I used to do a lot of custom homes...from the vacant lot to the putty in the trim after the finish nails were "set".

Sub contractors are a fricking nightmare. From the foundation guys to the drywall guys. And the next guy in line has to try and make the previous guys work, work. Trying to do finish trim and cabinets was always a PITA because you were having to make chicken soup outta chicken shit and the homeowner was standing in the door waiting for you to finish. While you're trying to explain why it's taking so much time to make shit look and fit right.

Is straight, square and plumb REALLY that hard? For some it sure seems so.

I too was wondering about water intrusion in the crawlspace...causing a soft spot at the piers. Or possibly just lousy ass compaction of the subgrade when the lot was prepped.

I do foundation repair and raise/level homes for a work. Any cracks in the foundation? Are your windows level? Is the siding level? Crawl under the house and look for sinking pier blocks. Look close for bends and sinking joists and beams. Is the sill plate level? Use a level in the interior on the floor to check for dips. I second the idea of using a laser level on the exterior.
We raise houses and watch them crack interior walls all the time. Hard to tell without inspecting the home in person.




Most homes with problems were due to inadequate site preparation. You may need pin-piles driven and new concrete poured to anchor your home. You may need drainage added....

Your POS builder will continue putting band-aids on your home until your warranty runs out. Act fast and have it inspected while he is still on the hook for repairs.

I promise this and deliver. Builders have ADHD, they have short attention spans and don't put 2 and 2 together. For some 'untold reason' the houses I frame get finished faster than the houses that some hack crew slapped together. Maybe it's because other subs can get in and out since I know what they need. Just a guess.

/rant

My warranty is already ran out ! But being he didn't fix it right in the first place he is still at fault and will fix it or I will go after him . My neighbors house is doing the same thing. Then he says wierd this has never happened before . Bullshit

Can I go after him or an I fucked . ?its both mine and my neighbors house. Didn't even put the bird blocks in correctly . Put mesh to the outside....

I suspect a gravitational anomaly.
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-scientist ... rth_1.html

Now that the BS attempt at humor is complete, I agree with the general consensus regarding builders. Good ones are rare (as in so many other occupations!)
This one sounds like he is going to do as little as possible to build/sell/warranty his work.
I am generally opposed to putting Simpson strong ties between a truss and a non-load bearing wall, even though it may seem to fix the separation for a while- maybe even years.
If the problem is a sinking floor beneath a non-load bearing wall, the strong tie will only mask the problem until it breaks.

I am not a full time builder, but do as much of the design and construction as I'm able. In my limited experience, piers are not required below a wall that is not load bearing. Any piers inside the foundation walls are there as load bearing supports, so if yours are sinking I'd be for forcing this builder to address the root cause, not putting a bandage over an arterial injury.

True.

Separating inner walls, would be inner supports sinking, not the foundation. And the ties will do exactly as you say.

Except... If the foundation and supports are fine, but the rafters are rising. I have seen it happen. If that is what is happening, the ties will hold it all together until the rafters have a chance to acclimate and settle to wherever they end up.

The ties will also tend to 'help' the rafters to decide to end up where they should be, instead of in some kind of arc.

Regardless of any stated warranty, there's an implied use 'warranty'..

Anything sold has to be sold in good faith to perform the function it was designed to.

An attorney can advise you further, but I do believe shitty work impacting the house to that degree could easily be a breach of contract lawsuit.

I can't seem to access any of the RCW right now; is it just me? my connection?

but while looking I found this:
https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/does ... 28542.html

"I'm sorry to hear about your situation. It is distressing to have something like this happen when you buy a new home.

There is no one-year warranty for new homes in Washington. Washington case law does provide for an implied warranty of habitability for new residential construction, but that is somewhat limited and may not cover all of the defects that you describe. Furthermore, the implied warranty of habitability can be modified or even waived altogether in the purchase and sale agreement. You should hire an attorney experience in construction cases to review your purchase and sale documents and recommend a course of action to address the defects in your home."

From a real estate attorney answering a similar question back in 2013

Seems to me though, that home warranties were extended recently. (Dunno for sure. just some hazy recollection of a conversation I MIGHT have had in the past (sorry))

This all makes me sick to my stomach . Purchased for close to 300,000 and I got to deal with this ..... nerve racking

sorry to hear your going thru this





"get Jessie" and your neighbor

What pisses my off the most is all the money paid to the city/county for permits and inspections. Then when shit like this fails the claim that they have no liability.

Hang tough. The contractor would rather make it right than go to court. Just stand firm that you want to made right, and he can move on. If not, your lawyer will be involved.

Because I told him 6 months after I bought and he. Insisted on waiting to fix it . Which pushed the fix out of my warranty. So I got him there. He won't be walking away from this issue that's for sure