Happenings5
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What is the name of your state? Wisconsin
I am looking for some advice and will try to keep it short. My husband and ordered a new modular home (CABO guidelines) in the state of Wisconsin. We purchased land and had the house placed on a poured basement, that was finished completely after the modular home was put on, along with a 3 car attached garage. We moved in on 10/07/2005 and around Christmas started noticing a lump in the floor (wood laminate flooring) along where the marriage line/beam would be for the two parts of the modular home. It has since worsened. We have a warranty, but the company who built the modular home says it is the dealers problem stating that it is the flooring, the dealer says it was the contractor who did all the finish work, basement, garage (who was hired by the dealer as the dealer was paid to be the "general contractor"), the contractor has came out and inspected EVERYTHING and says that when the house was placed together on the foundation/basement that one side of the house is higher than the other (we are talking inches here) and that is causing the center beam to be off level and the floor buckling in the house. We have had problems with cracked walls and ceilings, along with the windows near the end of the home that is higher to not want to open. We were told by the dealer that it was because they were new wooden windows and that they will loosen up over time. I worry incase of fire being children's bedrooms as I can barely get them open (if I am lucky). The floor is actually splitting and one of the largest bump/rise parts is at the top of the open staircase to downstairs (we worry of a tripping hazard). We LOVE this house and it costed us $262,000 (a lot of money for us). The contractor says it is unfixable since our basement is totally finished. What can we do? Who do we contact to see if it can be fixed, and if not, what could be long-term down the road problems with the house. We hate to sue and hope to have the problem fixed, but are unsure what to do. Thanks in advance.
I should probably add that the problem with the rise in the floor that you can feel and see is about 6 inches in width and goes the entire length of the house. It is noticeable, but less to touch with your feet along the one end bedroom as it is covered with carpet. We worry that down the road this would lessen the price we would get for our home, and also worry about any long-term effects of it being unlevel could cause to the roof, windows, structure after the warranty is up.
I am looking for some advice and will try to keep it short. My husband and ordered a new modular home (CABO guidelines) in the state of Wisconsin. We purchased land and had the house placed on a poured basement, that was finished completely after the modular home was put on, along with a 3 car attached garage. We moved in on 10/07/2005 and around Christmas started noticing a lump in the floor (wood laminate flooring) along where the marriage line/beam would be for the two parts of the modular home. It has since worsened. We have a warranty, but the company who built the modular home says it is the dealers problem stating that it is the flooring, the dealer says it was the contractor who did all the finish work, basement, garage (who was hired by the dealer as the dealer was paid to be the "general contractor"), the contractor has came out and inspected EVERYTHING and says that when the house was placed together on the foundation/basement that one side of the house is higher than the other (we are talking inches here) and that is causing the center beam to be off level and the floor buckling in the house. We have had problems with cracked walls and ceilings, along with the windows near the end of the home that is higher to not want to open. We were told by the dealer that it was because they were new wooden windows and that they will loosen up over time. I worry incase of fire being children's bedrooms as I can barely get them open (if I am lucky). The floor is actually splitting and one of the largest bump/rise parts is at the top of the open staircase to downstairs (we worry of a tripping hazard). We LOVE this house and it costed us $262,000 (a lot of money for us). The contractor says it is unfixable since our basement is totally finished. What can we do? Who do we contact to see if it can be fixed, and if not, what could be long-term down the road problems with the house. We hate to sue and hope to have the problem fixed, but are unsure what to do. Thanks in advance.
I should probably add that the problem with the rise in the floor that you can feel and see is about 6 inches in width and goes the entire length of the house. It is noticeable, but less to touch with your feet along the one end bedroom as it is covered with carpet. We worry that down the road this would lessen the price we would get for our home, and also worry about any long-term effects of it being unlevel could cause to the roof, windows, structure after the warranty is up.
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