This is the second home that I have purchased from Fandor. The first was a townhouse, before upgrading to a 2400 sq ft detached home. I should have been wary after the first purchase, but the location of the second home was very desirable. My warning to anyone is to have a home inspection completed when buying any new home. Many people think this is unnecessary because a new home should be built to code without deficiencies. The reality is, that they will try to get away with anything that they can. Short cuts were taken everywhere. They will patch up any deficiencies that you spot, but even the repairs are done as quickly as possible. The justification is that if we take 100 shortcuts and the buyer spots 50, they are still further ahead in terms of cost. The grout in both homes' showers cracked in under a year. Gaps in hardwood flooring are significant. Painting and stain were sloppy and messy. When observing the building stage, I noticed that many units did not use mold resistant drywall in the bathroom areas, this would be covered up in paint so nobody would know anyway. Electrical outlets often would not allow plugs to pass. Poor grading caused pooling of water between houses, the solution to this was to put down new sod. Floors creaked and some areas of subfloor actually began to break. Basement floor had extensive cracks from settling. Sod was left on the truck for days and then laid down dead. many other issues as well. When booking appointments to have these things looked at, repairmen would often not show, citing some lame excuse the next day, after you have taken time off work to accommodate them (they want you to leave keys with them so that they can come in while you are gone... seriously). Essentially they stall as long as they can in the hopes that you will fix the problems yourself.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $360,000.00