Jim Walter Homes
Ripping off Home owners Nationwide

It all started in May 1999 when we signed a contract with Jim Water Homes of Tampa Florida and several other states nationwide. Construction on the house was started in August 1999. Framing was started, through numerous fights between JWH and the subcontractor the house took from August to October to rough frame.

The county inspector came out to look at the framing and thats when the problems started. At that time the inspector RED TAGGED the house and told them to stop construction. I was informed of this not by the builder but by the plumber who was a local man. I then talked to the builder who did not know that the county had red tagged the house. A meeting was then set up with the regional sales manager that took about a week and a half to happen. At that meeting I was told by the builder that it would be a while before I would be in my home, I asked how long, he could not answer. He then said we needed to set up a meeting with the Regional Construction Mnager and the county inspector to go over alll the problems. This meeting took two weeks to schedule. Finnally at this meeing the builders managers walked around and laughed at the job the framers had done.in turn this made the inspector angry.

The problems that had happened were that both upstairs and downstairs floors were layed backwards. Floor joist were not attached roof was not braced correctly in turn pushing all second floor walls out of plum.

At this point the county inspector told them they had two choices call an engineer or tear it down. They decided to try to repair instead of tearing down. The decision on what to do then took about 30 days, we are into December at this point. Work did not start till January. Rough framing was then completed end of February. The siding then started that took almost 4 weeks witht he crew finishing up at 1 in the morning and using the headlights off thier truck to finish.

We are now into late march.interiors now start work. Home was finished if you want to call it that in July. At that time several items were not finished yet they were out on a punch out list (one of those was the furnance) we also had not been given an occupancy permit tfrom the county. I refused to sign the tender agreement, but was informed they could force tender the home.

As we were living there a problem developed with the furnance and their subcontractor would not ravel to fix it. So i was told to find another HVAC man, and I did. As he did the needed repairs he noticed that this gas furnace had no combustible air present, without this carbonoxide would build up in my home, this is now august.

I called the companty who in turn called the sub contractor, who told them it was there. This went back and forth for about 1 month or so, finally at the end of october I got a meeting with the builder, county inspector and my hvacman and independent inspector and the builder's subcontractor.

Finnally after a brow beating from the other the sub admitted that he knew it was not there. After that it took till the middle of november to have a new furnace installed. The story goes on punch out list problems were not being taken care, we noticed problems with our floor it was sinking, one of the walls is 3/4 inch out of plum and most of the windows are not level and most of the siding is warped.

Finnally in July I had a meeting with the builder and a promise of fixing the problems was given. It then took till September to get an agreement, and work just started in October. I have a load bearing beam missing, that is why the floor sinks and at this time they can not jack the house up to get it under it. When they are able to I been told to expect cracks in walls and ceiling and much more.

This company is always rude to you, theatens to forclose on your home when you complain about them. And they will not address what they have done to you in the past.

Company: Jim Walter Homes
Country: USA
State: Florida
City: Tampa

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