1 Year Update on My DR Horton House! Disastrous? What issues I had and did DR Horton fix them?

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  • Опубликовано: 15 ноя 2024

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  • @craig32935
    @craig32935 2 месяца назад +11

    That one-year fix-anything warranty includes stalling, stalling, stalling until it passes, and then you are told it won't be fixed because it's out of warranty. They won't allow specialists because they won't be able to dispute their findings. They will also tell you in many cases that your inspector is not allowed to walk on the roof or in the attic. Things like adding pull-down attic stairs or adding plywood flooring will void your warranty as will utilizing the attic for any storage. These are all things I was told by our sales rep. You cannot make any structural changes or additions without voiding the 10-year warranty

  • @joejohnson2478
    @joejohnson2478 3 месяца назад +4

    I bought a brand new R home. I had it for three years before selling it. I had numerous out of pocket expenses following the one year warranty. Besides the imperfections and cosmetic issues noticed during the walk through such as bulging and lifting boards on the wood in 2 spots, dented garage door, chips in the granite counter top and a cabinet with a crack in it. The laundry room linoleum had a razor gouge in the floor obvious during the walk through. Some internal doors cut too short leaving a 2 and a half inch gap at the bottom. The gap was so bad that you can slide your entire foot under the door. Three of the doors locking mechanisms didn't line up with the hole in the door jam so it didn't lock.. one of the bathroom doors was so out of line that you can see into the room when it was closed. The following issues arose other than cosmetic during my one year warranty period:
    1. Two of the 4 brand new appliances needed to be replaced. The refrigerators compressor failed and the Dishwashers motor failed. Before it failed it had been repaired for leaking during a wash cycle.
    2. Shingles blew off of the roof on windy days and continued to do so after the warranty period
    3. Siding buckled on one side, separating from the home.
    4. The front door bell shorted out causing the bell to ring continuously at 4 AM one night
    5. HVAC system broke down 7 times.
    6. Basement wall developed 4 cracks behind the insulation which had to be filled with apoxy. Each incident caused large puddles of water when it rained. Luckily I didn't opt for a finished basement.
    7. The external garage door key pad control failed and had to be replaced. The battery wasn't the problem.
    8. Major crack in the dining room wall. It should be noted that one of the cracks that I had in the basement wall was directly below this crack.
    9. 6 of the 23 sprinkler heads failed.
    My first year in the home, between the cosmetic issues repaired along with the breakdowns was pretty much having repaire men at my home on a regular basis.
    The roof continued to have issues during windy days regarding shingles blowing off. The roof needed to be stripped and re-roofed properly. Those service calls were numerous and started to add up. The HVAC failed again after the warranty at a cost of 750 dollars to repair. I had another crack that developed in the basement wall which cost 400 dollars for the fix with apoxy. Two more sprinkler heads failed.

  • @RobertBrown-jz4qj
    @RobertBrown-jz4qj 6 месяцев назад +31

    I am 8 minutes in the video. And this feels like a d r horton comercial.
    He keeps trying to covence his self that this was a good deal

    • @MoneyHungryPicker
      @MoneyHungryPicker  6 месяцев назад +4

      So far it was a great deal! DR Horton builds 100’s of 1000’s of homes a year you think they all are bad? Nope!

    • @TheTruthBomber007
      @TheTruthBomber007 5 месяцев назад +8

      You are getting paid by Horton, dude. It’s obviously a scam. Not buying it.

    • @MoneyHungryPicker
      @MoneyHungryPicker  5 месяцев назад +4

      @@TheTruthBomber007 you think DR Horton pays people to do reviews of their house. I didn’t get paid a penny and if my house would of been bad I would be on here ripping them a new one! They build over 100k houses a year not every house is bad.

    • @deerincon8878
      @deerincon8878 5 месяцев назад

      Because fast social media can provide good and bad, we have to use our intelligence to see through it. Not easy. People are being more cautious today. I got scammed by Social Security fake email one day after I was on their web site and visited them.pretyy scary. We love our almost Horton home but must be savvy buyers. Your utube helps point out what to look for. Disappointed about this smart system I dont need.
      Good luck to you. DR

    • @austinwinston684
      @austinwinston684 4 месяца назад +4

      ​@@MoneyHungryPicker Yes. They are all bad.

