Sunday, October 20, 2013

7 Month Check-In and a Warning

The initial purpose of this blog was to document our experience of buying a Ryan Home so other prospective home buyers would have a resource to go to before signing on the dotted line.  We have been in our home for 7 months now and have completed a bunch of projects.  That being said I wanted to post a warning to all of those prospective buyers.  DO NOT purchase a Ryan Home.  Run as fast and far away as you can. The workmanship is shoddy to say the least.  You can babysit them through the entire thing and there will still be things that you have missed.  They don't even come close to the "Qualtiy Workmanship" that they claim.  Do keep in mind that each region is different because they use different contractors for each community, but you've got no control over that.

I have HAD IT with this place.  Bowed walls, "rippling" walls, crown molding with reappearing seams, HUGE cracks that reappear no matter how many times they fix them, gouges in drywall in corners where they think you won't see them, etc.  The list could go on.  And after you read through my blog you will know how "on it" I was.  Even after all of that, there are still so many issues with our home.

Below are various pictures from the past 7 months.  Some are of my projects (not all of them) and there are a few of the craptastic workmanship of Ryan Homes.

This was after we removed the molding in the kitchen to install our tiled backsplash.  They had caked on so much spackle to make the wall right but failed to do that everywhere, especially behind the wall plate.

This is my craft/sewing room with the sewing table I made so that my machine work surface was flush with the table surface.  I have since installed a sheet of plexi to the top so that my fabric slides along the table better.

The most recent "fail" that finally prompted this post.  This wall is SO BOWED that we can't hang this floating shelf.  The shelf has to be floating because I just spent the past 3 days hand painting the silhouette of a table onto the wall.

Canisters with decals that I created, cut and applied on my own.

Our striped powder room.

Daisy in her Halloween costume.

Daisy's little area.  I created the name decal and cut it using my Silhouette machine.

Frosted decals on the fridge that I customized and cut with my Silhouette Machine.

Another one of the decals I created.

Part of our gallery wall and also a curtain panel that I made with my sewing machine.  I am still working on the other 3 panels.






And there you have it!  I'm sorry for such a bitter post.  But I am just so angry.  Im angry that I have put so much time and effort into making this place feel like a home, only to find random "fails" every step of the way.

Hopefully some of you have had better luck than we have.

11 comments:

  1. Cami, I'm sad to say that we are right there with you. I'm sorry for all the issues that you are finding after the fact :(. On the bright side, your projects that you have done have turned out beautifully!

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  2. Ah Cami, I am so sorry for you :(..I hope things get better for you.
    You designs are fabulous!!

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  3. Thanks guys! I need to catch up with everyones blogs. Its been so long!!

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  4. Love your stencil work! Sorry you've been having to deal with all these issues. I agree that it's basically a crap shoot since each county has different requirements for inspections and each community has their own sets of crews they subcontract with. I really hope things get better (you've done a lot to really make it a beautiful home).

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  5. I'm so sorry you are not loving your home. It definitely seems like some regions have better luck than others. I hope they fix all of the issues at your 10 month.

    I guess I need to check my family room walls where I intend to hang a couple of shelves similar to your floating shelf.

    I love everything you've done to the house!

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    1. Thanks M, don't get me wrong, I love our house, I am just so frustrated that things like this keep creeping up on me. Ryan Homes is working with me now to make it right. A suggestion was even made to have someone come out and come up with a way to hang a shelf there and make it look good so I dont have to deal with it. We will see how it goes.

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  6. You are a true artist. Let's give thanks for your great gifts and talents. I must confess that all these issues SUCK! However, I believe what needs to happen is a complete renovation of the injured spaces instead of patch up work because it's only causing more damage. The best part of this post is seeing you back here to hang out with us and DAISY in her Halloween costume. TOO CUTE! Hang in there, Cami! Expect only true workmanship? Are you enjoying the rest of your home.?

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    1. Thank you!!! I am so grateful to have such awesome blogger friends. I am going to try to post more of my progress photos in a much more positive post. ;) We love our house, really we do. Its just so easy to get frustrated when things done work out the way you want them to. Thank you so much for reminding me that I have other things to be thankful for. You have always been so good at grounding me.

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  7. I am sorry for all of the issues you are having, and grateful for the quality of my own Ryan. I agree with Nadase -- your talents are incredible. That, at least, you can control. People like me who have no creative talent whatsoever (it's true, I admit it) have to search the Internet for design ideas and places that sell things we like, and you can create them for yourself. I am still drooling over the drapes you are making. Stunning! And compliments from Nadase?? Girl, you should be beaming with pride, because Nadase's talents ain't too shabby either! You're both very lucky ladies! Now, get on it, Ryan Homes, and make this house right!

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    1. I know right?! If Nadase loves it, you know youre doing something right! All of the positive respose is making me think about opening an Etsy shop to sell my designs. It makes me nervr just thinking about it.

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  8. I love you creativity.......i am in love with your decal with your last name and the est. year. Where did you get, and the lettering is beautiful.

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