Homes of Merit

I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND A HOMES OF MERIT HOME TO ANYONE. MY HOME IS EAT UP WITH BLACK MOLD, DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS NEVER PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY. IT WAS ORDERED FOR THE OUTSIDE WALLS TO BE PLYWOOD AND IT IS PARTICLE BOARD. THE CENTER ISLAND PULLED AIR IN THRU THE EXHAUST AND THE CENTER ISLAND IS ACTUALLY COMING APART THE COVERING ON THE WOOD IS COMING OFF. AND THAT ISN'T EVEN AS BAD AS THE ELECTRIC OUTLETS & LIGHT SWITCHES. WE COULD NOT GET ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THIS SO WE DECIDED TO JUST TELL EVERYONE THAT MENTIONS A MANUFACTURED HOME JUST HOW OUR HOMES OF MERIT IS AND THAT WE WOULD NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. THIS HOME WAS BOUGHT IN THE END OF 2003 AND DWIGHT HATFIELD NEVER WANTED TO DO ANY REPAIRS SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO EVEN TALK TO THEM. SO WE GIVE UP TRYING SINCE OUR EFFORTS WAS USELESS. THANK YOU MARK

I purchased a New 32x80 modular in 1999. The day they installed it we found that the water system was backwards and the toilets filled with hot water. The hot water on all the faucets was on the right instead of the left!Come on ..You only need to know three things to be a plumber.. Hot on the left, cold on the right and shit wont flow uphill! the underside insulation had to be cut to correct this and was half assed taped up as a repair.

Within 5 years the roof began to leak due to the substandard shingles and the paper underneath was just that! PAPER..Not tar paper!.It is brown paper like a grocery bag. It has no insulation or moisture repelling properties at all! We found that the roof trusses are 2x2 not 2x4. I definately will not stay in this cracker box if a severe Tropical storm hits or a hurrican comes anywhere near us.. Im sure it wont be here when we get back!I cant believe that the things that I have found in this home are up to state codes!

The water heater sprung a leak and we found that they did not install a drip pan and there was no shut off valve for the water heater. The water had to be shut off to the whole house to deal with the problem. Why would you not install a $5.00 drip pan in a mobile home? One leak and the florr is compromised.

Avoid Homes of DEMERIT....Theres got to be a better builder out there than this! If you buy dont morgage longer than 15 years becouse after that youll need home improvement loans to rebuild it to make it right!

CAN NOT GET REPAIRS. KITCHEN ELECTRIC IS BAD. BREAKER GOES OFF OFTEN. OVER HEAD LIGHTS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO./ HOMES OF MERIT CAN NOT REPAIR. WHY HELP PLEASE

bought new modular in 2004.It is the worst home i have ever seen.The floors sag.The roof sags also.All plumbing has leaked.Most electrical boxes have failed light switches and plugs have failed lose wire connections and wire nuts falling off.almost all double pain windows have lost there seal and are fogging up.sinks and toilets have leaked at one time or another.I had to pay a contractor to sure up the floor with lots of block and lumber$2,000.oo worth.The floors are so bad i have to be carefull when i walk by my wall unit.So it wont fall over.Doors and door frames are warped.See my story on rip off report.com.Wish i could say better folks but i cant.Just be very careful of homes of merit.PLEASE

We have a forest manor 2305 SF home with a lot of upgrades. We have nothing but nice things said about our home most people cant believe its a manufactured home when they get inside. It is heavy and solid with 2X6 exterior on 16" centers and all 2x4 interior on 16" centers. All the doors are large and 6 panel like residential sytle homes, it has drywall throughout most of the home and a beautiful kitchen where everyone hangs out during our parties. The only thing I would get if I had to do it over would be double pain windows. After the original walk through we have had no problems and we have been in for 3 years. If your going to buy any manufactured home opt for the upgrades especially in the contruction end cosmetics can always be upgraded contruction cant. We have been very happy with our choice and for the money I did not see anything that could compare including Jacoben which we almost bought until we got done with the add ons it was $30,000 more then the HOM

We just found out that our roof truss was made from 2X2 wood,not 2x4 as we thought was Florida code...is this legal??? There have been numerous problems which have been fixed but the warranty is is almost over and I just had part of the siding fall off the house and hit me, it was not nailed at all!!! We are sitting here wondering if this thing will hold up past the loan??
Other than the good service they have provided we are not very trusting of the quality.