Homeowner calls new Inspirada home defective

[@Areptilefan]

Who are the inspectors passing these houses?? They are equally to blame.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Inspectors duty stops at permit parameters and code...I saw some sloppy stuff in there but; nothing an inspector would redflag...

[@jayralston2305]

@@godbluffvdgg they don't care they are not responsible for crappy craftsmanship and you can't hold them liable for anything

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@jayralston2305 Yes, I said that...

[@CourageUnderFire87]

They are getting kick backs

[@lindadrinks-johnson1904]

You need your own CERTIFIED HOME INSPECTOR and don’t sign contract until you seek a real estate lawyer with you.😂

[@jdaze1]

Thats why when building a new house, you should show up everyday at different times to walk thru and take pictures before you take possession. Call the builder daily if necessary so he will know he isn't going to get away with shoddy building. Otherwise buy a home over 40 yes old and renovate.

[@larryboysen5911]

That's why I'm staying in my 1919 home...the frame studs are steel hard! I've experienced three earthquakes here [San Francisco] with no real damage. I see newer structures built here showing sighs of sagging, dry rot and paint peeling. Some are barely ten years old!

[@deleted-commentsis-fascism5879]

Lumber should have NO cracks, splinters, burnt areas or fractures!

[@TXN85]

I opted to buy an older home built in 1999 based on these facts. Yes. Your home LOOKS nice but won't stand the test of time. I'm so sorry for these families, I hope they can get into a better home.

[@jasminehurtado7161]

Oh my gosh that pipe near the closet being damaged and causing mold growth. So so reckless. I hope that family finds justice.

[@richardrose9943]

That’s not really reckless it happens all the time I’ve seen things mounted in walls in a pressurized line and not leak until the screw rusts out

[@henrycole8705]

The old home inspector has no clue. this story showed 2x4 material with parts of it missing due to bark of the tree it came from. and fork damage to a Truss unit. I have been a actual Carpenter since 1983. Yes the framing is horrible. but than so is the material. Homes were built with much more lumber solid beams and stick built roofs. and can last 200 years. These are match stick structures

[@richardrose9943]

Fixed a friend’s chimney after hurricane went through 500k house they framed the chimney with 1x1s and large staples 😳

[@heatherc.5760]

My grandfather passed in 95 came from Jersey I was born n raised here n he was the head of FHA in the 80's here. He was a master at building n surveying properties, he took serious. He would be disappointed. He worked along side his good friend Ron Rudin the best multi dollar realtor ever here, that was murdered by his wife. Stop taking advantage of ppl. Start building custom homes with quality n care for families give them wat they pay n ask for!

[@stevengriffin5349]

Why did his wife murder him ? Let me guess , he didn’t pay the subs so they came after her 🧏🏻‍♀️

[@BRM202]

If something like this is your dream home. Get yourself another dream. Living that close to someone would be a nightmare.

[@timeforachange-i3s]

Your public officials are also to blame. In Woodstock, Georgia every builder is irate with the inspectors for the city. They city takes a long time and is makes builders replace many items before being allowed to move into the next phase of construction. The homebuyers in Woodstock Georgia LOVE the city and the inspectors for ensuring that they residents are safe and the builders are held to a much higher standard.

[@mixflip]

He had a horrible home inspection.

[@jonwhick3073]

City inspectors suck and unless you hire a home inspector to go at every stage they can't see behind walls you need to hire someone to follow the city inspectors around to make sure they don't miss anything and it gets denined

[@kevinb6745]

@@jonwhick3073 Hence why it’s important to hire your own QUALIFIED TOP NOTCH home inspector prior to closing.

[@sherrymiller2302]

I am not a builder but qualified as a sub-contractor involving my 3 housing structures and 1 cement block warehouse. I had a loan that required the Bank to hire their OWN inspectors at 4 different phases of construction before they would release more funds to continue the projects... Buildings continue to "settle" forever, but it causes very minimal damage. What's happening to these properties is definitely NOT the norm! Yes, inspectors have a duty to OVERSEE the construction, not just look at builder's sheets.

[@jdstep97]

The beer problem is the real issue. No siree would I care for a house built by folks building while drinking.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Too bad they didn't miss with the nail gun.

