:redface:I've owned a home before, but this would be my first that I'm having built. The builder is Pulte Homes. Long story short, there are a lot of things that they missed that I had to point out during the build process which now has one week left. I understand that mistakes can happen but what I've seen is unacceptable. My biggest issue is unevenness in the drywall. I understand that there is a settlement period but the unevenness here is ridiculous.
Look at the gaps here when using a level. I will try to get better pictures today. They also make the baseboard very wavy.
In this one, they FORGOT among many other things, to add the "listello" decorative strip in the tile. I did not notice until all the tile was already installed. So they said they would fix it, but what they did was just use an angle grinder to cut the tile just enough to fit the listello strip. Now under the strip you have a complete tile and above it an incomplete cut tile. No other house in the neighborhood has it done this way. They are just cutting corners.
I paid for the rounded drywall corner option. They also FORGOT to do that and I did not notice until after they had used joint compound and orange peel texture on the walls. They added the rounded corners afterward and sprayed more orange peel texture to match. Now there is a lot of overspray and inconsistency in the texture. It looks bad. The drywall people also FORGOT to cut a hole for an extra outlet I paid for.
A few other things were missed and this is just what I have found without a construction background. I question whether or not any checking or follow-up was done at each stage of the build process for quality assurance. I spoke to the construction manager about this and he got very defensive. The issues I brought up didn't seem to be an issue to him, almost as if they were acceptable. As soon as you walk into the house, you can spot some of the waviness in the drywall. I've composed a letter that I plan to send to the construction manager and all of the sales people I have dealt with including detailed pictures of each issue. What else should I do? I don't feel comfortable closing unless these items are taken care of.
Look at the gaps here when using a level. I will try to get better pictures today. They also make the baseboard very wavy.
In this one, they FORGOT among many other things, to add the "listello" decorative strip in the tile. I did not notice until all the tile was already installed. So they said they would fix it, but what they did was just use an angle grinder to cut the tile just enough to fit the listello strip. Now under the strip you have a complete tile and above it an incomplete cut tile. No other house in the neighborhood has it done this way. They are just cutting corners.
I paid for the rounded drywall corner option. They also FORGOT to do that and I did not notice until after they had used joint compound and orange peel texture on the walls. They added the rounded corners afterward and sprayed more orange peel texture to match. Now there is a lot of overspray and inconsistency in the texture. It looks bad. The drywall people also FORGOT to cut a hole for an extra outlet I paid for.
A few other things were missed and this is just what I have found without a construction background. I question whether or not any checking or follow-up was done at each stage of the build process for quality assurance. I spoke to the construction manager about this and he got very defensive. The issues I brought up didn't seem to be an issue to him, almost as if they were acceptable. As soon as you walk into the house, you can spot some of the waviness in the drywall. I've composed a letter that I plan to send to the construction manager and all of the sales people I have dealt with including detailed pictures of each issue. What else should I do? I don't feel comfortable closing unless these items are taken care of.
