Richmond American Homes Reviews

Great value, Wendy and Braxton were great. The paint/drywall/trim contractors did a poor job.

Recently purchased my home in October with initially looking at the model in May, 2025. I was excited about the style home, as there was nothing like it in the DMV area. We were not provided consistent communication during the entire process. We were always told our house would be ready at the end of October and then told two months before that our house would be ready a month early. We based the initial timeline on what was being told of to us multiple times. It caused a lot of headaches and then having to pay nearly 2 weeks of penalties having to push back our closing. I would definitely think twice about purchasing a home from them again and make sure I have everything in writing to protect myself. Workmanship is not up to par as other builders. This would be my fourth new home and probably last time I purchase from Richmond American Homes. ... More

What should be a very nice home is actually somewhat of a nightmare. The home looked great initially, but after moving in and taking a closer look, I found so many problems, I hardly know where to begin: horrible stucco finish work, many ungrounded light fixtures, scratched appliances, front door not hung plumb, damaged grout, no screen door handle, no product shelf in the primary shower, I could go on and on.

I would have liked to have a person at the home realtor office helping out with qualifying for loans, signing and assisting on important papers. None of that was done, it was assumed that all people have computers, tablets, or phones. Everything was rushed and signed papers need to be signed at the last minute, late in the evening. When everything was done the gentlemen and the lady who presented the house, showed how everything worked and how to take of it and if anything need to be corrected give them a call. I thought that was good.

We very much like our home now that we are moved in however: we were give major misinformation and promised things in the sales process that couldn't be delivered in the actual agreement; preclosing fixes still have not been completed even though we have now been in the house 30 days, many excuses are quickly given when issues arise but action is slow.

Superintendent needs to inspect each phase of construction. Not wait for homeowners to have issue or call out as warranty. Nice home design although would think when spending this kind of money that finishes and workmanship would be complete. Have to take lots of time off work for warranty issues. Consider cost of time off to be available for appointments to correct issues that the superintendent could have completed during build. I do like the home but upset with the stress it has caused do to being tm treated as buying the home is a favor

My new home buying experience began with excitement. Things began to go wrong and the responses were addressed slowly or not at all: frame to garage door, electrical issues, closet bar holding clothes loosening and the insulation between the foundation of the house and the walls not completely sealed when the doggie door was installed. I’m currently awaiting for the compressor on the air conditioner to be replaced, the unit is completely out of service, which was really loud to begin with, but it was working.

I would like other home buyers to know never to buy a Richmond American Home. If you are thinking of buying in the Pendleton community, don't! The project manager has every excuse for the poor work. Also, don't trust that they will come back in 30 days. Several of our neighbors never got a 30 day follow up.

Average experience Home purchase. Difficulty with Builder with contract terms and underwriting

So it wouldn't post my first review probably because it was truthful but not favorable. I'll make this one short as it probably won't get posted either. 1, Do not believe anything from the assistant supervisor as it won't happen. If it comes from the actual supervisor you have a chance. 2, Don't let them blow off anything for the next deadline because that will never end. The first walk discoveries pushed till the final walk pushed to the 30 day and then pushed again and again. Two + months later and things that should have be handled before closing are still pending. All things could have been handled if there was a quality review once the build was completed but that never happened and it shows. ... More

Any way, it seemed that he tried to tell the house as kindly as possible. But there are some defects like torn screen, stuck door, grasses, and what is surprising me is no plumbing on the deck roof. Rainwater was flowing like waterfall to the point of damaging grasses. Please see the site.

So far, overall, we like the home and the neighborhood. There were incidences for us that could have definitely been better. There are 2 problems we had purchasing this home. One being that before we moved in, we did our our first walk thru to blue tape any last-minute imperfections that could be addressed and very little of it was actually addressed and Jesse kept trying to divert my attention and make excuses as to why those things were'nt done. Im also pretty sure that he took all of the blue tapes off before I got to the Final Walk thru for those areas so i wouldnt notice. I believe that the issue really lies in being overloaded with houses to inspect when it really shouldnt be rushed. There are the other checkups for the first year, and we understood that, but these things we requested were more than fair for the final walk thru before we moved in. The Second was the Insurance side. The agent i was forced to go with was awful, didnt even qoute me for the right house 5 times and was just sluggish. I think it would be fair to let people choose who to use for their insurance needs, especially if they have a relationship already built with their own agent. ... More

While the floor plan was good the quality was very poor. Who puts in a double vanity with no drawers? Cabinets are the worst with no handles to open them and only half shelves in lower cabinets. Local construction contact promises whatever and does not deliver.