[@espy0008]

To be fair, I am a bathroom remodeler and I’m constantly getting comments about how long my work is taking and how some other builder said they could do it in half the time. So a lot of this is because of customers being impatient and builders competing to be the fastest.

[@mssnowbunnie26]

Where is the government oversight??? This should be criminal if they knowingly build sub standard houses

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Take a guess.

[@truelife974]

But the second you take match to gasoline and burn it back to the ground the insurance company will have no problem calling the homeowner fraudulent. But the builder?

[@KJ-xc6qs]

This is the consequence of having corrupt builders/developers and an unskilled labor force. I bought a new home, paid for an inspection and the nightmares never ended. The dwelling was a money pit with constant problems. There was nothing that I didn't have to repair/replace. Because I'm a single woman who couldn't afford to just pick up and move, I've spent 20 years fixing, fixing, fixing!!! Just spent another $10,000 completely repiping the entire house. Defective construction has become a nationwide problem that should be addressed. Greedy, unethical builders should be exposed and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

[@teecharee6069]

This comment is so racist, you're a 🍆 and those "third world unskilled workers" have more work ethic than you

[@claudiajones356]

Don't leave out the local political officials

[@MsLeonor1968]

KJ, unskilled labor is all colors, put your racism in check.

[@americarocks1776]

@@teecharee6069 you realize third world people can also be white, don't you? Thus, it isn't racist.

[@sticky9129]

Yup same problems with most of the major builders. Tons of Facebook groups full of them.

[@jayralston2305]

I’ve been a carpenter for 40years now and the quality and pride of these carpenters nowadays are terrible , I bought a new home and could have been there for days on the walk though but I did point out a lot of things before I moved in , I used to track homes when I first got into the trade for about-the first fifteen years and we did take pride in our work but had to get it done as well , these carpenters nowadays are not trained very well and most don’t care what they build , I learned to cut a roof and a set of stairs most don’t how too , the biggest thing is common sense which most don’t have nowadays

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I've seen some of the WORST repairs/builds that the owner did. One was a hatch-looking door in a sunroom. Well, guess what? It's because he put a ceiling in and it didn't clear the door! Lol

[@jayralston2305]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 well I got one for you I went to look at a house for sale what a one thing that caught my eye was not only the front porch with illegal stairs but was they built an walk in shower and put a shower door in that was for a tub so the door was five feet off the floor , it was investors that purchased the house for a quick buck and had no idea who was woking on it . there were numerous things wrong with it maybe the average person would not have seen all these things they were hoping LOL

[@jayralston2305]

well I got to say that me being retired now i'm not bored because I'm to busy fixing their work , I find things daily that I just laugh at and then fix

[@eloelo8112]

Not only new homes. Remodeled ones are also as dangerous. We bought a home and in the summer we only get hot water even if we turn off the water heater the water is still hot. Bath paint is removing from not being painted right. I think the best we could do is buy destroyed homes and deal with the struggle to find people to remodel the home because sooner or later you have to do it either way

[@ToyotaCelicaDude1]

This is literally what my husband and I have been talking about. New homes/remodels are frequently done cheaply, you can just see it all around in the quality of materials. Some are ok, lots aren't. It would be better to buy an older outdated house and just fix it up. After the cheaper initial cost plus the renovations, you'd be around the same mortgage as a comparable home...

[@greenearthblueskies8556]

That’s what I did...best decision ever

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I have one where I only get cold water if the bathtub is running full hot. Lol. Unless it's January. Try turning the temp on hot water heater down.

[@jeremiahanthony5521]

New construction can be risky

[@anthonycoleman8117]

The house has good bones... The chicken ain't bad either.

[@seanmolloy6188]

The real problem is that these "Builders" are corporations they are not builders at all. They subcontract to the lowest bid, but they charge for high-quality.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Holy crap! 3:20 even I know they make brackets so you CAN'T drill into a power or plumbing line. Plus, have they not heard of stud finders? They tell you electric and plumbing now, too.

