Centex Homes Reviews

I purchased my first house as I wanted satisfaction and not to have to worry about anything . my closing date was in mid July. and only thing I found is problem in house . Poor workmanship Flooring is coming out in office and kitchen. water leaking in basement . in front yard they have digged up and I am still waiting for new grass seeds after 40 days not happy . I would not recommend

Our overall new home build experience has not been a good one with Centex/Pulte. I want to start off with the fact that key contacts for us changed during the build process. First our Sales Consultant changed halfway through the build and then our construction manager changed. Overall, we did not have a problem with Lisa on the sales side but when Ana was our Agent she put the primary cell phone number for us incorrectly, so throughout the entire process our build, the building managers, mortgage company, title company, and whoever else had our number wrong which delayed multiple things. It was very frustrating. The construction side is another story. We started out with Javi who was excellent. Javi was transparent about the house, he was great at communicating, was realistic about everything, most even most importantly, Javi took our conversations serious and remembered things we spoke about and would actually address them after we would speak. If things were delayed he was honest and gave us real expectations, something we absolutely appreciated and the only thing we could ask for during this process. We never had that type of service since he was moved off our house. Halfway through our build, our construction manager changed to Zach. For starters- THIS SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. This is the point that our major issues began to arise. At first things were going okay with Zach, he was keeping us updated for the most part with the house. I was coming to the house every week and seeing how it was going and then I would get with Zach on what issues we were concerned about. It seemed like they were being addressed. Around the time the walls started coming up and when the cabinets came in, things changed. On multiple occasions my wife and I would meet or speak with Zach, go over multiple issues, and he would assure us that it would be addressed and would say “I will have my best guys fix it” yet they would not be addressed weeks later. This occurred with countless issues with the house. Zach rarely documented anything during our walk throughs and would maybe address 1 out of 10 problems every time we would speak and we would have to remind him again over and over on issues with the house. About a month before our projected closing date of June 24th, a major leak occurred in the ceiling of the kitchen. This flooded the first floor of the house and damaged multiple walls, kitchen cabinets, the guest room, pantry, and storage closet. We came to the house after Zach contacted us and he let us know they would be taking care of it immediately and we should still be good for a closing date of June 24th. We let him know it is very important that we know asap if our closing date is changing because we had to let our current landlords know if we are needing to resign our lease for July. We would’ve been happy to do this if he would’ve given us this expectation and realistic and honest answer, but Zach assured us the home would be completed in June and by the 24th, so we advised our landlord that we didn’t need to rent for July. We came by the house every week and for 3 weeks there were stagnant water. We called to ask what was being done and by week 3 were concerned about mold because the water was STILL there. They worked on the leak, remove the damaged walls after 3 weeks from the flood occurring. We show up at the house after week 2 of the flood and there was finally a machine but the tube sucking up the water was just on the floor in the downstairs bathroom and the water from the kitchen and guest room now flooded the bathroom and was leaking into the garage. I asked Zach what is going on and he said they had left the windows open over the weekend to let it dry, but it had been raining for over 2 weeks in Boerne, so everything got wet again. In addition to this, the machine was now leaking water on the floor instead of draining in the bathtub. All of their hard work removing walls and drying the house and the house was flooded all over again due to their negligence and NO ONE CHECKING ON THE HOUSE TO ENSURE THINGS WERE GOING PROPERLY WITH THE TRADESMAN. With less than 1 week to close and being guaranteed by Zach that they we would still close in time, our house was not prioritized at all and we felt lied to and very disrespected during these last 2 months of the process. During the final walk through before closed, Zach took pictures of all the issues left on the house on the Friday before we closed. He kept forgetting our closing date and we had to remind him at least 6 times because he would repeat it back incorrectly. He stated they would be working on everything over the weekend(this was something he had been promising us for weeks, that he and his crew would be working weekends to ensure our house would catch up and close on time) since we were closing the following business day, Monday 6/28. Nothing was done over that weekend. In addition, Zach advised us that he had dropped his phone in the river over the weekend tubing with his family and lost the pictures from our final walk through. Extremely unprofessional and disrespectful at such a crucial time in the process of us having to close and move in the very next day with countless items still needing to be done with the house. This is the point that I wrote the sales team and had them give me Peters information because I no longer trusted that our house would be completed after we closed. We were given 2 days to move out of our rental house and move into a house that still wasn’t finished. Weeks after close and we still had people coming in and out to fix things. The garage was installed incorrectly and crashed down on the ground when it was rising, incredibly dangerous and upsetting. Where are we today? We closed around 2 months ago and our house is still not finished. Involving Peter did not prioritize our home. I have a back door that was replaced finally but still needs to be painted. I have 1 more page of feedback & not enough characters. ... More

The total project from start to finish was a complete nightmare. I still have things that need to be addressed/fixed The quality of the carpet and the faux floor is not made of quality material. The concrete is pealing in the garage and around the front door. The ceiling in kitchen and the great room has two large patches where product was over sprayed. The trim in the kitchen are not flushed. The kitchen exit door has dents and the window has a scratch in the glass. One of the worse made homes I have ever lived in.

They don’t care about you!!! Just your money!!!!!

I have submitted a work order and no ome has gotten back at me. I also emailed and called the warranty representative Elainee Moreno and she doesn't get back at me either.

