Centex Homes Reviews in Charleston, SC

Allica was a great help, being we were moving from a nother state Repairs upon walk through were noted by both my son & us. They were to be fixed prior to closing. We did not walk through again. After closing we went to the house and repairs were not done. Spoke with GC about repairs and higher ups by text messages. It has been 2 month with dry little done

Our builder Race was responsive to our concerns and tried his best to accomodate.

The workmanship on my roof was horrible, leaving me with a lumpy, bumpy roof. I informed them immediately, but they waited until a few weeks before closing to send the roofing supervisor out. He refused to fix my roof and admitted the plywood probably got wet during construction. I had to hire a private inspector with my own money to document the damage. Finally they agreed to repair it, but it is still very noticeably bumpy, and now shingles have popped up. Also, my oven drawer is crooked, and that was noted before closing, but no one has come to fix it. The HOA company is still under Centex, and we are having lots of issues with their not doing their job. Our mail station has no place to park, and that is very hazardous as cars park on the road on the main road in, causing congestion AND violating the signs that say NO PARKING ON ROAD. I had a good Realtor Emma, with Centex and a good building supervisor, Kyle, but overall I am unhappy with my roof and over. I had to get a plumber out because the drains were clogged with building debris, but Centex handled that. It should never have happened,, but the workers don't seem to care during the building process.. There is construction on either side of me, and they get debris in my yard that I have to pick up nearly every day. This should not happen. ... More

Nice home, not the sturdiest built home we have ever lived in.

The title says it all. I'll never use Pulte Mortgage again. Communication is awful. However, the community builder and the community sales agent were fine.

We were very happy with the people involved with our house except the painters and finishers. We went back and forth for over a month and didn't move in due to issues with the drywall and paint. It finally came to a point where we just let it go.. still sticky doors and dings in the walls.

Super rushed thru the closing. Numerous issues to be addressed. Virtually no communication even though I was promised to be kept updated. 2 months after closing & still issues unaddressed that were to be fixed/etc before or very shortly after closing. Even was given a certificate of occupancy despite the heat not working. Too many houses, too few ppl for the workload, too focused on only money, and the laborers' work is neither inspected nor up to par for new construction in that price range.

Who doesn’t love buying a new home, build from the ground up. Seems that the process was more stressful than I could imagine, even with a buyer agent involved. I love the home, even with some decorative flaws. The sales team members did make me feel great about my purchases, however, I wish I would have consider additional add one for better living. If anyone can afford it, get ad much done as possible. The building proved to need more checking and questioning. The communication could have been better, as I was met with some condescending responses. I’m a new home owner and I should not have gone through some of these uncertainties get me stress. Great idea to have an outside inspector, which I did, but you only know what you know before the 30 days expires. ... More

The financing team chosen by Centex is subpar.

We did a across country move and couldn’t go to all of the walk throughs because of COVID. They missed certain crucial things like a toilet paper holder that was missing from on of the bathrooms, exterior lights that still aren’t working! Besides other small things!

If you get the Compton model, be sure to question about gutters for the front door. We were told we didn't need gutters, but there is a virtual flood over the front door whenever it rains. Also, understand what you choose may not include common things like towel bars and towel rings. Be prepared to wait for responses, although eventually they do respond.

Something’s needed to be fixed

They act like the Covenants are a big deal but when they are broken they are not enforced. I wanted a neighborhood with restrictions, but what are Covenants if they are not enforced

I have no complaints about Centex as an agent. I would only recommend that they have a design center so it is easier to pick out your options within the home. A electronic design center that buyers can do on their free time to pick and choose options for their home. I am not a fan of Pulte Homes. We were promised a lot of things before we closed that NEVER happened or were fixed. After we closed our builder (Chaz) acted like we never bought a home from them. We can’t even get a friendly wave as he is standing out side of our new home and makes eye contact. There was no follow up or communication with the builder to fix what he promised us before closing or within the first 30 days of our home like he promised. We were contacted by customer support at our 30 day mark and had to ask for them to fix what the builder promised us would be fixed before our first 30 days in the home. So far they are helping us but we are waiting for things to be actually fixed as we hit our 60 day mark in the home. As a first time homebuyer this made my experience stressful and upsetting. In the end we realized that the builder was lying to us about what he was going to do for us to get us to just close on the home. If I had to build a home I wouldn’t want to have Pulte do it because of our experience. I’m the end we do love our home but we wish that our home was built with more attention to detail. This is all not to mention that we were 4 days late closing due to failing to receive a CO. ... More

It was a long process due to delay of windows. Started with the framing when they had weak corners, poor bracing. Installed portions of the roof in the dark, I see roof sheathing plywood popping out in the neighborhood Cabinets installed 45 days before the house was climate controlled Patio cement is already cracked. The Pulte work sites are horrible. Trash and waisted supplies every where

If you get the opportunity to work with Porter you won't be disappointed !! Nice floor plans and upgrades. A couple of upgrades I wish were available - hardwood in the upstairs and an upgrade on the kitchen appliances.

