Silver Creek Communities (Palmer Falls, Douglasville) (Madison: sales, new home, buyer)

[chasky324]

Has anyone ever purchased a home from Silver Creek Communities or live in Palmer Falls subdivision in Douglasville. If so, what are your thoughts?

[K'ledgeBldr]

Silver Creek falls under the same catagory as Legacy Communities- A lot of Sq/ft for the buck, but no bells or whistles. And not much of anything else either.
But I would put them one place ahead of Legacy.

[lestersine]

do beware. these houses are cheaply built. I am in the Madison Point subdivision in Cobb county and the houses are showing problems.
Initially we were totally abandoned after the pre buy inspection before closing. None of the inspection items were corrected prior to moving in. only one was fixed after move in. In the first year I had an air conditioning failure that was fixed under warrenty. now at 2 and a half years I have found a plumbing leak coming from the second story bath and damaging the first story ceiling. a neighbor reported this happening to him a year ago, have to find out now if I am still under warrenty. we only have around 32 houses in this subdivition. for 2 houses to have plumbing problems seems like too many for such a small group. there are spots on the walls where you can see the paint is too thin. I have had to adjust my garage doors several times becuase they slipping off the tracks. When I was looking around and saw Red Oak communities I thought wow those are really cheaply done. bad looking construction all through them. I figured Silver Creek
was better but now I realize its the same game. Every concrete slab in the house is cracked. the driveway, the rear patio, the garage floor. The pre wires cables and phone sockets throughout the house....take the cover plates off the wall and you will see that several are not even connected, they just run the wire in the wall but dont bother to terminate it at the socket so you have to have a tech come in at extra charge to make it usable. I have learned from dealing with Silver Creek and would not under any circumstance recommend them as a builder to anyone.

[dkbluiis]

2 out of 32 with a plumbing leak? That doesn't seem so bad for homes that are 2.5 yrs old. We had issues with our new home also, but followed up with each of the builder's subcontractors to resolve. I'm just glad we didn't by a re-sale that we were considering b/c that would have come with no warranty. My guess is that all new homes, just like a new car, will not be perfect. Sorry you had to go through your issues though.

[scgraham]

Originally Posted by lestersine

do beware. these houses are cheaply built. I am in the Madison Point subdivision in Cobb county and the houses are showing problems.
Initially we were totally abandoned after the pre buy inspection before closing. None of the inspection items were corrected prior to moving in. only one was fixed after move in. In the first year I had an air conditioning failure that was fixed under warrenty. now at 2 and a half years I have found a plumbing leak coming from the second story bath and damaging the first story ceiling. a neighbor reported this happening to him a year ago, have to find out now if I am still under warrenty. we only have around 32 houses in this subdivition. for 2 houses to have plumbing problems seems like too many for such a small group. there are spots on the walls where you can see the paint is too thin. I have had to adjust my garage doors several times becuase they slipping off the tracks. When I was looking around and saw Red Oak communities I thought wow those are really cheaply done. bad looking construction all through them. I figured Silver Creek
was better but now I realize its the same game. Every concrete slab in the house is cracked. the driveway, the rear patio, the garage floor. The pre wires cables and phone sockets throughout the house....take the cover plates off the wall and you will see that several are not even connected, they just run the wire in the wall but dont bother to terminate it at the socket so you have to have a tech come in at extra charge to make it usable. I have learned from dealing with Silver Creek and would not under any circumstance recommend them as a builder to anyone.

This is an important statement (highlighted in red) to really ponder nowadays. If you, as a buyer, do not want to contend with such issues after closing, there are steps you can take early in the process to mitigate these problems; and, there is a difference between inspection items and walkthrough items.

[Merin]

There is no way i would have closed, if they didnt fix the inspection items.

[scgraham]

Originally Posted by Merin

There is no way i would have closed, if they didnt fix the inspection items.

The provisions in the purchase and sale agreement (the contract) often dictate the legal protocol in this area; the buyer's earnest money (builder deposit) is on the line too.

[lucy1414]

Originally Posted by chasky324

Has anyone ever purchased a home from Silver Creek Communities or live in Palmer Falls subdivision in Douglasville. If so, what are your thoughts?

NEVER BUY WITH SILVER CREEK. I did and REALLY REGRET IT.
The quality is BAD, the service is even worse, the sales lady TAMMY is very UNPROFESSIONAL and looks like she just got out of bed.

They NEVER fix warranty issues. They will ALWAYS IGNORE your emails...

DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE.

[lucy1414]

Originally Posted by lestersine

do beware. these houses are cheaply built. I am in the Madison Point subdivision in Cobb county and the houses are showing problems.
Initially we were totally abandoned after the pre buy inspection before closing. None of the inspection items were corrected prior to moving in. only one was fixed after move in. In the first year I had an air conditioning failure that was fixed under warrenty. now at 2 and a half years I have found a plumbing leak coming from the second story bath and damaging the first story ceiling. a neighbor reported this happening to him a year ago, have to find out now if I am still under warrenty. we only have around 32 houses in this subdivition. for 2 houses to have plumbing problems seems like too many for such a small group. there are spots on the walls where you can see the paint is too thin. I have had to adjust my garage doors several times becuase they slipping off the tracks. When I was looking around and saw Red Oak communities I thought wow those are really cheaply done. bad looking construction all through them. I figured Silver Creek
was better but now I realize its the same game. Every concrete slab in the house is cracked. the driveway, the rear patio, the garage floor. The pre wires cables and phone sockets throughout the house....take the cover plates off the wall and you will see that several are not even connected, they just run the wire in the wall but dont bother to terminate it at the socket so you have to have a tech come in at extra charge to make it usable. I have learned from dealing with Silver Creek and would not under any circumstance recommend them as a builder to anyone.

I totally AGREE with you.
I am having such a hard time with my warranty issues. They really try hard to not fix anything under warranty. If they say they will you never hear from them again.
The lady in the sales office at Madison Park is so nasty looking and unprofessional, Silver Creek must be desperate to have her working there.
BE WARNED. NEVER BUY SILVER CREEK HOUSES. THEY ARE CRAP!!