I would never recommend Pultey/Centex to anyone! This has been the worst experience ever! Because they rushed my build so that they could move on to the next and collect a check, a low-quality product was delivered. Who installs contact paper on the floor. There are numerous build quality issues today. No lawn or driveway when I closed. This is a risk to my interior belongings with tracking of dirt ect. Waste backed up from a pipe in the basement. There are other issues, but I don't have time to list. They are awful and are not customer-centric. Home buyers should have more rights. The buyer's only recourse is escrow, which is not sufficient. ... More

If you’re looking to build a home the experience can be fun and enjoyable just not with this particular builder centex/Pulte from What I experienced I certainly wouldn’t recommend it. Everything from the lending to the building was horrific what they produce is not quality work with integrity.

I’m still dealing with repairs and things that were not done properly in the home. Model homes are beautiful but they will not make your home with the same attention to detail. Worst decision ever to build with Centex. I’ve been in this home for 2 months and have had someone go every week to repair something all because material and workmanship is low quality. They took our excitement away.

Pulte Did not follow through on agreement for 30 day follow up Inspection. 4 months after my home closing I am still left with broken door that would not open Even if a fire broke out and windows that I can not see out of.

If you are reading this, please move on... trust me you will thank me later. Centex/Pulte homes are very poorly made and require a lot of maintenance calls to fix things that are days to weeks old. They employ "anyone that can show up that day" - direct quote, to the home site. Purchases 6 weeks ago, after initial 18 things on the closing punch list (pretty standard) I have had sent 38 emails trying to fix the new 26 items. The trades that come bye talk down to the homeowner as if they do not know anything. Very poor communication, poor quality workmanship and poor material used. The default whit most of this is "that's why you have a X-year warranty"... So when everything breaks down they suggest you just take it up with the warranty people, instead of making sure things are right or well made as to avoid the warranty people. The neighbors on either side of me are experiencing the same sorts of issues so I know I am not an outlier. Look else ware for piece of mind and less aggravation.! ... More

We are disappointed with the entire process other than dealing with our construction manager.

After moving we notice a lot of shady work and where the builders cut corner. Our plumbing was done wrong which caused a leak, water heater was never turning on, floors are buckling, paint was complete trash, and that’s just the short list of problems

Constant electrical trips of water heater. Plumbing mixed up with outside faucet and kitchen sink. Grass in front yard sunk after rain.

It take them time to get a response back and multiple attempts to reach them.

My rental home was in better condition than what I thought would be a new home. My wife says the habitat for humanity home she grew up in didn't have as many errors. I don't know whether to trust any repairs would be more than just patch work rather than actually correcting the building errors and lack of craftsmanship. I regret buying a Centex home I regret trusting Centex with building my home. I don't know whether to just walk away from this home it's saddening to know Centex builders have such a low moral standard when building homes. I've called the building manager several times with no answer. I would really like a representative of Centex corporate to see the obvious errors. Walls aren't straight I know cause I checked the most obvious one with a leveler the top of the wall is level where the obvious lower part is pulling forward the leveler verified this. Their in a gap between the granite counter top and the lower kitchen shelves it's obvious the same issue is present in the master bathroom but they used a nail gun to try and attach the restroom lower cabinet to the wall then they used seal to fill in the gap running the length of the master sink they even left a nail popping out the side of the lower restroom cabinet with no attempt to remove it it's just popping out. Shady and extremely poor craftsmanship all the way around my house. To many errors to list I'm extremely disappointed and looking into other options to abandon this house. Biggest mistake of my life was choosing a Centex home. ... More

One month in and not even settled and we discover a water leak caused by builder that was present prior to closing and not discovered. Extensive water and mold damage. Complete rebuild of kitchen and upstairs bathroom. Can’t even use kitchen for over 3 weeks. Not all satisfied or happy with the fact that we paid good money for a new home and now will be left with a second rate repaired build! Seeking legal counsel.

I am very disappointed with Centex workmanship. I am having leaking window problems, and A/C issues that hasn’t been rectified. They alway seem to put my issues off, especially the windows and A/C.

Dust everywhere, loud noises from construction workers, broken stuff inside the house, workmanship is below average! Nails all in the road.

My experience has been horrible and it's still horrible. I'm still living in a unfinished house with dented appliances creeping floors & no hot water. Within the last month I had to take off work 6 times for them to come fix (quote unquote) things that should have already been done. I have no hot water still!!! I have called 3 times prior for them to fix this! Also I had no air but I finally did get air! Drywall is not complete paint is not complete the items I marked at the final walk through to be fixed have not been done nor touched. The final walk through the house was dirty and not clean and when I moved in the house was still dirty and filled with drywall dust, dirt and mud everywhere!! The building process was a nightmare and I'm being modest by saying a nightmare! I thought once I moved in the nightmare would be over but I thought wrong!!!!!!! The house was not built with quality workmanship at all!!!!! I would never build with them again and wish I wouldn't have done so in the first place. ... More

poor workmanship poor materials

They new they had problems and still sold the house. So when i moved in the first they we had to go to a hotel for a week. After 40 days i still haven't got the all problem fixed and nobody is even calling to check on how everything is.