THE PROBLEMS ARE MANY AND ALMOST COMICAL. DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF MY HOME, CARPETTIME INSTALLED MISMATCHED TILE RANDOMLY AROUND THE BATHTUB IN THE MASTER BEDROOM. AFTER THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF TILE, THE PAINTER FROM SUNRISE DECORATING HAD TO TOUCH-UP PAINT AROUND THE NEWLY INSTALLED TILE. HE SPILLED PAINT ON THE TILE. WHEN I POINTED THIS OUT TO HIM, HE RESPONDED, ''OLD PAINT''. DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, PAINTERS FROM SUNRISE SPILLED PAINT THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE INCLUDING ON THE CARPET, WOOD FLOORS, COUNTER, BRICK ETC. A PLASTIC MATERIAL WAS INSTALLED AS THE DRYER VENT UNTIL THE BUILDING INSPECTOR MADE THEM CHANGE IT AFTER THE PROJECT MANAGER, ALEX L, INITIALLY REFUSED. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL PANEL LACKED ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS UNTIL I COMPLAINED TO THE BUILDING DEPT. THE RESPONSIVENESS WAS POOR OVERALL. PUNCTUALITY, THEY WOULD ARRIVE HOURS LATE WITHOUT EVEN A PHONE CALL. CLEANILESS? THE WARRANTY REP USED MY DISH SPONGE TO SMOOTH OUT CAULK AROUND THE KITCHEN COUNTER.
Description of Work: I HAD A SINGLE FAMILY RANCH HOME BUILT. IT WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 2004, TWO MONTHS LATE. THE HOME INCLUDED A 1 YEAR WARRANTY DURING WHICH REPAIRS ARE FREE. WELL, 16 MONTHS LATER AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED THE REPAIRS. WARRANTY REPAIRS WON'T BE COMPLETED UNTIL SPRING 2006 BECAUSE OF POOR SERVICE AND WEATHER. MANY OF THE WORK QUALITY PROBLEMS STEM FROM POOR SUPERVISION DURING CONSTRUCTION BY PROJECT MANAGER ALEX L AND FROM POOR SERVICE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. COMMUNICATION IS VERY POOR AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS ARE COMMON. HIRE A QUALITY BUILDING INSPECTOR DURING AND AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. TO TOP IT OF, AMERICON HOMES HAS BURIED CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS IN THE SUPPOSED GREEN AREA OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE CREEKSIDE DRIVE CUL-DE-SAC. THE GREEN AREA WITH A GAZEBO WAS A SELLING POINT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. TWO YEARS LATER, ONLY HALF OF THE AREA EVEN HAS A FEW THREADS OF NEW GRASS. THE REST IS DEBRIS OR PILES OF SOIL (ABOUT 30 PILES).
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Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$185,000
CHRISTINE G.
08/2005
1.0
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CONSTRUCTION WAS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 2005. I MOVED IN AFTER REPEATED -UNCOMMUNICATED DELAYS, MID-JUNE. SERVICE WAS POOR AT BEST. BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT WAS POOR. COMMUNICATION WAS POOR.
Description of Work: AMERICON HOMES BUILT THE TOWNHOME I RECENTLY PURCHASED.
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