  • @danielleantonucci4318
    @danielleantonucci4318 6 месяцев назад +14

    I have been in this hell hole for 25 months trying to get them to make the repairs for the mess they built. Code violations and defects all over. Can't use half of my house. Structural defects, plumbing, subfloor, HVAC, electric, mold...so many issues. I had a major flood 5 months ago because they never installed a VTR and my house is still torn apart and not repaired, no use of both upstairs bathrooms. I have builders tape trying to cover the holes and gaps around my front door to keep the rain, bugs, dirt and debris out. They keep trying to say they don't need a permit when the county building department said they do because they replaced the door and frame. All they want to do is patch up the stucco when the wood and under layers have been left open for months, the wood is cracked and filled with moisture and it's missing flashing! My windows all leak, nothing is sealed on the interior or exterior. My radiant barrier is defective, not enough roof ventilation, every nail is rusted and corroded and popping out along with the truss plates. Their supers and managers are disrespectful, disorganized and don't completely ignore tests, calls and emails. What they have put my family through is criminal.

    • @MoneyHungryPicker
      @MoneyHungryPicker  6 месяцев назад

      Oh wow so sorry you are going through that. I have not had those type of issues. Hope yours gets taken care of!

    • @wobblyboost
      @wobblyboost 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@MoneyHungryPicker Your house is missing proper flashing too, in the join between the weatherboards and rock fascia, caulking alone will not seal it, there's other places too. Buy yourself a moisture detector and check the whole interior every month and have the air mold level tested.

    • @tonytucker8651
      @tonytucker8651 5 месяцев назад +7

      @@wobblyboostYou are wasting your time. This guy was determined to buy the DR Horton home despite all of the defects. He will consider himself lucky until it is too late

    • @wobblyboost
      @wobblyboost 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@tonytucker8651 Haha, it's funny, I was thinking on this guy not long ago because even more building code violations came to mind, as I reflected on the lack of stormwater drainage. But yes I've been on YT long enough to realise that there's no saving some people from their terrible decisions, some time in the near future when the slabs cracked, the walls are leaning and black mould is growing abundantly in every room; he'll get it.

    • @loganq
      @loganq 4 месяца назад +4

      This is pretty typical for a DR Horton home.

  • @ph8621
    @ph8621 6 месяцев назад +16

    You 7 year update will be the one when you realize it was disastrous!

  • @user-wf3sc6ms9q
    @user-wf3sc6ms9q 12 дней назад

    We also went thru few small things during warranty. After 3 years we are having leaking issue during heavy rain. Also noticed wood pieces in attic is loose like swing around (definitely want to check yours out). I put a ticket for attic and leaking roof will be out of my pocket.
    Im ok with this house. Ofcourse my family members houses not having much issues but they paid 100k over more than ours. Cant complain much. Am i going to buy another DR horton? No. Am i going to recommend DR Horton? For budget, yes, until save more money for better builder house.

  • @KateMorton-y6y
    @KateMorton-y6y 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for this video! I just signed on a DR home in Fairhope, AL and almost pulled out of it this morning due to negative reviews. However, I'm going to stay until after a 3rd party inspection is done and comes back good. Thanks again! :)

    • @steveludwig4200
      @steveludwig4200 2 месяца назад +2

      I have been a broker and appraiser for 30+ years....Make sure you both meet with your inspector at the house when he does the inspections. That is 100% your right and duty and questions should be asked about EVERYTHING that comes up during that inspection. Also, the Inspector should be 100% independent and NOT recommended or provided by your builder. Do you have a Buyer Agent or Broker representing you? If not you should, The sales person that works for your builder is absolutely NOT representing your best interests here although they may act like it. SLOW DOWN and consult a local agent/broker you trust before you even consider closing on this or any other house!! good luck and feel free to ask any questions of me.

  • @steveludwig4200
    @steveludwig4200 3 месяца назад +6

    I'm 7 minutes in and I would have been PISSED about all this crap. Should never have bought this house.

  • @two4.six8
    @two4.six8 3 месяца назад +3

    The issue with site-built homes is that it's incredibly hard to eliminate errors from the process, no matter how badly you want to, because it relies on dozens of humans (or more) to do things perfectly 100% of the time. You can reduce errors somewhat by hiring highly experienced tradespeople and supervising their work carefully, but doing things that way is wasteful and costly. I did a lot of construction work when I was younger and was my own general contractor on a couple of my own homes. Even then, I had to go back and fix mistakes I made or that were left by people I had subbed out to (including the insane 2AM smoke alarms!) And I was only hiring highly experienced people that I already trusted. So, you can just imagine the trouble a larger home builder has when they are hiring unskilled laborers and when the person supervising the work has no real skin in the game. In those scenarios, the workers and the supervisor are incentivized to get the job done as quickly as possible, not as error-free as possible. Bottom line, if ANYONE builds a house for you, you need to make sure that you oversee the building process as it's happening, or else hire someone to do it for you.

