ORIGINAL POST DATE (May 2024): We're confident select Greenstone Homes employees are engaged in a…read morecover-up, & the cover-up headed at the direction of their Building & Division Manager, Drew Benado. This review surrounds Drew's dishonesty regarding the availability of a black cabinet sample of which both it & a brown were offered of the same name titled "Ridgestone-Oak". Our new build was complete March of 2024, with design selections solidified August of 2023. Drew untruthfully insists 2-identical brown "Ridgestone-Oak" cabinet samples currently displayed at Greenstone's River District Design Center are the only samples ever offered. This is an outright falsehood; either he himself replaced the once offered black sample with another brown one shortly following our dispute initiation, or an employee was directed to pull the originally offered black. This is evidenced by... 1. Our photos of all design selections made August of 2023. 2. Geoff Christensen's (Greenstone's Superintendent/Customer Service Representative) possession of the disputed black sample while with us in our home acknowledging the distinct color discrepancy between it, what was installed, & a brown sample's availability at the Design Center under the same name. His sharing he'd recommend the black be pulled due to it not being representative of what was installed. And his assurance, "Don't worry, Greenstone will make things right." 3. Jeremy Nichols' (Greenstone's Sales/Project Manager/Broker) knowledge of the availability of both colors as we made design selections & his assistance in choosing a black. His email to Wendee Kelly (Greenstone's Designer) while in our home prior to its closing with Geoff & black sample in-hand comparing it to what was installed, acknowledging "it doesn't look the same, is very dark, & looks almost painted in color" inviting Wendee to drop by. 3. And finally... Our Realtor's testimony to Drew that a black sample was indeed an option along with a brown, of his presence during our design selection appointment with Wendee, his conversations with both Jeremy & Wendee specifically pertaining to making certain the black version was selected, & emails from them both confirming. We became aware of Drew's cover-up when Geoff brought with him to a collective Huntwood Custom Cabinets meeting (of which we were informed was initiated to determine which company was going to remedy the error) their newly replaced brown color sample; NOT the disputed black. Pictures of this brown sample were taken next to the installed brown cabinets DESPITE our stating it was not the black sample to be brought for comparison. We now know why... This was a Greenstone/Huntwood picture-capturing moment to avoid accountability. These pictures are what Drew's using to close our case & avoid fixing their costly mistake, concluding "the slight color variances are within range". The now sudden withdrawal of support & cooperation from the above mentioned Greenstone Homes employees to further engage with us & remedy our issue deeply shocks & saddens us. Drew's informed us he's their boss. We've yet to hear from any of his superiors at Greenstone. To conclude, we are beyond appalled & astounded at the treatment by all. We had not asked that Greenstone replace the cabinets; that seemed costly. We simply asked that they brush a black stain onto the exposed areas, & at a time convenient for them. Drew's cover-up attempt & outright deception trail following closing is the most disturbing factor of all. It's soured greatly our home-build experience & perception of the entire company. Posting of our experience on various review sites, a BBB filing, & small claims court preparations are our only recourse to help warn others of this apparent business practice when confronted with a significant error on their end. If they choose to right their wrong, we'll update our review. Photos attached. ARBITRATION HEARING CONCLUSION (8/26/24): "The Arguments of the Consumer were overwhelming and prevailed in this case." Our cabinets are now the black color originally offered.

HORRIBLE! Absolutely discussing how they treat you …read more Excuses, cover ups , losses siding, bare wood from horrible paint job, malfunctioning appliances, broken screen door , 20 000 landscape that is a complete disaster, light bulbs blowing out in 40 days , deaf grass in front landscaping, drywall tape falling off, grage door not working , leaking 500.00 faucet windows with condescension on the OUT SIDE WINDOWS... fix things ? NOPE just Excuses that are not true see photos if yelp would let me post them . Oh broken kitchen cabinets with giant holes sliding door door wont close without pushing or pulling on it ... wait there is much much more but im out of space to keep writing. 28 items were noted in final walk through and only half of 2 have been fixed in 2.5 months. Anyone know a good lawyer ​

While visiting Liberty Lake, we found New Love Coffee. We really enjoyed our first visit to New…read moreLove Coffee. The staff was super friendly and genuinely welcoming, which made the whole experience feel easy and relaxed. My drink was great, and the overall vibe was calm and comfortable. It was definitely a spot I could see myself coming back to for a quiet morning or a quick pick-me-up. The only thing that threw me off was the layout and aesthetic. It looked like there were other businesses, maybe real estate offices, tucked into the same space, and it made the flow feel a little confusing at first. Not a deal-breaker by any means, just not what I expected when walking into a coffee shop. Overall, really good coffee, great people, and a nice environment , just a slightly odd setup. I'd still recommend giving it a try!

Really like the space and options to spread out in comfy areas... but $17.55 for this 16oz…read moreAmericano and breakfast pastry

Viking built a new home for me in Rathdrum and it was completed in early March. The process was…read moreabsolutely wonderful! They had a great selection of exterior colors to choose from and I got to upgrade the interior features that were important to me and even add outlets to the house in critical spaces. Great Floors had a great selection of flooring, backsplash and countertops to choose from! The house truly felt like it was a custom build since the interior layout was perfect for me! I was renting nearby so I got to watch almost every step of the build process when I drove by. Viking was extremely gracious and set up appointments with my realtor so that I could walk through and take photographs after it was framed and the electric had been wired etc. It was refreshing to see how careful Viking was to make sure that everything was super clean before the closing! Viking has taken excellent care of me! I noticed a small chip in a shower and we noticed something that had been missed on our inspection and they sent out service teams within days to fix it. I had a few other small issues and again-someone was out in a couple of days to address them. One of them wasn't part of the contract and it wasn't strictly required but they took care of it for me! I plan on having this as my forever home (retired), and I'm loving this experience so far!

