Richmond American Homes Reviews

Where do I start? On my escrow closing day, I got 4 remote controls for 2 garages. 2 worked and the other 2 did not work. I immediately notified the sales office, who assured me someone would be by to rectify that issue. Over a month later, still have not seen anyone at my door to rectify the issue. This needs to be remedied. During the final walk through I noticed 30-40 scuff marks on the primary bath shower floor. Gustavo assured me it was part of the pattern. I have the design book, there are no black marks in the primary shower tile. This needs to be remedied. Why put a tankless water heater in a 2800+ sq ft house that doesn't have a recirculating pump? No hot water on the one side of the house. I had to replace it for $2000 so that I could get hot water in my kitchen and the multi-gen suite. The top drawer in the primary bath has to be pulled out with a lot of force. It also does not slow-close like all the other drawers in the house. This needs to be remedied. The top row of tile in the primary bath has a broken tile. This needs to be remedied. Multiple bathroom faucets are loose and move around a lot. This needs to be remedied. The front yard landscaping was crap from the start. Still is. I will have to pay to have that fixed. The toilets are cheap. I will be replacing them (3 of them). The "free" washer and dryer may have been GE, but they were the bottom of the barrel for sure. I had to replace them. The garbage disposal had screws and paint in it when we did the final walk through. While my plumber was installing a loop for the circulating pump, water began to leak from the garbage disposal. The upper ring was not secured on the garbage disposal. The electricity in the kitchen and multi-gen suite have tripped off several times. I get bit (by electricity) multiple times a day in the house. There is a ground/neutral issue in this house and when my house burns down, I will hold Richmond American Homes responsible. The driveway lip is cracked and broken. Gustavo told me to put on a request to have it fixed. This is what I have found in just 35 days. I cannot imagine what waits for me going forward. Leah in the Sales Office was great to work with while I was purchasing the home. ... More

The construction supervisor did not handle the issues appropriately or in a timely manner. Full of excuses and knows the issues but showed little care to resolve appropriately.

The craftsmanship for my home was not up to par. So many cosmetic issues so far and little things that should not fly by an assistant super intendant. They are going to work on fixing the issues but that is now time I have to spend being around for the lack of work that should have been done the first time or after the first walk. Rather sad to see this kind of work get breezed over just because the houses are going up so fast.

From the beginning to the end of the process of the build I wasn’t too happy on the quality of the house. The builder don’t see it as a big investment and brushed away your concerns. Everything on the house you expect to look new and flawless but it’s not. There’s some nail hanging out in front of exterior trimming. There’re some area that needed to caulk were missed. The location of drainage was too close to garage driveway every time I pull in always gotta worry about running it over. The appliance has some dents to it and they still installed it thinking we wouldn’t care. The list goes on. The builder is more focus on building the other houses that is not occupied rather than taking care the house that’s already occupied. Overall bad experience for me. ... More

The buying process was somewhat stressful due to Richmond pressuring us to sell quickly! when we sold our home after only being on the market 1 day Richmond lagged on finishing our home 3 weeks past the date it suppose to be finished.

Other than Lauren, The experience was extremely underwhelming. The quality of workmanship was disappointing at best and it became very clear that our Superintendents did not have their finger on the pulse with trades. During our final walk, it was explained to me by Sergio that i "cant expect perfection". That bold statement has been my Richmond American experience in a nutshell.

I have been trying to get items from my original punch list repaired with very little luck, on top of that I have several other items that I found (like breakers tripping for no reason, lots of drywall issues, flooring issues, broken tile, doors squeaking and hinge pins coming out etc.) that are also needing repaired. The major issue I have is repairs are scheduled but non of the contractors show or show up on a different day not scheduled, I'm beyond frustrated with it all. Most of the employees are great and really good to work with, Overall quality doesn't meet my expectations, one of my baggiest complaints is the stone around my house, they made several attempts to fix it before closing but it still looks horrible. The one positive comment I would make again is the employees are super nice and personable. ... More

On the day of my walkthrough, the electrical was not working in the kitchen, no hot water, the back fence was crushed by a tractor, screens missing and torn and so forth. The person conducting the walkthrough for Richmond had no idea of the condition of the house because Richmond did not complete a pre inspection. All this means that Richmond rushes to get you to the closing table, hoping to push you into a long post closing list. Any buyer should be aware that it is highly unlikely that anyone from Richmond will come back to complete the "post-closing" punch list. I've not seen anyone, and speaking with neighbors, they haven't either, one neighbor has been trying to complete a long list for 11 months. I still don't have a missing screen for my sliding door and there are missing handles on my cabinets. After 30 days, I have been completing/fixing many open items myself. My advice, DON'T close until every item is completed. If you do, you're on your own. ... More

Do not trust superintendent in charge of getting home ready for move in.

