shiry
Bushkill,#2General Comment
Sun, March 04, 2012
I thought I was re-living this night-mare when I read Mr. Autore report. George, Kevin & Matt are very nice people, but should not be in the construction of building homes. It took two (2) years to move in to our new construction home and was left with unfinished work, walls coming apart at the seams, leaking roof.
Holes cut into the walls ceiling and puttie.
This project started in early 2008 & finished at the end of 2010, with work unfinished.
Matt Crowl
Stroudsburg,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, October 01, 2008
Normally I would not even waste my time responding to such allegations, but being that I have been responsible for the construction of over 400 + homes, and this is my only complaintant.....I must respond!!! The satisfied customers that have had homes constructed under my watch outweigh Mr. Autore's allegations 400 to 1!!! I am no longer employed by Stoney Run Builders & only respond to this nonsense now , because company officers at SRB declined to respond to this petty nonsense from Mr. & Mrs. Autore. I am writing this rebuttal independently, honestly, & making claim to only what I know to be true. I will lay out facts & only facts as I remember them, and one can decide for himself the truth that belies these misrepresentations. To clear the record, there is , never was, & never will be any association between Stoney Run Builders (SRB) and Clearview Builders and its owner Mr. Slayton. Per the sales aspect of this transaction, Mr. Autore brought his own design to SRB to be built as a total custom home. He signed a Contract, Purchase Order, & Specifications sheet which clearly outlined his responsibilities as well as those of SRB. He did put down $5000 as a deposit to start construction & was told that under normal circumstances & site conditions that a 6 month completion date could be achieved. The contract allowed for 12 months due to change of seasons, site conditions, & varying township regulations. Normal protective contractual binding agreements to protect both the builder & the client. The first issue, if I remember correctly, was that the permit process in the township that Mr. Autore chose to buy his lot & build his home in, was stymied due to issues with getting a construction permit as the septic permit was yet to be isssued. One must first have a septic permit prior to obtaining a construction permit. His lot was pretty much solid rock. He purchased at the time one of the most inexpensive lots available in his respective community due to the fact that it was almost 100% ledge rock. Hence, issue #2 - blasting & rock removal. At that time, the Autore's lot was the lot that in all my years of construction required the greatest amount of blasting. The blaster was there for at least (1 1/2) weeks & his entire foundation, well line, & septic line had to be blasted. Funny, this is the greatest expense he incurred on his lot & he doesn't even mention it in his report. These (2) issue were the only reason that he had any delays in his construction & they were both self induced. Want to blame someone for this.....look in the mirror!!! Mr. Autore was also encouraged to get a bank commitment of (12) months vs. (9) months, but the rate is slightly higher....pay now or pay later as they say....he chose the cheaper rate & left our advice unheeded. A fool & his money go separate ways. Per his original plans not matching. They were his own. They were not a design that we marketed. We never built anything that he did not sign or initial as he readily acknowledges. We were a custom builder & changes were allowed. New plans are not drawn with every single change. The fireplace as drawn on the set of plans that Mr. Autore brought with him was not to scale. He was given the choice to close down an opening between his kitchen & family room to accomodate the fireplace as drawn incorrectly on his own plans or to put on the outside wall centered in his family room. He chose the latter & signed for it. As for the statement that it took (7) months to get a correct additional work authorization (change order compilation), this is true. It is a living document that is updated constantly as a client incurs changes. Mr. Autore could not seem to grasp this concept & this was a perpetual complaint from him. As per his 300 e-mails. Out and out a total lie. There may have been 30 & every single one was given a prompt & professional response. All other statements are pretty much true as per the individuals involved. Problem was that Mr. Autore did not "play well with others". He would exhaust one individual & then go to the next & demand to speak to the next higher up, etc. Per his lack of response from the Pocono Record (the local paper), there was no story...only his own....and certainly not newsworthy. He was not wronged. I am truly sorry to have not been able to make the Autore's happy. They are few & far between as far as how I conduct myself. I do find one fact interesting through all of this & share with you this.........Mr. Autore could not even convince his own family. Subsequent to his moving in his new home & after all of this banter.....his mother-in-law & sister-in-law both built a home with SRB!!!! Need I say anymore??