Highland Homes Reviews in San Antonio, TX

Highland Homes prides themselves on quality of construction. The construction of the home was horrible. There were over 50 discrepancies in our home when we purchased it. The craftmanship was terrible. The home reminded me of a habitat for humanity home which was put together by volunteers who were not experts in construction. After nearly 2 months in the home we are still dealing with repairs and have a long way to go.

I was very surprised at the rudeness of building construction mgr. Shane H. The house slab not level, roof has studs pushing shingles in a lot of roof areas, kitchen cabinets color miss match and drawers get stuck, windows not square floor molding not level and open in lots of areas, washing machine room has missing tile, front entry slab not level (during rain entry flooded)all this after only one month in house. I love bigger house but not poor workmanship. High priced but over all poor workmanship and management of build. I now feel like a number not personal person homeowner. A lot of these items were on closing construction mgr. followup list . I closed on house and now I do not exist but a low number on priority. I felt disrespected by Shane G. at closing. ... More

DO NOT BUY A Highland Home. Highland homes built us a shoddy substandard house. We have been filing warranty claims several times a week since we moved in due to all sorts of problems. We closed almost two months ago and still can’t use our kitchen cabinets. We paid for so many upgrades, not only were the materials cheap but the labor/install were shoddy, sloppy, careless, just outright unprofessional. The builder told us this is how it is in San Antonio. They will never be as good as the Dallas area. We should lower our standards/expectations. How comforting! We bought brand new homes before from other builders and remodeled a couple of homes. We never seen such shoddy substandard work ever. Even my husband's DIYs are better. The trades here are an embarrassment to the industry. They have no shame in building crappy houses. ZERO standards. The so-called professional painters don't use blue tape and tilers don't use spacers. Our kitchen backsplash looks awful and our cabinets are not usable. The shelves are cut too short and several of them started peeling before we even moved in. Scratches and dents everywhere on countertop, doors, trims, appliances, and messy paint jobs. You do not get what you pay for. If you want to be disappointed and deal with incompetent workers on a weekly basis, then buy a Highland Home. ... More

We've owned multiple homes and are disappointed in the details of this VERY EXPENSIVE house. Everyone provided awesome service UNTIL WE CLOSED. Then they GHOSTED. Two months in and we still don't have the items on the "closing list" completed and the warranty service is a BAD JOKE. You submit a request and MAYBE they will come out in 4 to 6 weeks. I don't actually know since our items are still open 4 to 6 weeks later. When we moved in, none of our Low-E worked, there was a FULL SIZE tool backing up our bathroom drains (they said they scoped the lines), I couldn't use the lights in my living room and turn on the disposal because there was a short and half of our electrical panel pops on a very regular basis. Our kitchen cabinets are full-out cracking in various places (and not at the seams). There are cracks in almost every bathroom grout, baseboards, door frames and walls. I’ve lost count of the popped nails which the warranty “manager” says they won’t even address until the “1 year service”. Then there are the floor plans. They sacrifice function for design in EVERY AREA OF THE HOUSE. They are pretty houses, but do not function well. (Think lack of linen closets and that you will probably have to buy all new furniture for every room and not even your washer and dryer fit in the laundry room.) ... More

Safety, Housekeeping, Security • Beer cans and trash consistently found in and around build site • Contractors smoking inside of house • Trash and food left in house attracting pests (raccoon removed from attic) • Contractors not observing signs for “no shoes”, dirt and rocks on wood floor and carpets • General disregard for safety (e.g. roofers not tied off, makeshift ladders, etc.) • Houses with flooring, carpets, fixtures left unsecured and in some cases doors/windows ajar Management Oversight • No insight into management decision making process • No explanation or understanding of escalation protocol for raising buyer concerns • Inconsistent supervision and communication to contractors (e.g. placement of A/C condensers) • Poor work-load management and support of construction supervisors (constantly overwhelmed) • Reference construction drawings only when convenient for builder Sales Counselors • Frequently pompous and dismissive in almost all interactions, including initial visit with realtor • Tend to act like buyer requests and concerns are a joke (literally laughing in some instances) • Drag feet on decisions then make urgent demands, making it seem like buyer is causing delay • Attempt to document misleading information on change orders • Incomplete and/or vague descriptions of change items (some missed completely) Quality of Workmanship • Overall sloppiness in workmanship (e.g. tiling, door trim, painting, plumbing hardware, etc.) • Lack of ownership in work (e.g. dented fireplace, scratched appliances, etc.) • Seem to take the “easy” route at every opportunity rather than doing the job “right” ... More

My experience was horrible had some problems at the house that were supposed to be taken care of and our builder never answered our calls anymore