K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews

The purchasing experience with our sales rep. Jessica was great, she went over and above to get answers to questions, etc... Getting our closing documents ahead of time was a disaster, not very prepared. The punch list for the home is still not complete after 3 months. The builders field rep from the Khov tells you what he thinks you want to hear with no follow up. Never writes anything down so I have to send numerous emails, text messages, photos reminding him of the outstanding items, in which very few items have been completed. I'm just very disappointed and frustrated that once the house was purchased it's a continual fight to get warranty items taken care of for the home we purchased. ... More

Ever since I have moved into my new build there have been nothing but issues. They use cheap materials and you’re left dealing with it. Our driveway is falling apart and it’s only 7 months old. Cracks and chipped. The flooring is garbage. They lied and said it’s scratch free and it’s not! The walls are wavy. When we first got our keys they weren’t even finished with our house so we had to have strangers coming in and out of our house to finish stuff for weeks!!!! Horrible experience! Don’t bother!

Quality of this home is not what I expected.I had an irrigation system leak for a month in the yard and driveway that was soaked so bad youcan’t walk on it ,one of the leaks was spraying at the front door.After emailing and calling for a month it was finally resolved .The home have exterior doors not sealing properly causing bugs to enter.Some of the tile are cracked mail pops in the walls garage door binds when opening,Some interior doors not closing properly/a/c system not balanced properly hot upstairs in some of the bedrooms.

My number one problem deals with the construction of my home's swale. In Port Saint Lucie where my home is, the city has water swales in front of most front yards. This swale is supposed to allow water flow from heavy rains. My swale was either not done correctly or the effectiveness of the swale was altered during construction. At any rate, it has lead to a pudding of water around my driveway. Because the water isn't moving, it had turned green from algae. It also invites mosquitos and frogs. The city blames the builder, and Khov construction had not moved to do anything about it. So I have to suffer with this at my NEW home. ... More

We built in a new home the before the build process went very smoothly. The build itself went fast and was completed ahead of schedule. We have run into few issues since moving in and every time someone comes to fix or repair the issues we’re told it’s not their fault and someone else has to come. Only to ignore the issues in the home.

Workmanship has been disappointing with the drywall and painting

Great on the sales side. Nonexistent on the service side.

The house overall is nice but some issues with certain aspects of the home with dented window sills which were flagged in the final walk thru. They tried to repair them once but didn’t really fix the issues and said that they won’t fix them again. Talking to neighbors they don’t have this issue.

The builder hires people that don’t care about your home. They do not pay attention to plan details - placement of electrical outlets; deck door placed incorrectly; light switches reversed, etc. Trash left in walls, which we removed; profanity written on front door trim; damaged railings; no sanding of trim. They use standard/ basic systems for the cost of the home- example: well/ septic system - low water pressure; using sand as the base for landscaping. I could go on.

The salesman was great and attentive as needed, the builder not so much. The work is so sloppy to say the least. Even with the walkthroughs pointing out as much as possible the repairs were also rushed and sloppy. Due to the winter storm my second walk through was the evening before my closing and you could tell the builder was not inclined to fixing all the flaws. We had been living with family for months and were ready to be back in our own space so we closed and I planned to tackle some of the flaws myself; however, DAILY I find more flaws. I love my home itself but the workmanship makes me soo upset every time I find something new. This is not my first home but my first new build and I believe for the price and the home being new the work SHOULD have been way better. Not to mention the materials are cheap the paint and caulking should not be cracking after a month! ... More

Overall happy with purchase and family is happy. There were numerous small issues that need to get resolved and lots of sloppiness in many areas of the home.

People involved with the sale were great.

Homes are built poor quality and im still having issues getting things fixed after 4 months of living in our brand new home other problems are also coming up but im choosing to fix them myself since its easier then waiting weeks for them to fix things

For the price of the home. We expected the finished job to be of great quality, but it has not been. There have been one issue after another. The site manager Catricia has been great getting some things fixed, but this could have all been avoided if the workers took pride in their work. The loft floor is still a problem. The floor is noisy as if it is not in place. This is not acceptable for this type of house.

Noticed lots of imperfections. Sub contractors need not rush and project managers need to keep close eye before signing off. We found lots of issue. Very basic but important ones. Would NOT recommend K.Hovnanian homes to anyone. Sorry!!!

I have been unable to get my air conditioning to work properly.been in touch with warranty dept .they have been really helpful .but also unable to get my air conditioning problem resolved.