I contracted with Viking Const to build a home. The…read morenegotiation was handled through Mike Green Realtor. Prior to signing I had asked if all the cabinets come with 100% opening drawers (this was a huge issue with me) and was assured by Mike that they did. In the final walk through I noticed they weren't. Viking and Mike Green refused to fix the problem. I now have to pay $2500.00 to fix the problem.

How do you know someone's true character? When they MESS UP. Jeff checked the box and overlooked a…read morebathroom fan exhaust that wasn't installed, and instead laying in the attic against framing. There wasn't even a cut-out for it. Basic inspection 101. Second item as sonotube left installed below grade surrounding the sump. After being very sick these past 7+ years since moving into our home, multiple doctors visits, etc thinking I had debilitating MS, turns out, after deep investigation, I suspected we had mold. Turns out, we DID! Testing revealed toxic levels a 14/15 (15 you need to vacate). Not only do we have extremely high levels of the most toxic mold species Stachybotrys, Chaetomium, to name two of the several types found in the home, in the missed areas. Not to mention extreme levels inside my body. Contacted him to let him know if the "big misses". His comment was "thanks for letting me know". $60k+ and counting for remediation, repair, new carpeting and all new furnishings as the toxins and spores penetrate every single porous surface. Hours and hours of manual labor to small particle clean every single item and surface in entire home. Ongoing illness and doctors' bills. THE CLINCHER? We had even emailed prior to inspection to upgrade to infrared as we had mold concerns having moved from the south. He advised that we would utilize the infrared and go from there if anything was pointed out using the device. We have since emailed him, with all of the labs, findings, costs and data (to include the mold concerns prior to inspection), and we have had ZERO RESPONSE!!! His negligence has cost our family pain, suffering and financial hardship. We understand that some things in an inspection can go unoticed when they are hidden. THIS WAS BLATANTLY obvious. We didn't quite know what to expect when we emailed him recently. We had asked how he was planning on contributing. Update- I received an email telling me to remove my factual review, that can all be backed by documentation. Received response letter. Letter was complete of legal jargon as to how they are not legally responsible. We knew this is the contract essentially frees them of every single thing including negligence. And it has been nearly 8 years. In my response, I agreed there was no legal standing, yet morals and ethics could have superseded. Note that house was built in 2013. Edition was in 2014, in which the builder removed fan vent as interfered with edition, and had never reinstalled the vent. It had been up against framing 4 years PRIOR to inspection. Keep in mind, we upgraded to infrared to point out any potential moisture issues. This particular bathroom was being used, therefore it should have been picked up via this mechanism. Builder acknowledged this, and can show documentation that it was this way upon inspection via builder communication. Old vent cut-out was boarded over in 2014, and no new cut-out was made for new placement. Inspection was in 2018. Just because the contract frees them of everything doesn't change the fact that it happened. See review from Dr Hsu. He elaborates on the extent of their contract. Every single person we discussed these issues with (mainly vent) were in disbelief that our inspector didn't catch this very obvious, very VISUAL issue. My prominent realtor/broker cousin (whom refers Jeff), builder, remediation company, etc.

Jeff gave a lot of helpful suggestions and answered many questions during the inspection, which is…read morewhy the rating isn't lower here. However, he did not fulfill a lot of pieces of the premium (mid-level) package we had paid $560 for. Before we purchased a package, he sent us a video from the website that showed we would get the documents printed on hand at the house. This did not happen, but not a big deal. He also told us in the email when we were purchasing a package that "the 360 package" would not be available but didn't mention anything else. We carefully read through the full list of features on the website, and the one item that lists 360 in its name wasn't necessary to us, as long as we got the room measurements feature we were paying the higher package price for. In getting the report after, we didn't see the room measurements, and when asked about this, he said that it was included in the 360 package. Nowhere does it mention that this is part of a 360 package. Only after I pointed that out did he mention that he didn't charge us for those particular missing services, but that they now had the equipment to be able to provide them for ~$50-75 more. When I asked him to provide a receipt that specifies the original price minus the cost of those missing services, he responded that he could not provide those amounts because of the system he uses to figure out costs doesn't do ala carte prices. He had never mentioned a lower price until we inquired about missing services and he was unable to provide a receipt for the premium package minus these missing services but wanted to charge us for services we had thought we'd paid for the first time. I'm not sure how much of this is him or the Pillar to Post franchise chain, but more transparency around the packages and costs up front would have been great. On top of that though, he didn't notice/report the rodent droppings or traps we later found in the kitchen cabinets or the mold in the washing machine (he also didn't scan the machine's model like he did other appliances so maybe that's why he didn't notice it). So also inconsistency in being really thorough on parts of the house and less so on others.

R & R is our Home Builders new sub-contractor. They inherited a mess from the previous HVAC Co…read more They came out exactly when they said they would be there and was put in the unfortunate position to trouble shoot our issue. Mike and his partner did an outstanding job. They fixed the original issue and in doing so, found other unseen issues. They repaired those as well. I would not hesitate hiring R & R for your HVAC needs.

The guy who came out sat on his phone for almost two hours that we were charged for, because he had…read moreno idea how to service our unit. He kept pushing flushing the lines, which turned out to mean pouring some vinegar into the pipes. After hard selling us on this for the first couple of hours he realized that he didn't have any vinegar and had to go to the grocery store to get some. The problem is somehow fixed but his explanation was so vague I'm not convinced he knows how he did it. Pretty pricey for what little was done, mostly because of those two phone hours where we funded his training.