[@mikaeljordan1983]

Quality Homes nowadays are just horrible, some of these builders are out to make as much money in a short period of time , they don’t care about you are your family well being , do your research before purchasing a new home and always hire a good home inspector

[@willapanews9761]

Beware of homes not built to code and not built in residential zones by Willapa River Development LLC and Manifee Woodshop owner Walter Lee Mitchell Jr in Raymond, Washington and San Diego, California.

[@peterinasolvesit3702]

These builders hire cheap labor who neither knows what they're doing nor do they care. The builders care even less.

[@nickolasdugginsjr7523]

You are so right, I'm in citrus heights,ca and 23 new homes being built on my block. The beer cans and food scraps are everywhere and the quality of work is so bad. It's the builder going cheap on everything. I feel so bad when I see people coming to look at them. I dont know legally if I can warn them, if I'm out front when the realtor is showing houses I shake my head and point to the houses when the potential buyers look my way. The houses are around $600,000. It's sad to think someone is going to buy a house for that price and I'm pretty sure going to have issues later.

[@paceline]

This is what happens when you skip the inspection when you buy. How the heck do you miss a beer can in your bathtub?

[@kitschmygrits4836]

For new construction, I think inspections are required at each phase of building.

[@se7845]

exactly what it is!!! Noone has accountability!!! No quality

[@donsweet6133]

No one not noone

[@hawjlauj2304]

William Ryan Homes in Wisconsin is the same thing. A lot of my 2x4 was split in half and they said it's not structural so they didn't replace it. I fought for it. I ended up selling my house fire a $60,000 lost. Just so I don't have to hear their name anymore.

[@Mike-zf4ev]

This is not only a problem in the housing industry. The entire American structure has become like this, just look around you folks. Incompetence and greed are everywhere.

[@Me97202]

These incompetent inspectors should be sued along with the contractors. That will force them to do their jobs right and take responsibility.

[@GhostOfAMachine]

This is why I'm staying in my 1920 brick rowhome in Brooklyn. Everything is brick and will last a millenium

[@thomasstecyk792]

Now what buyer beware? If someone is walking away from a new house and it seems too good to be true, "walk away". No disclosure, "do not tell" agreement. Fancy words for if you buy it, you're screwed.

[@TinyGiraffes]

Ya, I'm at many construction sites and I'd never buy any of those homes. They build the frames in a day and have everything but the fixtures done in a week. All 2x4's and glued together wood scrap paneling.

[@brandon-tech]

My Brooklyn home was build in 1920s , benchmark of house building.

[@philswaim392]

Wouldn't you get a house inspected???? Wouldnt an inspector find these things? Ive seen inspectors miss things, but dang that would be a lot to miss

[@YoniNadi]

I don’t understand why the people who are buying the houses can’t inspect the houses themselves?

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

What? Because there's a lot to it. Many people don't even have tools. Much less know what's kosher abd what's not.

[@bkinouye]

Okay, who makes homes with external archways like that? That's a pretty distinctive feature. It should be possible to find the builder from that.

[@SomeLazyDr]

It's KB.

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@SomeLazyDr a lot of builders do archways.

[@SomeLazyDr]

@@charlesrodriguez7984 yes but that townhome development is kb, I’ve been around there

[@charlesrodriguez7984]

@@SomeLazyDr KB is trash.

[@sticky9129]

@@SomeLazyDr I love your name 😂

[@singlefather01]

I spent $100,000 to strengthen the foundation with concrete piers and steel piers. Also I personally had to replace the studs that shrunk or simply not there with LVL which is 10 times more expensive than the regular lumber that can shrink again. After that, I am not selling my house.

[@kailzl1211]

Home buying in general is risky. All the emergency spending on unforeseen repairs become a headache really quick. I prefer renting I was actually saving money when I was a renter vs a homeowner barely able to save anything

[@houseoffolly]

I bought a house and 10 years later the payment was still the same where I was , while rent had gone up 2-3x as much.

[@justinedse3314]

Good luck with the noise

[@justinedse3314]

@@houseoffolly nope, taxes go up

[@houseoffolly]

@@justinedse3314 Which are included in what renters pay. So are repairs and maintenance.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You have to learn to do stuff yourself, up to even small dormers. You'll need your own tools. You need to follow your guys around to see what they're doing, ask questions and such. You need to know if stuff looks right and what's wrong w it. You need an idea of what stuff costs to fix. They'll see a woman coming, so be ready for that. Get a brother or someone around. You need to know what's a good house w decent bones and what's definitely not worth the money.

