Firstview Homes

We are still waiting for our house that was to be finished at the end of July. It is now November. We were 2 weeks away from our last closing date when they sent another delay notice. That is not enough time to arrange living accomodations or to change moving truck reservations! I doubt our home will be finished on the next closing date either. We also are banned from seeing the house under construction because they have security guards at the top of the street that won't let us drive by. So we have no idea what is going into our house or what stage it is at! This is the worst new build experience we've ever had!

I've read a few of these reviews, and I have to mention one thing. How many people have made loads of money from this builder? I know of lots. I am in my second Firstview, and have made over 100K on my first one, and could probably make at least 60K off my current one. If you want an excellent house, with precision workmanship, pay the big bucks for it. If you want a decent house that is an amazing investment, buy a FIRSTVIEW!

My family have purchased 4 homes from Firstview. I personally have
purchased two. I believe they are of exceptional value. Good value and good features
for the buck.
Any issues were dealt with in a professional and timely manner. No you are not
buying a custom home but if you look at what you get for the money they are a must
look at. If they are to be faulted for anything I think they are too busy and should
start fewer homes at a time so that they can vocus more on the quality of finish.

This builder had first stated they would finish by Nov. 2006, however it was postponed to January 2007 and then finally pushed even further to April 2007, which was one month after my family had sold our previous home. The first floor planning is ridiculous, there needs to be more space, and there are cracks everywhere, from staircase to the pillars. Never again will we buy from them!

First view homeowners should be aware of a flagrant building code violations we observed that were committed by this builder. After hearing neighbors complain of cracked and broken ceramic tiles (one homeowner 3 times) we discovered that our ceramic tile we paid the builder thousands of dollars for, were not installed in accordance with the Ontario building code. The Ontario Building Code 9.30.6.4. requires a minimum mortar bed thickness of 12.5 mm not including the layer of adhesive. This is to prevent deflection of the floor structure that can cause tiles to crack and break. A portion of this code follows: 9.30.6.4. Ceramic tile applied to mortar bed with adhesive (1) When ceramic tile is applied to a mortar bed with adhesive, the bed shall be not less than 12.5 mm thick. Homeowners can easily check their tile floors by lifting the heating vents to see the profile of the floor structure. Typically a tile floor structure to minimum code has a 16 mm (5/8") sub-floor, 12.5 mm (1/2") mortar bed, 3 mm (1/8") compressed adhesive and 6.35 mm (1/4") thick ceramic tile (your own tile may vary in thickness). Based on this, our tile floors should have a minimum thickness of 37.85 mm or about 1 1/2". In fact, our tile floors for example are only 31 mm and 32 mm thick respectively. We have 6.85 mm of mortar missing leaving only a 5.65 mm mortar bed. We called the Barrie building inspection department and they observed the violation and issued an Order To Comply.

Postscript:
New concerns have been raised about roof venting or the lack thereof. There are some homes that do not have the required high space roof venting at all. Other homes with existing roof vents are not distributed uniformly on opposite sides of the building as required. Our roof venting is not in compliance with the building code because they lined up 5 roof vents all on one side of the roof when they should have distributed them evenly with 3 on each side. It is known that significant roof damage can occur such as wood decay, buckling roof sheathing and reduced life of asphalt shingles among other problems due to inadequate venting. The building code follows:
Section 9.19. Roof Spaces
9.19.1.1. Required Venting
(1) Except where it can be shown to be unnecessary, where insulation is installed between a ceiling and the underside of the roof sheathing, a space shall be provided between the insulation and the sheathing, and vents shall be installed to permit the movement of air from the space to the exterior.
9.19.1.2. Vent Requirements
(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), the unobstructed vent area shall be not less than 1/300 of the insulated ceiling area. (2) Where the roof slope is less than 1 in 6 or in roofs that are constructed with roof joists, the unobstructed vent area shall be not less than 1/150 of the insulated ceiling area. (3) Required vents are permitted to

New home in Thornton, estate home!!!! hahaha!!!! That is what I paid for but got a plain home that I could of build myself.

Poor workmanship, not on time, months behinds, and good luck getting any service from this builder.

This is my second Firstview home. The quality and service has been exceptional hence why I choose them a second time. Whatever issues I have had, has been dealt with promptly and professionally.
Keep up the great work

Completion timelines were not adhered to. They were 3 months late.