Would highly recommend that home buyers have a pre-dry wall and final inspection and do not assume because it's new construction that everything is fine. My inspection revealed workmanship that would void the manufacturer's warranty.

Initial buying experience with the sales team and mortgage team were great. Since moving in it has gone downhill. Slow response or no response from our original Warranty person. Better response from second warranty person but little to no response from any of the trades who should be coming to fix any issues. It’s disappointing to spend this much money to be treated as if we don’t matter once the sale is closed. Overall we are happy with the house but are very disappointed in some of the quality and lack of timely service regarding issues beyond closing.

Before we moved in to the spec home, everybody wwas so responsive, so responsive. After that event especially when it comes to fixing things, even major things is absolutely negligent. You can't get a person on the phone or if they finally come out, they don't have the time to spend to look at and take into account. Leaking garage under door, inches space on roofing, uncentered doors, etc. So first, the workmanship. There are goods and bads. Labor quality is divided. Some do really bad job, some do excellent. It is up to who they contract. But it buffles me that they would recontract bad workers, way below certification quality. In our case the builder pushed us to move in in 3 weeks from us first seeing the house. Well we budged. But they didn't have time to correct things before move in. 30 day warranty came and still items were left to correct. Submitted warranty requests but nobody cares to answer phone after a month and followups on warranty jobs are gone with the wind. Is this real? Richmond raised the price of the house the next business day we checked it out by 15K. So we lost on that. Structure: Is fine and the paint on the finishes are really good, tile work is great, kitchen is great too. Layout: that is mediocre. We actually had to change and buy new furnishing from our previous house because of the layout change. They were either unusable for the space and sized wrong for the layout. Who designs these Emeralds? No real living room space. the whole kitchen, great troom living room area is 16 ft wide and elongated. Who in normal mind does that? Master toilet room is the smallest out of all, really. you have to wiggle around to sit down because the door hits you otherwise. Master walking closets are small. Nowhere in the house with 9ft ceiling did they use storage space. One shelving everywhere and 42 inches space above it. Bedrooms are tiny except the master. It is good sized. ours is 2100sqft. For the layout it should ahve had at least 2500sqft to give some space in the bedrooms. Garage: 3-car and Love the space. good work except for concrete guys on sheen, consistency on the surface. Tankless heater with stub for water softener. We got neon light that is a downside. Neon? Let's get up to 21st century guys! It is bringht though. I still installed my LEDs. Genie doors and openers are great although MyQ aftermarket system is more responsive. I did epoxy, water softener system, one shelving system around the walls to make it look very functional and enjoyable. I don't like that 9ft ceiling does not have any storage space above the garage door when they are open. Lost space. Doors: quite a few issues that should be fixed when doors are installed. They were not. Many workers came and pointed out to bad craftsmanship while assitant superintendent brushed some things off that these issues are just normal part of life. Windows: Are good Floor: I wish they had thicker carpet. Walls: many parts have only beams at 24 inches apart. No good! Lot size: Great! Roof: Here and there things. They havent fixed them yet after 30 days of request. Electrical: bedrooms dont come with lights. Are you kidding? and they sell the house like that to you. Not even functional!!! Some palces ahd the wiring mixed up. Color codes are horrible. Certified technician could not install a smart dimmer switch even after 40 mins of trying... We ended up doing it. LED lights were ordered throughout and they are great! Gutters: should be a lot better. So there are some really good things and really bad things. At this price point 500K, I definitely expect that things are in top notch order. Hmm...not and are responsive to requests. That bugs me and others a lot. Overall, we made the house look amazing inside. Did not have time for outside yet but it will be amazing too. ... More

All carpets had nails sticking out, all my doors are damage from the bottom, the silicone in my shower was not done right very sloppy work, all my kitchen cabinets schatched, many of my outlets are not on correctly, the paint job in this job is hideous, oh my wall isn’t straight. Whenever I vaccumm my electric goes out ( and was told that’s normal yeah noo) I just pray my ac and gas were installed correctly. Honestly I feel bad that I have no nice things to say but, it’s so frustrating that seems like every was done in a hurry and with do respect to the house or any care. Oh and my side gate out side is falling off. I don’t think at this no I would recommend richmond to anyone or I would buy another home with them. ... More

