Dave Preston

All right, 2025 new build construction.

This is a final inspection.

Let's go check it out.

And here, I forgot to install the downspout.

Dave Preston and his wife spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and moved into the French Quarter Creek neighborhood in Hughie in April of 2022.

Quickly after moving in, they say problems arose.

They say the septic system in their home and in every house on their side of the neighborhood backed up, needing a full septic overhaul within months of moving in.

Preston says issues continued to surface in his home, so he contacted one longtime Lowcountry inspector, Robert Knowles, in March of 2023.

A 166-page inspection report from Knowles noted problems in virtually every single part of the home.

Scott Mulway and Mike Barbaro live in the same Somerville neighborhood with D.R.

Horton Homes that were built in 2019.

They say the biggest problem in their development is the roofs.

Mulway's roof has buckled three times, the first time only two months after they moved in.

A winter storm last January removed 70 of Mulway's shingles and damaged the inside of their home, coming with a whopping $17,000 price tag.

Despite the reported structural problems, both homes were approved by a Dorchester County inspector in 2019.

Multiple lawsuits against D.R.

Horton have been filed in counties throughout the state, with many of those being in Berkeley County.

Lawsuits filed by homeowners against the company include allegations of improperly installed roofs and persistent drainage problems resulting in consequential damage to the houses.

It all has to do with how the house was put together and whether the builder employed best practices.