Richmond American Homes Reviews

Not a good experience because I just told almost maximum closing cost 2% but actually cost was more than that, many issues when came never been solved

Appliances are not inspected and tried to operate before leaving the house.

We have had several problems noted at walk through that have not been fixed! Hard to get anyone here to fix them without taking off days from works.

So far we’ve passed our 30 days of being in the home and still no follow up on issues that need to be fixed. I pass buy the contractors throwing up other houses very quickly and can tell it’s slapped together just like my house. We blue taped a lot on our first walkthrough and it looked like they just took off the tape and didn’t fix the paint issues. I wouldn’t be so upset if I didn’t pay $3000+ for a paint upgrade on the whole house. The cabinets still have yet to be fixed and they sent the wrong part. I went up into the attic and there’s huge nails sticking out everywhere. Low quality beams used and just slapped together with some having fat gaps between. All in all, Richmond, like most new builders, have quotas to meet and are trying to make as much money as possible and cheating out on the contractors. I don’t have confidence this structure will last long without major issues long term. It’s unfortunate for nearly half a million dollar house that sold for $250k a few years ago. But it allowed my wife and I a place to finally call our own and we love the floor plan and some of the upgrade options. Just wish the quality of work was actually appreciated and Richmond spent better money hiring better contractors that took pride in what they do. And I wish Richmond had a philosophy of quality of quantity. ... More

This is a lovely home, and the buying process was easy. However, there were a number of items on the punch list that needed to be addressed, for example, a bowed wall, unfinished wood trim, a chipped granite counter, gouges around the front door, scratches in the tub, etc. Ultimately the builder was willing to address everything, but I had to push to get some of these things fixed, as if it really wasn’t their standard and they didn’t want to be bothered with it.

Builders did not disclose certain items to buyers, during and even after purchases. When discovered by buyers, builder were not responding to covered dispute/mediation. Not very trustful builder imho. Build quality is above average, except the painting workmanship, worst than regular DIYer. Builder should be more honest and more responsive to buyers' concerns/inquiries.

Last week was a push and we ended up with a mess!! Very disappointed.

we love the city, the community, and the housing styles and brevarde. love our location but the home, the finishing, was rushed too much.. so many things are defective or not done correctly. a few major items also. some are very very negligent that should never have occured unless the team wasn't caring or paying attention. very unprofessional in the finishing items both inside and out. very difficult process to get corrected

Fit and Finish and Quality Control in all aspects are completely lacking and unfortunately very frustrating to get issues resolved. Their staff is overworked but trying the best they can.

Not impressed with the quality of work at all .. Roof leaked bad during the rain for a Mew Home very Dissatisfied .. the Moisture test man does Not allow enough time to get to the home, NOT DEPENDABLE at all Still awaiting on the moisture test, it’s been over 3 weeks, Give last minute notice. Not Acceptable. People have Jobs. Walls are cheaply made too much DRYWALL. Cheap toilets, bathroom & kitchen fixtures also very cheap.… DISHWASHER is very cheap DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY! No instructions. my 17yr old Whirlpool works better than this dishwasher. Small Cheap garage door opener… No kitchen Storage whatsoever . paid nearly half of million dollars for this home. My previous home Was built much better than this home at half the price.. workman ship of the home is poor… I will Not recommend a Richmond home.. people will have to find out gor themselves. I only thing I like is the fountain view. ... More

Everything was going good until we got close to the end of closing and we had an issue with Richmond lending team. We were easily approved and funded with our original lender and he pushed us to look into Richmond because of possible incentives so we did and decided to work with them. But 3 days before closing they came back and said we were not approved even though we signed and filled out all paperwork in the time leading up with no communication from them that we had an issue. Luckily we went back to my original lender and he got us approved and funded within 2 weeks. The whole process seems like their lending exam doesn’t want any business as what they did was unprofessional. And we have been in our home for a little over 60 days and we still have things within the home to be followed up on and finished and ave not heard from anyone from Richmond to get this done. Hey also provided us with a customer service number magnet for the fridge and it is basically worthless as nobody ever answers the phone nor do they call back if you leave a message. ... More

Any way, it seemed that he tried to tell the house as kindly as possible. But there are some defects like torn screen, stuck door, grasses, and what is surprising me is no plumbing on the deck roof. Rainwater was flowing like waterfall to the point of damaging grasses. Please see the site.

