Richmond American Homes Reviews

Poor responsiveness to issues. Disorganization and lack of commitment to provide good service. Outstanding service items from initial walk through left with no follow through, and I’ve been in the home for 3 months. I have reached out to corporate, left messages and sent emails to sales, with no response. This is my second Richmond American home and the worst follow through in service I have ever experiences. I still have tape throughout the house’s interior and exterior from the first walk through, squeaky floors on the second level, items have gone ignored in my warranty requests. Absolutely unacceptable, trust has been lost. ... More

First time buying a house and it's been quite the experience. Not all the things were done that were supposed to be prior to settlement. Never got everything I was promised in the deal. I feel like after everything was signed I became chop liver. I regret buying this house.

I was not given all the information that is necessary for me. They just need money, That’s is all they need, don’t care about the customer experience. The sale representative is rude. I shouldn’t have bought home with them but it’s too late. I wouldn’t recommend others to this place.

ommisions of options we needed to know about things like floor color of carpet and laminate floor. paint color choice since are same price type of doors. cleaning of garage floor surface before moved in. "DOORS ARE TO TALL" WE ARE NOT GAINTS....

I would like all prospective buyers to know that our home was deemed certified and ready for habitation 5 weeks AFTER the planned losing date. During our walk through 35 items were still listed as substandard and in need of repair. After moving in, we needed to move to a hotel for 8 nights while the builder removed construction materials from the sewer line that they were notified were blocking the sewer line 7 weeks PRIOR to their certification. We have turned in 12 additional service requests in the first 3 weeks in the home and ONLY TWO have been repaired as of 33 days in the home. Richmond American gave us a VERY inferior product and has been quite non-responsive to requests for corrections. ... More

Desde el día uno que nos mudamos se nos va la corriente en la cocina se nos dañó todo lo d esa nevera hicimos el reporte y hasta hoy 12/31/2023 no han solucionado el problema sin decir que el piso tiene detalles la alfonbra de la escalera tiene pintura en los bordes las manillas absolutamente todas las tocaba y te quedaban en las manos allí la reglamos como pudimos ya que eso no puede esperar y lo podíamos hacer lo d de la electricidad se escapa de nuestras manos para resolverlo. Y la grama no la colocaron la tiraron por ende no está lisa está con muros ósea montaña pequeña y no hablar que cuesta que las pocetas o inodoros descarguen de forma eficiente realmente quería una casa pero no pensé que podía tener tantos problemas siendo nueva y lo peor es que no te ayudan a resolverlo el problema de electricidad es grave y aún así no han podido solucionar ... More

If you have to buy a Richmond home make sure to bring an independent company to do inspection for you. the homes are built with all cheap materials and in a mass production manner. If cheap materials are nicely put together i believe it would be a better experience. There were nails poking on the carpet and Joy & Brandon did not see anything wrong with that. Extremely over prized homes based the quality of home/house delivered. Worst exo\perience ever for me personally.

We recently purchased a new home and unfortunately our experience has been very disappointing. From the moment we moved in, we encountered multiple issues, from the carpet to the paint and even the appliances. The carpeting was poorly installed. The paint job throughout the house is subpar, doors and trim were painted carelessly, with drips and rough edges everywhere. The installed appliances were either low-quality or not properly tested before handover. We’ve already had multiple issues, including a malfunctioning dishwasher and a fridge with cooling problems. This is our third home and I've never had so many issues. ... More

You would think buying a new construction would save you alot of headache amd give you piece if mind but it's the complete opposite for me. Too many issues from a leaking roof, leaking hot water tank, garage door replacement, back sliding door that wouldn't lock, unpainted stucco, shaking tiles in the master bath and appliances that were not hooked up. I still have to check the dishwasher. We made note of most of these on the final walk-through and were assured they would be addressed by the time we had keys. We've had to chase Richmond homes down for almost two months to address these as promised. I had to stalk the superintendent. The home warranty specialist has yet to see us as promised. We were told it would happen within 30 days or so after closing, it been almost two months. Bottom line is the build was rushed hence poor workmanship. I mean just yesterday they had to replace a vent and duct in the attic and roof because it was leaking everytime it rained. I had to keep a bucket in my bathroom to catch the rain.while they are better than DR Horton and Lennar, you still have to pay attention to the work. The worst part is they forget your after the closing. If you dint stay on top of them you'll be stuck with issues and your warranty will run out. With all the issues I've had still discovering I just wish that my home warranty person Ashley would communicate with us so we can resolve and move on with our lives and enjoy our home. I don't like to bother people but I paid alot of money for a brand new house and everything should be in working order as promised. If you buy with Richmond pay attention and stay on top of them. I understand that things will need fixing here and there and it's nice that they give you a warranty but I would say responsiveness and communication after closing is a serious problem. ... More

Good experience with sales person and design person. After construction started and during construction, things started to go south. Good materials, but poor workmanship. When I raised concerns about errors, I was being convinced that those were "industry standard." You are paying people to work and should expect them to deliver QUALITY workmanship. A recommendation will be to have a quality control person with good customer service to help!

Not good the who did the initial walkthrough, is not trustworthy, she told things after we closed on the house. When we asked questions about parts missing on the house she became angry and argumentative. Very bad customer service!