This is my first home and I must say I was excited about it until I moved in and started noticing the materials they used.. The material are not good quality. They used cheap materials and just paint it and make it look good. My front door is already falling apart and some of the locks are are broken already. One thing for sure I DO NOT trust KH anymore. I’m telling you now K. Hovnanian® Homes! will NOT get a referral from me not until I get pay for my Frist referral. I referred a friend and I was supposed to get a referral compensation but instead they decided to give it to her agent. First thing it wasn’t her agent that referred her to KH it was me so why would they give her my compensation to the agent? ... More

Appliances are not of the quality expected and not following latest model for kitchen. I’m just 1 month into the new home and There are lot of issues coming up as we go. Feels like buying a new home is more exhausting than buying a used one. Sales agent was very helpful but there is no model home to look and decide on the features. Inspections are not great, my home has wiring on wrong side of the building and is fixed by just drilling a hole into siding and the wall, which is not a good way of fixing.

Nick was our sales rep and he was amazing no complaints there very up front, keeps you updated with pictures and txt through the whole building process. However , the real issues are when it’s all done. You are scheduled to do an inspection and get things that need to be fixed addressed before closing and that does not happen at all. Lots of paint issues , had a huge concrete hole in the garage , cabinets have the corned messed up and they don’t know how to lay down caulk correctly what so ever. When the caulking issues was addressed I was told the following “ I need to lower my expectations because these houses are built for the common people that have no idea how construction works and I needed to inspect things from a 6ft distance to which if it looks good then than their is no issue with it”. This was their head builder in charge by the way. Grass was laid like crap, my whole backyard and front yard is not even leveled nicely like the Trophy houses in the community. Paint material used is of very poor quality that just touching it makes it go from white to grey (discoloration). They used a flat tone instead of a gloss paint. The texture in one of my bedroom’s ceiling is awful with poor taping and texture lines visible even at 6ft away! Fence around the property is so uneven and you can see many spots were they Didn’t nail it on to the support because the nails are fully exposed. ... More

The initial home buying experience was good. Our salesperson (Lisa) was great. She sent us updates constantly, answered questions (many times on her days off). The financing phase was great too. Jodi was a pleasure to work with and made the process easy. Our issue was the building, multiple issues needing attention and the difficulty in getting them taken care of. We closed on the home (although we should have told them we weren't closing until all issues were resolved) and it took over a month to finally get everything done we were told would be addressed before we closed or (worst case) on the day we closed. It took MANY texts, phone calls and photos of problems to get everything FINALLY taken care of. Lesson learned: If you buy a KHOV home (or any home for that matter) don't close until ALL issues have been resolved. They will definitely be more motivated to take care of you if you are holding up the closing. ... More

Quality of workmanship is so poor, you can tell they did everything so quick or in hurry that they do not care what the outcome or quality is. The sad part is, if, you make a request for them to fix any issues, it takes forever. Forever is not an overexageration, as a matter of fact up until now my issues them are not fixed yet, countless follow ups and they do not care! All they want is to hand off the key to you and whatever issues you found prior, is full of promises. We will do this and do that.... if you do purchase a home with them, make sure you have them fix your issues prior to finalizing everything or else, like me I have to constatly request for them to fix making you the one asking them for favors, were it should hVe been their responsibility from the beginning, if only they did right. ... More

Neighborhood is not properly represented when buying the home. The lakes are dry and there is no fountains.. was told that our lot was capable of having a swimming pool. This is not true .. it clearly states on the septic survey in bright red no pool. Even the septic people state they have made you aware of this but the sales person assured us that our lot was cleared for a pool. How can you build homes on a half acre lot .. that can’t have a pool!! No a very good marketing plan.houses look nice but are lacking in quality in craftsmanship and materials used.. I wouldn’t recommend to anyone to buy in our neighborhood. ... More

The best part was working with our loan officer. THATS IT! Quality is horrible! On our final walk in someone smart turn on AC on 100!!! F I think they thought paint, last touch ups will dry faster but it had opposite effect….. Interior doors were SO horrible, corners smashed, paint peeling off, if the piece fell of from the door they just sand it and painted on top, what apparently doesn’t make it look better. CHEAP OT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. There is a big list but they always will find an answer like “that’s totally fine, it should be like that” (when raining and water just leaking through windows, not all of them!!!so that’s normal for them ) Would I recommend the builder for someone NO. It is what it is. ... More

These houses and the craftsmanship are mediocre at best. They are thrown up and sloppy. I’m sure after moving in and how cheap the materials are and thrown together that it is like fast food processing at $400k plus.

While living here for three months we have had various home issues come up that have caused concerns. We have experienced random tiny holes in the walls, cracks all over the house, and a big line of paint coming off the wall near the vents. Has been a lot more work for a new home than expected.