Our house was built very fast. Because of the speed of the build, some details were glossed over. Window trim drywall is wavy around the windows. The painters that were used to paint our house are pretty bad. Many parts of the house had to be re-painted due to poor quality. The painters left a lot of paint spots on the floors and did not appear to use drop clothes while painting. The other problem is that they spread caulk and drywall on the carpet that I have been cleaning up. The ceiling drywall is wavy. Many parts of the house are finished with poor materials. 50 % of our door handles in our home were installed upside down. Some of the doors were damaged or installed with deep scratches on them. The cabinet quality is meh. The model homes are COMPLETELY different in terms of representation of what you are getting in a Richmond American Home. It would have been nice to have some choices while the home was being built. We will probably be ripping a lot of things out and replacing them with quality materials in the future. I would probably not recommend these homes. The way the building went it makes me wonder what else was overlooked/ shortcuts/ sloppy workmanship occurred in the house? ... More

Walked through the model home and inquired about options, minor changes and or possible upgrades. I was informed that upgrades / changes were no longer available. So I verbally confirmed that the model home that we were observing was the home that we would be purchasing. Upon our walk through I identified that we were missing 2 electrical outlets in the pantry and master bedroom. I was informed by the general contractor that we should have those plugs. I was later informed that it was not on the electrical plans. I spoke with a number of representatives in finding a resolution in getting what I paid for to match what I looked at for purchase. I was informed that buried in that 76 page contract was a clause that declares that it didn’t matter what the model home looked like, it did not have to include the same basic features. I explained that it was misleading to show basic home features that you would believe to be part of the structure to then find out that none of what you looked at was a guarantee. I offered to provide the materials to have 2 plugs installed. It was denied. What could have taken an hour of labor to resolve was not worth it to Richmond Homes. I was further informed that if I had it done on my own then that would nullify the electrical warranty on the home. It was also identified on both walk through’s that we had standing water in and around the home. We were informed on both walk through’s that this would be addressed. We also discovered that the master bedroom door would not latch as it was improperly aligned along with a couple of other minor things. Richmond homes stated that these items would be taken care of and addressed. It is now almost a month into the home and they have not been fixed. I have attempted to call the vice president directly using the phone number on the email. Nobody answers and the voice message says that nobody is available to answer and try back later. The voicemail does not even have a message that identifies the number of Richmond Homes. I like my home overall and it was sad that these items could of been taken care of with very little expense. Richmond Homes only cares about stuffing a couple hundred of extra dollars into its pocket instead of customer satisfaction. Unfortunately customer service does not exist with Richmond Homes. ... More

the superintendent avoiding question and very dismissive with concerns even how minor it is. He already saw the punchlists but missed up to the last day

The buying experience wasn't too bad, but going through our "blue tape walkrhrough" we found many items that should have been done that weren't (marks all over the walls, window framing that never got painted at all, paint all over the LVP flooring, a closet door put on backwards). The morning we were set to close on our house we showed up to make sure all of the blue tape marks had been corrected, only to find out that the super intendent had shown up and re marked all of the same stuff cause it still had never been fixed. A month after moving in, we discovered a leak under the kitchen sink that had been pooling in the cabinet, and on the floor beneath the sink. It has been a nightmare trying to get ahold of the warranty team to come fix anything for us. It definitely seems like Richmond is eager to get you into a house, and eager to forget about you once you pay and move in. Not a company I would recommend to others at this point in time. ... More

Spec home. Highly disappointed in low end appliances and driveway. Rigid rules on walk-through for our situation was not pleasant. Several issues that need to be fixed. Lois and John were good to work with. We'll see how the post buy service is fixing the issues. So far nobody has reached out to ask how everything is. I would find another company besides Home Technology. HVAC isn't balanced. I could go on...

I am sure it is the same with most of the middle of the road Builders these days, but the quality of the workmanship and products are fair to poor for the value paid.

When we tested the water dispenser during walk through, but it does not work after we moved-in. It took 3 weeks to get someone from home warranty team to fix it. It turned out some dirts get into fridge water filter and blocked the water flow. Since the water filter is not in the warranty so we have to spend $50 to purchase a new one to replace the one that was new, but we could not use.

Been in the house now for four weeks all the issues written up to get repaired prior to moving none of them have been completed. Your promises made have not been lived up to.