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Featured Terrible Builder:

CW Custom Builders, LLC

Also seen at http://cwreallystinks.com

A family in North Greenbush, NY who recently finished building a new construction home with CW Custom Builders, LLC in the Lake Meadows development wrote in with their nightmare of an experience. Below are the main issues they had with CW Custom Builders. You can also read all about the owner's story in the CW Custom Builders Stinks Blog.

1. They had to spend $5,500 to redo their driveway because it was unusable. [details]
2. On day 28 of ownership, they found mold! [details]
3. CW Custom Builders put a hole in the outer wall of the house, and resisted fixing it. [details]
4. They left the back yard looking like the side of a highway and full of standing water. [details]
5. They left the back yard looking like the side of a highway and full of standing water. [details]
6. Found 4 water leaks during building, but were never satisfactorily addressed. [details]
7. They were misled and lied to from the very first day. [details]
8. They were told the timeline would be 4 months, but it took 14 months. [details]