July 5, 20187 yr Got a friend selling a 5 year old home, all kinds of issues upon inspection with the stucco. significant $$ repairs. they would like to pursue reimbursement from their builder. anyone got a firm to recommend? Houston area.
July 5, 20187 yr First of all, good luck w/ that. I think he'll find that aside from straight up gross negligence, the law is pretty tilted in favor of the builder. But maybe he can get something on settlement?
July 6, 20187 yr may want to have his own inspection done to validate. then negotiate price down to have the buyers pick up the repairs and GTF out of that death trap of a house before it's too late.
July 8, 20187 yr Most new construction comes with a 1 year warranty. Has your friend looked over the contract docs? Edited July 8, 20187 yr by ROFL BOX
July 8, 20187 yr 1 year warranty on most items and a 2 year warranty on mechanical labor / installation items however their may be more warranty on mechanical parts and pieces. 10 year latent defect warranty on everything. You friend needs to document and follow Texas property code 27.and give notice to builder and play all cards according to Hoyle. If the builder is worth a darn, he will address the issue. Is this really a stucco issue or a flashing the stucco issue? What type of builder? Tract home? Production “custom?” High-end custom? High-priced spec?
July 8, 20187 yr Author On 7/5/2018 at 2:00 PM, Horn of Gabriel said: First of all, good luck w/ that. I think he'll find that aside from straight up gross negligence, the law is pretty tilted in favor of the builder. But maybe he can get something on settlement? This is my assumption, but I told them I'd get an attorney name and they can call and discuss. I know, in general, hard to sue businesses in Texas.
July 8, 20187 yr Author 33 minutes ago, deadshank said: 1 year warranty on most items and a 2 year warranty on mechanical labor / installation items however their may be more warranty on mechanical parts and pieces. 10 year latent defect warranty on everything. You friend needs to document and follow Texas property code 27.and give notice to builder and play all cards according to Hoyle. If the builder is worth a darn, he will address the issue. Is this really a stucco issue or a flashing the stucco issue? What type of builder? Tract home? Production “custom?” High-end custom? High-priced spec? sent a PM. It isn't a high-end custom, but not a cheap home by any standards.
July 8, 20187 yr On 7/5/2018 at 11:59 PM, RollLeft said: Stucco sucks. Stucco doesn't suck. What they're probably dealing with is EIFS or Dryvit over wood frame construction without proper drainage behind the Dryvit substrate which does suck.
July 8, 20187 yr 40 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: Stucco doesn't suck. What they're probably dealing with is EIFS or Dryvit over wood frame construction without proper drainage behind the Dryvit substrate which does suck. Agreed. Stucco is fine if installeda d flashed properly. EIFS is OK for commercial use where proper flashing techniques are followed.
July 11, 20187 yr On 7/5/2018 at 10:59 PM, RollLeft said: Stucco sucks. Stucco most of the time looks cheap and the style in my opinion sucks. Better?
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