The workman ship is poor. I would rate this below Crescent

We are from the north and used to our homes being built to a higher standard.

First, I'd like to say that Harrison came into to mess that should have been addressed before we moved in. There were many items that were not addressed before we moved in. We have for the last 4 weeks been dealing with one issue after another. Just to recap since we moved in the siding removed from both sides of the house. Kitchen side due to a bow in the wall. Bedroom side due to the AC unit 220 installed on the opposite side of the AC unit. Note I requested this be fixed before we moved in. I was told the AC unit is now moved to the side of the house where the 220 is. What I was not told was now you have a copper line wrapped around your house. If this wasn't bad enough we turn on the AC when we moved in and it wasn't working. We have have Smith heating and AC come out and it wasn't even finished being installed. Now the bow in the kitchen wall the drywall was taken off and bow was fixed. The wall in turn was refinished. Reinstalled the back splash and the wall was still bowed. So, the wall is taken apart again with more drywall removed & redone again. The wall is still not perfect but we have had enough. We had to have an electrician come out twice as now all the outlets on the kitchen wall are too far back to put the faceplates on. Also, the wall is so bowed that the trim at the bottom of the cabinet will not cover the opening. If we are not already upset we hire someone to install a standard storm door. The installer proceed to show me how crooked the opening is. The storm door cannot be installed at its current state. As I am looking at the opening there is also a substantial bow inside the house by the opening of the door. The more we look at the house it is obvious there is lack of any quality control or pride in building our house. The $408, 000 we paid for this house seems to be a bad investment. Whoever is reading this I would hope will contact us before we decide to contact someone outside your organization legally. Note my rating we generous even after all we have been going through. The house we moved out of was built in 1996 & I wouldn't trade it for our current house. ... More

Terrible communication, they don’t follow thru on commitments, they disappear for long periods of time and don’t respond, the quality isn’t great and most disappointing is that you don’t even get what you expected/paid for when they substitute big items for different colors without telling you. Long list of gripes. Sales team super friendly for what it’s worth.

I don't know I could recommend Centex in good faith if someone were to ask. I am going to be getting another home in the area soon for myself and am not considering another Centex proiperty.

Alicia is PHENOMINAL to work with in the sales dept, she is so sweet and very responsive all the way through the process; even after closing she responds. She gets a 10/10 in my book. Chaz in the building dept stopped communicating after closing, I thought that was very odd. After all people go though during several months long in the building process and awaiting closing - one would think you would at least pass the homeowner along instead of making them feel cheated or cheap. Sending people to voicemail and asking them to reply via email only seems very shady/shaky - only to get no reply back or several days later get a reply. This does not make anyone feel good considering the huge investment/purchase to have a new home built. If I were buying a piece of furniture I would expect lag, but this is a home for families to live in and we should be treated with top notch customer service. The process is very time consuming and all parties involved need to have ALOT of patience during the build. Good luck to anyone looking to build a home with Centex. It will be built, it may take what feels like forever to be completed, and may have a punch list that still isn't fulfilled/completed after 30 days of closing, but its possible to make it a home. Be very patient is the best feedback I can give! ... More

The builder seems very knowledgeable, however, isn’t the best at following up nor communicating. I’ve expressed this on NUMEROUS encounters, however, no change. This type of frustration will prevent me from recommending this builder to anyone else.

This builder is not responsive to issues post closing. Updates during build were not adequate.

What is supposed to be ready by October/ November, didn’t even started until October, unfortunate Who is having to extend my lease for a short term and pay stratospheric amount for my rent, is Me not Pulte, who is having to pay extra storage for my furniture and belongings it’s Me, not Pulte. Back in April I was told my house would be ready by August/Sep… here we are in October. Sad. Worst experience ever, for me and my family. So, there is noting to celebrate here… Do what you have to do.