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  • Report:  #11603

Complaint Review: Silvercrest Manufacture Home - Woodland California

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- Reno, Nv,
Submitted:
Updated:

Silvercrest Manufacture Home
109 Pioneer Ave Woodland, 95776 California, U.S.A.
Phone:
1-530-662-9156
Web:
N/A
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This is the first brand new house we bought, this was a Silvercrest Manufacture Home, in 1991. We were so excited, we lease the land for 55 years, including all the amenities. Than our nightmare began. We had problems after problems with the home. The contractor who put it in, was the guy who did the warranty. Well, Mr. Hoy only did what he had to do and that wasn't much. They told us when the year was almost up, they would continue to repair things, as they didn't have enough help...Besides the rest of the defects in the home, our windows through out the house, had water in them so you couldn't see out and our sliding glass door. At the same time our windows had a dark color of some sort, that we just couldn't seem to get rid of. With all the fighting we did, finally Silvercrest had a guy come out in 1995. They look at the home and agreed to put new windows in, that was 9 windows and a sliding door. Windows will made by Phillips. Again the new windows and sliding door was put in, again the windows got fog up and water in them. The problem wasn't solve.. Silvercrest web site, our home came from Woodland, Calif.

http://www.silvercrest.com/factory.htm

Our insurance was Farmers Ins. and they wouldn't do nothing. Wasn't cover.....

We hired a lawyer who said it would cost us ten thousand dollars to do the case. We borrow money. In the meantime experts came out to look at the windows and home. We found out the home had mold growing in it, as an expert took tests. Than the lawyer wanted more money, we couldn't believe . We borrow another $5,000.00, still going more and more into debt. After the lawyer wanted another $25,000.00, that ended him, it was to much and the stress was getting worst.

We hired another lawyer for continue, and gets 33% of what we win. But we pay for all the experts, depositions and etc. More in debt we went...In 1999, an environmental Doctor look at our home and examine us and told us the house was making us sick and we should move as soon as possible...What a scary thing to have to do. From experts we found out our land was never graded, so it wasn't level. That's why water would run under our home, and we didn't have no vapor barrier under our home. Which was require by the Manufacture Housing. The expert open our sidling up, and there was no vapor barrier in the walls. That's why the nails were sunken in the walls. They open up the wall where it was dark on the wall, and mold was growing in the board. I probably miss afew more things. Are sidling is hard board.

Two facts were learn in depositions, is when the Silvercrest guy came out to replace our windows, he seen what was happening. He call Silvercrest and told them I believe about all the mold in our windows, and they told him to just replace the windows and leave...

Than we found out, before we move in, a pipe had broken, and the belly was sagged to the ground with water. So they went in and fix the pipe, and left the insulation soak and didn't repair the belly...We were never told about this until I believe in 1998, and read a deposition from one of the workers who work there at the time. We also lean that we were suppose to get setup papers on the home, which we never got. Our windows had no flashing, like it should of been done. THIS IS A REQUIREMENT...

We recently learn that Silvercrest was own by Champion Homes, biggest outfit in the United States. We paid $85,000.00 for our home and it will cost over $95,000.00 or more to repair it. We are heavily in debt, now since Aug 1999, on paying for two places, $1,100.00 rent and $1,000.00 for a home we can't live in. And all the expenses of buying new furniture, because we couldn't take the ones out of the home.

Silvercrest is owned by Champion Enterprises.

Jenny Gierman

Internet Marketing

Champion Enterprises, Inc.

www.championhomes.net

This is the contractor :

LICENSE NUMBER: 0006552A .

LICENSEE NAME:CAPRIOTTI CONSTRUCTION CO INC ADDRESS:501 RUE DE LA BLANCSPARKS, NV 89434 PHONE:(775)342-0100 LICENSE STATUS:ACTIVESTATUS DATE:11/08/2001STATUS REASON:LICENSE ORIGIN DATE:10/02/1963LICENSE EXPIRE DATE:10/31/2002 This information does not include one time raise in limit

BUSINESS TYPE: CORPORATIONLIMIT

AMOUNT:UNLIMITEDLICENSE CLASS:AB -

GENERAL ENGINEERING & BUILDINGBOND

TYPE:BOND NOT REQUIREDEFFECTIVE

DATE:10/2/1965CANCELATION DATE:N/A

PRINCIPALS :HOY, RICHARD E/

PRESIDENT ANDERSON, JOHN DAVID/ QUAL

EMPLOYEE HOY, DAVID B/ VICE PRESIDENT

HOY, LINDA N/ SECRETARY/TREASURER

Buying a new home and ending with nightmares and debts, is the worst time of our lives. Now need Ten thousand more to go to court.

