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They purchased the house in July 2021 from the original buyer, a year after it had been built as part of a 100-home subdivision by Marina Homes.

But after dealing with a host of problems, from leaking windows and roof to extensive water damage and persistent mould, they said they soon discovered an even bigger issue.

The foundation is not strong enough to support the house, an engineering firm hired by the couple determined earlier this year.

"It is recommended that the building be completely demolished," said the report seen by CBC Hamilton.

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[–] PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] a9249@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago

Me too, but in this industry, they will just get a shell company owned by another shell company that will mysteriously go bankrupt when the first lawsuit hits.

[–] NotAnArdvark@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

CBC Hamilton spoke to two other homeowners who purchased houses by Marina Homes in the same subdivision. They said they've experienced serious issues with how their homes were constructed, but are reluctant to speak out and worried it will jeopardize their property values.

"Uhhh, no comment. We're hoping we can scam someone else into buying this house like we were scammed into buying it."

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

I feel for them. Not many people can eat $500k and go buy another house. They would have to sue and win but then i think it's still unlikely they break even.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago

Fuck everyone involved, the dickheads involved should be held personally responsible for this. Fine the project manager, inspector, foreman, even the tradesmen who actually did the work.

But they were just doing what they were told

Bullshit, when your foreman tells you to build a subpar house, a house that you know someone is going to have to live in, you tell him to put it in writing. Your foreman would literally sell you by the pound if the opportunity ever came up. If enough guys wave down inspectors and get this shit caught before the house is sold it will no longer be profitable to build shitty houses.

Bias: I am an electrician, I worked for 7 years in commercial/industrial construction and 12 years in industrial maintenance/service. If I do sub standard work people can get hurt or killed. Sometimes I have to remind the bean-counters that a dead employee is a lot more expensive than the vital part I need to make a machine safe.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

Ontario not only fails in it's numbers for homes built but also it's quality as well. We're so screwed.