$492,000 and no screws in the drywall?

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  • @woohunter1
    @woohunter1 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +9

    The more I see new construction, the more I love my 1969 house.

  • @razor3151
    @razor3151 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Sue the contractor. Sue the code inspector. Sue the city/county the code inspector works for.

  • @lacrewpandora4164
    @lacrewpandora4164 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +24

    There's a lot of money at stake here. Owner needs an attorney...IMHO all communications with builder should be through that attorney from this point on.

  • @blueribb99
    @blueribb99 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    When we had our house built (1993), the builder allowed us to walk through during construction stages to make note of any problems. Also, we were given either 30 or 90 days after completion to submit a "punchlist" of problems to be corrected. I also seem to remember a 1-year settlement crack guarantee, which we took advantage of. It's a good idea to hire an inspector after the house is built to discover all the problems. My ex brother in law was in construction and he found issues we didn't. It was very helpful.

  • @jafo461
    @jafo461 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I'd get a magnet to find screws in the wall. Then, when sure there are none (as it doesn't appear there are with the wallboard slapping because they would pop) sacrifice the drywall, document it and start making phone calls, lawyer, building department, better business bureau or similar. That is so bad, I feel for the buyers. Good on you Preston.

    • @guytech7310
      @guytech7310 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Possible over driven all the way to stud, so its not holding anything, but probably not in this case. Looks like one crew came in did the min. screws just to hang the sheets and never came back to install all of the screws before the mud crew started work on steams & screws. GC failed to inspect the work of the drywall crews. Probably applies to all of the subcontractors he used.

  • @thebasicquestion2853
    @thebasicquestion2853 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    The owner always has a be apart of the building stages! Just by taking pictures before insulation is best. There should be framing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical at this point. all at this stage should have been passed by an inspector. Those pictures will help in remodeling in the future. Even help troubleshooting any problems in the future.

  • @christopherc3017
    @christopherc3017 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Imagine the thousands In pennies the builder saved by using less screws.

  • @johnpence8529
    @johnpence8529 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    You can buy quality double-wide mobile homes, that if installed on proper permanent foundations, are much better values than this home. I feel the owners pain!

    • @26longlongtime
      @26longlongtime 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Mobiles depreciate though, and additions/renovations are not fun

  • @rshoe1023
    @rshoe1023 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    It's amazing how much quality work has declined! Especially on high end houses.😞

    • @cookiebun95
      @cookiebun95 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Our country has abandoned skilled trades training. Why hire skilled professionals when you can hire semi-literate, unskilled day laborers and pay them under the table? Screw the consumer.

    • @chrisanthony579
      @chrisanthony579 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@cookiebun95 I agree we don't have enough younger people interested in learning a trade, It's not even that. In residential, just finding people wiling to do work and showing up to do the work is a struggle, regardless how much money a builder is willing to pay and what a home buyer can afford to spend. The people that are skilled and care about the work they do are mostly doing commercial work. T he guys that are doing residential are generally under-skilled, basically warm bodies. The "affordable" home building industry is in trouble and it's going to get worse before it gets better.

    • @rshoe1023
      @rshoe1023 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ So true, but the scary part is the fact that these poorly built houses are passing inspections! Unfortunately, for the consumers you have to pay to get a private inspection to assure you're getting a quality house.

    • @rshoe1023
      @rshoe1023 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ I'm a licensed union electrician and take a lot of pride in my trade to do the job the right way. Then again, I'm older. I do train apprentices the right way to do the job. But sometimes it's like leading a horse to water, but it doesn't want to drink. It's frustrating at times!

  • @s0nnyburnett
    @s0nnyburnett วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Half a mil for a ranch box with nothing outside, plain interior and no serious questions asked before or after until now. She got taken for an absolute ride.

  • @Chris-zm7kg
    @Chris-zm7kg 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Abc construction company. Makes me very glad we work for good general contractors. That looks like landlord level work.

