Centex Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

Barbara kept us informed during the building process. She made the experience great.

Overall I believe this is a good home. I would buy another in the future. The quality of the house build is good. If there were a 4.5 rating option I would have chosen it as some items related to the entire property could have been better in my opinion. Within a week of moving in some weeds appeared in the both brick driveway and patio. Exterior flood lights were loose. Tile floor has some material on it that is taking extra care to remove. Overall however am I happy with my purchase - Yes.

The only reason I gave only 3 stars on responsiveness is because it took over 2 weeks to get someone out to fix our sliding glass doors that we could not use until it was fixed.

Great builder, but just take your time in the selection process from picking your lot, to the elevation to the interior and exterior options as it can become VERY overwhelming. You will be happy with the end result if you do this.

Theyhave fixed things so far

Centex was easy to work with and the people are friendly.

This is our second new build purchase and we were surprised by the quality. Not bad for the price. Way better than Taylor Morrison!!!

We went into building our home knowing many people have different experiences. Overall we had less issues than others in our neighborhood. However, we are happy with our home and are waiting for a few things to be rectified but the home itself is great!

Please install gutters on future builds or give an allowance.

Detailed checklists at all stages were very helpful

We loved James from the office who showed us the house. I have had a hard time reaching the HOA with requests in possible upgrades since we have moved in. We sent warranty issues in and they originally wanted a video visit which I was not sure how that would go. Scott changed it to in person and made a list. He told me to send pictures of what else I found. He was transferred to another property since our meeting. Appointments made without being able to look our schedules. Unable to reach people to change appointments very difficult.

Make sure to check interior painted walls after we moved in we found several paint runs. Also check finish work in master shower by window

Centex builds a solid home with beautiful attributes but fails to "finish" their build with the polish that is needed to make a new home look and feel like a new home. We were told these are not custom-built homes but neither was the last new car I purchased which was delivered with all of its hardware attached, was shiny and new with no blemishes and didn't require dozens of technicians to repair build faults. For this reason, we feel their final workmanship and overall finish quality is unacceptable and leaves much to be desired. We will say they are very responsive to the many warranty issues; these same issues that should have been noticed and attended to by Centex prior to the home's sale. ... More

Friendly builder- have been waiting for 6 weeks but no communication about warranty issues so far. Builder took pride in workmanship and standards.

The experience was enlightening to me since I was able to visit the build site on a weekly basis. I saw some shoddy workmanship that bothered me, but amazingly was corrected quickly to produce a beautiful project thar satisfied my concerns.

Sales experience with Ryan was great. Mortgage team was aggressive to the point of harassing and not competitive with offerings. Pulte/Centex contracts out the work to companies employing individuals that either lack craftmanship skills or have no pride in their work. ESPECIALLY the paver company, finish work, drywall work and the grading of property and the sod placement. The kitchen appliances are of horrible quality. Whirlpool Customer Service is horrible Site Manager Shawn and Warranty site contact Brittnay are quick to respond and genuinely seem to care.

Timing was good and everyone is friendly

Poor workmanship leads to do overs...do it right 1st time..workers need closer supervision.. Job site supervisor did all they could too control the situations... Do over is not restricted to 1 area. It’s in dry wall , paint, electric, brick work, landscape etc.. However, when noted corrective action is taken..

The loan process and the information requested was way out of line. For example, the house was going to be completed, my wife was moving into the new home but I was going to stay with my son for 2 months until my job was resolved. The loan personal wanted me to get a letter from my son, stating I can stay with him for 2 months, rent free. REALLY.

Still have pending items that weren't completed at closing. Have scheduled contractors but no one ever shows up. The one contractor that did show up didn't call ahead and so we werent ready for them that day. Have been changed to 3 different reps in 1 month. This is a bit insane, slightly unethical, and I wish someone would step up and take responsibility for the fact that our supervisor was fired the week we closed, we have unfinished work all over, and no one has been a leader to follow through with the commitment to complete these items in a few weeks.

house was late by 2 months

We are pretty happy with our house, but it had several issues that needed to be fixed that shouldn’t have been missed. Once issue they attempted to fix, but didn’t. Had to wait almost a month for them to try and fix again. Something finishes are just not as good as they should be. Love the neighborhood, overall wouldn’t have done any different.

The appliances, even the upgraded appliances are terrible. We have had problems with all but the dishwasher. In the most simplest terms the appliances are crap.

Certain things that should hve been done prior to closing were not dine properly. Two baseboards were not squared. Tile grout had holes, ripples. Tile floor also had some material tracked on to it. This shoud have been noticed and fixed prior to the closing.

Some work very good, some not to our expectations. Garage concrete work very poor quality. Sheetrock texture very disappointing and bull nose corners just so so.