All carpets had nails sticking out, all my doors are damage from the bottom, the silicone in my shower was not done right very sloppy work, all my kitchen cabinets schatched, many of my outlets are not on correctly, the paint job in this job is hideous, oh my wall isn’t straight. Whenever I vaccumm my electric goes out ( and was told that’s normal yeah noo) I just pray my ac and gas were installed correctly. Honestly I feel bad that I have no nice things to say but, it’s so frustrating that seems like every was done in a hurry and with do respect to the house or any care. Oh and my side gate out side is falling off. I don’t think at this no I would recommend richmond to anyone or I would buy another home with them. ... More

Walked through the model home and inquired about options, minor changes and or possible upgrades. I was informed that upgrades / changes were no longer available. So I verbally confirmed that the model home that we were observing was the home that we would be purchasing. Upon our walk through I identified that we were missing 2 electrical outlets in the pantry and master bedroom. I was informed by the general contractor that we should have those plugs. I was later informed that it was not on the electrical plans. I spoke with a number of representatives in finding a resolution in getting what I paid for to match what I looked at for purchase. I was informed that buried in that 76 page contract was a clause that declares that it didn’t matter what the model home looked like, it did not have to include the same basic features. I explained that it was misleading to show basic home features that you would believe to be part of the structure to then find out that none of what you looked at was a guarantee. I offered to provide the materials to have 2 plugs installed. It was denied. What could have taken an hour of labor to resolve was not worth it to Richmond Homes. I was further informed that if I had it done on my own then that would nullify the electrical warranty on the home. It was also identified on both walk through’s that we had standing water in and around the home. We were informed on both walk through’s that this would be addressed. We also discovered that the master bedroom door would not latch as it was improperly aligned along with a couple of other minor things. Richmond homes stated that these items would be taken care of and addressed. It is now almost a month into the home and they have not been fixed. I have attempted to call the vice president directly using the phone number on the email. Nobody answers and the voice message says that nobody is available to answer and try back later. The voicemail does not even have a message that identifies the number of Richmond Homes. I like my home overall and it was sad that these items could of been taken care of with very little expense. Richmond Homes only cares about stuffing a couple hundred of extra dollars into its pocket instead of customer satisfaction. Unfortunately customer service does not exist with Richmond Homes. ... More

the superintendent avoiding question and very dismissive with concerns even how minor it is. He already saw the punchlists but missed up to the last day

There is no customer service or help with anything after u close. Need a 30 day walk through for warranty and have had no contact with any about this and no one returns phone calls.

It is a nice home that meets our needs. The sales agent was untruthful which was unfortunate The many issues with the home have not been addressed with the exception of the lack of electricity in two rooms

Our builders representative was not responsive or helpful. Several time requests for information were ignored or delayed.

do not trust them to finish after closing All kinds of promises about completing work paid for Paint job is awful and get no response from Builder on date they will fix all we egt is will have painter call with no response Also installed wrong mantel and hand rail and cannot get a ETA of replacement Do not close unless you are good with everything

The complete unwillingness to actually work with a buyer to get what they want is utterly astounding. Even on issues that would be a simple change they wouldn’t budge. The subs they use are either discount workers or brand new and don’t know the job. Found too many issues to list. As a previous framer and trim carpenter myself I would’ve never signed off on the work I’ve seen. The super is a nice guy but doesn’t ever actually get any of the repairs done. Buyers remorse!

What should have been a pleasant experience has been anything but. Closing was pushed back a month after the initial walkthrough and at final walkthrough several items had not been addressed. We have been in the house for more than a month and are still waiting for items to be corrected that must now go through a warranty company as it is past the closing date. The quality of the workmanship is not up to par. It seems as if there was a premium placed on finishing the work, not on the workmanship

They did not repair what they supposed to and did not do the best job on what they did repair.

The Forman/supervisor was great during our final walkthrough. Now for the package I was told when I signed the paperwork in Oct that I would get the vanity/cabinet in the master bathroom. Towards the end of the build, I noticed they put up some ugly shelving across from the toilet and not the vanity/ counter. The sales person said that the packages were changed and instead of picking out the items we want it was one Package with color flooring and no upgrades. Which really sucked because I loved that vanity in the Larmar in the bathroom. And Richmond American would not work with me. I will never buy a Richmond American home again. ... More

We have been absolutely disappointed with this company. We have never had a construction company have not care or their product or it’s finished homes. The outside of the house has so many touch ups that needed to be done. There are so many nail holes that were not covered properly, ,as the inside do too! The cabinets were not finished at the corners, the fans are constantly on and off at all times of the day and night. The furnace makes a loud noise when it comes on and off. The ac unit does the same noise. We have beer asked to check the filters we did that doesn’t have anything to do with the noise. I’m so sad the company doesn’t care who there contractors are, because we love the layout of our house and the design. We wished the contractors had taken care of the details to make sure we were happy with our house. ... More

Buying an expensive home you expect it to be well put together and good quality. However, since moving in we have found so many problems and some that can not be fixed. We are hoping they will be fixed in the upcoming weeks, however, when buying a new home (especially one that’s priced so high) you shouldn’t need to have a lot of things replaced/fixed.