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I just became a happy owner of the house in Perry Hall, MD that was constructed in 2006 by Richmond American Homes. As an engineer dealing with building codes on a daily basis and years of hands-on experience in structural renovations, I can tell with a clean conscious that this house is one of the worse residential builts I have seen. Yes, the construction of american homes is not designed to last for centuries; however, there are basic regulations and guidelines that one has to follow in order to provide a solid, reliable home. I would expect that a nation-wide builder should know those basics.

I have bought this house being aware of its multiple issues and I was ready to address them. This does not change the fact that vast majority of them should never happen in a home that is merely 8 years old. Let's start from the top.

1. Roof - Very poor quality material used on vent pipe boots decomposed which caused water intrusion into the house resulting in serious, numerous leaks and gyp wall damage.

2. Brick facade - Multiple cracks on the brick surface, potentially leading to exposure of wood construction to elements, creating potential for leaks.

3. Windows - Beside being not operable and sashes falling off every time you try to operate them (vast majority of windows throughout the house), those windows were very poorly installed. The caulking was either improperly applied, or not applied at all, causing potential for water intrusion and significant drop in energy efficiency. Additionally, multiple windows in the living space are installed 6" from the floor. These windows are not protected, nor are provided with a tempered/impact resistant glass, causing potentially a huge life safety issue (God forbid you have kids messing with that and a piece of glass coming down and slashing him).

4. Roof flashing - Poorly installed and secured, caused major leaks into the house causing vast damage to the building elements. Blows my mind that people who actually do this on a daily basis could pull this up.

5. Interior Walls - Throughout the house, the gyp wall job was done very poorly. The joint compound was applied very unevenly. When repainting the house I also noticed that multiple gyp wall joists were "starved", which caused bulging and peeling off the tape along the entire length of a joist.

6. Sump pump - Discharging right onto your pavement and making stains, puddles, and ice rink in the winter had to make the original owner very happy.

These are some of the things I have spotted due date. I'm sure that as the construction continues I will find more and more of this type of surprises.

Reason of review: Poor quality of built.

Monetary Loss: $40000.

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution.

Location: Maryland, United States

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If you're an engineer who deals with building codes on a regular basis, WHY would you have purchased this home especially after having it inspected?

Also, you need to learn the difference between, worse and worst.

I don't believe your story, I think you're throwing a line of *** a mile long.

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