I work in the remodel/rehab and new residential and commercial construction industries. The home I purchased fails to meet basic, minimum industry standards. Poor finish work. Five weeks since close and still not moved in because repairs not complete. Unskilled labor executing tasks requiring high-level, specific skills (skip trowel texture). New windows won’t open and told that’s how they are. False. Threshold improperly installed and told that’s how it is. False. Four property walks later and only the drywall and texture issues addressed, but these repairs were inadequate to the point the walls need completely refloated and retextured. Lack of follow through by builders warranty/repair team. There’s much, much more. Cabinets damaged, toilet seat damaged, air gap cover wrong color, screen dented and hanging off window, toilet paper holder ripped off wall, handrail severely lacking prep work, two different color caulking used on tile floor, tiles in shower cracked, doors warped, door handles loose enough to fall off, cutouts in drywall some of the worst I’ve ever seen, repair team dripped paint all over tile, paint job is absolutely horrible and that’s an understatement, multiple roof tiles were severely damaged, window frames and sliding door frame scratched, exterior paint lacking coverage in multiple areas, pavers for patios and driveway not level…and more. ... More

If I would have no I would be going through so many issues with Richmond I would have never purchased a house. They have horrible communication and never get anything done when you TRY and get ahold of them. I explained to them how I didn’t want the supervisor on our property to do anything to try and get our issues resolved but still nothing has happened. The only reliable person was jose . He helped us purchase the house but other than that the first time home buying experience with Richmond in sahuarita has been horrible. Please really look into it before you buy. I do not recommend.

Grant was great. Mike was horrible.

everyone was friendly and personable, however the building process was rough. There was poor craftmanship that we had issues with, and the issues were slow to be resolved before closing and now that we closed nothing has been resolved. Some of the craftmanship is questionable quality especially for the price being charged. things like gas leaks, broken doors, dryer vent being installed smashed to the point that it is not possible to hook a dryer up to it. missing lights, gas line being cut too short and instead of cutting a new pipe they just glued on a bunch of couplings to make the short pipe longer, and many more. note the issues above are things that remain issues after closing and that have not been resolved nor been given a timeline of when/if they will be. Note on the gas leak, called an emergency line and they sent someone out and they said that it looked good. Then as they left they recommended just incase to call the city. Called the city they came out and said yes you for sure have a gas leak and then the city fixed it. ... More

The Craftsmanship of the homes in Timber Crest is worse than any other builder I have ever encountered. I'd take D.R. Horton over the garbage Richmond American had produced. The President of the TN operations is a lifelong salesman with no construction or development experience and it shows. EVERY SINGLE HOME in Timber Crest has issues. Everything from concerning drainage for water runoff in the neighborhood to forgetting to install insulation in homes (yes, forgetting to install insulation!!) has resulted in nightmares for all the residents in our community. Never buy from Richmond American. ... More

Very poor craftsmanship. Laura was awesome but retired. I’ve written a lot of long reviews so I won’t write much here.

No liking the Warranty People ( they are so bad at their work) and material are so bad

Always, Always have a home inspected prior to purchase. So much wrong with our brand new home before we signed, even more found after close. A 12’ hole had to be dug to fix underground plumbing sewer line belly. We have lived here for 45 days and still have a laundry list of repairs needed. Trades are garbage with zero care for their given trade. We have bad flooring, subfloors, large holes in the walls, exposed copper. Took 45 days post close to get front landscaping. Landscape company is another nightmare. They have delayed, delayed blaming us as homeowners somehow for their delay and crappy work. Richmond builds as fast as possible and hopes the buyer doesn’t care about safety or fit & finish. Zero oversight of trades from the builder during construction and even less after close. Someone needs to be in the Quality Control mindset on the job site, unfortunately this isn’t the builder for that. The contractor who builds metal hand railing for Richmond walked right into our home like he owned the place after we moved in. He was supposed to replace the hand railing leading into the basement. This contractor has known about the faulty handrail for MONTHS. Of course the builder waits until after we have closed to approve the handrail to be replaced. This initial delay has now turned into a 6 week wait with no updates. We have no clue when our documented list of repairs will be completed. We were told that all neighbors had to share the expense of the back yard fencing. Of course my neighbor wants to avoid us like the plague now that we have paid for the entire fence. I urge anyone reading this to do more research on the builder in the area you are considering. Have your new build inspected!! Do not take possession until your list of repairs have been completed. I can tell you after 45 days we still have no end in sight for the easiest of repairs. Lord help us if something really bad happens to this home. Zero faith in this builder and their hired trades. This is a million dollar house Richmond. Do better! Hire better! Have some freaking oversight of your trades. Have some pride in the homes you build!! ... More

The sales and management team were supposed to have all issues resolved before closing date on November 27, 2024 and I am still waiting on them to finish everything!

Our experience buying our first home has been extremely disappointing. We were thrilled initially and didn’t catch every detail, but since moving in, we’ve faced issues daily. From a curved wall and crooked outlets to holes in the walls and sloppy paint with drops all over the parquet, the quality has been dismal. The laundry machine was also damaged. It’s obvious they rushed to finish the build just to get paid, without attention to quality or care. This has turned what should have been a happy milestone into a constant frustration. We wouldn’t recommend Richmond America to anyone.

Don’t buy a Richmond home!!!!!

To know what I know now I would have made a different choice in purchasing a new home. Quality of materials Craftsmanship Responsiveness to issues Are all the reasons I would have chosen another builder. I do believe the people who work at Richmond (for the most part) want to do the right thing; however, they are hindered by turn over, horrible contractors and bottom of the barrel materials. This isn’t my first new home purchase from Richmond. Maybe it’s just the community I live in that has these issues. However, I shouldn’t have to overcome turn over and bad contractor issues, that is the responsibility of Richmond and its leadership. I had high level visibility to the issues I encountered, I was and still am being ignored. ... More

Left a lot of open repairs when closing. Multiple electrical issues with no warranty response. Grading & Drainage is insufficient. Not worth the price paid.

Horrible experience nothing that we said two months before the walk first walk still everything destroyed second walk still not fixed you get to signing still dangerous not fixed. The walk is just a waste of my time and money was pull out of money because of a ridiculous walk that the builder did nothing about, horrible experience