Comments on: Frickin Richmond American

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:42:05 +0000

Richmond is good at making junk that violates building codes and hurts people. I will never buy a Richmond home again. Does anyone know a good attorney in Utah that has knowledge of the class action lawsuit?

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:11:59 +0000

Lori,

Could you give me the contact information for an attorney that has experience with Richmond? I have tried to work with the Richmond warranty department regarding concrete, but they are worthless. I heard that Richmond is going to pull out of Utah because their reputation has been destroyed for producing such low quality homes. I hope to take them to court before they pack up or go out of business.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:52:19 +0000

My concrete is spalding badly and Richmond will not replace it. Could you send e the name of an attorney that has helped you with the class action lawsuit? I tried to be nice and work with the warranty department, but they have been less than helpful.

By: JohnScott Forrester

JohnScott Forrester — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:58:51 +0000

Our Richmond American Home built in 2006 also has the problem of a crumbling driveway. An attorney contacted Poli of Richmond through US Mail on our behalf. We have heard nothing from Richmond by the deadline. Looks like a lawsuit is about to be filed. Are there any groups ready to file along with us. We live in Traverse Mountain, Lehi, UT. I know this problem is affecting every one of us up here in Traverse Mt. with RAH! Let’s get together and fight them on this! We deserve better.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:39:48 +0000

We have an offer on a RA home and during the inspection the inspector found broken tiles on the roof. The house was a model for 2 years and the sellers have lived in the home for 2 years – so the house is only 4 years old. We brought in 3 more roof inspectors and they said there were 50-60 broken tiles. The sellers went back to RA and RA said they would supply the tiles but not the labor. We are more concerned about roof damage under the tiles and our inspection time is up and the sellers are out of money and they are going to have someone they know repair the roof. Our realtor says that they have agreed to do what we asked so we can not back out of the contract. This is in AZ. What warranty does RA have on roofs? HELP!

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:49:13 +0000

I concur that RA are the crappiest builders and in California too! The 1st summer after buying my new home, we discovered water leaking in the 2nd story ceiling. Turns out the AC had been installed improperly and the condensate drain was on the high side of the pan versus the low where it should have been, sending all the run off into the attic. In this case (since it was in warranty?) RA replaced the AC, the drywall, painted, and cleaned my carpets after the work was done.

So now 1.5 years later, my wife is painting the interior and removing the crappy floorboards/moulding RA installed so we can put a nicer one in. Lo and behold, none of the wood flooring actually extends to the wall!!! In fact the floor boards go down to the concrete with the floor butt up against them! Then they put a 1/4 round down to cover the gaps. /facepalm Worse, I’m currently deployed overseas and unable to do anything remotely.

I can’t even go into the issues some of my neighbors have had with plumbing and other quality problems.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:29:40 +0000

I would like you guys to know that I live in Colorado and have had problems with my concrete work as well. My back patio has been peeling since I bought the house. They told me they fixed it before I moved in. I found that within two months of moving in the top layer came off and I was right back to where I was. My driveway also cracked within three months of living in this NEW home. I have a three car garage and the crack went across the entire driveway. I have hair line cracks in my garage. I am very frustrated, I was told that concrete was not covered.I drive around the neighborhood and see mutiple houses with the same problems.I myself would not buy a Richmond home again and would advise other people not too.