  • @johncundiss9098
    @johncundiss9098 2 месяца назад +2

    I would have moved out the instant I hear buzzing from my electric box. The sump system needing electricity to work would have made me not buy the home in the first place. The sump going out and the buzz is a clue. The wire to the pump has been damaged, I wonder what other damages are in your walls. If all smoke alarms are going off I will bet one got a whiff of something burning, till it stopped, for now. Far as the smart home feature, NOPE, Remove the crap right now. I did not ask for it nor did I want it. That is like signing papers and right before the end they say there is and HOA I am not sure if you understand but a home that has others, or other factors in control of it, then it is not YOUR home.

  • @overcomer167
    @overcomer167 6 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you I am soon coming to my closing date and this video is right on time keep them coming

  • @raycone7692
    @raycone7692 7 месяцев назад +1

    Great update Jason. Sounds like a wire grounding out somewhere. But maybe they got it all fixed for you.

  • @loganq
    @loganq 4 месяца назад +7

    lol this is just like his ebay stuff. This sucker is why crooked companies thrive. I don't like that he always purports to be an expert and cheerleads for the companies ripping him off.

  • @KevinWells-s2r
    @KevinWells-s2r 4 месяца назад +16

    It almost sounds like you’re protecting DR Horton to a certain extent… I’m not sure why? A new home should not have that many deficiencies.

    • @whocares34727
      @whocares34727 2 месяца назад +4

      All I can say is you must have money to burn and really enjoy chaos in your daily life. Maybe you like the attention you get from the builder, I can't figure out, with all of the red flags, you would even get close to closing. Different strokes for different folks and I think you are still being stroked 😂

    • @rachelm9350
      @rachelm9350 2 месяца назад +3

      no shit. That is bad.

    • @NiceterCoolster
      @NiceterCoolster Месяц назад

      Not only that. They destroy trees 🌲 that provide so much health benefits and shelter for many species and ruin every neighborhood they touch. They are greedy to make a quick buck. DR HORTON, IF YOU ARE READING THIS, stop making shitty low quality socialist homes and PLANT ALL THE TREES YOU DESTROYED! SHAME ON THE INEPT ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN. SAME WITH OTHER HIGH VOLUME SHIT BUILDERS LIKE LENNAR, LANDMARK, ETC

    • @Americanmamaistired
      @Americanmamaistired Месяц назад

      If they're anything like habitat for humanity, home buyers aren't given a choice. Once you're in they disappear even if the house isn't finished or up to code. They target gullible people who have no money and no knowledge of homes or construction on purpose. And then they start raising mortgage prices and banks change every couple of years with no consent.

  • @jeanmiller3929
    @jeanmiller3929 3 месяца назад +9

    Sounds like you work for them

  • @TheTruthBomber007
    @TheTruthBomber007 5 месяцев назад +9

    This smells like this guy is a “plant”. Sounds too good to be true.

    • @MoneyHungryPicker
      @MoneyHungryPicker  5 месяцев назад +1

      I assure you big a plant. If my experience is as bad I would be on here ripping them a new one.

    • @-SleepyNurse-
      @-SleepyNurse- 3 месяца назад +1

      Your body language and eyes…I can smell it.

  • @randycarter2001
    @randycarter2001 2 месяца назад +1

    That is a problem with linked smoke detectors. You don't know which one started it. We had one fail after 13 years. We had to pull 6 out of 12 looking for the failure. It turned out to be one we didn't have ready access to. It eventually began going off while sitting on a table. The landlord decided to replace all of them due to age.

    • @PersonWhoIsMe
      @PersonWhoIsMe 2 месяца назад

      Usually there are lights that on it that will tell you which one started the chain... On ours, after the alarm goes off/silenced, there is a red light that blinks at some predetermined rate, it takes a while, but it can be done! I'd recommend you look up the model of smoke detector you have to see if it has the same feature.