  • @tedhazlett
    @tedhazlett 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Years ago, my coworker was in the process of building a home for himself, so he asked the drywall finisher on the commercial construction site that we we all working on to quote him a price to work on his house on weekends. The first thing that the finisher told us was that he did not even want to do the job if my friend used too many screws when he hung the drywall.

  • @Jzzonem
    @Jzzonem 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    They just said "hang the drywall". They didnt hand me screws or anything and the walls not wet soooo...Bobs your uncle!😂🎉❤

  • @johnevans1969
    @johnevans1969 42 นาทีที่ผ่านมา

    I love my mobile home, its fifty years old. Solid as a rock. A neighbor bought a brand new model and its literally falling apart-100,000.$- I paid 13,000 in 2003 and I have a 30×45 addition 🙃

  • @chuckg2016
    @chuckg2016 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Speechless.

  • @cwcole
    @cwcole 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    Looks like there is lots of iron in that water.

    • @cookiebun95
      @cookiebun95 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I have water like this. i constantly have to clean my toilet and bath with CLR.

    • @cwcole
      @cwcole 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@cookiebun95 We have a water softener and have always used "iron reducing" salt. I have no idea if it really helps, but we don't get the staining as much.

  • @racecar9183
    @racecar9183 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Can't wait for that call

  • @timestealr2967
    @timestealr2967 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Hey Preston, nails and screws would cost extra! 🤣

    • @johncameron2241
      @johncameron2241 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Left over roofing nails when they finished the roof.

  • @johncameron2241
    @johncameron2241 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Did they use roofing nails for the drywall?

  • @DumbCarGuy
    @DumbCarGuy 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’m a builder and cry all you want but the building industry standards are in the crapper since Jose and Mario moved in.

  • @darrininverarity4297
    @darrininverarity4297 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    The drywaller probably said they used glue but only one tube for the whole house and probably no heat or air make up during the taping stage

  • @steveurbach3093
    @steveurbach3093 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If it is a "Duplex", was there a Firewall between the units?

  • @emanuelmccarty5387
    @emanuelmccarty5387 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    People make the country, change the demographics you’ll change the country. It’s just reality

  • @anthonymurray742
    @anthonymurray742 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    What l don't understand in Australia we screw drywall on the perimeter of the sheets .a self leveling blue glue is use in the internal studs space every six inches in blobs .but in the states lve never seen this

    • @shantor100
      @shantor100 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Nope we screw the whole sheet

  • @WickedWhirled
    @WickedWhirled 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For that price did it at least come with alot of acreage?

  • @gbpg2016
    @gbpg2016 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I’m confused. She had it built and is getting an inspection but it looks like someone already lives there.

    • @Inspector_preston
      @Inspector_preston  วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      She's lived in the home about a year

  • @WizzardofOdds
    @WizzardofOdds 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If she agreed to the original plans and signed no change orders then the contractor should make it right. She would have a pretty strong case with a good lawyer.

  • @elainerussell924
    @elainerussell924 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Yeah drove by and on the construction truck was the contractors name it was. THE 3 STOOGES BROTHERS GARENTED

  • @MilesofTilebiz
    @MilesofTilebiz 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Might not even be screws! Could be nails, that don’t draw in either

  • @Iveneversurfed
    @Iveneversurfed วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm getting my contractors license. Been in construction since I was 15. My area has a lot of dishonest stuff like this and I want to change that

  • @kathybricco7702
    @kathybricco7702 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hey I got one better....I have a wall that has no 2x4's in it! Makes it hard to hang a picture.

  • @arelianthome3293
    @arelianthome3293 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Where are you located? Do the city/county/township inspectors not do a nail off inspection on the sheetrock? We have an inspection before tape and mud to make sure there are enough fasteners... not saying our inspectors never miss something but jeez!

  • @randygerman2176
    @randygerman2176 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Oh, if there isn’t a lawsuit in this case it would be a crying shame. That contractor should not be in business!

