Shea Homes Reviews

1 day after moving into our home we have had flooring issues. After nearly 3 months of dragging their feet Shea is finally repairing the issue and having to move us out of our home for 2 weeks. While they are apologizing they are offering $200 a night for room and board for a family of 5. Absolutely ridiculous. They say they are sorry but don't truly step up.This seems to be a common issue for Shea currently.

low quality at premium pricing

Shea homes builders are not friendly in nature. completely they are thinking as business gain, no customer favor. some are not standard but they are always telling it meet shea standard. Even customer paid for options, not reaching up to standards. No honesty at all. No proper response from shea homes builder and no choice to talk from customer perspective and no response from shea homes builder. Quality wise its not good as per what customer paid. Need to improve a lot in all sectors.

Our Shea home in the Canyons has not been good. First, the salesperson Abbe who sold us the house told us that if we acted quickly we'd get a $50k credit. She didn't explain that $30k of that would only apply if we used Shea Mortgages. Now she's gone to fleece some other people at a different homebuilder. The craftmanship of the house is less than ideal. Our lights keep flickering, appliances don't work correctly, and many of the materials and craftsmanship that they used were less than standard in what I would assume is an effort to maximize their profit. The service folks we've dealt with have been good, even though it seems like their hands are tied by corporate in many of the issues that we've found. Overall disappointed. ... More

The quality of work and attention to detail is seriously lacking. For a nearly 1,000,000 dollar home you’d expect a lot more in terms of finishing. The baseboards bow inward in some areas, the staircase where the dry wall meets the flooring is atrocious, and nearly all the downstairs light dimmers are making a buzzing noise. There are multiple areas where the drywall seams are noticeable and even lumpy. The tile work in the bathrooms is horrible in some areas and the master bath shower glass is scratched. Also there is unique touch at the top of the stairs beneath the newel post where the 3/4 inch trim, baseboard, and newel post corners all point in different directions. The tile work in the master bath shower is also horrendous. ... More

Shea did not meet our expectations at all due to so many open issues. They close our house in April of this year and mostly cabinets are having issues. Supervisor from cabinet company was surprised that how come they gave you keys with so much unfinished work. Baseboards in the house are installed so badly. I am not sure how shea builder can deliver such bad quality work for an expensive house? After closing the house priority of unfinished is not treated properly. so much frustration.

Overall we did not have a great experience with our first home purchase. Three different builders worked on our home. The first two were let go. I will give credit to Jorge for inherited a myriad of problems, did his absolute best to clean up the mess. You must get a third party inspector. It's a must. The builders gave us a very hard time over that but we still had him come through, despite costing us $750. Our inspector delivered a report well over twenty pages. We were wooed by the model house. Yet the quality of the build on ours was anything from it. Sloppy craftmanship through out, facets and receptacles not level, light fixtures out of socket, and unsealed window sill molding letting spiders and various insects in. A leaky sprinkler systems, and an AC that doesn't cool the house. Needless to say the paint job was poor too. The garage remotes never worked. The workers didn't even bother removing the wraps from the garage rails, and there is spray pain everywhere. It's just sloppy hurried work. Be careful, verify, verify, and then verify some more. Do not fall for the razzle dazzle of the model or the sales people. ... More

Keys were handed over to me before a thorough inspection of the home was done. During the final walkthrough, appliances were not run. Move in day, There was no water whatsoever in the washing machine, so I was unable to wash work clothes. The ice maker also had no ice/water hooked up. When I called to get help, they said I was out of luck because it was a weekend! I couldn’t get a single person to come out to address the problem, each one emphasizing that it was a Saturday. I got someone on the line to help me hook up the water lines by myself. It was NOT easy to say the least. I assumed that the keys being handed over, meant the home was ready to move in to. Not the case! Had someone taken 5 minutes out if their “weekend” to properly hook up appliances, I would not have had to take additional time off of work. So unprofessional on the part of Shea Homes! I expected way more from them. ... More

Sales lady was not helpful and was rude during closing, created so much confusion between the loan lender and us. The warranty guy sucks, doesn't even respond to emails, have items pending to be fixed from customer-walk through about 3 months ago. The Shea loan guy was just as bad, had to complain to his manager to get him to respond to my emails to get a Shea loan. Overall, almost backed out of the deal because of how horrible the staff and their dealing is. It was very stressful and frustrating at every step. The floorplan is great which is the only reason we bought it.

We have been a months after our close, never should have closed, to address many defects noted in the pre-close walk through. Ordered and paid for specific appliances (paid for options) that we did not get, they substituted inferior appliances and so far have refused to replace them. Trades show up and have no idea what they are repairing.

