Absolute Construction

Hello, we have had a horrendous experience with UBH. read the entrire review to see if you can make a very costly warranty claim to ubh. we have documented build issues since the very beginning. I have a background in home construction and was on the lookout for shoddy work. anytime poor workmanship came up i documented it with video and pictures. and relayed it to UBH so it could be fixed with minimum disruption and cost to job. There site superintendent would gloss over any issues brought to his attention and just state as the build progresses those issues would just disappear. Well, like so many other things....poor framing leads to bad drywall leads to bad tape and bed leads to bad paint leads to a big expensive fix that ubh does not want to do. they will refer you to a set of build standards called NAHB, National Homebuilders association that has some very very vague building standards. Standards so lax that virtually anyone with rudimentary building skills and any pride in workmanship could build to.....UBH has failed time after time to ever even come close to those minimum standards. Something that might be very helpful for each and every one of you. there is one very helpful rule in that guide book that most overlook but may give you some leverage in dealing with UBH and might give us a leg to stand on regarding a class action lawsuit. They are required by their building code to install material to the guidelines stated by the material manufacturer. Please be aware as you are having warranty work done by UBH within that guideline book many of the standards are limited to one time repairs and they will try to use that against you. You might have a sheetrock blemish that you ask them to repair. If you notice a new one later they can say your warranty only required they repair the sheetrock one time. One of the easiest things to do properly on you home but what they probably failed to do is install the house wrap properly on you house. There are very specific rules regarding housewrap that they use and they do not follow them. The way the wrap is lapped, and taped and installed around openings in your house is very clear with no leeway for doing it wrong. They do not install it even remotely correctly. While it was the easiest to do at the time and they do not do it properly it is one of the absolute most costly things that can be required for them to fix. In addition they do not install hardy board correctly. There are specific rules about priming and drip edge clearances that they don't do properly and don't realize that their own build standards require that they do properly. I am making youtube videos regarding our horrible experience with ubh and would like to get as many other peoples stories out there as possible. We may never be made whole by ubh but perhaps we can help other people considering using this company think twice and perhaps make a wiser decision. i can be reached at [email protected]

RUN...RUN...RUN!!! Think about it, they post all of the "POSITIVE" reviews on their site which by the way offers a "$500 Referral". If your product is so great why not let the work speak for itself?

Our home is a joke; we have steal wool shoved under the hardy board on the back porch because UBH (fat boy SPENCER and puppet STEVEN) refuse to correct it. This home ran WAY OVER SCHEDULE...we were quoted 90 to 120 days but it took these jokers over 3X that and they even lost their framing crew because they lied to them about the size and scope of the work to be performed.

The kitchen had to be redone twice because the cabinet guy couldn't use common sense and a tape measure to save his life but if we went with the $15k cabinets he tried to sell us on...well, that's a different story. The tile guys screwed up and tiled a bathroom that shouldn't have been tiled and then screwed up the tile in the bathroom that should have been tiled. The plumbing...thankfully the plumber had water handy in case he caught the home on fire while smoking in a brand new home but that's not a big deal since we actually had to hire our own plumber to fix his leaky workmanship. Don't forget about the awesome electrician...what an @55; this guy wired ceiling fans backwards and even placed light switches that actually control NOTHING...that's great for a party gag.

Roof leaked prior to completion and even caused the drywall guys to have to come back but they said it wasn't their fault or problem and that I had to contact UBH. Again UBH didn't fix it...we had to get it fixed, nice warranty!

I HATE manufactured homes and swore that I'd never live in one but I bet you dollars to donuts that a manufactured home has better craftsmanship than a POS UBH home.

UBH is horrible...
Poor workmanship
Over budget
Over schedule

Do yourself a favor and Contact Tilson Homes.