Exhibit 12.1

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Total Fixed Charges

																Three Months Ended December 31,
	2008			2009			2010			2011			2012			2011			2012
($ in thousands)																unaudited
Earnings
Earnings (loss) before income taxes from continuing operations		(710,188	)		(181,781	)		(147,925	)		(196,818	)		(175,970	)		(35,049	)		(19,192	)
Plus: Fixed charges		145,345			137,533			130,760			134,490			126,892			33,037			28,871
Less: Capitalized interest		(84,474	)		(50,451	)		(53,102	)		(57,378	)		(53,444	)		(13,408	)		(12,207	)
Add: Interest amortized to COS		112,262			54,714			52,243			46,382			60,952			12,843			8,475
Add: Interest impaired to COS		13,795			3,376			2,313			1,907			275			28			—
Earnings available for fixed charges		(523,260	)		(36,609	)		(15,711	)		(71,417	)		(41,295	)		(2,549	)		5,947
Fixed Charges		145,345			137,533			130,760			134,490			126,892			33,037			28,871
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		(a)			(a)			(a)			(a)			(a)			(a)			0.2x

(a) Earnings for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the three months ended December 31, 2011 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $523 million, $37 million, $16 million, $71 million, $41 million and $3 million, respectively. Earnings for the three months ended December 31, 2012 were sufficient to cover fixed charges by $6 million, resulting in a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 0.2x.