Drees Homes Reviews in Cincinnati, OH

Drees has been great to work with on all fronts. I have had some issues with their contractors lack of attention to detail. But Drees is taking care of most of them.

Overall, the experience was great! Drees was always very responsive and quick to address our issues.

Overall we are very happy with our new home.

Everything went well - only question quality of some materials used

Mike was responsive to concerns. The deck as sublet and of lower quality and the reason for the overall 4 stars. I noted that on my prior review but no one contacted us.

Don't assume the Sales Agent has covered all of your options. Investigate other homes of your model selection. This is also true with the closing agent. their job is to move through the closing quickly because their revenue is depended on how many closings they complete. The one lesson I learned (again) Buyer Beware!

I like the area. Drees employees take their job very seriouly.

The personnel we have met have been very professional and knowledgeable.

Overall the home is as expected. There have been issues with the quality of some materials (windows leaking) and sub work that was completed in home. We are return customers and have had more issues with this home.

Condition of home exterior could have been better. Noise level of heat pump in the owners bedroom is unacceptable.

The work was very satisfactory. Sometimes the worksite could have been better kept.

Good to work with

I would like to recognize Nick J for his responsiveness to any issues I’ve had to call about. He’s fixed them quickly and efficiently. I would also like to send a big thank you to Neil for his quick response to any indoor issues. He has been a pleasure to work with

What you would come to expect in "builder basic." Basic materials and construction. However, the after sale support is top class. Especially in contrast to other big builders in our area.

Drees builds beautiful homes. Some things are options that should be standard (i.e. overhead lights in all bedrooms). Lots are too small, can't fit a full size truck in the garage. Some items are still not fixed months after moving in.

Drees was very considerate to make the closing date as per my need. The building process was very transparent and received timely updates.

Disappointed that no changes could be made even tho the carpet was not in. Buyer pulled carpet and replaced it before moving in. Selections were all done “on the cheap” ...Low grade carpet, no hardware on the cabinets, no stationary tub, or rough-in for one, no window sills. Who builds a &250K+ home without these basics? LOTS of issues with high humidity. Had to purchase a dehumidifier to bring humidity levels down Because of high potential for mold. 36” Door to pantry was too deep to walk through walk-in pantry. Buyer installed a louver door after closing...which should have been done before closing. That was a BIG design flaw. The door cost less than $100, to replace and now it works as it should with full access to the pantry. That should have been done by Drees before closing. Basic construction seems okay. It was just all the other stuff that was both costly and annoying to complete after closing. That is why the less than stellar ratings were given. ... More

Sales manager, Debra, was very good, helpful in many ways.

The people you work with at the beginning and middle of the process are great. They keep you informed and help tremendously. The hardest part (but I'm sure this is true with all builders) is once you sign the papers and close, anything you think isn't good enough doesn't matter. I only say this because I'm working with the warranty team now. And they will only fix something that's broken or not working, but shotty workmanship is your problem now. But that makes sense, it's their job to make sure they don't spend all of Drees' money and they aren't obligated to fix shotty work once you close. I would say once you close, try to have the mindset that you bought a market home and not a brand new home and that it should all be perfect. ... More

Getting issues that were done poorly, incorrectly or not at all (some I realize were material b/orders) so we could move in, then takes weeks-months for resolution. Being told "We'll take care of it" needs to then be followed with a definitive "By whom and by when". There is a 60 day follow up that should be done within 2 weeks, not 2 months, for a $560K house. Time, thus closing on the house, is way more important to Drees than quality at time of possession.

This is our third home we have built and we found a lot corners cut along the way . Some we caught and some we didn’t till moved in. Love our house but annoying fixes happening way to often

The lack of urgency to fix the items found at the week before closing walk through has been disappointing… we highlighted ~15 items and we are approaching 99 days and we still have items open. The lack of respect by some of the subcontractors has been shocking as they fix one item and damage another item that requires someone else to come fix it.

1)Lawn seeding and sod was not good that just put seeding and without losses soil 2)garage concrete was good that had a long line crack 3)screen door qua wasn’t good 4) patio concrete was not good 5) Steel was exposed out of concrete 6) close door doesn’t align with block area 7)front door lock spent two months to fixed due to ins wrong spec

I love my new home but the schedule was months after promised with no sense of urgency. I have also been in 4 months and still daily trying to get items finished.

The process can alternatively be described as either a straightjacket or as well organized. There were supply disruptions...which is understandable. But, instead of pausing and waiting, the schedule was maintained, with the result that necessary preconditions for installation of later phases were shortchanged or not met at all. This resulted in mistakes that were difficult to rectify or required compromises.