Barnes Construction LLC

I built a house in 2013 and used Robert Barnes construction. The house came with a one year warranty (as most do for new construction). However, Mr. Barnes told me he honors his work and had been known to extend that warranty. I had a number of things go wrong that first year, including a faulty AC which leaked from the attic into my sons room and an entire wall needed to be replaced. The AC has never worked correctly and still doesn't. Shortly after the one year warranty phase, my "Moen" kitchen faucet started leaking at the handle. I didn't ask him to replace it (mostly because I knew he wouldn't) but I did ask that he provide me with the model number so I could replace it myself. I never received that information from him and after doing my own research, I finally determined what model it was. It was actually an "American Standard" faucet. When I told him about this, he said "well, I paid for a Moen". (Actually, I paid for a Moen). He didn't offer to have a new one installed or to replace the cost of this one. The electric in the house has never worked correctly. I have lightbulbs blow out constantly and have even had them blow out of the socket and onto the floor. I mentioned this during the first year and he sent out the original electrician who said "you know these builders, they pay the least amount to get the cheapest work". It never got fixed and I hired my own electrician who discovered that some of the fans (that I paid extra for) had been installed incorrectly, most likely causing the "shorts" in the house. A few years after moving in, my closet (the

I can't rate the quality of their work but I can rate their level of professionalism which is zero. They bought the house next door as an investment & have blatant disregard for their neighbors & personal property. I had a feeling there would be issues from the beginning when Big Barnes, the owner tried telling me the fence between our homes was our responsibility even though their shed smashed through it & they have a pool. We do not. Their garbage blows in my yard & "work" after hours to the tune of 1 am. First and foremost, it took them a long time to get the fence completely up & secured around their home. Having a pool on their property, that's a safety measure as there are children & pets in the neighborhood. Yes, they replaced the fence on our side but lagged on the opposite side. The gate entrance on our side was constantly left unlocked causing it to swing & slam around on windy days & nights. My husband & I closed & secured their gate entrance several times. Their crew cuts wood in the driveway instead of the garage. I'm guessing it's bc they don't want to clean it up, so they let it fly all over including my vehicle. I was nice & even advised LB, the owner's son I'm willing to move MY car out of MY driveway so they can get their work done to avoid property damage after the 1st incident. Note, no one has to move anything from their property to appease their neighbor. Per our verbal agreement with LB he would advise us when more work would be done out front & the overflowing dumpster that's been in the driveway for 4 months was removed, & I would move my car no problem. I tried being empathetic. MORE DEBRIS ALL OVER MY CAR AGAIN. The cherry on the sundae? The porta potty in the driveway. We had to ask them to move it from where it was next to the dunpster in the middle of driveway and it now butts up against the garage. Their response to our complaints: "The dumpster isn't coming back so you don't have to worry about that" - "I can't control the garbage blowing around. It's an act of God" "That's pollen" (it rained the night before) "We're not physically on this job, we have a lot of other jobs going on right now & can'take be everywhere" (BB & LB) "If you answered the door when I came to tell you you would've known" (LB) ???? No apology and unwilling to make good & redetail my car. Big Barnes (owner) and I could have possibly come to a resolution if his son did not speak. And we almost got an estimate from them for a renovation project. Construction starts on our home soon & we already have a visible permit on display. I'm not saying they don't have a permit, I'm saying I've yet to see one. Not getting our hard earned money. Ever.