DOUG SCOTT CUSTOM HOMES

The house building started out okay. He estimated construction would take 6 months. It took almost a year. He subcontracted much of the construction (slab, frame, electrical, plumbing...). All the subcontractors did a great job. All the things he did were done poorly. He and his wife painted the house and the trim work is sloppy. The crown moulding is uneven and the seams are visible. The tile in the bathroom is the worst. His tile man does not understand the concept of a straight line. None of the interior pocket doors or closet doors would open correctly at closing. We reviewed the floor plans at the beginning and initialed them. After construction started we found he was using the wrong set of plans. As a result, a wall between the dining room and living room had to be added in after the fact. It is about 2 feet away from where it was supposed to be. Significantly changed the entire layout of the rooms. The price of the house included countertops. We wanted granite but he refused to subcontract for them. I had to have them installed myself WITH the agreement that he would compensate us for what his cost would have been (estimated at about $5000.00). He never paid us for that. There was a $2500.00 allowance for appliances. We purchased the appliances WITH the understanding that he would pay us the $2500.00. He never paid us for that. After we moved in, I went to have my back yard fenced in. The surveyor agreed to come back out to mark the corners of the property so I could be sure where the fence went. Guess what? I then discovered that Doug Scott did not sod my entire back yard! Just some friendly advice: avoid this guy like the plague. I think Doug Scott stopped building homes after mine. That was about the time the housing market went south. Hopefully he will stay retired. Also, all contractors are licensed by the State of Florida. I consulted them and they were useless. Nothing they could or would do. I even consulted a lawyer. It would have cost as much to sue him as I was owed. You've been WARNED!