Sierra Custom Homes

ZERO STAR RATING for JON W.Bullington and Daniel Telfer of SIERRA CUSTOM HOMES. Incompetent, Unprofessional, Dishonest, lack of Integrity and Morality in the field of construction.
FACTS:
1. FAILED residential code
2. FAILED to obtain Certificate of Occupancy
3. FAILED IECC International Energy Conservation Code
4. FAILED to meet the NWFA Hardwood flooring standards
5. DECLINED to repair after our lawyer gave him the chance unless we pay again
6. FAILURE TO PROVIDE 2-10 BUILDER’s WARRANTY OCGA 43-41-7***
7. STRUCTURAL damages, as of today we are still scared for our lives with every thunderstorm / tornado watch that hits macon! with threats that our house can collapse anytime and may potentially lead to death and disability
8. LIEN***
9. Multiple THREATENED LIENS from subcontractors after we paid BULLINGTON and he received the money from our bank
not to mention the “contractor initiated change orders”
10. DELAY in the construction that led us to pay tens of thousands of dollars of the loan interest that did not go to the house payments
He had the money from our bank to pay, why not pay suppliers and subcontractors?
11. A Long list of 453 PUNCH LIST ITEMS THAT HE REFUSED TO REPAIR AND COMPLETE after our lawyer gave him all the chance to do it and he asked us to pay him again!
This list includes all the damages in the inspection results such as:
a. Flooded crawlspace, water in air ducts
b. molds growing in the crawlspace
c. structural issues
d. electrical issues, plumbing problems, insulation inadequate, insufficient waterproofing after our bank gave him the money and we had to pay out of pocket again
e. Hardwood flooring did not meet standards set by NWFA. Areas in the house had NO Moisture barriers, cracks in the hardwood floor, nails coming out of the hardwood floor
f. Tile work poor quality with multiple lipping
g. Holes in the roofing, downspouts insufficient after receding money from our bank
h. HVAC issues, 7 out of 8 exhaust fans FAILED TO CODE AND HVAC air flowing freely through the walls!
And a lot more….

Project Cost: $46,546
Contract Date: May 4 2017
Contact: Extend bedroom, remodel bedroom/bathroom.

 We read  positive reviews of Sierra Custom Homes and it's owner Jon Bullington before contractong.  We received an extremely poor quality of work and unprofessional service. The work crew for our home consist of two and sometime one man with other men coming and going. This was a bedroom with an added exterior door so our safety was a constant concern. The key was left by Bullington , outside, on the ground, next to the door, under a plant lid. I watched as different workers used the key and I had to bar the door that allowed entrance to the rest of the house to feel some level of safty. It was not uncommon for the worker (s) to not work at all one or two days a week and only occasionally worked a full day. Poor workmanship was an issue throughout the entire project. 1. 1. The roof was without shingles and covered with only felt paper for a month.
2. They installed a ridge vent for the existing structure and a ridge vent onto the extended structure. They deceptively did not cut openings into the roof so the attic does not vent and the ridge vents are just decoration. The handyman blatantly lied and said that he cut openings for ventilation. I brought this to the attention of Bullington  who did not even react or offer an apology. He simple responded,  "We didn't charge you".
3. There was a gable vent that they removed and the contract stated they were to add the vent.
4. The concrete foundation that they poured is very noticeably uneven and the hardwood that they installed sinks when walked on.
5. The shower tiles, has protruding tiles, crooked tiles, chipped tiles, missing grout and hard grout that was left uncleaned.
6. The medicine cabinet was never installed.
7. The new hardwood floors need to be cleaned because they did not cover the floor while painting.
8.  The drywall installed has imperfections on the wall, around switches/plugs, areas that they patched are noticable and ruff ares that were not sanded.
9. The paint needs a second coat because spots were missed, areas bleed through and scuff marks were made.
10.  They painted doors very badly.  Completely painted new hinges. Paint on door knobs. Uneven paint and streaks.
The exterior door chipping paint . Looses it's paint with the slightest bump.
11. The new window does not completely close so it will not lock.
 12. The gloss trim paint was all over the ceiling and walls.
13. The closet shelving are wood. They were not sanded and are ruff. While painting shelves got paint on walls and paint on new brackets.     14. They removed a section of privacy fence to get into the yard and refused to reinstall it.
15. They removed wiring from three flood lights and refused to reinstall them. They left cracks in concret wall where a window and foor was removed
16. The outside facial boards are not caulked and lots of gaps between board and wall.
17. The would schedule times that they would be there and not show up or show up at a different time.
18. They had to redo, repaint, refix,  or correct things many times. Simple mistakes that a trained carpenter, painter or plumber would not make. 19. They had no respect for our property and washed paint and morter into the flower beds.
20. Trash was always left in the yard. A large dumpster was on site but  was filled with trash that they were bringing from other locations so our yard was the dump.
21. They were here 10 weeks and never brought a porta potty so of course the yard  smelled of urine.
22. The project did not start on time and was not complete by the deadline.
23. No project manager
24. No permit posted on sight. There was a permit box but no permit inside. Only 1 inspection paper for foundation. I now need to go to inspectors to insure project is in compliance.
 We complained to Jon Bullington the entire way. We sent emails. We called. We had meetings. We did several walk throughs with Bullington and showed him these problems. I would not recommend this company.