[@007mia7]

Please research the home builder and their reputation. The best homebuilders have been in business for a very long time, for a REASON. Haste makes waste. This is awful.

[@coopermc69]

That's because the builder is cutting corners and hiring in qualified workers!!!

[@lordtyrus1]

This seems to be a national problem

[@youtubestopmakingmechangem8035]

Jeesh this makes it so scary to buy a house

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Get a good inspector.

[@tublisvaj8966]

I build houses and I told my lumber yard people to picked through every single studs, lvl, top plate and bottom plate. When it got to the work site, me and one other worker we both go through every single one. If it’s not straight or defected, it’s going to a pallet where we call junk pallet and return it. The 14ft bracing we didn’t care that much. A good home.. start with the cement Fundation and framing. This builder and framer is complete shit. I will return the whole entire lumber back if I have to

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Only a moron drills into a water pipe! Lol

[@ontarget4076]

Welcome to America and thanks for my new house of Hell!

[@DevPatel-ko1eu]

Why did he even close on it

[@ryanedwards8365]

signed an NDA ooooof

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

A dumba** and their money are soon parted.

[@stevengriffin5349]

No quality control. When developers beat the subcontractors down Too Much , this is what you get . Short nailed drywall , excessive concrete cracks , shoddy trim work. When money too low , the quality goes with it

[@SuperMassman]

Nothing shown was actually a big deal,, I could have fixed everything for a few dollars in a few hours. And trash on a construction sights has always been this way going back to when they built the pyramids.,, Here's a suggestion, if your meek, soft-spoken you will be ignored, getting hand's on involved with your new home construction process from the beginning sends the message of what is expected. The worker's will see you coming and cring, doing it the right way to avoid the hassle. If Aggressive isn't you default personality,.. ACT like it is, it's only for a short time.

[@MfckingDye]

Most people today cannot fix the things that you know how to fix. If you pay good money to have a house built, I think it goes without saying you shouldn't have to fix any mistakes, because YOU are not the builder. You shouldn't have to pick up the slack of negligent and unprofessional workers. New Construction neighborhood developments often do not allow people on the construction of the homes. It's not like when you have a custom home built on a private lot, and you're working directly with the home builders. These new construction developments are semi-custom, and they are building multiple of the same type of home at the same time. so you cannot go inspecting on the jobsite, and get personal, because nobody knows who you are. You could be the owner, or you could be there to disrupt.

[@aussiekingofmongrels]

This is what you get with small government and lax regulations, who ever payed last gets to hold the bag

[@jennamont6618]

It’s definitely a nationwide problem.

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

Buy an old home

[@thebebe5010]

When I moved to Vegas my realtor tried her best to get me to buy a new house in North Vegas But I insisted on a older townhome. I stuck to my decision cuz I was seeing houses getting built super fast and the material looked cheap. I’m 70 y/o. I remember back in the day they used hard wood and frame work had much more detail.

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

@@thebebe5010 glad you stuck with your gut! It always pays!

[@Obamaistoast2012]

All production homes are crap, the only way to get a good home is to have it custom built

[@karmamarie816]

Beer and chicken bones....we know who that was. Who ALWAYS drinks on the job? If you said black...you're WRONG!!😭😭😭

[@ScreamTatumRiley]

Hispanics?

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Poles/Slavs are often drunks, but they usually save it for after work. Most builders I see are Mexicans.

[@rosaliethomson4655]

When she gets them back, the rents goes up a lot.

[@BlessednFree]

My home is 127 years old and it’s solid

[@eddiew2325]

Can I have it for free

[@andreaallen1362]

Whatttt what a nerve to drink on the job.

[@mellamodiego8458]

who was the builder?

[@ajax8079]

We all know who the builder is. It's BEAZER. Don't buy anything built by BEAZER.

[@sticky9129]

Most major builders same issue

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

When this last generation was raised to be selfish slime, what do you expect. Builders were too busy taking selfies to do it right.

[@Once800-]

Did he leave California for this?

