Shea Homes Reviews

Have only been in the house for 3 months and still have some quality issues to address. Most are addressed timely, but need to be patient with the labor challenges since Covid.

All in all, it was a good experience, despite the pandemic and supply chain issues creating delays in the move-in date. One word of advice to new homeowners, be very critical and thorough during your final walk-through. It seems the workmanship was a bit 'sloppy' perhaps due to the extended delays and deadlines not being met on time. There were things that could have been done more carefully, had the workers taken the time to do them correctly the first time. As an example, the caulking wasn't completely done around my tub and faucet, which meant a plumber had to be brought in after I moved into the house. The water wasn't turned on to the fridge and when I pointed it out during the walk-through, the sales person wrote it down but didn't follow through on the complaint. Thus, it took 2 weeks before I could get someone in to fix the issue (and it happened to be the builder superintendent I ended up calling, because Shea Customer Service never responded to my calls and emails). ... More

Rome, our customer service rep, has been very helpful in getting proper trades out to fix numerous quality issues. Overall, disappointed in the attention to detail in construction.

Given the price point of the home and Shea’s reputation I would have expected much better workmanship from those various trades that did work on our home. The fit and finish on the home was really lacking. We have seen issue throughout our house with the attention to details including paint, tile work, cabinetry and windows to name a few. We know that trades do this work but there needs to be better oversight from Shea. We regards to materials it is definitely clear that the best materials weren’t used. From the faucets to the exhaust vents these weren’t the best quality or the most appropriate for a home of this price. The kitchen exhaust vent didn’t have the correct damper and causes loud noise when it’s windy. The Moen fixtures feel very cheap and low quality. The toilets are below the quality we expected, they don’t even have soft close seats. This is minor but iemblematic of the lack of attention to detail that should be fitting of a house at this price point. When compared to our previous new construction with a different builder the materials are definitely not up to par. Another example of the lack of attention to details would be the HVAC system. For a house of this size there was no zoning. It immediately caused issues with cold and hot spots in the house. Even though the issue was corrected, I think there should have been planning to address this during design and construction. Overall given how these homes were positioned in the market and the price point the trades really disappointed with the quality of work. The materials and attention to details were extremely lacking. As a homeowner this puts the responsibility on our shoulders to try to work after move in the figure it out. Even though this is expected in any new home, the amount of issues that needed attention seems extraordinarily high. ... More

Workmen have not shown up when they were scheduled to. Closed 12/31/21. I am still waiting for mirrors and shower doors on my master shower. It has been 9 weeks. Smart home visit was just completed yesterday. There appears to be a disconnect between contractors.

Overall, we love our home and the neighborhood in Wickenburg Ranch. There were a number of issues regarding paint quality (recommend hiring your own painter) , drywall quality, door placement, leaky shower door, and exposed pipes on the patio. After 2 months of difficult discussions we were finally able to get Shea to resolve most of the problems.

Quality of the home is good but minimum they need to give house for 1889 sqft for the price. On top, house rates shld be stable. Every 2 weeks 30 to 40k increase I did not like it. Communication is good Workers are good Work site manager is good

Top notch service from the sales team (Anne Marie & Jim)! I would rate them 6 star if I could. But the quality of the house built, especially the workmanship was at an extremely low level. I'm a bit disappointed by Shea Homes on that part.

Once coverings started, so did poor workmanship. Holes in the sheathing, misaligned and damaged dry wall, poorly aligned trim. A lot of hacking, followed by hiding with plaster and RTV. Materials were above average, hence the rating of 3.

Nice home. Don’t respond to problems

It was a pleasant experience, however we have an awful brick wall all around our property that is a terrible eyesore and nothing has been done about this, we bought a premium lot with no one next to us and now we have no view whatsoever.

Shea is a good builder. We've built two homes with them, However the Canyons home has sloppy workmanship. Many items were installed wrong, banged up, loose, missing, incomplete, not working etc

Be aware that if you buy a “Designer” home, it’s nothing more than a spec home with no extras. I’ve already spent $25k upgrading things…not happy about that.

The builder has a an attitude of it is our way or go somewhere else. The communication is spotty and not always consistent among their employees. The house itself is okay but nothing special. I have worked with other builders and would rate Shea as mediocre at best.

House is fantastic. Used Shea to hire fence install; terrible height placement abs more than five requests to talk with me about it, zero response. You will love the house just watch for these types of potential issues.

