Ohio homeowners deal with costly construction mistakes
WSYX
21 November 2016
Condo owners at Taylor Square Condominiums in Reynoldsburg, Ohio are
seeking full coverage of damages from the condo’s builder, Casto
Communities, after they discovered that interior-only faux-wooden trim
had been used as exterior molding without any additional caulking or
sealant. This material had allowed mold and mildew to develop behind
many of the building’s windows, creating thousands of dollars in damage.
As WSYX reports:
Home improvement contractor Taylor
Renovations [unrelated to Taylor Square] is fixing the problems and is
Better Business Bureau accredited with an A+ rating. Workers say they
found stickers on the back of the exterior trim reading, 'for interior
use only.'
“That’s just cardboard, that’s not wood,” [a] Taylor Renovations
employee said. “That should never be on the outside of a house at all.”
Settlement offer
Casto Communities has offered Taylor Square’s owners a collective
$7,500 settlement on the condition that all of them agree never to sue
Casto or bring Casto any claims related to the issue. Current repair
estimates are more than double this amount.
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