within a few years your GemCrap home WILL fall apart. everytyhing in this house was done wrong. or half assed. all the windows leak. the bathroom leaks, tile is cracked, walls cracked it just goes on and on. ...read more

several years ago i was going to buy a "gem". after watching them build my dream i refused to take possion because of what i felt was shoddy and cheap wokmanship. i would avoid them. ...read more

They will try to sucker you into using in-house finance company Chesapeake Mortgage that will bully you and treat you like a piece of dirt. The community rep will make all kinds of promises just to get a sale. If you are even considering building in one of their communities I would recommend knocking on some doors or asking the rep to provide legitimate references because the work they do is sub standard. When they were building my home they were to cheap to provide the Mexicans a port-a-potty and they used a bucket that they stored inside the home as their toilet that absolutely reeked. Just imagine seeing that.... the trim work inside is awful... they have broken pieces and miters filled up with caulk... one only knows how the actual structure hidden behind everything is done ...read more