Sales people were very kind to concerns

Please be sure to check all appliances, my oven hasn’t worked from day 1 to now day 60 something, difficult to get assistance thru GE and thru the builder, doing it on my own thru constant calling of GE. Also upgraded painting, cabinet work, etc. has flaws, mostly cosmetic, however, been told it was difficult to get the proper help. The builder has sent people to try to fix the flaws, however, I though I was finished with workers coming into my new home. Speaking to other new residents and they seem to have similar issues.

This is our second home at Encanterra. By far the first experience was much, much better than this time. Our construction manager - Mike Cama - was consistently good, but his management team above him were not supportive, often challenging and at times rude. The quality of the home is much worse than before. Craftsmanship is moderate and many items were simply “missed” or done “half-way”. A prime example is the A/C unit had almost no (zero) refrigerant in it yet passsed Shea’s “stringent quality check”. Wiring issues, more A/C issues and damaged tiles are just some examples of the poorer quality of our new home compared to the one built in 2018. Our customer service rep is trying hard and we appreciate his effort, but he has a bigger task than what should be necessary. ... More

Be sure you know what you are getting

Very well insulated. They fix any errors. Building too many homes at once, workmanship suffering.

We love the community. Throughout the building process the communication could have been improved. As an example, we were given a closing date and then two days before the close were told it was not going to happen. Despite the fact that the Shea representative knew we were in a rental and had given notice. One issue that may contribute to communication issues is the staff turnover seems very high. Additionally while some of the subcontractors did stellar work others are not as diligent. At the end we are happy with our home despite some repair issues that are under way

This Trilogy division was built for 55 age and over owners who desire a simple down sized home with minimal problems. There seemed to be a disconnect between the on-site contractor (Construction Supv) promises and the follow up person handling identified owner tasks still needing to be fixed. It seems that, neighbors and I, feel the need to get down and nasty for anything positive to happen. IE; The top surface of covered porch was 12" (step) above the ground surface which caused me to fall during construction walk-thru. The contractor (Supervisor) measured the step and told us that a concrete step all across the front would be provided before we took posession. During the final walk-thru there was no promised step as dirt had been pushed up against the front of the raised porch reducing the drop in elevation from 1 foot to 7.5 to 8" step down and we're told that was within code. Does it seem reasonable that two 77 year old owners living in a 55 and over development would have to negotiate an 8" step daily to get to their back yard not to mention the builders commitment for a step to be added? Also, it should be noted that owners were not allowed on-site after hours or not and on weekends. We could not follow up on what was happening verses was not. Here is another example of problems being ignored. Putty work around outside vents, front door bell, and other sealing applications needed reworking. Instead of running caulk smoothly across a seam, it was applied in small bulges all along areas needing to be sealed. It looked like it was applied by someone very inexperianced or who did not care enough to do the job correctly. The answer we were given was "That is the way it was done on all the houses"(?). Is that an acceptable answer? I could go on and on but I think We have made our point. Last, when we were at our site before anything was finalized, the sales person told us that he could not decide whether our lot was a view lot or not. There were no houses as yet built around our lot and we did have a beautiful view of Mt Rainier in all its' majesty. A few days later we were notified that it was indeed a view lot so the price of the lot went from $5000 to $10,000. When all the houses around us were later added and competed we could not see Rainier even from the street. When I inquired I was given the message from sales, "He is crazy if he thinks we will give any money back." So the issue of whether the home was in fact a view lot, or not, was mute because by law I had already signed and was stuck with the misleading criteria for the cost of the lot included in the agreement. A poor example of what Shea considers fair and above board dealings with their customers. The only other issue was that the top soil was removed from the lots during construction and not put back. The remaining soil is gravel and rock. You cannot penatrate the remaining soil with a shovel. You need a pickax and luck to find an area between the rocks for your pickax or shovel to penatrate more than an inch. ... More

Do not trust the sales department

While the overall quality of the home seems good, we have had numerous issues that to me demonstrates a lack of attention to detail before turning the house over to us as the new owners. For instance, dishwasher and refrigerator were not working properly (installation issues), front porch lights not working (even after first repair not working again), dryer vent duct on roof obstructed, toilet paper holder fell off, electrical conduit for TV (smurf tube) obstructed can't run cable through it, door from garage to house would not lock. While all these things are fixable, seems that if someone would have taken to check these "little things" before turning over the house to us would have been an overall better experience for us. ... More

I feel like you were very anxious to pay off my realtor and get her out of the picture leaving me do negotiate with a large corporation without any real representation. Seemed like your attitude was pretty much - "well, we have six units left - take it or leave it." In other words not much accomodation. It's a little early to decide what kind of value we got. Some aspects of our new home I truly love. Others, well, seems like you cheaped out or the at least the jury is still out.