Our new home’s plumbing was done by Nieman, the builder’s subcontractor. We discovered that a J-pipe drain under a bathroom cabinet had apparently been leaking throughout the build, which damaged the cabinet floor.After closing, I asked them for a quote to install a water softener and RO system, but their price was much higher than the other quotes we received, so we went with someone else.Just a couple of months after their one-year warranty expired, the sump pump backflow valve started leaking. It had been glued directly into the plumbing instead of installed with rubber couplings that absorb flapper vibrations and make any replacement in the future much easier. Nieman would not repair it at no cost because it was just outside the warranty period, so I had to get an handyman to replace it.Today I had the builder’s HVAC subcontractor out to repair a gas leak at the furnace. I was then told that Nieman actually made the final gas connection, and the fitting had been installed upside down!Keeping our fingers crossed that we are finally finished with all the Nieman surprises.
