It is frustrating we had to decide immediately whether we wanted a covered patio. We asked if we could include covered patio 2 days later and was told no. Permits had not even been submitted. We signed our contract the beginning of July and permit has yet to be approved. Would appreciate some status updates. Jeanne (sp), our design consultant was amazing.

There were many opportunities for Richfield to excel. They failed at every turn with a lack of communication being #1. $5000 towards closing doesn’t cover the expenses incurred due to communication issues.

Design Professionalism

Design Professionalism - Design Center staff have been awesome.

Employees

Employees - Tim and Jerod are good to work with. They know their stuff.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Being able to see our progress easily.

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness - Toran was fantastic. He was a good communicator and kept us updated throughout the process. Plus he is a really nice guy.

Design Studio & Selections

Design Studio & Selections - The process as smooth and easy. the added help and suggestions were very helpful.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Quality of construction.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Being able to see the progress

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Building of the Home process was great.

At this point no. I am very unhappy with a couple of things not getting fixed in my home yet. The fact that so much was done poorly initially by the contractors, is also very concerning. It makes me feel like Richfield is out to make a buck, and the top priority is not to get competent contractors in to build the house.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Sharla has been so helpful in answering all of my questions. I am an out of state buyer, and having her being so kind and responsive, has meant a lot to me! Thank you!

Sales Associate Community Presentation

Sales Associate Community Presentation - Jessica has been fantastic!

Sales Attentiveness

Sales Attentiveness - Jessica always responds and answers calls, texts and emails

Sales Communication

Sales Communication - Jessica has bern very attentive and supportive

Employees

Employees - Jessica has been fantastic

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Jared dud an excellent job in the pre drywall meeting

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness - Jessica was amazing!

CM Professionalism

CM Professionalism - Tim is very knowledgeable

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Richfield Homes met my expectations with communication throughout the entire process. We appreciated that.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize everyone for their exceptional service. They were awesome and great throughout the buying process.

Design Favorites

Design Favorites - My favorite part of the design is the kitchen.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I'd like to recognize Katie and Laura. They were the ones I dealt with primarily.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - I'm very pleased with the home, their professionalism, and the quality of the build.

This rating is due to the owner, William.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Watching the whole process

Design Favorites

Design Favorites - Designing the exterior of the house has been a blast. Loved working with Jeannie on all the design options.

So far everything about this process has been easy and exceptional. Everybody communicates fantastic and I love the quality of the house so far.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Communication!!!

Overall Experience

Overall Experience - Nothing they have been outstanding

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - We are so excited to be in our new home

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - The communication and updates

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Everything has been smooth so far and going well. We appreciate everything everyone during the process has done for us thus far.

Construction Manager Professionalism

Construction Manager Professionalism - Tim has been completely professional with all of our interactions.

Construction Manager Communication

Construction Manager Communication - Tim always keeps us informed.

Construction Manager Commitments

Construction Manager Commitments - I feel that Tim is looking out for us and making sure all work is at or above standards.

Homeowner Guide

Homeowner Guide - The site plans and the information in the spreadsheet about what we ordered were helpful to be able to go back and do research.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Everybody that I dealt with seemed to be open and listen to everything I had to say. They were professional and took care of everything within the timeline

I love the floor plans available. The sales associate has been great.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Rick has been very communicative with us post possession on issues and sales manager was professional and responded in a timely manner with the info she was provided with.

Design Professionalism

Design Professionalism - Absolutely loved how hands on and friendly she was through the whole appointment.

Design Favorites

Design Favorites - My favorite part is the Cabinets and the counter tops I believe that they flow very nicely together and the design studio did a fantastic job helping us pick out the colors.

Super smooth, the team has kept us apprised of everything. Katy and Trent are wonderful!

Included Features

Included Features - Richfield’s included features and even flooring in various areas are much more family friendly and require less changes than other builders. For example, solid surface throughout main floor. KB makes their buyers pay to offset tiles or change grout or even paint colors which is crazy! Richfield builds in reasonable choices to make it feel more inclusive.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Watching the progress when we drive by!

Overall Experience

Overall Experience - Super smooth, the team has kept us apprised of everything.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Katy and Trent are amazing!

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - They were able to get the home ready right in time for closing.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Sharla did an amazing job communicating with us. As well as Trent did a good job maintaining the job site clean and safe.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Jessica, Tim and Jared get 5 stars.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Seeing the home being built through each step.