  • @joer1678
    @joer1678 4 месяца назад +2

    All builders have issues. It’s important not to be an absentee owner during the building phase. You would be amazed at the number of items they will hide behind walls and under flooring. I was at mine every week and caught multiple screw ups. 19 years later virtually no issues…

    • @disneyfan9099
      @disneyfan9099 4 месяца назад +4

      Its not the builders. Its how cheap they hire people and how fast they do the work

    • @joer1678
      @joer1678 4 месяца назад

      @@disneyfan9099 it’s the responsibility of the builder to hire and supervise that the work is done properly

    • @austinwinston684
      @austinwinston684 4 месяца назад +2

      The builders don't even allow the owners on site during construction! DR Horton makes trash homes on trash contracts.

    • @nickoneeach4720
      @nickoneeach4720 3 месяца назад +1

      @@austinwinston684they told me to go and look at it as much as I want during the build and I have. And after these videos I’m going even more. I’ve been taking tons of pictures and sending discrepancies to the builder and they’re happy I’m finding stuff so far. No resistance at all.

  • @Americanmamaistired
    @Americanmamaistired Месяц назад

    Pump, smoke alarms, yep whoever built your house mustve built mine. Wait til 18 years goes by. They dont help you ever. Hope you survive the mold. Cant wait to get out of ours

  • @WW3_Soon
    @WW3_Soon Месяц назад +3

    You should have spent $600 to hire a lawyer detailing all the defects that DR Horton must fix by a certain date!

  • @thnksno
    @thnksno 2 месяца назад

    My last house was custom, and my current house is semi-custom. My first house before that was builder grade. It was a great house, but it had its builder grade issues. One of the biggest issues being the neighbors. The next being overall cheapness. However, full or semi cuatom is the best build overall because there's usually skilled, competent eyes all over the job site. I say, usually, for a reason. There's also a lot of "custom" builds that homeowners take on that are poorly made.

    • @craig32935
      @craig32935 2 месяца назад

      How are the neighbors a builder issue? Maybe reword that.

    • @thnksno
      @thnksno 2 месяца назад

      @@craig32935 It's a builder issue because production houses are spaced for more houses per acre than what you'll find in a custom development.

  • @LifeWithKarisha
    @LifeWithKarisha 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the update!!

  • @andreah6379
    @andreah6379 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for the update. I watch YT videos from CyFy HomeInspections in Arizona and he doesn't have good things to say about alot of new home builders.
    Sadly.
    But it's good things worked out for you. 😊

  • @whocares34727
    @whocares34727 2 месяца назад +2

    This guy loves chaos

  • @judynecaise5915
    @judynecaise5915 7 месяцев назад +6

    I was considering having a D. R. Horton home built in MS. Now I have doubts and may just go with another builder.

    • @amunderdog
      @amunderdog 5 месяцев назад +2

      Try a custom builder that speaks english?

    • @omnione12
      @omnione12 5 месяцев назад +4

      AVOID THEM!!!!, I am trying to start a class action suit against them

    • @disneyfan9099
      @disneyfan9099 4 месяца назад +4

      Do not build with them

    • @AFAskygoddess
      @AFAskygoddess 2 месяца назад +4

      Don't do it! I considered DR Horton new build. After thoroughly researching them, I RAN AWAY FAST.
      It's better to buy a solid, outdated older home and renovate it. That's what I did. Hurricane Ian hovered over my house for 24 hours. I was glad to see my house held up like a b0mb bunker.

  • @horacecomegna335
    @horacecomegna335 4 месяца назад +2

    NEW doesn’t mean GOOD, it just means not USED previously. 😂😂😂

  • @googleuser846
    @googleuser846 20 дней назад

    Breakers buzzing and not tripping is a bad thing.

  • @eleanorlovesearl
    @eleanorlovesearl 7 месяцев назад +1

    Super helpful! Thank you!

  • @WW3_Soon
    @WW3_Soon Месяц назад +1

    This guy’s home inspector found over 30 defects and he still bought the house! Now, he’s bitching.

  • @ashe18c20
    @ashe18c20 3 месяца назад

    Nice shirt. I’m watching Cobra Kai right now, lol.

  • @MAGA1881USA
    @MAGA1881USA 3 месяца назад

    I am 8 minutes in the video. And this feels like a d r horton comercial.
    He keeps trying to covence his self that this was a good deal...I agree 100%

  • @keb990
    @keb990 5 месяцев назад

    Where do you live?

  • @rachelm9350
    @rachelm9350 2 месяца назад

    pshtt. my friend has mold..it has been maybe 8 months.

