Avoid stylecraft homes

[DarrellS]

I cannot figure why there is OSB on the floor of the shower when you have a concrete foundation. Never have seen that before

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[TxKronik]

I cannot figure why there is OSB on the floor of the shower when you have a concrete foundation. Never have seen that before

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Is it an upstairs shower? that would be why most likely.

[DarrellS]

Is it an upstairs shower? that would be why most likely.

After zooming what I thought was concrete is the void between floor joists. I'll wear my glasses from now on. Lol

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[91cavgt]

The ceiling crack in your picture is fairly common. Typically those type of cracks are considered a cosmetic issue and not warranted. Maybe your builder will warrant it.

Sometimes shower pans crack. Not typical, but it happens. I would spray a little bleach on the floor. You shouldn't have any mold issues, provided the subfloor is dry and you don't have any new leaks.

Good luck with it all.

What would cause that crack to come back 10 months after it was last repaired?

[mikemorvan]

Cracks in angled ceiling are commonly caused by simple expansion and contraction of the home. Heat and cold causes houses to expand and contract. Angled ceilings have "common rafters". The rafter has decking and shingles on one side, and sheetrock on the other. Thus the rafter is "common" to the roof and ceiling. Heat and cold make the lumber / rafter expand and contract. The stress of the expansion and contraction causes the cracks. It becomes evident in spots like angled ceilings. Cracks like in the picture are common. You can have them repaired, but they will likely reappear.

If the drywall guys add some screws to try to anchor the sheetrock better it may mitigate the issue. If they just re-tape, bed, and texture, you're just repeating the same cycle. Best of luck.

[TX_Kevin]

I have to say I have seen much worse new construction. That said, go look at the framing on almost any house. It will make you cringe. It looks like they lost their tape measure, broke their pencil, and cut the studs, rafters, and such with a dull saws-all. Then they scab on 2" long chunks of 2x4 to make a stud fit because no one is looking, no one catches it, and no one can find the stud stretcher.

[RR 314]

Cracks in angled ceiling are commonly caused by simple expansion and contraction of the home. Heat and cold causes houses to expand and contract. Angled ceilings have "common rafters". The rafter has decking and shingles on one side, and sheetrock on the other. Thus the rafter is "common" to the roof and ceiling. Heat and cold make the lumber / rafter expand and contract. The stress of the expansion and contraction causes the cracks. It becomes evident in spots like angled ceilings. Cracks like in the picture are common. You can have them repaired, but they will likely reappear.

If the drywall guys add some screws to try to anchor the sheetrock better it may mitigate the issue. If they just re-tape, bed, and texture, you're just repeating the same cycle. Best of luck.

Yessir. DAP makes an elastomer product you (they) can use and texture over. Should keep it from recurring.

[91cavgt]

Yessir. DAP makes an elastomer product you (they) can use and texture over. Should keep it from recurring.

They should have used this 10 months ago when they "fixed" it but obviously they didn't. So if this is such a common problem then this just is more proof of their desire to "fix" things in a temporary manner instead of doing it right. The shower pan is a prime example. The warranty guy wanted to just seal the crack instead of replace the pan. When I declined that due to concerns over mold, he actually told me that unless it is a large water leak, and unless it has been leaking for years then it won't develop mold. I wish I had a voice recorder running to catch him saying that.

[91cavgt]

I have to say I have seen much worse new construction. That said, go look at the framing on almost any house. It will make you cringe. It looks like they lost their tape measure, broke their pencil, and cut the studs, rafters, and such with a dull saws-all. Then they scab on 2" long chunks of 2x4 to make a stud fit because no one is looking, no one catches it, and no one can find the stud stretcher.

The family that was buying a new house across the street backed out because of what you describe here. Before they got the sheet rock in, the guy came to check things out. Well, he works as an architect and found in a few spots where the studs were too short so a piece of 2x4 was used to make up the difference. Construction was on hold because stylecraft refused to fix it right, so they backed out. At that point, construction resumed and they put the sheet rock up before the new buyers could see it.

[91cavgt]

It has now been a little over 24 hours since I submitted the warranty request for the cracked ceiling and I have not gotten a phone call nor an email besides the confirmation email stating the have gotten my request. In the email, it stated someone will be in contact with me in less than 24 hours.

[91cavgt]

The plumber is supposed to be out this morning to install the shower pan. I had to call the head of consumer relations for stylecraft yesterday. Only after the phone call did the warranty guy call me to get the shower pan reassembly going again.

48 hours after the warranty request was submitted for the cracked ceiling and I still have not gotten a phone call about it.

[TX_Kevin]

Sorry that you are having these difficulties. I haven't owned a new house so I have no idea what it is to get warranty work done. I guess you just keep calling until someone does something.

[flyby]

Send them an email with links to all the web sites you have posted negative comments about and let them know more will be posted until your warranty items are taken care of. Things like that usually get a company to jump through hoops quickly.

And put up a large sign in your front yard "Do not buy Stylecraft Homes. Poor quality and sub par warranty repair!"

I would think that would get their attention.

[dmk]

We always heard the reputation of style craft when we bought in College Station. Issues like this aren't only limited to them though. We ended up buying from one of the more well known builders. While not completely custom, we were involved in the process. We had similar issues, corners in angled ceilings cracked, windows clouded, we were told it was normal (new homeowners, we accepted that). The linoleum in the house started pulling at every seem. All of this in the first six months. Flooring was a blame game, it was installers, no it was material. Point is, every house may have issues, but yours sound more extreme. Good luck and stick too it. Don't let them off. If you have to go to the BBB, they will want that resolved, maybe even try to force for an extended warranty.

[cj7zrcool]

This is precisely why I GC'd the construction of my home. I wanted complete control of who would, and sometimes more importantly, who wouldn't be working on my home and exactly what materials would be used. I'm in the lumber/building materials business and had many great contacts & working relationships so it was much easier for me that what it would be for someone outside the industry but things have gone great for us. All I can says is for those of you looking to buy new is do your homework. Don't just go by how a builder's completed home looks. Ask questions of their past clients. Find out all you can about their subs what grade of materials they're using. There are good ones that have very good quality tradesmen, treat them fairly, and use them house after house and there are terrible ones that screw everyone that works for them and have a revolving door of low bidders that are seldom high quality, and buy the cheapest materials on the market. Buyer beware