Homeowners in South Carolina are frustrated after poor construction left their new homes covered in “pimples.”
This new home was one of the first built on the Cypress Preserve in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and its imperfections are noticeable in direct sunlight.
“When I first saw this house in the summer, the sun hit the side of the house and the exterior nails weren’t driven all the way down, causing the vinyl to stretch and contract. And when the sun hit it, I got acne all over my body. “It looks like that,” Tom Eriksen said. he told WCSC.
Ericksen’s daughter bought the home in 2022, and “when they noticed acne, the family immediately contacted Lennar Corporation, a company tasked with building an entire community.”
However, when he was shown the company’s thorough inspection of the structure, he did not appreciate its poor craftsmanship.
“‘Their super came and inspected the house,’ he said. ‘Yeah, but that’s not the manufacturer’s problem.'”
“It’s not the manufacturer’s problem, you installed it incorrectly. You have to fix it. It looks terrible,” Eriksen replied.
“They say, ‘No, we’re not going to do anything about it.'”
The report said Renner did not respond to several follow-up phone calls the family sent after the initial visit to the home.
Ericksen, who has run his own construction business for 40 years, said he is helping his daughter fix up her house because even though it’s not a “problem with the structure,” it’s a problem with Lennar, which they built.
“Every time I drive home, I always see it,” Ericksen said. “It’s like the whole house: the sides, the back, the front. Every time the sun hits it.”
The angry father wants the company to fix the problem in every home it builds, starting with the homeowners who have lived in the area the longest.
“At least start serving the people who moved here first,” he said. “She was one of the original buyers before someone else came along and you didn’t service them or address the issue.
“It’s not a good outlook for the other 800 families that will be moving here,” Eriksen added.
Moncks Corner is located 53 miles north of Charleston.
Home inspectors also accused the company of non-compliance with contracts when building homes, saying many builders were not aware that they had to continue making repairs on homes for more than a year.
“There’s a very common misconception among homeowners that after the first year, the builder is not responsible for fixing anything else in the house,” Robert Knowles told Live 5 News. Told. “Well, that’s not true.
“Laws are not arbitrary; you must follow the code’s requirements. Builders are legally required to fix any code-related issues with your home that arise.
“If you notify the builder of a code violation, the builder is required to fix it,” Knowles added.
South Carolina is residential building standards According to the report, home builders must comply with this.
