Richmond American Homes Reviews

Sales experience was the best part of the process. Sales person responded promptly and often with updates. Overall quality of the home was fine with one major issue and several smaller issues. The major issue was finally resolved after a battle with the builder and the rest of the warranty work is subpar which the neighbors said it would be as they fought the same battles. A month and a half later two of the three are still unresolved and on one I still have not even been contacted. Not sure I would go through this again

We loved Richmond. And were excited to sign to purchase with them. However, the problems started almost immediately. We would visit often as the home was being built, but kept finding problems. Doorways put in the wrong place, non responses to inquiries about things we were seeing. Eventually, we spoke with the jobsiye superintendent who was very confrontational, and when asked why our completion date was pushed back by a month, responded with "I have up to 2 years to build your house, and I van delay it at any time for any reason, or NO reason!" I was aghast that he would speak to me that way, and filed a complaint with Richmonds main corporate office. He was eventually removed, but damage was already done, and we were met with missed deadlines, no communication. And rudeness up until closing. We almost walked away and took the loss of our deposit, but the realtor for Richmond who was awesome, talked us into waiting. . Now we are in and mostly happy. ... More

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

Hala Sales Rep was good and helpful. Tom a Superintendent was good. Others involved, not so good. You have no power after you sign the sales contract and JIO so make sure everything is addressed to your satisfaction before you sign. Some will say you have power to make corrections get fixes done until you close - not so. You are at their mercy as soon as you sign the sales contract/JIO. They will hold to the closing date they establish at the expense of quality workmanship or construction completion as long as they get the Certificate of occupancy from the county. (Pinal county). Lot of unfinished work/corrective actions needed to be done and were not completed before closing (roll over items) and after closing the repair work was very unorganized and many assigned workers to correct/fix were no shows so follow on workers could not do their tasks. We have pages of items we identified at the first walk through, some were major such as twisted /not square columns. Very few if any of the first walk through items were corrected before closing and many have yet to be corrected over a month after closing. Due to some problem with the way the sewage lines were installed in our house and many others on our street and neighboring streets, the sewage lines had to be dug up and corrected to satisfy the counties requirement. This caused a big delay. No advance notification of people that would be contacting us for financing, Insurance, title, etc. so many phone calls went unanswered since we did not know if it was a spam call or not. Some items on the JIO that we signed and agreed to were not installed. Those items supposedly were not on the instructions the builders received to build the house which we did not sign nor agree to. More than a month after closing and we are still waiting for some of those items to be installed. Material used was poor and low quality in many cases. Although there were some nice touches throughout the house. Warped/twisted material was used and later, if caught, had to be replaced. That warped/twisted material should have been discarded and never used in the first place. The worksite was usually left in a disgusting state at the end of each work day with lots of trash, litter, drink cans, food wrappers, etc. left on site. In one case what appeared to be a bottle of urine was left in a room for what seemed a couple of weeks. My advice is to get to know you construction superintendent, inspect the progress of building regularly, and report defective material and workmanship quickly. Take lots of photos/videos throughout the construction process. Take lots of pics of the framing/electrical/plumbing before the drywall is installed so later when you want to hang curtains or pictures you know what is behind the sheetrock. ... More

Thanks to Wanda for being very proactive is responding to messages and communicating effectively.

So I closed three weeks ago. I submitted my list of repairs things that still needed to take place. You would think the air conditioner not working in August AZ over 110 degrees, and the fire alarm going off would’ve given a prompt response. Nobody ever contacted me until finally today. I got a decent human being and he was going to help. Thank you Dan. Other than that Customer Service from other employees was horrible.

Before we moved in, we noticed that the floors had lots of over sprayed paint on the floors that we thought would be cleaned up but it never got cleaned up, so I've been spending lots of my time going through the floors and slowly removing them. Some of the baseboard or wall is bowled and not even, and the paint job is looking like a rushed job with bad quality. The home is beautiful outside but the inside workmanship has me starting to regret going with this builder. At this point I can't really recommend unless quality is improved.

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

There are lot of issues haven’t been resolved! I found many many sharp nails under the curtain.My kids were poked by them when stepped on the stair. The screen fell off from the window frame. The door got twisted shape. It’s a horrible house!

Many small issues were not taken care of. We were told smoke detector batteries were replaced. They were not. Back deck repair to ceiling never completed. Many bent screens were not replaced. Bathroom mirror promised replacement was never done. I have called Paul about these problems with no response. We were not asking much to have these problems resolved. Guess I will be repairing myself

The Sales Personnel is Outstanding! However, the Project Management Unfortunately is Inexperienced, Lack of Pride in the Craft of Building a Home, Lack of Professionalism (No Shows at Appointments, No Sense of Urgency to Correct Issues, Etc.) and No Corrective Plan of Action within Supervisors to Apprehend those employees.

The beginning process was great, onece it came to finish work absolute trash, light fixtures secured to sheet rock not the boxes, tile alignment, paint work all trash, the hand rail to the stairs missing hardware if used it falls off the wall.

the salesperson was very nice. But after purchasing the house the customer service is not very responsive to correct issues .

