Indiana Building Systems

I am giving IBS 2 Stars. We are pleased with our home BUT this is a huge BUT we HATE the kitchen. It was cheaply made. We loved the floor plan of this home. This was the only floor plan that we found where the bedrooms were all on one side. This is no pun intended to the company we bought from. They have been wonderful about fixing problems that they shouldn't have to. I feel so bad even calling them which to me,seems like all the time. We bought our almost $90,000 house and moved in almost 9 months(September 2009). We had furnace troubles from the first day we turned it on and the company that we bought off of were so troubled and couldn't figure it out. I felt so bad for them. I think that they were out here 4 or 5 times and finally got it to run right. We had to go winter of 2009-2010(November-March) running space heaters in our home because the furnace would blow hot air half the time. Never knowing when it would start blowing cold air. The drawers in our kitchen were literally falling off the rollers. The pantry that we have has roll out shelves,would fall off. Leaving a crashing sound and food everywhere. They are claimed to be "fixed" but we still limit the amount of food that we put on the pantry shelves for the fear of the shelves falling. I can actually move the side of the island cabinet and wiggle it a good inch .. cheaply made and poorly constructed. The cabinet doors keep falling off the hinges. We have bought stock of screws so when they do,we can do a quick "fix." That just means the the original holes are "boreing out." The kitchen countertops have bubbles in them and we are still waiting on a reply from IBS. We are already talking about changing the cabinets out after 9 months of living here. I hate having to think about weight in the cabinets in fear of them crashing. It's awful that I have to do that in a home that is just 9 months old. While waiting on them for that reply,the kids bathroom countertop is also starting to bubble. The carpet .. oh the carpet. We have had people comment on the carpet since day one. The carpet is not plush at all and in fact it does look like it was used LOL!. It's just flat .. but we have throw rugs to cover some of it up. Once again,we are already talking about replacing carpet in the next couple of years. It is coming from the walls but the dealer will be out to stretch it. I am sure that that will be a quick fix. Remind you the house is only 9 months old. We do not walk with our shoes on or eat in the living room. Even though the kiddos have snuck a few drinks in there:)! There was no caulking around the shower,garden tub,tub in the kids bathroom. My father in law did that. The shingles on the roof are starting to bubble now,just 2-3 of them. This was supposed to be a home that we would live in for years. We are now worried how long this house is going to last. I just want to add that we got Anderson windows and they are great. We also went with a basement,drywall and crown molding and that has been great. This is not a cheap home but there are days that we think that we should of bought a cheapo. That way once the warranty runs out,we would be able to afford to fix the problems. Once again,this is no pun against the dealer where we bought the home. They are super nice people and are doing their best to fix the problems... Thanks Joe :)!

We purchased 4 Indiana building system modular home's, we are extremely distraut with the lack of quality control and workmanship. We purchased our home's for a small subdivision we were building close by, it was our intent to try to control cost by using factory built verses stick built. Dove Precision Homes of watford,Ont,Canada was the distributor of these homes for all of Ontario,looking after sales and service including all warranty related issues.Dove Precision Homes has since ceased their relationship with IBS as well as their obligation to " Us ".We have many issues with these homes, and the most important in my opinion is the lack of 6 mil vapour barrier. with our climate and fluctuating temperatures, these houses are condensating in the wall cavity and litterly buldging at the seams. The most prominent area's are the washrooms/fireplace and every partition wall. We are working very closely with CSA, We are out several thousand dollars in these repairs alone, without getting into quality issues. I would highly recommend contacting CSA if you are experiencing this condition.

My wife and I purchased our new mobile home through Sask West Homes in Moose Jaw, Sask, Canada in July 2008. I have recently built a one car garage with an entryway beside the trailer. I wired in some lights in the entryway and had to cut a hole in the exterior wall to do so. Upon doing so I noticed there was no vapour barrier on this exterior wall and I was wondering if the whole trailer has no vapour barrier on any exterior walls ? I have'nt gone as far as looking behind the drywall to check this out but I'm very concerned about the one exterior wall I discovered with no vapour barrier. I also looked at some pictures online from your factory and noticed one where the sheathing was being installed on the floor and I see no vapour barrier on the warm side of the insulation. We have a Y06 model and are pleased with it, but it is a cold trailer for being built in 2008 and if I'm correct in thinking there is NO vapour barrier in the complete trailer how and why was this trailer CSA certified. And also if this is the case I was just wondering on who the certification was done by and a contact email address.
Thank You
Ron Hoffart