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my folks had their home built by stature construction, which is (or was) part of tremont homes. the home, built around 1995 has held up, but the outside brick was replaced, three times. the first two batches were rejected on site by the owner, and the third started cracking after about 5 years of freeze/thaw cycles here in houston. keep in mind that it took threat of legal action to get the brick replaced. when the brick was removed, it was discovered that the fireplace was not constructed completely with CMUs but with an unstable jumble of CMUs, disgarded brick, broken concrete and poorly placed mortar. that the fireplace was still standing considering that its base was also constructed this way was pure chance. on the third attempt to replace the brick, the contractor killed most surrounding plants and turf in the installation. while this would be expected, dropping live sod on top of dead grass (rather than removal and replacement) was inexcusable. as you might have expected, no attempt was made to locate irrigation heads and install higher risers. some heads were completely buried in the process. others would not have enough clearance to irrigate from head to head. also, the raised turf surpassed concrete walks and drives in elevation, causing new low spots where water now collects. i would hold any house they did to heavy scrutiny before purchasing. http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/140/RipOff0140110.htm