  • @jtmplmbr4465
    @jtmplmbr4465 3 месяца назад +3

    DR Horton is the cheapest bottom barrel builder. That is their company policy. Maximize profits at ALL COSTS. Trust me, I’ve been behind the curtain.

    • @scottgillespie2562
      @scottgillespie2562 3 месяца назад

      I'm about a month from closing on a DR Horton brick house in NW Arkansas. I've read a lot about these homes and mold problems. Do you think it could be related to using the Thermoply sheathing? Just curious.

  • @Peony1307
    @Peony1307 7 месяцев назад

    Good information.

  • @davidc7196
    @davidc7196 4 месяца назад +4

    I’ve poured Dr Horton there houses won’t last I pour concrete and it’s bad too much water . It’s bad over 50 gallons per 9 yards . House is junk

  • @pmelaglover9913
    @pmelaglover9913 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the update Jason!! Good to hear that DR Horton took care of everything!! I bought a home about a year earlier than you did. It was a well known supposedly,great builder. A new home does have a few quirks to work out. I feel we had many. My builder was not as quickly to take care of our problems. It sounds like DR Horton kept good communication and quickly took care of everything?! In the end any builder can be lazy and not take care of problems that arise. Buying a new home has it pros and cons for sure. Eventually we did get everything fixed. They are still building new homes around us. From what I hear many of them have problems?? Great video thanks!!

  • @asrr62
    @asrr62 4 месяца назад

    Yeah my home security system is cooked it doesn't work any more 🤭 i think it's a good thing.

  • @thenerdguy123
    @thenerdguy123 7 месяцев назад +11

    I think a big problem with new homes is people expect them to be problem free. They won't be, ever. No doubt some people have major problems, but it seems like most complaints (for DR and other builders) are for relatively small things. Thank you for your followup.

    • @Ramblingpete
      @Ramblingpete 7 месяцев назад +6

      Small things can be very very annoying why can’t a new house be perfect no reason not to be there building them all the time not a first time builder just saying

    • @mainman3422
      @mainman3422 6 месяцев назад

      Exactly! Its like buying a new car, you will find stuff you don’t like and if you decide to keep it and fix those small things it will run you for life

    • @amunderdog
      @amunderdog 5 месяцев назад +10

      No. The problem is building as cheap as possible. Maximum profit is the driving principle.

    • @deerincon8878
      @deerincon8878 5 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for the very thorough house exam as we are looking to buy house in Vero Beach FL. and scared of all the bad reviews esp instructural. Not to have specialist inspector is not right and didnt like smart system they wiggled in at closing. Hoping badvreviews makes Horton get quality materials/products.
      Their mortgage lender gave us 6.5 % interest rate and then offered 5.99% only to find out it would cost $5,000 more at closing and they never told us. We saw it on new paper work. We didnt like we'd have to pay for lower rate.
      TY again. DR

    • @disneyfan9099
      @disneyfan9099 4 месяца назад +4

      Not really. These companys are so bad and dirty.

  • @NClark1
    @NClark1 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing your experience. We are in the process of buying a DR Horton home. This is helpful!

    • @ph8621
      @ph8621 6 месяцев назад +1

      Run! Problems arise at the 7-10 yrs

    • @margiekinlaw4260
      @margiekinlaw4260 2 месяца назад

      Don’t buy it! You are buying trash!!!

  • @user-os1sg9ku6r
    @user-os1sg9ku6r 4 месяца назад

    Why do smoke detectors always go off in the middle of the night? ..LOL

  • @vallong8475
    @vallong8475 4 месяца назад

    my take away is make sure you reach out right away.

  • @sazodada6549
    @sazodada6549 Месяц назад +1

    DR Horton houses sucks. They are like most builders that are nice on the front end and after closing they basically try their best to circumvent honoring their warranty. Don't buy their houses., 😏

  • @whocares34727
    @whocares34727 2 месяца назад

    This guy must have money to burn and loves chaos in his life. You would have thought with all the initial issues he would have run but he stuck around for more builder abuse. Dude is a fool 😂

  • @patrickradcliffe3837
    @patrickradcliffe3837 2 месяца назад

    Always a chance to find a pearl amongst swine.

  • @nailpounder1430
    @nailpounder1430 3 месяца назад

    Texas and Arizona have many terrible builders.

  • @mikebrenick9149
    @mikebrenick9149 Месяц назад

    Put a MAGA sign in the grass