Rick and Josie

Sparks, Nevada

Is connected with Reno, Nevada


6 Updates & Rebuttals

Kathy

Campo,
California,
2003 Victim of Silver Crest Grand Manor model 17

#2Consumer Comment

Sat, May 31, 2014

 I too have been ripped off on a brand new Silver Crest 2003, yes it is now 2014 and I have spent to date trying to fix all unresolved issues over $ 120,000 dollars. I would like to know if Rick and Josie ever had any resolution with Silver Crest?


Rick & josie

Reno,
Nevada,
U.S.A.
Silvercrest homes

#3Author of original report

Fri, December 31, 2004

Were they ever investigated and seen what lawsuits they have had?


Rick & josie

Reno,
Nevada,
U.S.A.
Silvercrest homes

#4Author of original report

Fri, December 31, 2004

Were they ever investigated and seen what lawsuits they have had?


Rick & josie

Reno,
Nevada,
U.S.A.
Countless complaints against homebuilders and home warranty companies are hidden in binding arbitration and confidentiality agreements

#5Author of original report

Tue, March 04, 2003

THE FIRST ONE DIDN'T HAVE THE WEBSITE FOR SOME REASON.. Here's our story. STORIES OF CHAMPION, SILVERCREST AND FLEETWOOD "Like thousands of ordinary people, we bought a new home and only wished to settle down and enjoy it. Instead, we were forced to embark upon an expensive and stressful full time battle with a builder, and the equally unaccountable warranty company." (Silvercrest Manufacture Home) "Shoddy construction has become a nationwide epidemic. Homeowners quickly find out that fighting this battle is very time consuming, expensive, and frustrating. Countless complaints against homebuilders and home warranty companies are hidden in binding arbitration and confidentiality agreements that the public never sees, so the public cannot make an educated choice in choosing a builder. The cost of litigation, on a playing field that is nowhere near level, is prohibitive to almost all homeowners. The homebuilding industry lobbies behind our backs to reduce regulations that would protect consumers. Homeowners don't find out what is going on until it is too late, and they have spent a great deal of time, energy and money researching it, and fighting their case.


Rick & josie

Reno,
Nevada,
U.S.A.
The homebuilding industry lobbies behind our backs to reduce regulations that would protect consumers.

#6Author of original report

Mon, March 03, 2003

STORIES OF CHAMPION, SILVERCREST AND FLEETWOOD "Like thousands of ordinary people, we bought a new home and only wished to settle down and enjoy it. Instead, we were forced to embark upon an expensive and stressful full time battle with a builder, and the equally unaccountable warranty company." (Silvercrest Manufacture Home) "Shoddy construction has become a nationwide epidemic. Homeowners quickly find out that fighting this battle is very time consuming, expensive, and frustrating. Countless complaints against homebuilders and home warranty companies are hidden in binding arbitration and confidentiality agreements that the public never sees, so the public cannot make an educated choice in choosing a builder. The cost of litigation, on a playing field that is nowhere near level, is prohibitive to almost all homeowners. The homebuilding industry lobbies behind our backs to reduce regulations that would protect consumers. Homeowners don't find out what is going on until it is too late, and they have spent a great deal of time, energy and money researching it, and fighting their case.


N

Tucson,
Arizona,
This is terrible!

#7Consumer Suggestion

Thu, August 22, 2002

There appears to be no real accountability for contractors in your state. it seems that most if not all states are this way, just a matter of degree. If manufactured housing industry wants the public to think these are just as good as a regular house then they need to stop doing things like this. Then again, saying "just as good as a house" these days doesn't mean much, if you look at all the complaints on here about home builders.

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