I love the craftsmanship of my home. The 2 x 6 construction and design is great. The issue I have is with the sales rep Steven A. He out right lied to me and my realtor about the options for my house - specifically the windows in the basement. I spent a lot of money for several options that were important to me. I wanted to a full size window in an unfinished bedroom in the basement. I would have paid to have a regular size window put in and he said that I would get a regular sized window as I do stained glass & need the light as well as ventilation. The day they poured the foundation, I came by and found a small window in that room. My realtor was sitting right next to me when we went over the house details so I have her as a witness when I went through the options for my house. I am so disappointed and angry at the sales rep, Steven A, because he knew how important this feature was but totally disregarded my wishes. If he would have told me it’s extra, I would have paid for it, so in the end, he missed out on extra money for his commission. Otherwise a sinkhole has developed above my sewer pipe leading to my house and the backyard is not graded per the plan. Part of the backyard is always wet due to insufficient fall and grading to the backyard. They emailed me back on 7/17 saying due to staffing changes there is a significant backlog. So far no word back as of 7/29. I really did enjoy meeting with Ann in the Design Center and love the design of the house & the way it turned out. ... More

Paid the house in a premium price but they have not let us pick the materials of choice because they said it is already pre selected. We just have no choice because we are buying for the location and schools. Quality is okay, they always rush you to close instead entertain or ask you about concerns or what not. Overall. They are just okay. Typical builder that prioritize business over customer satisfaction

All the items identified in our inspection were not addressed. I don’t believe any of them other than very easy paint blemishes were fixed before closing. None of our appliances were connected except the dishwasher and stove. My backyard washed away on the first rain after we moved in.

Lois and John were very helpful

Sloppy craftsmanship, construction and slow to respond to request for fixing issues.

The builder did ok. House wasn’t really clean when we took possession. Title was fine. Would never use the builders lender again. The incentive was not worth the pain of working with them or the horrible rate. Highly recommend using another lender.

For the amount of money you spend on a home from Richmond, one would expect better quality workmanship and a completely finished house. Instead you get pushed to buying a home as is , and they want you to make and burn of your personal time in order for them to complete the work they should've had done to begin with. But dont worry you'll still get issues surprising you every mo th so you'll have them using/wasting your time for years to come. So exciting.. Also (legal advise) do not make false promises to your buyers and try to give your buyers a hard time after your false advertisements get called out. ... More

Overall I like my new home, but the finishing quality feels incredibly rushed. The trim (baseboards) was only half painted. The trim paint color and the raw baseboard color are not the same white! There is more paint on the door hinges and doorstops (due to ineffective or no taping) than on the baseboards. Drywall tape lines are visible along the steps. There is a huge 4 ft. gouge in the back of the powder room door that was just painted over. (Why was this okay? Because we probably weren't going to go in the powder room and close the door during a walk-through?) The toe kick and quarter round were not attached in an area under the oven because the mitering on the corners was so bad it didn't fit. There are lines of caulk, drips of paint, etc. that were just painted over. There isn't a window sill in the entire house that doesn't have some sort of painted over defect. The list goes on and on. Most issues are cosmetic, and fixable. But who wants to "finish" their brand new house? If you are up for the effort or not too particular, then purchasing one of these homes could be for you. The floor plan and details are well thought out and highly functional. And, so far, all of the people have been easy to work with and responsive. Even though the disappointment of really seeing the hasty details severely tempered the excitement of our new home, we still like it. ... More

The sales team was absolutely amazing. Issues have taken a long time to be resolved even when reported before closing. Richmond is starting to cut corners yet charges the same high dollar price unfortunately. Things like eliminating the large double slider (which is a feature point of the home) in lieu of saving a buck and installing a single door slider is a value loss. Closets are also very cheaply installed and there is no workaround before closing including not installing the cheap wire shelving. Getting reports of workmanship and quality fixed after closing can take upwards of months for simple issues and most subs do not clean up after themselves. For the price of these homes there should be greater quality response and initial workmanship from Richmond. ... More

The home we bought from Richmond American is lovely; however, the process and journey to get settled in and get all of the details that needed to be fixed as we settled into our new home has taken quite a while. Big company means slow responses and we're still waiting. Glad we have a comfortable place to wait.

new buyer at West Park community in Queen Creek, after hearing Richmond American as good builder. But I am a bit unimpressed. The workmanship could be better, especially on paint. After Cody being the superintendent at the very end of my house closing, things seem to move along better. But after my house is closed, my issues, like the 30day work list, don't get any attention after weeks' communication to my sales rep, superintendent, and Richmond American Home Care.

Be prepared to moved in and have trades in an out of your home for the first few months. Everyone is very nice, but after you move in you will notice blemishes and issues that may have you questioning the workmanship and value of your home. The good news, you have a 1-year warranty to ensure trades come in to fix issues (but read the fine print).