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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
One of the duplexes I was in was so bad I was tempted to message the realtor because I felt so bad for the woman who bought it (was in contact with the realtor on a different matter for her)
People like her have no idea that a brand new house shouldn't have drywall mud on the floor or a tile transition shouldn't be chipped etc. Both the builder/developer and the realtors involved are essentially taking advantage of a customers ignorance. You SHOULD NOT be accepting fucking unpainted drywall patches etc. in a brand new home lol, its fucking insane.
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Yup, my last house which was new when I bought it had a lot of issues that were annoying.
For example we had them fixed some terrible flashing for the ceiling where the beads were totally fucked at a stairwell opening, they reskimmed it and left it didn't even sand or repaint it had to do it myself. We owned a drywall company at the time wasn't a big deal but the fact is we did buy a brand new house so really shouldn't have to.
They ran a wire connected to a switch for the lights over the sink, they never installed the light didn't find out until a year later. There was always this switch never knew what it did one day I look above cabinets and there is a live wire hooked to that switch.
Electrical was fucked, you'd plug the vacuum in use it for 10 minute touch the prongs when you pulled it out and they were burn you hot.
Light bulbs in almost every light and light fixture would burn out every 6 months because something obviously wasn't wired right so you're constantly changing bulbs waiting for the house to burn down.
They put in a shitty laminate floor that de-lamanted within 6 months of moving in.
The basement door wasn't installed correctly, the frame was mangled and it was constantly stick.
The builder didn't help us at all, I didn't really understand this being in construction my whole life I've only worked for two companies and both were the same, if we have an issue with any of our work we'll always fix it and make it right even if we don't think it's our fault or issue.
I'm so much more happy with my 30 year old house that had a full gut about 4 years ago, it's so much better built.