Empty promises, outright lies, failure to disclose critical information, and inattention to detail in construction - this company was a nightmare to work with. Their motto should be, "We do the absolute minimum (and sometimes less) as required by law!" Find a house built by somebody else, but not DA Builders, because that's the same company.
After promising to complete the construction by the middle of June, they (sort of) finished the house by the middle of July. Throughout that extra month, they continued to string us along with lies about when we could move in ("You can move in on Monday." Then, "Give us 3 more days", etc.) However, they failed to disclose the entire time that the city had not approved their retaining wall. In other words, they couldn't possibly get a Certificate of Occupancy even when they completed the construction (let alone by the middle of June). Equity Home Builders told us to (illegally) move into the house in the middle of July and didn't obtain a Certificate of occupancy until September.
In addition, they agreed to make repairs and complete some unfinished items (e.g., installing shelves in the laundry room) by the end of July. Then they promised the middle of August. Then it was the end of August. Then the end of September... It's now the middle of November, and they have yet to fulfill their agreement.
One humorous example of their incompetence - When we first moved in, I tried to close our bathroom door but quickly realized that the door was 8 inches too narrow for the doorway. Luckily, when I went to close the laundry room door, I found out that the door was 8 inches too WIDE for the doorway. Yes, they put the wrong doors in the doorways! And clearly didn't bother to close the doors to see if they engaged properly.
And a final piece of information to consider: Equity Home Builders is currently being sued for crossing our neighbor's property line and tearing down her fence and trees (while building our house)
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