Posted by sheila o'leary Don't JUST go to the dealer what about His superiors did you secure a mortgage?
on 8/27/2005, 7:58 am, in reply to "Re: Bethany's Southern Energy Nightmare"
209.240.205.61
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: Sheila, the manufacturer was Southern
: Energy Homes from Alabama, the
: biggest ordeal we have run into is
: that no one (dealer or
: manufacturer)wants to claim the
: fault of what is going on with our
: home, so yes there is a warranty by
: the manufacturer but they won't take
: the blame. The dealer is covered by
: arbitration laws and have a set of
: standards out of this world that say
: the height difference in our two
: sections of our house is "usual
: and customary". The height
: difference in the main hallway is
: now between 3/4" to 1"
: difference, you can literally trip
: over it, it is so bad. Our house
: was never leveled by the dealer but
: they sent the welder to weld our
: house to the basement beams, so
: whatever the outcome,it is going to
: be a major deal to get our house
: corrected. (Also look at my posting
: "Our Southern Energy home is
: unsound that I posted earlier, it
: states some of the other major
: problems we are having) I also have
: pictures of what our home looks like
: if you are interested. I hope that
: you take the time and do your
: homework on buying a modular or
: manufactured home, it has been my
: biggest regret.
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: The problems that Bethany has
: documented on her Southern Energy
: Home are indeed nightmares. I am
: Bethany's mother and was totally
: appalled at the poor customer
: service, the demand for total
: payment for the home before set-up
: (taking away all critical leverage
: at that point) and the extremely
: disappointing and poor workmanship
: throughout this home. The first
: little rainfall after the house was
: set resulted in a puddle of water in
: the bathroom window, running down
: the wall and into the floor. The
: humps in the carpeting are high
: enough to trip a person not
: accustomed to having to "step
: over" the carpeting. The
: kitchen peninsula is so fragile that
: everyone is warned not to lean on or
: place any heavy objects on the
: outside perimeter of the peninsula.
: And, I believe that the style of the
: peninsula was pitched by the
: salesman to be "a step up --
: you will love it!" This comment
: was made after a problem was
: encountered with the originally
: planned countertop (the Company's
: problem, not the Homeowner's, I
: might add!). This "step
: up" is very poorly designed. It
: is one piece of countertop set
: directly on top of the base
: countertop, leaving very little room
: on the outside of the peninsula for
: a dinner plate. The
: "kickplate" that had to be
: installed just to cover the
: nightmare void between the
: foundation wall and the house bottom
: sills was a very considerable extra
: expense and was just another proof
: of the very poor engineering the
: "set-up specialists"
: provide. The most heartbreaking
: event of the whole ordeal is the
: disappointment that this young
: family has been forced to accept
: instead of the joy at planning their
: future in their new home. Will the
: house stand without being bowed in
: the middle like a broken work horse?
: Is it even safe? With the poor
: quality of components in this home,
: most features will demand
: replacement in a very short while.
: The doors and windows are extremely
: ill-fitting and do not close as a
: new window should. Now, this family
: faces the extra expense of a lawyer
: on top of mortgage expense for this
: cheaply made, badly serviced, money
: pit of a house. Any input or help
: that you might be able to extend to
: Bethany would be greatly appreciated
: -- and as she stated, check and
: I am a resident of North Carolina
: and would like to know
: themanufacturers name and location
: as I have been considering buying
: either a manufactured or modular
: home,of course MONEY was a big
: factor are there no building or
: safety codes involved were there any
: inspections,was there any warranty
: involved I found this site by
: accident I am therefore not privy to
: Bethany's whole saga.Please clue me
: in I can't afford a costly mistake.
: Sheila
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Dear Victim does the state have building codes or consumer fraus laws? It would seem to me that this is beyond a consumer "complaint" and that it needs to be dealt with at a higher level(I don't mean God) are there any consumer advocate groups that can help? I'll bet you are not alone in your dilemma there are brobably tons of others in the same boat.What about elected state officials or media people? In my opinion you need to rethink your approach.
I had similar problems with a builder in Virginia and went to the state I successfully got them to halt his projects until he met codes and standards.How woul you like to have a TREE growing through your family room foundation or a heating system that didn't! The workers dealers don't really care as long as they get their money every payday.You need to go to the source...don't roll over and play dead.The problems you are experiencing sound a lot like HEALTH issues as well as safety issues...please feel free to write back to me perhaps I can lead you to the correct solution>Sheila
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