Buying a new-build home was a new experience and I have enjoyed it so much. Richfield has made this exceptionally easy and exciting throughout the entire process.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Pre drywall walk thru… seeing the home really take shape

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness - Sharla was excellent throughout my home buying process. She has also continued to help support me through great communication after closing with a challenge with the internet provider

CM Communication

CM Communication - Both Steve and Trent were very helpful with communicating about my home… I feel that they were each professional and brought some humor with construction process and completion….things that could typically be a bit mundane

CM Professionalism

CM Professionalism - Yes they helped me feel comfortable in my new home

Employees

Employees - It’s been a wonderful experience!

Problem Resolution

Problem Resolution - Really great response to a couple items prior to closing. I appreciate the effectiveness and response

Workmanship (Closed)

Workmanship (Closed) - It’s a beautiful house!

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Pre- drywall walk thru and orientation were informative and great! I’ve been so pleased working with everyone!

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Wow I feel all the staff have been exceptional!!! I loved working with Sharla, Trent, Steve, and Andre throughout different moments in the process. I also greatly appreciate the closing team (Amy) and also have appreciated support with TDS challenges from Sharla and Loni post closing. Oh and Rick with Warranty had quick response to help with 2 issues ( that may not have actually been issues haha. )

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - You all are great and I’m so happy with my experience and of course my new home

Very friendly and helpful

CM Communication

CM Communication - Steve was always ready to explain and help when needed.

CM Professionalism

CM Professionalism - Steve and Trent explained everything - showed patience when I didn’t understand something immediately.

Condition of Home

Condition of Home - It was very clean.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - The pre drywall walkthrough. And the email updates are definitely good to get.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - I liked that items at closing that still needed to be addressed were added to the warranty portal, and I like the idea of the 45-day Warranty meeting to go over items.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Steve (construction manager). He was very helpful and professional, and now that I have moved in, I see him around the neighborhood working a lot of hours on other houses early morning into evening hours.

Hands down, a wonderful experience so far!!

Sales Communication

Sales Communication - Meghan McKee has been excellent!!

Sales Associate Responsiveness

Sales Associate Responsiveness - Meghan McKee makes herself available anytime we need her. She goes above and beyond!

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Watching the progress, we are just so excited!!

Construction Process Enhancement

Construction Process Enhancement - The entire team has been terrific!

Overall Experience

Overall Experience - We have loved every step of the way. We have met many members of your team, each one has been great, kind and so professional. Thank you!!

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness - Megan did very well. She made us feel like a valued customer.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize Megan for her exceptional service. She worked diligently with us on the project. I would choose to work with her again. I would like to recognize Matt for his exceptional service. He was very open and candid with us about anything we communicated with him about.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - They make a good-quality product.

Construction Manager Communication

Construction Manager Communication - Really thorough during the in-wall walk. I appreciated the explanation of why certain things are done the way they are.

Workmanship

Workmanship - Work looked good during the walk.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Seeing the progress move so quickly.

Design Favorites

Design Favorites - My favorite part about the design is that it's modern.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - My favorite part about the construction process so far is how fast they have been building.

Sales Associate Community Presentation

Sales Associate Community Presentation - Sharla did a good job presenting the community to us.

Sales Associate Knowledge

Sales Associate Knowledge - Sharla had a good knowledge about the home itself and was able to point us in the right directions for questions she did not have the answers too.

Sales Associate Responsiveness

Sales Associate Responsiveness - Sharla has been accessible by email and phone and when she wasn't immediately available, she responded in a timely manner.

The team at The Highlands was nothing but helpful and kind throughout the home buying process.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - See the progress of the house.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - House quality

We love our "little house on the prairie" and the experience of buying a Richfield home has been a very positive one.

Sales Associate Community Presentation

Sales Associate Community Presentation - Toran was very knowledgeable.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - I found the experience so far to be great and everyone has been very helpful

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness

Sales Associate Communication & Attentiveness - Toran has been great! Very patient, and very informative. He has made this whole experience as stress free as possible.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Our kitchen is great! The appliances and finishes. The tall ceilings should be a standard in any home, so we love the tall ceilings. We love the amount of property that comes with these homes. We love the finishes in the bathrooms as well for the sinks and the shower.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Toran Huwa was fabulous! We never felt pressure and he helped us with any question we asked. And if he didn't know the answer, he reached out to those who would be able to answer it. He is very knowledgeable of the properties and he is just a really nice person!

Richfield did not meet deadlines during the build. Communication between Richfield and the home owners could be improved.

Whenever quality issues and less than desirable build issues were brought to Richfield, they were disregarded...even to the point being told to be quiet or we are in breach of contract for complaints to sales rep.

