GMbzzz t1_j4mqg7j wrote on January 16, 2023 at 8:29 PM

My husband and I have been looking into building a house in the future. Huntington Homes seems to be the most cost effective way to build aside from doing it yourself.

SomeConstructionGuy t1_j4myy1j wrote on January 16, 2023 at 9:22 PM

Having worked on both I can’t steer you away from Huntington homes hard enough. The quality control simply isn’t there. We spent weeks fixing issues at a house and had to settle for stuff that we’d never even consider with stick built.

It’s tough but you really do get what you pay for. They’re saving the money by not grading and crowning lumber, slapping hangers on with 1/4” gaps under them and not squaring things up.

Edit: I’m bad at typing

thisoneisnotasbad t1_j4n0ulg wrote on January 16, 2023 at 9:34 PM

I will second this. The quality is just not there in Huntington homes.

*I will also say I have no idea who you are but I’m confident you can build a house. It’s not hard. It is complex and you need to follow a process but it is not hard.

**not you, the one thinking about the Huntington home.

SomeConstructionGuy t1_j4po7oe wrote on January 17, 2023 at 11:37 AM

Agree with anyone being able to build a house.

I always tell people anyone can frame/wire/plumb a house and make it safe and functional. The difference is a pro can do it fast enough to make a living.

thisoneisnotasbad t1_j4r2xvx wrote on January 17, 2023 at 5:57 PM

Exactly. If you can read and follow directions you can build a house.

GMbzzz t1_j4n3up8 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 9:52 PM

“We spend weeks fixing issues at a house and had to settle for stuff that we’d never even consider with stick built.”

Thanks for the heads up. Do you mind explaining this more? Do you mean you had to fix a house by HH after it was built?

SomeConstructionGuy t1_j4pntpl wrote on January 17, 2023 at 11:32 AM

During install and after it was built.

Rafters were crowned so bad that a straight trim board was inches off the roof mid span which touching on both ends. Corners of house so out of plumb and square that it was impossible to get corner trim on right so siding has to all be shimmed off the house. Doors openings leaned so far doors wouldn’t stay closed unless latched. Roof singles installed so sloppily that the previous course of nails was exposed oh maybe 1/3 the courses.

Many many electrical and hvac issues too, but I didn’t deal with them directly.

If it was any one of the issues it would be not great that it slipped through. But the fact that it was every part/trade that had issues points to a much broader quality control issue. It wasn’t something that slipped through, everything was just shit.

GMbzzz t1_j4q69rm wrote on January 17, 2023 at 2:24 PM

Thanks for the detailed response.