Two Veterans Experience
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But as Pulte homeowners, we are unable to objectively recognize and appreciate
that although riddled with building code violations and construction defects,
our Pulte homeownership experience should be equal to owning a defect free home.
Nothing short of "100% Customer Delight" (per Pulte Homes' marketing slogan)!
Attention all current Pulte homeowners (especially in the Kansas City Metropolitan area), or if you know someone who does, tell them about this web site --- the promised updates are coming and everyone will soon understand the ups and downs of their "floating floor" basement.
August 5, 2008, Pulte homeowners UNITE in California: There are problems with foundations, plumbing, drainage, electrical systems, windows, doors, floors, fireplaces, cabinets, showers, baths and other housing components, the suit alleges.
[Sounds very familiar!]
We closed on what was represented to us as a "defect free" home on August 18th, 2006.
Considering all of the now known construction defects that exist in the home,
we are paying for a valueless residential structure.
Before the ink dried on the mortgage paperwork and we left the title company,
our home was destined to never benefit from increased property value
as expected or be placed on the resale market
without a massively extensive disclosure.
We have learned the pitfalls of buying a house constructed by Pulte Homes, using a VA Home Loan, the hard way!
We are not saying that Pulte Homes only builds defective homes, but we are merely documenting the most painful
and costly homeownership experience in our lives.
We share our knowledge and experience in hopes that no other homebuyer will suffer!
1: Misaligned pier pads that compromises the load-bearing capacity of the home.
2: Foundation walls are extensively cracked that is a result of hydrostatic pressure, caused by the builder's negligence to grade the lot post-construction. One area has begun leaking.
3: All four foundation walls have extensive cracks caused by hydrostatic pressure, two of the exterior wall have upper wall rotation, and one exterior wall (upper living area) is pulling outward (away from the house). This damage was caused by the builder's refusal to properly grade the lot for drainage.
4: Excessive deflection in LPI Engineered Floor System (Silent floor system). Due in part by the vertical movement of the basement floor compounded by poor product installation.
5: Water intrusion in all exterior walls (upper living area), failure to properly seal exterior windows.
6: Leaking roof.
We're running out of things that were properly installed/constructed.
Please "click" on the "Structural Defects" buttons above for details.
Photograph by Garvey Scott.
This flag was used during the American Revolution to unite the colonists against a common enemy. The rattlesnake has sharp eyes and may therefore be esteemed as an emblem of vigilance. She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage.... She never wounds till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of treading on her.
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A dedicated website for all "not-so-delighted/satisfied" Pulte homeowners:
Poorly Built by Pulte Homes."
If you, like us, were sold a "Not so Perfect Pulte Palace"
and would like to share your story, go to:
Poorly Built by Pulte Homes Survey."
"Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist.
That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. They
know its power. Thrones, dominions, principalities, and powers, founded in injustice and wrong, are sure to
tremble, if men are allowed to reason… There can be on right of speech where any man…[is] compelled to suppress
his honest sentiments.
Equally clear is the right to hear. To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the
hearer as well as those of the speaker." Quote Frederick Douglass (American abolitionist, author, orator
(1817-1895)), In famous plea for free speech in Boston 1860.
Amendment 1 - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
More insight into the legal explanation of this amendment can be read on this page: First Amendment - An overview
Of particular interest is the following:
The most basic component of freedom of expression is the right of freedom of speech. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without interference or constraint by the government. The Supreme Court requires the government to provide substantial justification for the interference with the right of free speech where it attempts to regulate the content of the speech. A less stringent test is applied for content-neutral legislation. The Supreme Court has also recognized that the government may prohibit some speech that may cause a breach of the peace or cause violence. The right to free speech includes other mediums of expression that communicates a message.
Despite popular misunderstanding the right to freedom of the press guaranteed by the first amendment is not very different from the right to freedom of speech. It allows an individual to express themselves through publication and dissemination. It is part of the constitutional protection of freedom of expression. It does not afford members of the media any special rights or privileges not afforded to citizens in general.
We are also protected by other laws. USC Title 18, Section 1513, federal whistle blower laws protects those that are informing the public about
possible federal crimes such as predatory lending.
created: 21 June 2007 updated: 6 September 2008!
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