Warranty Representative Professionalism

Warranty Representative Professionalism - Rick has been very helpful in assisting sorting out house issues.

Warranty Representative Communication

Warranty Representative Communication - Rick is always in our experience very transparent.

Employees

Employees - They've been great, our pre drywall walk through was very well done.

The only way I would refer someone is if Rod is not involved.

Routine Communication

Routine Communication - Meghan has been wonderful to work with.

Design And Functionality

Design And Functionality - I would not change a thing. The design of my home is wonderful.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize the design team, Meagan, sales team and Matt.

Design Favorites

Design Favorites - My favorite part about the design of my home is the floor plan. The design center was fantastic.

Richfield is a small Colorado based company.
Richfield stood out to us too by offering larger lot sizes (at least at our community) which was highly valuable to us. We do think Richfield will take feedback better than larger companies.

Areas where Richfield did well:
Floor plan options
Lot sizes (Brighton Homestead 1/2+ acres)
Warranty claim acceptance (pending/in progress)
Material quality

Areas where Richfield needs improvement:
Build Quality / Workmanship
Organization
Communication
Attention to Detail

There unfortunately weren't any aspects of our home build that were really exceptional. Some things were just fine (as to be expected), but there were a lot of disappointing issues. We're still working through over a hundred warranty items, but so far that has actually been a promising process although we still don't know for sure yet. Quality, organization, and attention to detail was lacking throughout the entire build, from foundation to closing. Overall, workmanship leaves a lot to be desired. We understand that at this price point, the work won't be done by expert craftsmen, but some of the work was less than professional and even seemed closer to DIY quality. Rather than doing it right the first time, it seems Richfield aims to just get it done "good enough" and hope the homeowner won't notice. Although it is better and easier to do things right than to try to fix them later, Richfield unfortunately doesn't seem to value that very much. When issues are pointed out, Richfield is often quick to point fingers or make excuses rather than simply taking ownership.

We have had a lot of build quality issues. To summarize the areas that had issues: foundation, grading, framing, concrete, siding, exterior trim, exterior stonework, interior stonework, windows (a lot), gutters, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, drywall, LVP flooring (a lot), carpeting (a lot), tile flooring, cabinet doors, interior doors (a lot), exterior doors (a lot), the patio door, the garage overhead door, paint (so many paint issues), trim, stairway railings and balusters, bathroom fixtures, lighting fixtures, bathroom accessories, and the master shower.

Our continually growing list of items needing to be redone/fixed/addressed, is in the hundreds after only two months of living in the home. Here are just a few of the major issues we've encountered.

The exterior stonework installed looked nothing like the rendering of the home which was what we had to go off of when choosing our color scheme. On top of that, the install was terribly done with large blotches of light areas and dark areas. The whole thing needed ripped out and redone.

The wrong carpet was delivered and installed. Thankfully WE noticed the problem (not Richfield) and after we pointed it out, they later confirmed the error and replaced the carpet (although poorly).

Six windows were originally installed in the wrong location...SIX! Two additional windows were damaged during construction and needed to be replaced. One additional window was improperly installed and needed to be redone.

The wrong sized shower pan was installed in the master bathroom. The correct size was eventually installed after a 6 week delay to construction, only to later develop cracks all around the drain. This second pan will now need to be replaced by a third.

Every type of door (interior, exterior, patio sliding, closet sliding, and the overhead garage door) had improper installation...not plumb, tight reveals, binding hinges, misalignment, not sealing, movement, etc. The closet doors in one of the bedrooms had terrible gouges in them on the inside and will be replaced. The front door has a different moulding profile than the rest of the doors, but we were told that's just how it is even though the manufacturer offers a better matching door (poor design selection by Richfield).

After trying to fix the garage door, it was discovered that the concrete was also done wrong and was allowing water and light to enter the garage even after the garage door was adjusted properly.

Most of the flooring in the house was installed poorly. LVP joints throughout the main floor aren't connected properly. This caused separation, unevenness, humps, and crackling. Carpet was loose in several areas and in multiple rooms and there were several areas where the carpet was not fully stretched to get under the baseboards. Carpet seams were poorly done and were quite noticable.

