Haha! My wife got her point across with Ryan Homes!

@@RichGrillo Glad everything worked out so that you are happy as you should be with what these homes cost!!! Thanks for sharing.

Neither have I!!!!! What state are you in? I thought Ryan was a good builder at least in TN.

Thank you! I do have more videos planned soon!

Thank you! It is from West Elm. I believe it’s the Shale Striations model.

Thanks! It’s a 77” LG C9

We added ethernet runs in every room. 2 tv ports (living room and basement). I believe it was around $375/ tv run and a total of $500 for the ethernet runs.

It’s a wide mix. Some areas have dings/dents that need patching, paint runs (a lot), not enough paint, marks, etc. The project manager said they actually changed paint vendors after our house due to the quality of their work. Warranty sent out their team last week and started on the patching process. Once they’re done, the new paint crew is going to come through.

It’s usually paint runs . Blue tape means the painters need to straighten something out . Usually just runs

@@chrischamberlain4846 there were a lot of paint runs, dents, broken/chunks of trim missing, some areas only had 1 coat of paint.

They are the West Elm Harmony model

@@RichGrillo Great! Thank you!

Congrats on the home! I definitely recommend an inspector. Ours found some issues. Ryan Homes didn’t address everything with the inspection but there were some important items to get fixed. We haven’t had any issues with our toilets.

First floor is the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra. Second floor is the Roborock S7.

Thanks, Adina! We did blue tape along with the project manager prior to closing. The trim and paint crew simply removed the blue tape and didn’t do anything. My understanding is Ryan Homes stopped using them as a vendor after that. I’ve been working with the warranty department and they’ve been great. All of the blue tape is now gone.

Definitely keep track of the items sticking out to you that just don’t seem “right”. The project manager is the one responsible to ensure everything is perfect. I’d probably be proactive and reach out to them. From our experience, we noticed the little things (and big things) and were generally proactive calling them out with the PM. They sometimes hear about issues first from us and also helps keep them accountable since they’re generally building more than one house at a time.

No worries, Angelina. It’s the Lehigh plan. Elevation C.

Thanks…West Elm Harmony

Congratulations on the new home! We are very happy with the home. They are still doing some warranty work but nothing major. There were still about 15 lots left after we moved in and they just finished up construction a few months ago. I’d expect it to be loud at times but it wasn’t bad for us. The biggest thing was the dirt in the air and on the streets from the equipment. There was a light dirt film on the house for a bit.

@@RichGrillo Thanks Rich! I’m glad to hear that you all still love your home. That’s a great point about construction that it’s not so much the noise but the dust. We’re really looking forward to this move!! 3 littles, a big dog and a tiny townhouse don’t mix well, lol. Can’t wait to spread out in our new home!!!!

@@S.H.E._Invests It’s definitely going to be a big change! You’ll have plenty of room in the Lehigh.

That’s great news! Time has flown by. Am planning to do a 6 month update which is crazy to say is in a couple of weeks.

Ha! What would you like to hear about?

How did all the fixes go? Are you still happy with Ryan homes? Is your house blue tape free? ​@@RichGrillo

@sarahmunas6595 All but one fix is done which they will be addressing in the next month or so. We like the house and the warranty process has been pretty good overall. Blue tape free at this point :)

Thanks. 77”

Thanks, Kim! Surprisingly, they’re from Amazon. We originally got them as a holdover until we found ones we love but they’re doing a good job so far.

Leick Upholstered Back Counter Height Barstool (Set of 2), Grey

Thanks, Denise. I agree 100%. Cinematic mode is being retired and I appreciate the kind words!

Haha good eye on the vacuum! We did go through with the project manager and blue tape prior to close. It turned out that they simply removed the blue tape and didn’t fix anything. Ryan Homes ultimately stopped using the painters who did our house. A new paint vendor came out this past week and took care of everything. They used a sander hooked up to a vacuum on all of the walls/trim and repainted the entire house. The blue tape is gone and it’s now how it should have been originally. I’m going to make a follow up video soon discussing everything they’ve fixed but they determined that our house had many imperfections that were not the norm for Ryan Homes.

As our first home, yes. We had to do a lot of follow up with warranty to get everything in a good place. We’ve now been here for just over a year and no regrets about the house. The only thing we’d change is the lot we chose. Our next house won’t be a Ryan Homes build as we’d like to have more custom features. But again, we’re happy with the house. What model did you choose?

@@RichGrillo doing a townhouse my area doesn’t have option for single family houses unfortunately. It’s super nerve wrecking tho I always think of the worst I just hope I don’t regret anything. Thank you for your time and response.

