Crest Homes

We chose Crest thru The Builder Rte9 in Fishkill NY. We have had no real problems until this past year. Our roof is leaking everywhere. Small circular spots in every room. Its a structural defect and not a shingle problem and neither The Builder development co or Crest homes will help us.

Built in 2004, the home has been ok overall. The biggest issue is the wiring, how it was done and the materials used. I've had to replace numerous outlets and switches. The latest involved the 3 main switches in the living room. One of the switches melted and it was Daisy chained with 2 other switches. It started on and was throwing sparks from under the cover. If we had not been home to turn off the breakers, we'd be in a hotel today. We did not go for a lot of cosmetic upgrades but we did go for upgrades in materials like thicker walls, better windows, ect.
The factory in Middlebury was great, employees were very hospitable when we visited twice while our home was being built. They were having an employee cookout during one of our visits and we were urged by the employees to sit with them and eat. Good time and thoroughly enjoyed by my wife and I.

Purchased in 2004, issues from day 1, and 14 years later and approximately $55,000.00 in repairs so far, in bathrooms due to water leaking behind the showers, in 3 out 3 bathrooms, the ceiling's below the upstairs bathroom and floors needing replacement as well. The roof has been repaired 3 times already and is now leaking again and the roofer says that the roof was not done correctly to begin with, to fix it correctly it needs to be redone, another big expense, don't buy from these people, not quality craftsmanship, not an upstanding company, if I could give a negative star rating it would be a negative 5 star rating, total garbage.

I've lived in my crest home for 12 years. 12 years later I'm still finding and repairing substandard things in my home. The latest is that there is insufficient or no attic insulation. I thought I was doing the right thing when I went the crest route all those years ago and if I had to do it over I would use a regular contractor. I think most of my problems are attributed to poor quality control and inspection.

Master bathtub not connected to drain pipe caused flooding in dining room. Walls on stairway buckled. This also happened to my brother in law who had purchased the same model home. Upstairs windows on my colonial were off center. My downstairs bathroom window has always been drafty even after attempts by dealer to fix it. Water stains on upstairs ceilings but dont know why. Master bathroom octagon windows came apart, hinges, handles etc..

Purchased house in october 2008 heating problems, door problems with heat loss, two by four boards are bowing out the side of house and very very slow getting help....not happy warranty up in 5 months not sure what will happen

The Crest modular home was an excellent home for the money. It is a shame the Milton, PA. plant was closed. They were a product of sell and resell. Crest was owned by Schult Homes, then Oakwood then Clayton Homes. When Clayton Homes purchased the Crest factory, they sent new GM's to the plant and all the employees saw the writing on the wall, as well as their builders. The bosses were there to disassemble a fine product. Why did Clayton Homes need a modular home company when the already had a "hud"ular, with whom Crest would compete? The staff at Crest Homes of Milton, PA. were all top notch... I hope they all find employment in another wonderful old company, like the Crest of years past!!!!!

Love the house!!!! But the follow up with problems has been very slow. We are being held up in occupancy due to their lack of attention. Well built, would use them again, but now I know what needs to be in writing before I sign the contract!