Full design, build project signed contract in Dec 2019, completed build in Apr 2024.
Here's what we feel were done well:
-Framing
-Insulation
-Tiling in the bathroom showers
Everything else:
-Piva windows -- which were suggested by Greenberg design. They're from Italy, and they suggested we get them because of the pano doors that are in our living room. Our master bedroom window doesn't fit in the framing, so there are visible gaps and wind comes through! So we put foam to fill the gaps just to keep the cold air from coming through in the winter. The master sliding door was supposed to come with a screen door, but that never arrived. One of the windows in the kitchen has a screen that pulls down from the top, it never properly opened well, and it's because during installation, they broke off a piece of the screen corner and they super glued it rather than replacing it. We've had to contact Piva ourselves because it was missing a bunch of connectors on the pano doors.
-We have metal roof siding that wraps around the house. Again, this was part of their design, which looked great in the renderings. However, their actual execution was terrible. It's wavy and looks like cheap metal sheets were just slapped on. We voiced our concern and they said there were other options, so they'd fix it. They never did.
-The hardwood floors! They're beautiful white oak flooring. Of course flooring gets installed pretty early on, and there's still a ton of work that happens after. They never covered the floors while the contractors were in and out daily. There are paint stains, scuffs, actual holes in the floor all over because they DIDN'T THINK TO COVER THEM?? We asked the PM to have the floors covered because everytime we went to check progress, the floors looked worse and worse. There are paint stains all over -- we told them this was a major issue and they said they'd come replace the floor boards. That never happened.
-Plumbing. When plumbing was done, we mentioned there was a strong sewer smell coming from where the kids' bathroom would be. Ginadi said it's just because water wasn't being flushed. Then the bathroom was built and the sewer smell persisted.. It's now July 2025 and the sewer smell is still there.
This house was supposed to be our dream house, it was built from the ground up. Our PM was at the site less than we were, he was never there so of course there was no oversight. There were some days that the contractors asked my husband what they should work on that day.. For the amount of time and money that was spent on this project, it's very disappointing. People ask us all the time if we'd build again or recommend our contractor. Zero chance.
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