowers and now have the home now back to original condition at no cost to the owner.

[Bogie Shooter]

What ever you find will be fixed.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

What ever you find will be fixed.

I completely agree.

Do NOT worry. They didn't get to this level of success by ripping anyone off.

Anytime I called warranty they came in 24 hours.

[jimbo2012]

I know that, just wanted to know what issues were found in order to avoid them later on.

I plan to be there during the build and wanted to keep an eye on things.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by John_W

We moved in July 5, 2011 and had no gigs on our walk through and have not encountered any problems with our masonry CYV.

Our next door neighbor who hasn't retired yet, came in last week for short visit and found their master bath and bedroom flooded with water. After checking they found the leak was in the slab below the master bath. They called the TV warranty department and was told everything was covered within two years, and it had only been 14 months. Within a week they had several crews come in and rip out the wet carpet and flooring, the damaged dry wall and cabinets and jack hammered into the slab and fixed the leak. They brought in giant blowers and now have the home now back to original condition at no cost to the owner.

WOW! One of the major problems of building a house on the slab, (and they all are except the manufactured homes) if you have a problem with plumbing in the concrete you are talking major dollars that is not covered by insurance. I guess we just hope and pray that the plumbing outlives us. Anybody know how long the pipes in the concrete are likely to last?

[A-4 Skyhawk]

I got them for a dead schrub and a loose grab bar in the tub. They were ALL OVER IT !!! Up north the builder would have been long gone to his next project. In TV's they knock themselves out to resolve issues QUICKLY and MAKE YOU HAPPY. What a GREAT PLACE !!!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

I know that, just wanted to know what issues were found in order to avoid them later on.

I plan to be there during the build and wanted to keep an eye on things.

You will be so surprised. They have large teams who are specialists in every area. Teams for digging, Teams for footer, teams for roofing, teams for painting exterior, teams for painting interior, teams for plumbing, teams for electrical ,even teams of women who run a bead of silicone caulking material along all interior surfaces to keep out little tiny critters. Each is a different team. One day we counted 38 different people from several teams working on the home all at once. At the end of the day the builder leaves notes to tweak something or redo it if it needs it. You aren't going to find much wrong if your experience was like ours and the experience of our neighbors and the people who we know well.

I DO NOT work for the Morses, never met them, but I am a HUGE FAN!!!

I am me, just me Grace Helene who loves her house.

[mulligan]

Fyi, the pipes are not in the concrete, but buried below it. still have to cut the slab to get at them though. CPVC pipe will last indefinitely if assembled correctly, and protected from physical damage.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Fyi, the pipes are not in the concrete, but buried below it. still have to cut the slab to get at them though. CPVC pipe will last indefinitely if assembled correctly, and protected from physical damage.

Mulligan: Of course, you are right. I have seen them poor concrete slabs here in TV. My point is that you can't easily get to a leaking joint or pipe under a slab. In the past, most of us had houses built on crawl spaces or over a basement. I have also noticed how quickly they do the "rough Plumbing" prior to pouring the concrete. As was posted, Warranty fixed the problem but if it had been a few more months....... $$$$$$$!!

[D&Lsunfun]

Take a chance,
Columbus did,
lokk what happened!!

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by D&Lsunfun

Take a chance,
Columbus did,
lokk what happened!!

No one wants to take a chance with probably the biggest expenditure that they will make in a life time.

I don't think it is taking a chance to build a home here. It is rock solid.

[mulligan]

D & L, you're responsible for a gap in the social network. Quit screwing around and get down here!!

[justjim]

Jimbo: We closed in January 2012 on our Lily in Sanibel. We had nothing major in our walk-thru or on our "punch list". After moving in, we had warranty come back and adjust our sliding glass doors to the lanai and we had an irrigation pipe that leaked. Overall, we were very pleased with the quality of construction and the response from warranty. However, I should point out that my wife and I are not "picky" people. This was not the first home we had built. We learn years ago when dealing with contractors, pick your battles and give the construction superintendent time to correct the subs mistakes. In other words, let the "super" do his job and your relationship with him/her will be a good partnership.

[swrinfla]

As I so often seem to do, I'll offer an historical perspective!

I closed on Monday, 01/24/2005. I had until the following Friday to identify "issues."

When I met with the builder that Friday afternoon (at about 1:00 pm), I had a small list of perhaps 10 items. He immediately got on his walkie-talkie, issued instructions and orders. Within minutes, the house was swarming with folks repairing all the issues.

At the end of that same day, all issues but one had been resolved.

That one issue was resolved the following Monday; the plumber simply didn't have the required part on his truck on Friday!

My "issues" were almost totally "cosmetic." A small hole in the drywall here, an improperly installed blind there, this and that.

Most of my friends "up north" had insisted that I'd end up with a cheaply-built, shoddy home. Not the case!

Yes, this story dates me, but I am convinced that the emphasis on quality established by The Developer has not nor will it become a negative!

SWR