@@irenexxluvz873 Good luck with it! It’ll work out

Hi Karen - 6’ x 3’

Thanks, Sonal! Good luck with your inspection tomorrow. The best advice I can give is to either take a video or pictures of everything so you can look back to see what’s behind the walls later. The PM should explain things as you go. The washer/dryer are Samsung’s new Bespoke series with auto-dispense and AI. We’ve liked them so far but the delivery/installation experience was terrible.

@@RichGrillo Thank you for information😊

@@sonalbhople9101 which elevation did you choose? You’re going to love your Lehigh!

@@RichGrillo We have selected L elevation

@@sonalbhople9101 We didn’t have that option. I just looked it up and it looks nice! Enjoy!

That is a 77” LG OLED

@@RichGrillo Thank you

Nice home! We’re getting a Hudson built now…..

@@denisecowley710 Congratulations! They just built one next to us. I like the look and the layout! What exterior colors did you select?

@@RichGrillo Thank you 😊! I misread the message and gave you the interior. We got the third car garage, added a bathroom to one of the rooms upstairs, and finished the basement with a bedroom. We did the Gladstone package with the dark Dowing cabinets (my hubs fav). We got the recess lighting as well. We haven’t selected exterior yet!

Overall, we’re satisfied with Ryan Homes for our first house. They’ve been good about warranty items. In the future, we’d prefer to go with a different builder that would allow for more custom features.

@@RichGrillo Thank you for your reply :) Best regards.

No, I did not and have not.

Good question…It came down to timing. We were promised everything would be fixed by the builder and we had everything lined up from movers, our desire to leave our old house, etc. If there were non-cosmetic issues we likely would have waited.

Lehigh

The one on the left is 82”. The one on the wall is 104”.

What is depth of the sofa?

@@simmidutta5795 both are 47” deep

Congratulations!

We walked around with the project manager the first time. We then added our own after move in.

Mainly paint issues. Some areas which weren’t smooth. They wound up sanding/repainting the entire house

@@RichGrillo That's great that they did that. This is the second house we had built. The first one was back in 1996. Builders usually just give you a primer they call paint, and expect you to paint it. We plan on painting ourselves and upgrading much of everything as soon a we move in. We're in the process of building a Hazel with Ryan. Sounds like you had a few more serious issues with the siding, roof and concrete though. Did your inspector catch those? Your videos were very helpful.

@MetalSciProf Nice! I hope you don’t run into the same issues. Our inspector did catch everything which was part of why we addressed them. The painter was supposed to have primer and then 2 additional layers of paint…but they didn’t. Glad the videos have helped!

@@RichGrillo Yeah they never paint it properly. Great house! The Lehigh is a great model.

No more blue tape at this point. There are a few things we’re waiting for them to fix but should be fully done soon.

@@RichGrillo Awesome! We’re looking to buy and they are a contender so I just wanted to see the progress and commitment to getting it done.

@@TOBEINTHELIFE good luck with your purchase! They’ve made everything right that wasn’t up to par. We’ve been happy with the house

lol…we will in the future

Looking back, we probably would have done things a bit differently

I am in the process of building my home. I have two months to go. The builder I am going through requires the house to sit for 30 days after completion to work on all the blue tape. Taking this approach allows the owner to avoid what you all went through. But I must say you have me a great attitude. 😊

@@shesforeverchanging congrats on the new home…those 3 months are going to fly by. I actually like that 30 day timeline post completion. This would also help identify any other issues before you have to even worry about it. Good luck!

It was a mix of us/the Ryan Homes project manager. Missing paint, paint runs, etc. The vendor did a terrible job and we were told they were no longer being used due to our/other houses. They wound up bringing in another vendor who used a machine to sand down the current walls and repaint 2 coats.

@@RichGrillo that makes me feel a lot better. Closing in one in 2 months. Thanks. I thought maybe you guys were being obsessively difficult buyers and not picking, but good to know it’s ryan making it right. What about the flooring though? You can’t just replace one plank - you gotta pull up the whole damn floor to fix that. Did they do that for you?

@@justinstewart3248 yeah…they wound up replacing about 30 planks. They cut out/ripped up the originals and dropped in/glued down the new. We were not happy with this and thought they’d pull the rest up to make sure the grooves connected, etc. It turned out ok but would have rather them remove/replace it all.

Haha…it’s worked out at this point. Warranty has worked with us and almost all fixed.

lol…hope you have a great day