Do notttt waste time and effort using there in-house financial resources, BRUCE. HE cost me lotsss of money and insensitives.

The sales, lending and escrow staff were outstanding—it ends there with the positive experience. The house still does not have all the numerous dents fixed in the bullnose corners all over the house and paint was poorly applied—we still have spots that need painting near ceilings that have white paint brush strokes over the grey walls. There are holes in drywall that were not repaired, holes in exterior stucco were not repaired. There are paint and scuff marks on many of the door hinges, chips/gouges on interior doors. There are bare wood spots on the exterior door leading to/from master bedroom. There are STILL drywall screws sticking out of the wall next to the shower/tub surround in the guest bath. Several of the cabinet doors rub on some and are too far apart on others. There is a scratch in the middle master shower glass and a chipped tile in the shower. The baseboards looked like we had already lived here for 30 years—I had to paint them—they were filthy. Floor grout is all over the kick-plates of cabinets. The stucco covered styrofoam window trim on the exterior of the house only got one coat of paint in many areas—it needs at least two coats—it looks blotchy where it clearly wasn’t painted thoroughly. Lag crews are not fastened properly on the front fake shutters—very loose at the bottom. One of the cabinate drawers has a gouge in the face that just had some soft putty stuffed in in it. The gate leading to the rear yard sticks—hard to open. For the three screen doors of the two sliding glass doors, they just left the locking latch parts in bags, taped to the frames—I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with those. I’m certain there are items I am forgetting in this list—and who knows what was not done or done wrong where I can’t see… The quartz countertop for the kitchen island already looked worn from trades using it as a catch-all. Honestly, for $640,000, I believe we have a right to expect a much better fit and finish on a new home. The guest bath tub valve cartridge leaked for two weeks before a plumber was sent to repair it. The third car garage lock never did get installed right—it would not lock the garage door. I rectified that by installing a door opener, which I would have done anyway. I’m still scraping paint, calk and who knows what else off of surfaces all over the house. Now that you have our money, we will see if you make good on any of of these items you left us with. To say we are thoroughly disgusted would be a gross understatement. ... More

I feel like I was misled when some of the things that I called out during my walk-through were promised to be fixed before I close after receiving my keys as well as living in the home for 75 days some of the issues that I called out during the walk-through are still issues. And after moving in and asking for items to be fixed, promise that they would come out the next couple days nobody ever showed up still currently working on getting these issues resolved as well as building supplies a lot of scrap material left in the garage which I had to take to the dump and pay to dispose myself From brackets to handrails to scrap wood all just left in the garage for me to take care of. I currently still have blue tape on my wall from my original walk-through of items that were supposed to be taken care of. They still haven’t been. ... More

Several issues with drywall, cabinetry not installed correctly, builder is unresponsive . Some items were brought up at walk thru & closing still have not been addressed 30 days later

I absolutely regret purchasing this home. This is my 5th new build and hands-down, the worst quality. There are so many issues with the home and it’s like pulling teeth to get them fixed. I HATE THIS HOUSE.

I’ve been told multiple things that we have been ghosted on from paint samples to another layer of brick for my back wall. Everything is fine until the day you move in, then we are left to hang dry after. My gas line won’t even allow me to put a walkway it is sticking so far out. I’ll be leaving more reviews anywhere I can about this. 450k for mediocre quality with lazy superintendents.

Seems to be a good amount of problems

Home was not ready to close, first walk was done without power, but corporate refused to move the closing date. Almost a month in the home and still asking for things to be fixed that were promised to be done since closing wouldn't be moved. Word to the wise, simply refuse to close if they don't fix things. Love the floorplan and location, wish the builder kept their word.

I would think twice before purchasing a home by Richmond. The quality is poor and they don't care about workmanship. If you find an issue after your walk through and closing they won't fix it. Make sure you document everything. Still waiting for a response to an issue the superintendent said he would take care of. It's been a month and half wirh NO response from him. Home buyer be aware!

