Possible issue (workmanship) in new home build?
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Comments (35)Robin -- you might be surprised about the perception of privacy. We recently moved from a city duplex with 10 feet between us and the next duplex. However, we had a 6 ft privacy fence on 2 sides of the back yard and a 6 foot stone wall between us and our wall neighbors. The house was also built with the proximity in mind and our windows were mostly transoms up high on the sides. We never saw and rarely heard our neighbors on either side or behind us (an alley) unless we wanted to. Now, we are looking in another town. It isn't a city and lots are quite a bit bigger. However, in most places fences are not allowed. In some places, 5 back yards are all facing each other in relative proximity - as in, I and your other 3 neighbors could probably tell what paper you were reading and whether you drink orange juice or milk at breakfast. In addition, dogs running and driving each other crazy with the invisible fenced back yards....See MoreFuture Kitchen- New Build- 2 Possible Layouts
Comments (14)Do you currently have and use a dishwasher? I just want to make sure that you know what you're getting into. Giving up a dishwasher for one or two people is not something I would want to do but I could justify it. You are talking about having an expanding family and in those circumstances giving up a dishwasher does not make sense to me. Do you use your beautiful china daily? If not, where are the daily dishes going? If you are, can you promise you will not be upset with your children when they break it? I like mama goose's design the best because it puts the pantry and fridge close to each other and it puts the sink and stove in line as they should be. Do you know which closet will hold the broom, vacuum cleaner, and other long handled implements, etc. I really prefer that there is a front entryway with a separate closet for guest coats and such. In my great-grandmother's house we always came in via the back porch and I always thought it was strange. I do think that the house should have at least two entrances and exits. I would not be surprised to find that it's required by code. How far out in the country is this? Is this one of these locations where you have to do a monthly run to some store an hour away? If so there is not enough storage space- unless that's what the basement is all about. For two people or possibly a family of three (four if the children are a boy and a girl) this design is fine but if you are really intending to have more children I think that you are not allowing the space for all the paraphernalia that each additional person ends up needing in terms of extra bed, dresser, desk, closet space, plates, pots, pans, glasses etc. Have you measured how many linear feet of closet space you are currently using between you and your husband and determined that your new build will have at least that amount?...See MoreBuilding a new craftsman style home. Builder wont fix major issues!!
Comments (63)Just to be clear, I don't see causation for the developer, it isn't that you and your attorney can't argue causation for the developer, feel free to sue him and roll those dice, but it is an expensive get. Your chances of winning are much less than they are against the builder, and you are unlikely to be awarded attorney fees on a negligence case with this many questions. You must show that the developer had a duty and but for neglect of that duty your house would not have these issues. There are many problems with this assertion, first, and hardest to overcome, is if you knew the approved builders before you bought the lot then you found them acceptable. You have to prove that the developer had a duty to the homeowner. Someone please tell me how selling a lot with certain covenants and restrictions creates a duty for him to fully insure the benefit of those covenants and restrictions that supersedes your acceptance of those covenants and restrictions. That is just one of the three things that you are going to have difficulty overcoming. Once you establish duty, you have to show that there was no reasonable action available that would negate the damage, noting that there are other builders available you would have to prove that they all have similar issues. Once you get past that, you have to prove that the developer actually neglected his duty, which since he has kicked the builder off the development is another tough get. It just seems like a tough win, that is going to cost more than you end up with. Sorry, but that is my opinion. ---------------- Along with my father I have developed several mixed use developments (homes, apartments and shopping), and I am currently a member of an LLC developing a small shopping/condo warehouse district development. I am not saying the developer will not want to help, I am saying as a developer, access is the leverage I have (the money that builders can make from me). Once the builder is removed he is going to tell me to go pound sand. I will happily testify on your behalf if need be, however, if I start paying for things to get done I am opening myself up to an argument that I accepted responsibility. As much as I want financing and publicity to be positive, that has to happen on the front end. I can't start paying for the mistakes that builders make without opening myself up to being responsible for every problem by every homeowner....See MoreBuilding a new home. Bring issue up now or wait till phase Inspection
Comments (10)We live in a [gasp] tract home that we bought when it was in the framing stage. Every Friday on my way home from work I would stop and walk through, and take photos (so I have photos of where all the plumbing, electrical, etc., is). When I would notice things that weren't done properly I would point them out, and it was rarely graciously received. Even though the builder allowed a certain amount of customization, all customization had to be fully paid for in advance, in cash, before it would be done. Nonetheless, an often-heard reply to what I would point out was, "until you close escrow, you don't own the house." I would always reply that there was no way in hell that we weren't going to close escrow because we had sold our other home and had loan approval, and we weren't going to walk away from all the money we had paid for customization. And then I would say they could either fix it now when it was easy to fix, or they could deal with me after escrow when we were still within the warranty period and those fixes would be more difficult, and more expensive for them, to do. Everything I wanted fixed was fixed. So, be nice, but firm. And good luck!...See Morejohn3582
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