[@andreaberryman5354]

Builders buy in bulk, and it's up to a builder to reject lumber that is shoddy. Yes, builders can be buttholes.

[@bobbybigtimes9579]

They hire Low Bidders lol 😂 they Don’t even care if they are qualified lol 😂 This is your own fault people! You get what you pay for lol 😂

[@anthonyrose6686]

Wow that’s crazy he should get apartment instead at least the maintenance come fix whatever needs to be fix. What happened to the American Dream

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

If it's your house, it's your problem. That's ok by me, over the don't friggin call me leases. Never want to spend any money.

[@25649sanchez]

those that blame the workers for these homes are idiots Blame the actual builder that buys the cheapest material not to mentiom the limited amount of materials the cheapest contractors nd pays off any city inspectors a worker is gonna do whatever material is provided nd will do what the spec of house is

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

The same people who won't pick up their trash or leave the trash can off the neighbor's property is going to do that? Lol doubt it.

[@kitschmygrits4836]

People deserve to know who not to hire when they decide to get a brand new home just for their families. The workers will always cut corners and make mistakes. This falls on the builder to be paying attention to everything and having the workers fix everything that's not right. The comment made by the builder is such a weenie cop out thing to say.. Not smart at all because at the end of the day, he knows it all falls on him and that he was negligent and if he can't handle the position himself, then he needs a foreman or lead guy to delegate to. It's not rocket science, just a present, conscious leader that's detail oriented for quality control is essential.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

No, that's wrong. I have plumbers, painters and HVAC/boilers repair guys I don't have to follow around to know what kind of job they're doing. I wouldn't hire someone that doesn't understand English on basic principle, tho. You don't what to know the horrific stories...minus stuff like leaving trash all over and being ignorant on not blocking neighbor's gangway and such--after asking SEVERAL times.

[@jondoh3471]

CAn't build a house if you're under the influence!

[@8thhousealchemist600]

OMG I almost moved there

[@Jackie-lg4tt]

😢

[@commonsense5506]

Time is $!

[@jmer3536]

All of Inspirada by design is defective.

[@tonycapil1022]

All it did was bring traffic to us who live on top of that mountain.

[@jmer3536]

@@tonycapil1022 Exactly. And a lot of A hole drivers cutting through Anthem

[@clarionthechronicle7268]

Mold is the worst thing you can have

[@waltermosby9330]

Redlined

[@bullyhomestead7232]

They look like Richmond American…

[@Lululila67]

sad. YOu get what you pay for though. Cheaper isnt always better.

[@bbrcummins1984]

Cheap labor, from picking lettuce one week to being a construction worker the next week.

[@joeburch9220]

Buy a home built n the 1976 is great

[@YoniNadi]

Chinese drywall? We’re other parts of the house made in China ?

[@hermanrogers1325]

Drunks and alcoholics and drug addicts built that house and they are under paid and over worked and don’t care just throw it up get their money and move on

[@milotorres6894]

Hack Installs almighty dollar greed, insurance repairs on PEX plumbing leaks equaled alot bucks spent on retro work for dimes worth of defective parts,. 🤔🤣✌️🙏💪😁😔

[@patriotinsurgent1421]

More "quality" work from the no habla infested trades.

[@GlenOlsenremaxrealtorglen]

FN DR HORTON

[@77confusedzombie77]

....wtf.....

[@oltedders]

What did they expect with a name like "Inspirada"? Corny name, cheesy work.

[@hclvchef]

sounds like that Peter puffer, broke his nda...

[@godbluffvdgg]

:)...lol

[@hermanrogers1325]

Looking like that wood comes from China

[@ke6264]

What none of these videos are talking about is that all the people working on these homes are immigrants many illegal. That "hardworking" stereotype is a lie, they cut corners and do crap jobs, we need actual guys who know what they are doing to build homes.

[@KathyLaGasse-h8s]

Gfy

[@onetwo12onetwo526]

Foster dad I say no only reason he is getting press it's because of the rainbow

[@marcosmendoza2516]

I hate those lazy incompetent people that they say they are home builders. We have a broken system and the law doesn't do anything to the the framers or biulders!

[@joeburch9220]

They can afford it they are rich i don’t feal sorry 4 him

[@alexkim6198]

Pima sunrise