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I am visually impaired, I see light only which explains how I got in the following situation. I purchased a NEW home in 3/2004. I am having a LOT of problems all over the house. My 1 yr. warranty is up on 3/12/2005. And od course the builder is living up to his end. I was just made aware that all 4 exterior corners inside my home are not even close to being right angles. Interior walls have the same problems, along with very noticable hills and valleys. Individual rooms have the problems along with screw heads popping holes. My ceilings and walls have cracks as well. At any time of the day, sunshine or clouds, hot or cold, it sounds like there are elf bowling tournament going on. Some times to the point that they make the dog jump from a dead sleep and leave the room. When is a house considered structurely / fundamentally flawed? And what can one do when you live in a distinct “good ole boy town” that you are a stranger in? I am also on a concrete slab which has crowns and sloping problems. Ceramic floor tiles are constantly coming loose all over the house. HELP, BuG
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bug.... you need a good inspection... either from an experienced home inspector... or .. since most of what you are talking about is structural...
a good builder.... someone who does a lot of renovation work, and is used to dealing with all kinds of problems..
after you get their opinion.. you may need a good lawyer...
do you have any clauses in your contract ? like Arbitration...or Mediation ?
where are you located ? what state ?
Bug,
Since your warrenty runs out on the 12 of March, you need alawyer top get the court stuff started before then. That will give you some more time. If this does not get filed by 12/03, your screwed.
Samt
Here locally, a court will not allow a builder to be an "expert" of record against another builder...too much chance of bad blood, feuds, etc. , thus a structural engineer or such may be warranted in a case like this...but PDQ in this instance for sure...as well as a lawyer!
I agree with the others. Nail pops are no big deal, but the rest of the stuff you describe sounds bad. You need to get a lawyer and an inspector, probably in that order.
(And don't be reluctant to play your "took advantage of a disabled person" card.)