Andy
Naples,#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, January 22, 2008
You have to understand especially in Texas your entire home was built by day-labor. When it came to Electric, Plumbing and HVAC there was maybe a two man crew, one who spoke english, the other broken English. The superintendant in charge of your home, overseeing the subcontractors (and who was working for Centex) was probably the only english speaker and was in charge of 9 other homes. This is where Centex makes their proffit margin. There really is no oversight unless you as the homebuy are in the field of construction (as I am) and are willing to be at the house ( as I did) and am willing to call your superintendent every other day when the laborers left and you found studs off center by as much as almost three feet, floors uneven and tile grout poured down brand new toilets. I told my superintendent to think of me as his Project Manager and at times we got into words. In Central Texas, my wife and I lived in Killeen and Centex had a horrible reputation, I bought a Jubilee home and we were very satisfied. NOTE****** JAN, 21 2008** Centex filed for CHPT 11 bankrupty protection in South Carolina and stopped construction on a minimum of 30 developments. Mind you, all of these developments had houses in all stages of construction. Just imagine your 60 or 70,000 dollar down payment out the window and you can't sue. In the SW Florida division alone Centex laid off more than 50% of its workforce but still charges the same price for homes and maintains it can still provide the same warranty. I was persistant through the building process so my claims are minimal, i.e-dead plants, low pressure in irrigated planters in lanai.