  • @gnomiefirst9201
    @gnomiefirst9201 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Bizarre for people to commit to paying hundreds and hundreds of thousands and not vet the contract through a lawyer. Is it legal for inspectors to tell prospective buyers this? If they can't even screw it, thar be other hideous nightmares a lurk'n below deck. Be well.

  • @HarithBK
    @HarithBK 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    has she paid? i wouldn't have paid anything since they haven't done the work as designed. my co-worker had to stall multiple payments for his house since they kept putting walls and doors in the wrong place. like he would drive there talk to the guys while looking at the blueprint they had and it was the correct one just kept doing it wrong. the worst one was that they ordered the wrong tile for one of the bathrooms. he called and emailed the builder and drove down while the tile setter was there doing the other bathroom (that had the correct tile) and told him not to use it. guess what? they used the tile. he refused to do any further payment and ripping out the tile and getting the one he picked installed.
    it is rather annoying you need to be such a massive pain in the ass when building a new home but otherwise things get ignored or just done wrong.

    • @joycef8443
      @joycef8443 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep, I was between jobs so I could visit the house we had built EVERY SINGLE DAY! Builder was so glad to go to closing. He decided not to build another house for two years , I guess he needed some time off.

  • @davidhargrove1648
    @davidhargrove1648 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bet there’s no or little insulation.

  • @DocZoidberg549
    @DocZoidberg549 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    492K for that? The house size is not that big. I hope it had a lot of land. The owner made some bad decisions.

  • @tngrandma_13
    @tngrandma_13 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I found you!!👏👏🎁

  • @aintquitewright1480
    @aintquitewright1480 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Screws? I've only seen nails in drywall in residential construction.

  • @frosthoe
    @frosthoe 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    The carpenters probably only used one nail top and bottom too. you just nail high and low on each opposing end and then let the drywallers deal with it.
    Union build! Meanwhile we built the exact same units across the road and we used 3 nails top and bottom. Glued and screwed all the stair treads. Glued external door bottoms. And set all the doors and windows with every other screw/nail hole filled. Minimum 16 nails a window or door. Union? 4 nails, one in each corner, no glue, let the siders take care of it...
    Union roofers. 3 nail shingles? Get 2 nails. Roof plywood we use 1/2 wide staples that are 1-1/2 inch long EVERY four inches , WHITHOUT FAIL! Union. 4 nails. Let the roofers deal with it???
    Thats code for IDGAF where is my check.

  • @tygrahof9268
    @tygrahof9268 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Oopsie... Why we need independent inspectors AS the job progresses.

  • @usa5439
    @usa5439 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Whoever did this scam needs to get life in prison 😠

  • @alandeon
    @alandeon 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Is this a I year inspection? This doesn't look like a "new" home. First off, most screw pops won't be evident for a year because it takes that long for the wood framing to dry out from the normal 19% humidity of a new stud. 2nd, a good taper would hide the proper screws so you won't be able to see them. I see screws where you don't. Put a stud finder and a magnet on the wall and you will find the well hidden screws.
    The MAIN reason you see all the nail pops is because someone PUSHED on all the walls to create the pop. It's possible they used too long nails or screws on the walls.
    The "cracked" drywall joint looked more like a paint roller mark and based on the paint color that was done by the homeowner.
    The pine 2x4's WILL shrink as they dry which is why the one year inspection and punch list usually repairs that by adding new screws above the old and patching those screw holes.This part at least cannot be blamed on the contractor. as part of the one year inspection he will send someone to fix the nail pops and patch the nails.
    The other items I have no comment on but unless you can prove there are nails missing beyond visual and pushing on the wall I'm unconvinced on how bad you are trying to push the interior drywall issue.

    • @Inspector_preston
      @Inspector_preston  23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      You're not wrong...
      She's been living there about a year. Typical screw pops or not, there was a severe lack of fasteners. And if they had used glue, it wouldn't matter. It was still shoddy work.

