KB Home Reviews in Tampa St. Petersburg, FL

Issues with construction take too long to be corrected. Construction manager is eager to help with issues, but once he passes the information to higher up, it seems to drag on.

I had major issues with KB since about half way through the home buying process. I was getting minimal updates and my initial time frame was pushed by months. Finally, at the end, my closing kept moving all around which made getting an appropriate private inspection difficult to do. KB stated it needed to be done a week before closing but when my inspector did come, so much still needed to be done and then closing got pushed. I mentioned from many months ahead that it could not be on a certain date as I would be out of the state, but still that's the time frame they had to do it to meet quarter numbers. Then as we get to that date, it needed to be pushed out once again. We get to walkthrough and while there is a vast improvement, so much still needed to get fixed. We'll, we decided to close anyways. Now, I'm finding things done so poorly that some bedroom doors can't even be closed properly, paint jobs are needed and even caulking near showers were incomplete. While I've had a great experience with the construction manager, he can only help so much while still working on getting other houses completed. Now, I'm trying to go through warranty for a water heater beeping that has been doing on for over a month and while I someone has gotten a hold of me, the person who would actually reach out (my community's representative) has not. So now we learned to live with the beep. Overall, these builders had so much potential to have a beautiful home without any issues if it wasn't so rushed and disorganized, but it's hard to be happy when I'm still dealing with so many issues. ... More

My begining experience was very good but contractor and building experience is frustate. Material for make this house low quality I didn' any kb homes people to toldk about low quality materials and contractor alwys make me frustate . I closed my november 25 2022 but contractor installed blinder and screen fully . Contracotr installed blinder last 1/20/233 and screen last 10 days but not fully and lot of small issue have to fix but contractor don't do another issue contractor use electric wire out of wall on my garage door . it can't be even he didn't use any cover for electric wire. My house back glass door lock is not good . ... More

When we moved in we had multiple electrical problems that were not found until wenhad an electrician install fans and GFI's in the garage for us. We also found problems with the plastering job when we were painting the interior of the house. We found paint/plaster on the underside of multiple doorknobs. The construction manager was quick to respond to the issues but still.

I guess im one of the unlucky one that the house built close to oak tree. Backyard now fill with leaves and eventually my roof will be, too.

Finance took too long with certain documents which caused the closing to be delayed several times. The house is not fully complete and there were many flaws in the home. Found poor quality work and many items needed to go through warranty. It seemed like a rushed home. Still waiting on items to be taken care of even though several months have gone by since living in the home. Majority of the items owner had call the contractors for each job directly. It felt like I was doing someone else’s job.

As a general builder, my KB Homes experience was good. Great salesmen. Very personable and knowledgeable. The experience was not the same after the closing. The lack of communication was the most frustrating part. With mw knowing how the work with contractors can be, it was exhausting trying to get things resolved because of the lack of follow-through. The only saving grace was the salesman (Jim) having to get involved to try and assist in coordinating things to be resolved. If it wasn't for him, I would give KB a zero!!!!!!!!!

It was a frustrating process with multiple builder delays only to be left with incomplete items.

Where to begin. The overall experience out of 5 stars regarding KB as a whole I would give is a 3 across the board. The reason for this is the lack of prompt, timely and consistent communication. Specifically from the KB Home and Construction Manager associates we enter acted with from beginning to end. Out Home Loan Consultant, Joe was amazing and very much a valuable asset to KB’s team. The Design Studio, although there were minor errors on a few things, which they worked quickly to get correct and resolved, were fantastic! Our construction manager for Medford Lakes was not at the standard the other 2 areas I just mentioned above. He made it a point on a consistent basis to add in almost every conversation, “Now when you get that survey, be sure to give 10’s and 5’s across the board.” He pointed out to us on many occasions, that if we didn’t not give those ratings across the board, it still affected him. I didn’t like the fact that by him saying that to us made us feel that if we didn’t that he would give us a harder time of the issues we brought up during our build. I’m sure he wouldn’t but it sure felt that way. He did provide push back several times and we stood firm with what we wanted. Steve did make efforts to fix the areas in which we asked him to have his guys do, but it was only as the cost for a 10 or 5 star rating. Those experiences, although fixed, didn’t yield a high rating. If he and his team was perfect, the issues we brought up wouldn’t have been issues. Steve said he’d do things and they weren’t done. Still to this day as I write, I haven’t received small items that he said he’d do. I don’t need them anymore as I went ahead and took care of the need. It’s the principle, mean what you say and be a person of your word. Not for the cause of a desired rating. Again, all in all, Steve and his team and the KB Home Loans team and the experiences they provided me during my journey of KB Home ownership was nothing greater than a 3 out of 5 start or 7 out of 10 rating. Id like to provide a KB build recommendation for its homes and that would be to consider having insulation placed in the walls throughout the house. As we’ve lived in the house, we’ve learned that you hear everything and the walls are very much thin because of it. An added layer of insulation would help tremendously in the interior walls. I understand the home is an efficiency rated home and doesn’t need that, but for the sounds you hear when faucets, doors shut, conversations, etc. this would be an added benefit. The screen porch door and sliding doors aren’t sealed and the screen door doesn’t stay on the track. The window screens for the house, don’t say in place and have measurement issues that cause them to not fit properly. The cabinetry caulked to the wall has already separated in the kitchens and bathrooms. The concrete floors when poured are not even. There is a crack in the ceiling in our entry way. The front door bottom seal doesn’t seal properly when shut. The garage door has the same issue as there is a visible and noticeable gap. The blinds don’t crank and turn smoothly. There are quite a few things that for a new home and only being in it for 3-4 months seem like shouldn’t be. I know the items will get fixed and I plan to hold KB and it’s management team for warranties and such accountable. Transparent review and rating based upon overall experience and findings. ... More

