Richfield Homes

Falsely advertised and mislead about allowance of livestock on properties. Originally told home build process would commence in April 2022 and take 6-8 months to complete. Up until September nothing was completed except digging the foundation. Seems the builder did this intentionally as to not void the PA. Multiple (6+) homes ahead of our build have been sitting idle for months on end, with no sign of crews and no updated timelines. To enter this contract, we had to list our house within seven days. Our house sold in the first day. This created an enormous burden on our young family as there has been no communicated deadlines leaving us in limbo with no end in sight. Financially we had to put down $43,270 and Richfield will not be returning any of the Ernest money. We have terminated our contract and lost our money, but will continue to make our story known so this won’t happen to other families.

My experience with Richfield has been horrible to say the least. If I could give them no stars I would. Everything was fine during the purchasing process however once we bought the home it went downhill very fast. First, my home smelled like sewage for the first 1.5 YEARS! The smell came through my vents when my heater turned on! It was so bad I had to leave my home! After multiple plumbers and 2 different inspectors I personally paid for, we found out the smell was caused by the ejector pit for the septic system not being sealed properly. Which I brought to their attention twice before and twice I was told it was fixed. The front room in my house where my 76 year old father in law lived for over a year is 20 degrees colder than the rest of my home. They have tried to fix it and still have not resolved the problem. When brought to their attention I was told by the warranty manager “well there is nothing else we can do”. That is the room my 2 year old son has to sleep in and will have to do with a space heater this year. This past winter during a snow storm, I had snow IN MY MICROWAVE! My husband had to take the microwave down to clean out the snow from the motor so we did not have an electrical fire. When I told Richfield's warranty manager, he said it was installed properly and we will see this when there are high winds. When I asked him if it was installed properly, he said of course! Mind you, this is the 3rd warranty manager they have had in the 2.5 years we have lived in this home. So how he can guarantee this was installed properly when he didn’t even work for the company when my home was built. But a few days later, I get an email that they will be coming to install the flapper in the vent that was missing and is the cause for the snow in my microwave. The hard wood floor we paid for to be upgraded has peeled and chipped and I have been told it is due to my dogs. Why on earth would you sell such a crappy product as an upgrade. I have spent countless days off stuck in my home so contractors can come in and try to fix problems that have been caused by the horrible people they hired to build this home. Part of my driveway was poured on my neighbors property! There are many, many more issues I have had with them, these are just the highlights. This home is a $500K home. Richfield does not care about you after they have your money. Use caution when choosing them to build your forever home