Jacob S.
1/5
I will start by saying that I have a nice custom home and I like their ability to take an online floor plan and modify it to make it what we wanted. I also have decent electric bills for the size home we have. However, this was not a pleasant experience and there were many issues. It appeared they had good reviews until we spoke with an actual homeowner who had similar issues as we did, which should have been our warning. The list is way too long to put on here but here goes:
-poor customer experience by Lisa. She will be nice at first until you point out poor quality. She was disrespectful on many occasions and doesn't pay attention or care about your concerns. She really only cares about the money, nothing else.
-no quality control at all, my wife and I had to double check everything and then there was pushback on everything (even when the window rep admitted manufacturing issues twice). We were right on every issue we brought up and there was always pushback.
-replaced Sun Windows multiple times for manufacturing defects (spacing issues and tinting issues). While on site I overheard their workers saying the places on the windows could not be cleaned off because they were tinting issues. Upon inspection, they were permanent hand/finger prints. Lisa wanted no part of fixing this issue and even whispered under her breath (not quite enough) when I pointed out again that they had still not been replaced.
-house settled shortly while framing because they used wood spacers between the piers and floor joists and took 3 weeks to replace with metal shims after I called them out (this is a building code violation). I have a 3/8" drop over 8' in parts of my brand new house.
-poor quality paint job (paint patches all over my house, Mike said I could pay someone to paint it again), all door hinges covered in paint
-poor quality carpet and installation that I will have to replace in the next couple years (gaps around door frames/trim, objects under carpet)
-poor quality landscaping (dead tree, replanted every single plant (several were dying) for not digging holes big enough, not using amended soils we purchased, poor spacing)
-I did all the watering of plants and sod because they were not and I didn't want to fight with them over replacing it all.
-tile work looked like I could have done it, I have a couple that are loose.
-several issues with the alignment of our glass shower door in master bath. They tried to sell us on not needing one in the first place (bad idea), likely because they aren't good at installing them.
-not following manufacturers recommendations on placement of instantaneous gas hot water heater (not recommended in attic and in unconditioned space, mine was placed in both). Freezing is not covered under warranty. Uninsulated pipes froze over the winter and I was told to hold myself accountable, which I did as I monitored/fixed the issue over Christmas.
-boulders buried beneath the surface of my yard including directly beneath the sod (grass doesn't grow on rocks), I am still digging these up 2 years later.
-I was told by Lisa that my kitchen was beautiful and no one would be looking at my microwave that was not right (they did replace it after arguing).
-vanity doors that did not align well. No they are not responsible for manufacturing issues but are responsible for accepting materials. They did come and fix it after I worked with the manufacturer to try solve it on my own unsuccessfully.
The list goes on. We won't be using them ever again and they wouldn't take our business anyway. They didn't like us calling them out for their poor quality. Maybe they are better at spec homes where the owner isn't watching the whole time. The difference is in the details is just a slogan, not something they actually abide by.
Edit: had to dig up my septic tank recently to unclog my sewer pipes. The plumber installed the inlet pipe too close to a baffle wall not allowing sludge to fall into the tank. Not sure how we didn't have a problem sooner but it did back up into our home once. On to the next problem I guess.