Paint was done incredibly sloppy. There's paint mess on carpet, on tile, on cabinets, all over door hardware, on switch and outlet plates, etc. In some areas, there's a bit of wall paint on trim and other areas a bit of trim paint on the wall. Richfield chooses to offer only flat paint and in only one color for all interior wall and ceiling paint. If you want white ceilings, you are forced to have white walls. Flat paint on walls is simply a terrible shortcut and we will eventually paint the walls with a more desirable color and proper sheen (not something you should have to plan on when buying a brand new home). Additional shortcuts (really just laziness in this case) taken by the painters is not removing any door hardware prior to painting. Not only did this result in paint getting on the handles and hinges, it also left unpainted parts underneath the handle trims. I had to replace the front door handleset myself because Richfield didn't offer one in the style or matte black color that matches all the other hardware in the house (don't ask me why not). The new handleset doesn't line up with the old bronze one they installed, so there are large unpainted parts I'll have to paint myself soon. Another big paint issue we have had is in several rooms where there was too much paint applied causing it to crack from not curing properly.

Overall, compared to existing homes on the market, it was still a good value for us. It's just frustrating to be so close to having a truly beautiful home if it weren't for several shortcomings. I think so many of the issues we have experienced are avoidable simply by making attention to detail a higher priority, doing it right the first time, and taking pride in your work. It's a bit disappointing to be expecting a nice new professionally built home, but end up with something short of that, perhaps more closely resembling a DIY build. On the plus side, the home is new and with that has the benefits of modern building materials, techniques, and efficiency gains. Would I recommend Richfield to a friend? Perhaps with several asterisks based on my experience with Richfield. I'd definitely recommend others to carefully review the build quality of several builders, and enter the process with modest expectations regardless of the builder they choose.

Employees

Employees - Trent and Sharla answer my questions and communicate well when prompted. They have been great to work with.

Construction Manager Professionalism

Construction Manager Professionalism - It was a pleasure to meet Trent in person during pre-drywall meeting. He was very knowledgeable and professional.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - When I receive pictures of the the build site from Trent and Sharla.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - The build quality met/exceeded my expectations.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Great customer service from everyone we spoke with or encountered. Steve was awesome and helped us with anything we needed and was always respectful with our complaints and did his best to make everything meet our standards.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - The tool bag and folder for all of our manuals that was left for us was awesome and we find ourselves using it all the time! Thank you so much! Also towel racks and lights in the bedrooms would be nice. People like those. Thank you to everyone who did their best to get us into this home! I know getting people into these homes when they're contractor shortages and deadlines to meet is not an easy task!

As I’ve stayed, the price that we paid for this house does not show. The quality of the home is poor, the customer service is poor and the communication is poor. Richfield seemed to have cut corners every chance they could.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Rick is absolutely amazing.

The builder and build process was excellent. I've been less impressed with the warranty process and snow removal within the community.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - The sales communication and construction manager communication exceeded my expectations.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize Toran Huwa for his exceptional service.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Start to finish. Everything!

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Steve is very attentive and helpful as a construction manager! The entire Richfield staff, did phenomenal at closing, as well as our CMG loan officer Laura Mae Goldstein - very very helpful and attentive, numbers were exactly as originally discussed!

45-Day Warranty Visit

45-Day Warranty Visit - Rick was very informative and even went over maintenance of the house, and he suggested that we do specific things to help protect our house, and ensure that things last a long time like they should.

Warranty Work Completion

Warranty Work Completion - Rick has been great to work with, and he is working to get everything resolved as quickly as he can. There have been delays in getting warranty concerns addressed because of the weather which is out of everyone's control. We are super thankful that Rick and Richfield are addressing all of the warranty concerns we have had.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Jeanee Dahl in the design center was outstanding to work with. Jessica Badalamenti was always very nice, we understand she has a tough job being the go between the customer and the construction manager, but she was always very nice to us. And Rick in warranty service, he is great to work with.

Overall experience has been terrible. Would not recommend at all.

Sales Associate Responsiveness

Sales Associate Responsiveness - Our sales associate does a great job with getting back to us.

Richfield has great floor plans to chose from and most of their communities are set up for growing families. Quality builds with fair prices in mind. The market in Colorado is crazy, but I do feel that Richfield cares. They are building homes, not just houses, and it shows.

Construction Favorites

Construction Favorites - Overall, seeing the process from the start, they have kept me updated on the progress. I like it all.

Construction Process Enhancement

Construction Process Enhancement - I wouldn't change anything. This is my first home, and I think everything is going accordingly to my expectations.

Overall Experience

Overall Experience - The staff has been really friendly. They kept us updated on every aspect of the build.

Great experience working with Toran and the rest of the Richfield staff.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Richfield Homes met my expectations working with Jessica. We were on a waiting list for this home because the development of that area was sold out, Jessica was very thorough with keeping me up to date and when it became available she got in touch with me right away.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize Jessica, Tim, and Rick for their exceptional service, they are all very responsive.