Friday, September 12, 2014

Landscaping woes... and more

UPDATE: See below

Our trees have been dead since we closed. Not just my trees, at least four of my neighbors have dead trees too. They look awful. Our PM told us he would replace them if they didn't make it. But now he is gone to a new community. This is very concerning. I challenge all Ryan home owners to BEWARE of landscaping. I'll post photos of the trees soon. The grass is ok. It could be better but it's ok. I'm thinking we will fertilize it soon. Nothing will save the trees. Three out of four are pretty much dead. I dont suggest closing on a house with questionable landscaping. I'm going Ryan Homes steps up and fixes this. I'll keep everyone posted.
The other major issue we are having is the columns on the porch are falling apart. There have been three or four attempts to fix them. The latest fix may have worked. They shot up the panels with a nail gun and glued the seams. They need to sand it down and repaint it. It's been about two weeks since they last worked on it. So far, no painter. 

UPDATE: Our PMs Adam and Matt were on it quickly. They replaced my trees and a neighbor's trees as well. The trees look good and healthy. The landscaper left two of the old trees because they *might* come back. He left an additional tree in a pot in case one of those trees dont make it. I can appreciate that they kept their end of the bargain on this. Unfortunately, the land here is pretty sandy. So when the old trees were pulled, one neighbor suggested putting peet moss or something in it, or some sort of quality soil around the new tree. The landscaper did not do that. I don't think he understood English that well, to be honest. But that may be part of the reason the old trees died. Maybe I will dig around them and put a better soil around it. Again, I am happy with what was done to rectify this issue. Thank you Adam and Matt for dealing with my trees. Although I know you aren't happy about it, I appreciate you doing it anyway.

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