The sales and escrow team were great, but the construction team not so much. I closed escrow a little over a month ago and have yet to get a response or warranty issue taken care of. The quality of work on the kitchen cabinets, the garage walls, and paint throughout the house is very poor. I’m still waiting on someone to acknowledge or resolve the concerns.

The home is over priced for the cheap materials used in building the structure. The workmanship is dismal. Multiple feature in the house need to be fixed from replacing windows, sliding glass door, driveway pavers, cabinet drawers and doors and quart’s shower wall. All of these items need to be fixed and have yet to be fixed. The Richmond American home specialist was notified of the issues and still has not reached out to set a time for repairs. We have been living in our home for three months now with no word. I would not buy a home from Richmond American again. I will never recommend them to anyone I care about. ... More

It's a very low-quality build. I would have rated Builder 0/10 if I could. After moving in, we found so many errors. The builder did not caulk many gaps between trims (cabinet crown mold, bedrooms top and bottom trims, bathrooms, all over the house); too many to list. Most door knobs were loose. Trims were cut unevenly. Messy paint job. Thinking buying a new one is wonderful, but this for us is a nightmare. Please build with a heart *Richmond American Homes Builder.

While everyone was “nice”, we had an overall horrible experience. From 3 different superintendents to a scam of an experience with Home American mortgage to endless lies and deception to over a month delay to then move in with electrical not working, 20 roof tiles broken, horrible craftsmanship to then no one caring and it taking weeks upon weeks to get responses until we went to corporate to now 2 months after we closed and still an outstanding list of 30+ issues with no resolution. Would avoid Richmond at all costs.

The sales lady did fine and would always be helpful and made things easier. The first superintendent was terrible. Then you guys moved him to a different track which was a great idea. The guy who replaced him was much, much, much better (Mike). The tail end superintendent (Chris) was an absolute disaster. Everything was a hassle and all he would do would say he would get it done… but yet nothing would get done. The house starting out from concrete was already messed up. The framing was very shotty and showed poor skills to say the least. The finished concrete is awful. The trim is terrible. Extremely wavy and unskilled finish. Actually still missing pieces of trim in my house I’ve been living in for about a month now… which was supposed to be taken care of by Chris when we did a walk through. Speaking of the walk through I marked everything I wanted fixed with blue tape with Chris. Guess what happened. The blue tape got pulled off the wall with nothing fixed and even took some of the paint off the wall with the tape and still didn’t get fixed LOL… I still have textured wall patches that haven’t been painted. There is literally paint drips on EVERY SINGLE piece of tile in my master bathroom. (Black tile) so yes you can see it clear as day. The exterior paint had a lot of spots missed that Chris didn’t take care of. Some of my faucets aren’t installed correctly. A month in and I’m still missing a lightbulb for my secondary shower. The house was dirty when I moved in. My door bucks are getting pulled off the wall from the RV garage doors assuming the framers didn’t nail/ secure the door buck. It’s been almost nearly impossible to schedule things to get fixed with Chris which means I have to taken time off of work for things that should have been fixed before I moved in. Of course after I closed on the house nobody cares about the homeowner and are on to sell the next crappy built house. I am extremely disappointed with this experience with Richmond American homes. In a humble way of putting this. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER Richmond home. And have been socially explaining to others about this experience. Now I have been working in the construction trade since i turned 18. I know everything isn’t gonna be perfect but this has been a complete nightmare. I hope someone reads this and personally try’s to make this fair. I will be reaching out to an inspector shortly to go over this house further and what he does with that information is up to him. Also just to add in, I was supposed to close on my house sooner then I did and I saw so many things wrong with the house I told them to push back the close date to help them out and apparently I got screwed either way even waiting longer to move in. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. I am sorry this message is so bad but it’s been extremely frustrating and stressful. Also would like to add in when discussing issues to Chris and the concrete super independent, i was told this is not a custom home so it won’t have the finish and quality of a custom home. Way to make a customer feel appreciated!! If i spend over half a million dollars on a house i would like to be treated with some dignity and respect. That should go for anyone buying a Richmond American home at any price. ... More

The home is great, Susan was great to work with, Joey also has gone above and beyond. As far as purchasing the home, worst experience ever. Terrible communication amongst themselves, lots of wasted time because no one could pick up a phone to communicate what they needed specifically.

Brandon was harder to get ahold of than the president of the United States. I felt that when myself or my wife would reach out, it was an inconvenience to him. Really made the process difficult and not enjoyable especially it being our first home. Shirley is an absolute angel. Very helpful and easy to talk to!