New England Homes, Inc. , New England Homes, NEH

Posted by on August 27, 2008, 7:42 pm

> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:29:21 -0700 (PDT), firewood...@comcast.net
> wrote:

> >Interesting article from the VP of New England Homes, Inc. I seems
> >that even the VP has doughts of the performances of their contractors
> >performances.
> >Regulations sought for modular home installations
> >New Hampshire Business Review, =A0Oct 26, 2007 =A0by Sanders, Bob
> >E-mail Print Link No one oversees the actual installation of
> >manufactured homes in New Hampshire, and both the industry and the
> >state fire marshal want to do something about that.
> >"There is a gap in New Hampshire, no doubt about it, and it needs to
> >filled," said Michael Younus, president of the Modular Manufacturers
> >Association of the Northeast.
> >Young said the concept of proposed legislation that would certify or
> >would license installers "sounds great," but he still would have to
> >see the details to make sure they are "reasonable."
> >The state fire marshal licenses modular home manufacturers, and if a
> >defect is found or a part is poorly constructed it can fine the
> >company or pull its license. It can even pull the license of those who
> >inspect the home at the manufacturer on behalf of the state, if the
> >inspector isn't doing his or her job.
> >But no one inspects how all these pieces are put together, and Fire
> >Marshal Bill Degnan says he gets several complaints a month about
> >that. Some complaints are merely about cosmetic matters, but others
> >are life-threatening, like the roof installed without the proper
> >reinforcements in Wilmot that could collapse under a heavy snow load
> >and the home in Tamworth where the joints were not sealed, allowing
> >air to come in. And the house was so off-line that the structural
> >integrity of the entire building was in question, Degnan said.
> >But, he added: "There is nothing I can really do."
> >Rep. Thomas Buco, D-Conway, thought that something had to be done
> >after seeing the aforementioned home in Tamworth. (The owners of that
> >home declined comment because they are suing the builder). Buco's bill
> >would require that homes be inspected at the site, not just at the
> >factory, and that the contractors be bonded.
> >Degnan favors some sort of certification, not only of the installer,
> >but also of the distributor of the home. Younus, who said several
> >other bills are being considered, wants to model any legislation on
> >Maine's law, which has a board consisting of representatives from all
> >parties to regulate the entire industry.
> >Younus recognized that additional regulation will add to the cost of
> >modular homes, and the homes' low cost is one of the reason they are
> >becoming competitive. "But if that cost results in a higher level of
> >consumer satisfaction and efficiency, it would be worth it, as long as
> >it is measured and reasonable," he said. He said he was not overly
> >concerned that it wouldn't be.
> >The important thing, he said, is that those imposing any new
> >regulations listen to industry input so that "there is a clear
> >understanding on how the industry operates and what are the
> >requirements of a smooth operation."
> >Do you as a future modular homeowner, do you realy want to purchase a
> >modular home in NH ???

> Interesting post, thanks for putting the information up.- Hide quoted tex=

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I guess there is problems with other NEH too

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Submitted: 7/7/2008 6:50:26 PM
Modified: 7/7/2008 6:50:00 PM
Dan
Groveland, Massachusetts

I am sitting in my New England Home as you read. They were the WORST,
WORST, company I have ever dealt with in my 37 years. I will only sum
it up. The roof leaked for a year and a half. They sent sub-contractor
idiots back EVERY SINGLE TIME IT RAINED! Thats how often they came
back and 'patched' in the roof. Maybe 20 times. After I went to the
BBB, they actually had the nerve to try to put a second layer of
shingles over the first. They ended up replacing the entire roof. They
should have done that 19 times ago.
The plumbing leaked at every joint in the house. Not just the water
side of the plumbing but the venting side as well. You cannot get a
permit to live in the home with so much as a pinhole. They ended up
cutting through the walls all through the house, open up any cupboard
or closet and to this day, there are holes everywhere in the
sheetrock.
The plumbing AND the wiring as screwed up somewhere between the first
and second 'unfinished' floor. They sawed no less than 10 holes in the
upstairs floor to find the problem. They didn't fix it(the floor, not
the problem). I paid 700.00 for a subfloor and installed myself, in a
brand new house.
It goes ON AND ON. It got to the point that after 9 or 10 months I
just started calling the better business bureau with my problems
instead of NE homes. That was the only way I got things done.
They basically tried to 'shoo' me away to the 1 year warranty.
Cut your wrists before you give them a dime.
By-the-by, After all was said and done, I honestly don't think they
made a cent off of me because of the huge number of times they had to
come back and fix shoddy workmanship. It is evident through and
through. I only wrote about a couple of examples, there was ALOT more.