I am extremely disappointed with the quality and workmanship of my newly-built home. As a new homeowner who has invested over $500K into this property, I expected a level of quality that is simply not present. From the moment I moved into my newly built home 3 months ago, I have encountered numerous issues that should have been addressed during the construction process. The walls are not straight, the paint job is sloppy, wall texture is uneven, tiles are crooked, cabinet paint is peeling, windows seals are broken, roof was leaking, pipes were leaking behind the wall, and a number of other issues. We’ve addressed these issues, and some have been corrected, but with it was met with lots of difficulties. Almost 3 days a week for over 2 months, we’ve had various contractors in our home to fix the issues in which they come over unprepared without the correct materials and equipment. They also come uninformed of what they are supposed to do and it’s difficult to communicate to them because there is a language barrier. Also many of them are sloppy and created more issues resulting in multiple visits to fix the issues they’ve caused. There are still a lot outstanding issues that needs to be addressed and the warranty team seems are not as responsive as they were when we initially had our 30-day follow up. This lack of communication is unacceptable, especially considering the amount of money that I have invested into this property. I am frustrated with the level of service that I have received thus far, and actually hate my house. I regret buying it and can’t wait to sell it. ... More

Terrible lot. Since all I saw were dirt lots when I purchased, I didn't know that the air conditioning units would be placed right outside my bedroom window! Both my neighbors and mine are there. On the other side, my neighbor's unit is right in front of my living room. Houses are squeezed together. I'm still waiting for them to put the cabinet door on. It's been sitting here for 3 months. I had to have the electrician out 3 times to correct things. Bathroom was mis-wired and the Ring doorbell has been serviced twice. Doesn't seem like sturdy construction. I though Shea was a good builder but I guess things have changed. Would not recommend a Shea home. ... More

We were delayed over and over. The house sat completely still at frame for 5 1/2 months waited for HVAC. It took ONE day to do the HVAC when they finally showed up. 21 month build time. Then closed the house with items not completed. Every neighbor we have talked to had items not completed when they closed. Not a quality home. This is our third new build and by far the worst one. We are very disappointed.

I'll start by saying if I knew what I know now, I'd have gone with a different builder. The workmanship and quality of Shea Homes product (specifically) my home is complete garbage. For what the house cost, anyone in their right mine would expect a better product. From poor paint job, floor/tile completion, misaligned doors and the list goes on. Each day I'm in this house, I find more issues of poor craftsmanship and rush job. What makes it frustrating is the fact there were zero compromises from the builder in regards to making minor changes during the building process but here I am waiting weeks for them to fix items that should have been done from day one. The finance lady acted like she couldn't care less if we went with a different financial institution, which actually should have gave me a clue on what I was getting into. Bottom line is, other than the sales rep, the rest of the experience has been well below average. Tired of taking off work to get crap fixed. Which brings me back to my beginning sentence, if I knew what I know now, I would have sprinted away from Shea. But lesson learned! Just my experience. ... More

We purchased a new build Mosaic model at the beginning of the pandemic, sadly what we purchased has not come close to meeting our expectations. We rented in the community during the build process and we were able to catch many issues. Once we moved in, it’s been an on-going punch list of repairs due to poor craftsmanship. Not one cupboard or drawer works correctly, light fixtures are off center and now a broken primary condensation pipe has lead to opening up our living room wall to dry out the insulation and sheet rock. Our Shea customer service person has been great, but scheduled trades don’t show up to fix the repairs or if they do show up they’re not fully briefed or prepared to fix the problem. We closed the beginning of November and we are no where near getting everything fixed. ... More

A million dollar tract home. Amazing 0

I would not recommend Shea

During the final inspection we found several issues that were documented but do not have any action plan to address. We had discovered the manufacturer of the main power panel had reported issues with quality of breakers that could cause a fire. We were told that would be investigated but 90 days later no update. A garage door panel was dented after installation and prior to taking possession. We were told a replacement was back ordered but not surprisingly, they are still building houses with the same garage door being used. Why can't mine be replaced before a new house gets one? They must be able to get doors from somewhere. ... More

Responsiveness is totally Zero Warranty guy does not want to fix problems After paying very very large amount for house , the finishing product ( the house ) is totally Disgrace , The warranty guy has either been fired Or not interested in fixing the warranty work It almost 2 months no body Responding from Shea Homes 831 920 8496

I have paid premium price for my house, but did get poor quality house for it. - The sales team very stubborn do not give opportunity to tell the quality issues identified, they just say whether to cancel or buy it. How can we cancel it after putting such a huge amount. We have to accept what ever quality they built it. - The put the chipped roof beam, when I pointed that issue, construction officer says it is what it is. - On receiving day of the key found huge cracks on the side yard. They can’t address it with in few hours, as I got the keys, I have to wait for service request. - After 20 days of living every nook and corners has huge crack/ displacement, during the 1 month appointment learned that they can fix these issues at 1 year appointment. - With in 15 days there was big wall enclosure displacement at the entry of the house. This shows the quality construction, I feel disappointed with this problem. Everyone in the neighborhood think it is the structural problem, where as your team think this model has known issues with wall enclosure displacement. - the garage handover with a dirty wall, I have notified before the keys handover. They didn’t care to fix it. Positive side: All minor problem fixed on 1month appointment findings on time. Overall the quality of the construction is very poor. ... More

Materials are taking a long time to get in. You will have to learn patience

Many misrepresentations about what is included, very poor communication, many delays due to work having to be done over and over. Interior paint and trim is very sloppy and not to a professional standard for even an entry level home. Delays were not due to covid they were due to poor resource management and needless duplication of work that is still a mess.

We just purchased a new home at Cetara by Shea Homes. The handover process was extremely disappointing, so much so that after 2 months of moving in we are still chasing to have almost everything fixed/ repaired/ replaced. The list is too long, but it includes flooring, shabby painting, poor workmanship, electrical issues, almost felt like we purchased from amateurs. Not a happy customer.

Many defects, poor workmanship by the crafts. Many things pointed out prior to close were not addressed. Hurry up and sell mentality. Terrible customer service manager who doesn't pick up or return my calls from me.

Carpet was very bad and even when their own people agreed that carpet is in bad condition, office guys just wanted to fix the problem