  • @frankcrenshaw7343
    @frankcrenshaw7343 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I bought a lot and built my house myself If I did crappy job I'd have to live in it

  • @Eric-ot6sn
    @Eric-ot6sn วันที่ผ่านมา

    That’s all new home now, there are no good contractors anymore, especially where I live ky.

  • @zipit1984
    @zipit1984 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They set the screws to deep and broke the face paper. Probably just learned drywall that morning from someone that just learned it a week ago. They work hard but have no skills.

  • @tommytech55
    @tommytech55 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I'm sorry, but Shame on who sold this home,and Shame on her for accepting the changes to the plans without any push back. How did this home pass inspection before the sale and closing? This definitely needs to go to court.

  • @donaldvieraitis5008
    @donaldvieraitis5008 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like to see Inspector Preston delve more into new home construction.
    This is just the tip of a very large iceberg that I see all the time. Most modern purchasers/homeowner's assume new meens good. They go in very unaware of just how bad their new and costly homes are and thinking they have some protection that may not be there at all. They assume that if the counties state checked some boxes things are good and that can be far from the case. The contracts are usually so tight it will be a many years long fight with the builder fighting and dragging feet every step of the way
    It is particularly bad in my area and I would shun most homes built from about 1980 forward. One well built development is a rarity and there was a reason they drove most small good builders out of existence through regulation, law and policy. This is big money game and gets up to the federal level.
    What these big builders get away with now is just horrific. I have seen it from the ground up and from the repair side as well. If you buy an old home repairs are expected but I have ssn many new that almost have to be redone from the ground up to make something decant and anyone buying one will have decades of repairs that swallows vast sums of money.

  • @glennmanchester5696
    @glennmanchester5696 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If this guy is cheaping out on damn drywall screws can you imagine what else he's done that is not up to snuff scary shit wow drywall screws although have gone up like everything else but the cost is negligible for real especially at what over four hundred grand wow who is this guy call him out Preston let's put his ass on blast !!

  • @davidlampe4153
    @davidlampe4153 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You should be running a contractor referral service on the side.
    You are somewhat famous on TH-cam and TicTok and you keep getting pulled into the customer got ripped off and the contractor is not even remotely interested in fixing anything.
    There’s got to be some decent hardworking contractors who are honest and do an honest job with great care and good skills.
    It should be enforced by the city and the building inspector but they are probably avoiding the legal problem raised by stuff that was passed by them and they are avoiding being charged for faulty or substandard repairs.
    All this leaves the homeowners holding the bag, they don’t want the original contractor to work on the house because it’s almost Guaranteed the contractor will put lipstick on a pig and then say he’s done.

  • @thebabscat
    @thebabscat 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They probably also broke the paper on the drywall with the screw heads. Derp.

  • @ThePennie46
    @ThePennie46 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Will the owner get reimbursed?

    • @MattCupan
      @MattCupan วันที่ผ่านมา

      $64.97 reimbursement on a couple boxes of drywall screws. No problem. Who does the check get made out to?
      The other problems can be fixed in seconds with a wrench or screwdriver.
      The little "crown" on the floor he found. Good luck trying to get any judgement for that. It's within a sixteenth to eighth differential within a 2-4 ft span.
      All the contractor has to say is when were there any declarations of grievance made at any points of inspection from build to sale?

  • @DonaldHoward-g2y
    @DonaldHoward-g2y วันที่ผ่านมา

    We pay all this money for these government inspectors and they're not doing their job pretty bad you don't even need no experience in building to be an inspector

  • @bogey19018
    @bogey19018 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    When you have 15 million illegals and cheap contractors paying them pennies, that's what you get. I've been a contractor since 1989, it's something I noticed for that long.

  • @johnvalencia7488
    @johnvalencia7488 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    That's not a house, that's a disaster! Tear down and rebuild @ builders expense!

  • @colleenporter1119
    @colleenporter1119 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hope she had a lawyer to help with buying?

  • @DaveDeVault
    @DaveDeVault วันที่ผ่านมา

    This gives me anxiety and it's not my house. God people are horrible.

