Tom Raper Dutch Housing manufactured home nightmare
22.May, 2009
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22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
The plumbing should …
The plumbing should not have been routed under the floor joists between insulation and the vapor barrier. The plumbing should have ran through the floor joists.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Who did the site …
Who did the site prep. on this job? Cause that is where these kinds of problems usually start. P.S. im state certified in two states to install manufactured homes.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
thank you for …
thank you for posting.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
The biggest concern …
The biggest concern is to not allow water to leak into the vapor barrier under the home. It is hard to know of a problem until it gets real bad. A simple leak running onto the ground would not pose much of a problem. Mold and rot is another thing altogether. I’d say cut holes or remove the barrier under the section with plumbing but that is only good if the home is on a permanent foundation. the barrier is important otherwise. hope this helps.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I am sorry to hear …
I am sorry to hear about your problems with Dutch Homes. It’s not fair that they did not have the decency or integrity to do what was right - and that was to replace your home with a brand new home! I am looking into purchasing a mobile home in MO. The current owner just sent me the appraisal and I noticed the house was made by Dutch Housing. I am very worried about buying this home - especially since the owners have not lived in it for almost 2 years - they’s been traveling.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Thanks for posting …
Thanks for posting this video. Had a dealer look at it and he turned around his sales pitch because he couldn’t explain away the problems.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I’ve had a dutch …
I’ve had a dutch single wide I’ve had for 8 years. I had a small lead that developed in my walls. The company I purchased from came out and fixed everything. They laid new carpet, flooring and wall panels. Everything worked out great. I love my dutch however this video will make me look very hard at my new place to make sure there are no issues. Thank you for this post.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I bought a …
I bought a mobilehome in 1999 and have had similar problems..Unfortunitly I couldnt get help and alot of the problems remain unfixed due to lack of funds..Mobile homes are RIPOFFS to the american public!!
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Who is your …
Who is your attorney? I think I need to file a law suit against Dutch housing myself!!!
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I too have recently …
I too have recently bought a Dutch House. It doesn’t not hold heat the windows are icing up on the inside which they are not to do and when I moved in the washing amchine line was broke inside the wall with a culing pipe in its place causing water damage through out my bedroom and my kitchen area. there are many other things I could coment on but they are smaller issues. I am worried about mold and really don’t approve of my house being so cold. I have a fire place along with a heater. DONT BUY
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
yes my home was …
yes my home was built at the same plant. We should talk. Maybe a class action suit would work. We should compile a list of homes sold and
look for other litigants. If you go it alone You should file in your town since it is where the loss occurred.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Plumbing supply …
Plumbing supply lines from the factory not installed correctly
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I totally agree. …
I totally agree. I’m ready. Lets do it. I took another ones advise and checked out this company thru the B.B.B and wow!!!
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
IM not sure I …
IM not sure I understand what you had go wrong..was it plumbing supply lines from the factory or something installed after the home was at site?
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Perhaps we need to …
Perhaps we need to form a class action suit. There seems to be a lot of us out here with these problems. The politicians and the media is for the people with the money. That is not us we are broke. Just trying to live in one of these houses is hard.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I own the same …
I own the same house. I got the same problems. Was your made at the plant in LaGrange (plant D) I believe? I want to know what to do next. Can you point me in the right direction?
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
This is flat out …
This is flat out wrong; my heart goes out to you and your family. It’s also scary in that we have just begun investigating manufactured homes for purchase (Schult Homes largely), and you can’t help but to feel some misgivings after watching this video. Thank-you for sharing it with the YouTube community; it was extremely informative and helpful and I feel most grateful to have seen it.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Skyline Homes - …
Skyline Homes - Kinro Windows construction and manufacturer defects lead to toxic mold infestation throughout our home ripoff Ocala Florida
I just found this some one said Skyline may wish to check it out
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Thank You for all …
Thank You for all your insigh in to this I was looking at skyline over in Washington state wish me luck. To Bod man this is just wrong. I hope your “you tube” hurts them badly you can also start your own web page and tell people any time they go to look up champion or Tom Raper what happen also. May be you can get people like your self to sign up together and do a class action case it worked for smokers that did it.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I’m trying to be …
I’m trying to be helpful. I don’t want to see anyone go through what my family has suffered.
Specifically speaking, if you develop a leak in one of these homes the heavy vapor plastic will hold it into the floor joists. If you have one of these and it is on a foundation I’d advise you to take a nail and puncture the plastic on the under side where plumbing exists. If the leak had just run into the crawl space there would have been very little damage and I would have spotted it much sooner.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
I still own the …
I still own the home. After 20k to rebuild it I can’t do anything else. Hud said that they (Washington) could have had them fix it.I don’t know how long I would have been homeless going that route. I did not wait anytime when the problem surfaced. In my opinion the courts are of no value even at 20K in damages if the attorney gets it. If you buy one I’d advise you to consider it an “as is” purchase as if there were no warranty. Be prepared to be alone. my advice.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
yes I understand …
yes I understand but if you had called Hud when you frist feel there was a prolbem would they have done some thing do you still own the home or did you just walk away I thinking of buying that is why
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
The state is Ohio. …
The state is Ohio. The state’s position is that this consumer issue is not their problem. My belief is that a person should treat such a purchase (even new) as if it was an as is purchase without any warranty.
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
so let me see if …
so let me see if you had called Hud at frist time prolbems they would have made them do some thing? Is is all maufactor homes and what state was this?
22.May, 2009 um 4:48 pm
Ouch
I’m so … 
I’m so sorry that you had to go through this.
Ouch