Dan
Groveland, Massachusetts
U.S.A.

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Posted by Unhappy Customer on April 5, 2009, 4:44 pm

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http://www.thestuccocompany.com/construction/Re-New-England-Homes-Inc-New-England-Homes-NEH-15134-.htm
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Peter,

You'd be smart in heeding fireguy's warnings. I too had a very similiar
issue with NEH. Again they INSIST you use their "authorized builder
dealer" and then they assign you some moron who is incapable of finishing
their product. When you go back to NEH for help and assistance they try
and tell you that it is between you and the dealer now and they don't have
any responsiblity for anything beyond the initial construction. They have
been BANNED from Nantucket and should be Banned everywhere! I would not
recommend this company!

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PeterD wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:29:21 -0700 (PDT), firewoodguy@comcast.net
> wrote:

>>Interesting article from the VP of New England Homes, Inc. I seems
>>that even the VP has doughts of the performances of their
>> contractors
>>performances.
>>Regulations sought for modular home installations
>>New Hampshire Business Review, Oct 26, 2007 by Sanders, Bob
>>E-mail Print Link No one oversees the actual installation of
>>manufactured homes in New Hampshire, and both the industry and the
>>state fire marshal want to do something about that.
>>"There is a gap in New Hampshire, no doubt about it, and it
>> needs to
>>filled," said Michael Younus, president of the Modular
>> Manufacturers
>>Association of the Northeast.
>>Young said the concept of proposed legislation that would certify
>> or
>>would license installers "sounds great," but he still
>> would have to
>>see the details to make sure they are "reasonable."
>>The state fire marshal licenses modular home manufacturers, and if
>> a
>>defect is found or a part is poorly constructed it can fine the
>>company or pull its license. It can even pull the license of those
>> who
>>inspect the home at the manufacturer on behalf of the state, if the
>>inspector isn't doing his or her job.
>>But no one inspects how all these pieces are put together, and Fire
>>Marshal Bill Degnan says he gets several complaints a month about
>>that. Some complaints are merely about cosmetic matters, but others
>>are life-threatening, like the roof installed without the proper
>>reinforcements in Wilmot that could collapse under a heavy snow
>> load
>>and the home in Tamworth where the joints were not sealed, allowing
>>air to come in. And the house was so off-line that the structural
>>integrity of the entire building was in question, Degnan said.
>>But, he added: "There is nothing I can really do."
>>Rep. Thomas Buco, D-Conway, thought that something had to be done
>>after seeing the aforementioned home in Tamworth. (The owners of
>> that
>>home declined comment because they are suing the builder). Buco's
>> bill
>>would require that homes be inspected at the site, not just at the
>>factory, and that the contractors be bonded.
>>Degnan favors some sort of certification, not only of the
>> installer,
>>but also of the distributor of the home. Younus, who said several
>>other bills are being considered, wants to model any legislation on
>>Maine's law, which has a board consisting of representatives from
>> all
>>parties to regulate the entire industry.
>>Younus recognized that additional regulation will add to the cost
>> of
>>modular homes, and the homes' low cost is one of the reason they
>> are
>>becoming competitive. "But if that cost results in a higher
>> level of
>>consumer satisfaction and efficiency, it would be worth it, as long
>> as
>>it is measured and reasonable," he said. He said he was not
>> overly
>>concerned that it wouldn't be.
>>The important thing, he said, is that those imposing any new
>>regulations listen to industry input so that "there is a clear
>>understanding on how the industry operates and what are the
>>requirements of a smooth operation."
>>Do you as a future modular homeowner, do you realy want to purchase
>> a
>>modular home in NH ???

> Interesting post, thanks for putting the information up.

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