  • @willschultz5452
    @willschultz5452 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    What a workmanship mess!!!! and what kind of baseboard is that?? it looks like a hunk of wood!

  • @larrybryan8913
    @larrybryan8913 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It’s one thing to hire a handyman that makes a mistake but this is ridiculous I would also get the bank involved they are not wanting to be stuck with this garbage house also the state attorney general

  • @ronduckett5017
    @ronduckett5017 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When people can spend that kind of coin...I really don't give a shit!!!

  • @johnscott2849
    @johnscott2849 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Blind brothers building?

  • @glennmanchester5696
    @glennmanchester5696 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That is absolutely the worst one yet beyond any doubt let's see what this guy says when he drives up with no drivers license and proof of insurance the way it goes is you only really need those when the cop pulls you over right?

  • @clarkpalace
    @clarkpalace วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sorry my US cousins. Up north here. Like alot of guys here I build my own so I dont live these insults. On top of that though u have to realize this is an American horror show. Less of that in other countries And maybe worse in some countries , but the people spend less

  • @GailRichards-l3s
    @GailRichards-l3s 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Nothing cheaper than drywall screws. Makes you wonder what other shortcuts exist. Just pathetic!

  • @justinballard7242
    @justinballard7242 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Those look like nails hence the issue

  • @frankcrenshaw7343
    @frankcrenshaw7343 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That's JOE AND HUNTER construction 😂

    • @BClark-nb5ih
      @BClark-nb5ih 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      trump construction, actually.

  • @thnksno
    @thnksno 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    $492k and you still only get LVP? Lol! I looked at a lot of houses last year, LVP is sub $300k type of finishing. The exception being homes with 20+ acres for $500k plus. For $500k, we got 2200sf custom everything, including cabinets that don't have so much as a single piece of particle board. Tile and hardwood everywhere, custom 5/4 millwork, geothermal, etc, on a 9ft unfinished walkout with 5 acres. This lady got scammed.

    • @1packatak
      @1packatak 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Depends on where you live. A lot of people are going to LVP or laminate for ease of care and longevity. Especially if you have kids and/ or pets. In the metro area I live in $500k gets you around a quarter to a third of an acre, maybe about 2200 square ft of house, maybe semi custom cabinets at best, no water softener, no appliances, usually a 2 car garage-you get the picture.

    • @drozcompany4132
      @drozcompany4132 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Where and when? Areas vary a LOT, not to mention if you had this done more than a couple years ago. Yeah for sure she got scammed, though.

    • @thnksno
      @thnksno 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@1packatak I stay out of metro areas, and 15 miles further seems to do it. We looked between 2 states, and the pricing was similar. Anywhere I saw LVP, it was builder grade stuff everywhere else in the house. However, it did appear in some pricier homes, but those also had a lot more going for them property wise. You're right, though. Some people will pay $500k for a 100 year old 2 bedroom in certain locations.

    • @thnksno
      @thnksno 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@drozcompany4132 In the midwest between a couple of states. Even more states if I include the ones we quit being serious about earlier. Similar areas and distances from large cities. We bought the house last March, and it was completed in late 2019, early 2020. I know they sell literal garden sheds to people for $1 million or more in some places. Lol! However, what was shown in this video seems very similar to our search, and it's way overpriced.

    • @1packatak
      @1packatak วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ you lucky person!! We had property in a rural location with a home that was a beautiful custom build by the previous owner. And a gorgeous 5 acres.
      Then our kids convinced us to move to a different state into a large metro area so we would all be together.
      Then two of the three got transferred out of state.
      I would give anything to have that home back

  • @timestealr2967
    @timestealr2967 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Another 'construction ' project brought to you by DEI Construction. At DEIC, we'll charge you a premium price and have our team of no talent, but good intentions, build your dream home! (After we're done, you'd never dream we could build them like this! 😟😯😕)

  • @johngross1952
    @johngross1952 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    First!