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Theoretically new homes should have warranties, at least in some jurisdictions; e.g., Ontario, Canada: * https://www.tarion.com/homeowners/the-new-home-warrant

Theoretically new homes should have warranties, at least in some jurisdictions; e.g., Ontario, Canada: * https://www.tarion.com/homeowners/the-new-home-warranty https://www.tarion.com/homeowners/the-new-home-warranty Of course big(ger) builders have legal departments that can stonewall you and cause all sorts of delay. Further, depending on what the problem is, it may basically be 'unfixable' short of tearing down the house and re-designing/building it taking actual building science into account. An example for the latter case, a homeowner couple spent six years fighting the builder before finally settling (the day before the trial began) and taking a buy out. A video with the building science consultant (Corbett Lunsford) they hired to debug the issue: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWeCiWbbffI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWeCiWbbffI

quickthrowman 1y ago
The builders the article is talking about do offer warranties, both of them. Having a warranty is one thing, exercising is can be an entirely different challenge. There’s typically a one-year workmanship warranty and then longer warranties on HVAC/plumbing and structural/foundation. Materials and equipment in the home will have varying warranty periods on the item in question. Here is a recent Lennar warranty brochure: https://photos.harstatic.com/384985574/supplement/pdf-4.pdf?ts=2025-01-07T19:08:48.887 https://photos.harstatic.com/384985574/supplement/pdf-4.pdf?...
- OptionOfT 1y ago
  Problem is that a 1 year warranty isn't nearly enough to discover the mess they left behind. Lots of the cost come with fixing up that mess the next time something breaks.
- throw0101a 1y ago
  > Having a warranty is one thing, exercising is can be an entirely different challenge. Which is the point of the second half of my comment and the link to an interview with folks that had this exact problem. (Also why I started with the word "theoretically", as how actual legal coverage works in practice can be different.)
  - quickthrowman 1y ago
    I was attempting to move the discussion from a theoretical one to a concrete one by looking at an actual warranty document from one of the builders named in the article, it’s not hard to google “Lennar warranty” and paste a link to it so we’re discussing an actual tangible warranty instead of theorizing about hypotheticals.

quickthrowman 1y ago

The builders the article is talking about do offer warranties, both of them. Having a warranty is one thing, exercising is can be an entirely different challenge. There’s typically a one-year workmanship warranty and then longer warranties on HVAC/plumbing and structural/foundation. Materials and equipment in the home will have varying warranty periods on the item in question. Here is a recent Lennar warranty brochure: https://photos.harstatic.com/384985574/supplement/pdf-4.pdf?ts=2025-01-07T19:08:48.887 https://photos.harstatic.com/384985574/supplement/pdf-4.pdf?...

OptionOfT 1y ago
Problem is that a 1 year warranty isn't nearly enough to discover the mess they left behind. Lots of the cost come with fixing up that mess the next time something breaks.
throw0101a 1y ago
> Having a warranty is one thing, exercising is can be an entirely different challenge. Which is the point of the second half of my comment and the link to an interview with folks that had this exact problem. (Also why I started with the word "theoretically", as how actual legal coverage works in practice can be different.)
- quickthrowman 1y ago
  I was attempting to move the discussion from a theoretical one to a concrete one by looking at an actual warranty document from one of the builders named in the article, it’s not hard to google “Lennar warranty” and paste a link to it so we’re discussing an actual tangible warranty instead of theorizing about hypotheticals.