Close to two months after closing and still getting things fixed. Getting YES to death and wanting issues resolved. I still cannot give a good review with things still needing repaired.

Poor communication Poor follow thru Poor quality workmanship

The sales experience was good. During the build, some issues were brought up and were either VERY slow to address or never addressed at all. Clearly the sub-contractors rushed through their work to go on to the next job at the expense of sloppy, mediocre workmanship. Attention to detail is lacking. Communication was poor, to include nearly non-existent follow-up. Maybe this is all KB specific, or maybe it is industry wide with all the big builders. Either way, KB could do so much better by simply hiring a construction manager who was competent, organized, and communicates often and well.

Builder visit my house last month he say he come back next week and he never comeback for the repairing

We faced so many issues with builder in the overall process. KB lending experience was bad. KB construction team was okay after purchasing the house. Sales department wasn’t so great

Ceiling waves, outlet edges are rough not smooth borders crack nail pops

The house wasn't ready by the dates that I was told and the conditions that I received it were not the best.

We need not have a good experience with this process, from the finance department to the construction supervisor in our neighborhood

Several annoying issues such as wrong appliance installation, cracks in the driveway pavement, and hanging electrical wires that impede the closure of kitchen cabinet drawers.

Management at KB Homes were very unhelpful and inefficient. Problems still persist with home more than 3 months after closing and the company is slow and inefficient in their resolution.

Going on 2 months now and none of the issues have been addressed or even made appointments. Doing business with KB is like going on a dating site. All nice and good at the beginning but once you discovered issues KB ghosts you. My sprinkler system is flooding, so I’m wondering if KB is going to replace my grass. Dishwasher and Stove need to be replaced. One of the bedrooms has a dead switch. Where my walls meet the ceiling are not even straight. I also had the carpets removed. While removing the carpet, nails and trash was discovered under the pad. Good thing I’ve had my tetanus shot. I would like to get these issues fixed asap so I can sell the home. Very disappointed in the poor build of a “quality home”. ... More

Sloppy

The build was late. 2 months after living in the house and we have NEVER had a working microwave. Issues have been outstanding since moving in, week after week we’re told ‘it will be done this week’ and nothing ever ends up happening. It makes it worse that these are minor issues that could all be done within an hour or 2. It’s annoying as it is a prime example that KB hire works with poor workmanship that obviously don’t take pride in their work, these items were obviously also overlooked by the management who should have picked it up.

WoW, the home build quality is as low as it can get. Exemplifies that the company is having severe trouble engaging skilled workers compared to its competitors. Every. corner of the house displays extremely poor workmanship (walls, ceilings, paint, baseboards, doors etc.). I am hoping that the framing, electrical work, plumbing is ok). Will only find out after some time elapses. The biggest culprit though is poor responsiveness to get the issues addressed by the construction operations. They are busy building homes and then closing them as soon as possible to get money without any sincere intention to ensure homes are delivered with quality nor on providing good customer service. No wonder, survey conducted for home owners (who closed on their Gomes since 2021) shows that Kbhome is ranked at the rock bottom of the 20 builders based on the quality of its delivered home and customer satisfaction. I hope that company looks past it old glory and start focusing on quality over quantity. ... More

My husband and I recently purchased a move in ready home in Sanctuary Ridge. Prior to closing, we were told that our requests would be completed quickly. After being in our home now for almost two months, we still have incomplete work items and we cannot reliably get in contact with our representative. When we are able to contact the construction superintendent, he frequently dismisses, does not follow through, or won't provide timeframes for work completion. One example is that the toilet seat in our bathroom was broken and they would not replace it. We ended up fixing it ourselves. The overall process has been very poor. ... More

Our home buying experience was anything but great. While we are happy to own our own home, KB Homes and KBHS made the building experience terrible while costing my family over $10,000 out of pocket due to their inability to close despite issuing a legal demand letter threatening to take our home away and cancel our contract if we couldn’t close, their refusal to allow us to use our own title company as permitted in our purchase agreement, their employees’ lack of professionalism, and the entire organization’s poor communication (builders, closing coordinators, and KBHS are all on different pages). KBHS and closing coordinators care more about meeting quarterly goals than they do delivering finished homes. We cannot recommend KB Homes to anyone. Veterans, stay away from this company - they do not have your best interest in mind. ... More