Readers sometimes miss comments that would have a major impact on their buying decision. The following recent comment is so accurate and on point that it should be posted as an entry for everyone to be sure and read. My thanks to Stephanie D. for taking the time to write the comment and be so candid and honest in her assessment of Champion so that others may benefit from her Champion NIGHTMARE.
I owe you an apology! If my husband and I had built our own Champion
Nightmare Website in June of 2005, when our own "nightmare" started, I
may have been able to save you the grief we are STILL, in July of 2007,
dealing with. Like you, our "problems" could span pages upon pages and
make your head spin.
The condensed version is this: We
purchased a Champion/Redman Manufactured home. It was our first and
last experience with manufactured housing. The craftsmanship of our
home was an absolute joke. What we signed a contract for and what was
delivered to the retailer we bought from were two completely different
homes. Like you, we THOUGHT we had done our homework and enough
investigation of the Champion Company to satisfy our needs. All I can
say to that is just when you think you've satisfied all your criteria
for investigating a company to deal with, KEEP LOOKING!! Dig a little
deeper until there is no where else to dig.
Reading all your
entries was like reading our own issues. I was stunned at the exactness
of the problems. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, wiring, drywall,
etc...
Like I stated previously, we have been dealing with
Champion/Redman for two years and they are STILL not finished making
repairs that were documented on the FIRST (June 2005) walk-through of
the home. It took an attorney to get us this far. Champion was going to
leave us "high and dry" after June of 2006 with only half of the
initial problems corrected and some of those have had to be
re-corrected due to poor workmanship.
Another very important
issue to be aware of is to make sure that your foundation, for whatever
type home you are putting on it, is done correctly. Spend the extra
money initially and have it inspected by someone independent to
guarantee it will hold your home. I can not stress this issue enough.
Your "nightmare" will continue for years to come if you do not address
this issue BEFORE your house is set.
Bottom line: What you
read and what is verbally communicated to you by a Champion
Representative, and even what is written into a legally binding
contract is NOT remotely what you get when you purchase a Champion
Home. It is your money that you are spending so for goodness sake,
RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH, then RESEARCH some more!!!
I am more than happy to give more details to anyone requesting them. They are just too many to list.
DO NOT PURCHASE A CHAMPION HOME!!! They are not worth the headaches you WILL have to deal with.
The condensed version is this: We
purchased a Champion/Redman Manufactured home. It was our first and
last experience with manufactured housing. The craftsmanship of our
home was an absolute joke. What we signed a contract for and what was
delivered to the retailer we bought from were two completely different
homes. Like you, we THOUGHT we had done our homework and enough
investigation of the Champion Company to satisfy our needs. All I can
say to that is just when you think you've satisfied all your criteria
for investigating a company to deal with, KEEP LOOKING!! Dig a little
deeper until there is no where else to dig.
Reading all your
entries was like reading our own issues. I was stunned at the exactness
of the problems. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, wiring, drywall,
etc...
Like I stated previously, we have been dealing with
Champion/Redman for two years and they are STILL not finished making
repairs that were documented on the FIRST (June 2005) walk-through of
the home. It took an attorney to get us this far. Champion was going to
leave us "high and dry" after June of 2006 with only half of the
initial problems corrected and some of those have had to be
re-corrected due to poor workmanship.
Another very important
issue to be aware of is to make sure that your foundation, for whatever
type home you are putting on it, is done correctly. Spend the extra
money initially and have it inspected by someone independent to
guarantee it will hold your home. I can not stress this issue enough.
Your "nightmare" will continue for years to come if you do not address
this issue BEFORE your house is set.
Bottom line: What you
read and what is verbally communicated to you by a Champion
Representative, and even what is written into a legally binding
contract is NOT remotely what you get when you purchase a Champion
Home. It is your money that you are spending so for goodness sake,
RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH, then RESEARCH some more!!!
I am more than happy to give more details to anyone requesting them. They are just too many to list.
DO NOT PURCHASE A CHAMPION HOME!!! They are not worth the headaches you WILL have to deal with.
8/7/2007 6:12 PM
Fran wrote:
house was completed on 8/06. I have had non stop problems. The cabinet upgrades are a disaster. the closets collapsed. the waterheater was installed incorrectly and needed to be replaced. water leaks keep spurting up from under the house. all the connections are leaking. The joist is bent and the floors are loose and creak and click and squeek. Two windows are very crooked (beyond variance). The faucets malfunctioned and had to be replaced. the outside lights did not work.My dream is a constant nightmare. My contracter saw a single woman and put a big X on "a potential sucker". But I am fighting and will not give up. The company in Arizona denighs most issues but constant communication is beginning to get a response (one year later)I have saved all documentation and will expect to get things fixed. If anyone has a lawsuit in progress I will join? Reply to this
