Vanacore Construction

NEVER GOT BACK TO US.

Contacted builder to get a price on custom built home on our own lot. We had looked at models in their communities and attempted to get a price for building on our own lot; something they claimed to do. After discussing our needs with the owner and their sales rep, we waited for a cost estimate.. We called and went in person on various occasions, but neither the sales person or owner ever bothered getting back to us with a quote. They just kept putting us off. I can certainly understand if they had decided it wasn't a job they wanted to take on, but I consider it really unprofessional for them not to just tell us that. Having said that, I think they build really nice homes for the price, but I would advise anyone looking to go with Vanacore to stick to their own communities where they build.

They have a good reputation here in Volusia county in Florida. I wasn't around to oversee the building, but everything worked out great. The only thing I wasn't able to do was walk through with the electrician on where to put light switches, but they did put in more lighting.

The first thing that happened was that the excavator came to prepare the land. He completed his job and I gave Scott a check immediately. Scott refused to pay the excavator telling him that I had not paid him. The excavator showed up at my door and I showed him the canceled check and told him he was welcome to a copy of the cancelled check to take to get his money. He reported back to me that Scott did pay him but not the full amount promised. It was the worst construction project I've ever seen. The house was framed like a "trapezoid" . When we pointed it out (they didn't catch it themselves even though the floor tiles were a dead give away), they sawed the 2x4 framing and shifted it. Several months later, it was apparent that they didn't reattach it correctly and the wall moved when the closet was filled. The tile installer went out to lunch and came back drunk and abusive. Scott Vanacore wouldn't drive around the corner to ask him to leave. He left it to me, the female homeowner alone for the weekend. The toilet leaked underneath. Things like that can happen....Scott called the plumber to fix it. Then, when we had another leak which we thought was coming from the bathroom, Scott accused me of sabotaging the project. (So much for the customer is always right.) He called the plumber to drive many miles (he lives within 2 miles and would inspect it himself) only to find out that it was the plumbing but the A/C unit drain line had been installed incorrectly. The A/C company admitted their error and pleasantly repaired it but the damage done by Scott Vanacore accusing me of doing something to the plumbing was the final straw!