Centex Homes Reviews

Centex has not been a good experience. Everyone was warm and welcoming in the beginning, but they are not to be trusted. They force you to close before everything is correct and they tell you it’ll be no problem to get it fixed. Once you reach out, it’s hard for them to fix it. They cut corners and try to make you feel like you’re stupid or wrong for asking them to fix it. If I’m paying this much for a house, I would like it to be done correctly. Maybe they were rushing or maybe the contractors weren’t being supervised properly by the construction managers. I’m not the only one who’s had bad experiences. After talking to my neighbors, I quickly learned that I was not alone regarding my dissatisfaction. ... More

Overall very disappointed with the quality of the material and workmanship. Interior space, layout, plan seems OK. But execution, quality material, workmanship, quality control, inspection process are subpar. The second day after moving we had to call emergency number for water leak in laundry room. You can imagine the experience. I had purchased two houses prior to this and were not this disappointed unfortunately. I am not recommending anyone to build or purchase Centex house.

1000% would not recommend nor build a Centex home ever again. We’re already planning our next move so we can get out before the Josie falls apart.

We bought our brand new home on July 18, 2021. We found our "salesperson" Jessica Golden, to be pleasant and responsible, but as we moved on into our new home we have had many problems with our new construction home built by Centex. Centex Homes and Pulte have been the most unprofessional and unreliable companies I have ever encountered. No one answer the phone nor emails. We have a busted irrigation lines in our home. We have to shut off the sprinkles because of the water accumulated around the water meter and the backyard. Two weeks ago, water was coming out of the ceiling in the garage. It happen that something was not properly attach to the bath tub creating the water to accumulated underneath the bathtub. This caused damages to the bathtub, floor, and ceiling in the garage. Lastly, the kitchen cabinet has a huge whole and no one can replace it. It has ben a nightmare! ... More

I'm moving date we had a water leak. Carpet how to get pulled up tack strips padding for the car pickup pulled up how to cut out sheetrock in 3 different rooms. And the house is very dirty when we moved in I'm going to make my second payment and stuff has still not all been fixed

The house was dirty after closing Paint drops on floor and caulk and paint on windows Some trim was not painted mud all over driveway and sidewalk Very unprofessional

This was our first new home buying experience. And it was totally ruined from day one. We got the wrong set of keys and couldn’t get into the house. Then there are many issues with workmanship and quality. Been here a month and still not fixed !

No quality or pride in workmanship. Carpet covered in paint and drywall dust. Treated like damaged floors, switches, appliances, counters etc are normal for a new house. No processes whatsoever. Every attempt to fix just made worse because they hire the cheapest most inexperienced labor they can find.

Horrible first time home buying experience. I still have issues that have not been resolved, and have to wait days until someone is willing to fix it. Absolutely not happy.

I wish I could say I got my money’s worth, but I don’t feel that way. There is no team here, just one person trying to get the various workers to do their jobs. There was no opportunity to upgrade anything. The materials used seem cheap, the workmanship is shoddy. Someone came to fix a problem and made another problem that someone else had to come back and fix. There are gouges in the walls that should have been plastered and painted before move in. Fixtures are plastic. Entry level appliances, flooring, etc. I’m disappointed and resigned.

My honest overall experience has not been the best and definitely had room for improvement from day one of my experience. I experienced poor customer service not from all but a few. Believing Centex and Pulte are linked I had a fair share of issue with Pulte as well . As far as the overall build and structure of the home , at a glance all is beautiful but once you start “living” you start to notice a lot unnecessary flaws. I understand some issues with the walls will happen due to the setting of the home but there were many drywall and paint issues, along with chips to bathroom countertop, discolored grout, issue with staircase, ac vent leak less then a week into the home, and above all no insulation in the attic . Yes some issues have been corrected in a timely matter others are still pending. I can only hope the company will hold up their reputation and correct the flaws in the construction in a timely manner. ... More

Door was left unlocked upon moving the first day no keys or lock. Almost a month later I'm still dealing with non finished items from contractor. My salesperson didn't even double check the home prior to me moving in nor gave me neighborhood info until I asked.

The process during the build was fine. The quality of the materials and workmanship is horrendous. I am disappointed to own this quality.

After moving into our home, several issues were noted. One was the realization that the bathroom tub has permanent damage, namely, severe scratches and scuff marks that cannot be remedied by cleaning. Another issue was several scratches on the glass of the bathroom mirror. Those scratches, obviously, cannot be removed by cleaning. Centex has refused to remedy those issues. If not remedied by Centex, those problems, among others, will forever be reminders of the poor construction and lack of accountability by Centex/Pulte. Those problems will be shared with others, especially anyone seeking comments regarding Pulte homes. ... More

For the price paid for the home, the quality,materials, and workmanship is very poor.

I was greatly disappointed with Centex. While the models of homes I saw seemed built to standard and maximum code, I quickly discovered this to be false. In the Month of November when I arrived to ensure the framing, and roughed in plumbing and electrical were to code I discovered that Centex hires subpar “contractors” who disregard building safety code. Upon my inspection I’ve found broken beams that the plumbers left compromising the structure of my home. The building manager at the time was Tim and I was disturbed to learn that he wasn’t planning on replacing the beams if I hadn’t discovered them. Once the broken beams were replaced, I moved on to the exterior sheathing of the house. It was to my dismay that I discovered 30 nail holes where the “framers” missed the beam. Once again Tim was not going to caulk these holes in order to prevent water infiltration into my home had I not insisted this be done. Any quality professional in the trade would know this a non-negotiable fix. My “final” walk thru was January 31st 2020. At the beginning of the walk I discovered the vinyl siding was wavy and bubbled. When I pointed this out to Tom the new building manager his response was “there is nothing I can do about that it’s the nature of siding.” This comment further solidified that Centex does not value industry standards and quality building. During the interior walk I discovered that the main wall in the great room was so bowed in the middle that when I placed a level on it I was able to rock it back and forth. When I showed Tom this, he used what would be his now standard line “there is nothing I can do about that.” I explained to him that I would not close on the house until everything was perfect. He quickly back peddled and said “I’ll talk to my boss.” During my walk of the kitchen I found that “contractors” drilled straight thru cabinet with a screw. I told Tom about this and he said “that’s how Centex does it.” I reiterated that I am not closing on the house until it is perfect. He once again said “I’ll speak with my boss.” As you can see my overall experience with Centex was poor and I would highly recommend new home buyers to avoid them. There is glimmer of hope, while the building standards were nonexistent, I must give recognition to our sales Rep Ivey. Ivey was extremely helpful and professional throughout the entire process. Ivey seems to be the only quality member of the Centex Team. ... More

Tried several times to speak with Field manager and got no attention.Really surprised that no one pays attention to home buyer

My wife and I were so happy to have gotten a brand new home. That is, until a week after we moved in. We'd found smudges on our paint, the builders had used our microwave during construction and didn't clean it, the painters left a pile of trash painting paper crammed under the oven, carpet nails protruded up enough to stab both of our feet when we walked barefoot, the glass shower door collides with the bathroom doorknob, indoor paint was used to paint the entire exterior back porch wall, the garage door had peeling paint(and when it was finally repainted, they painted it shut), several cracked tiles in the kitchen, countertops were sharp-edged(and actually cut my wife's arm), trim and molding was improperly installed, the underside of EVERY windowsill was unpainted, the master bedroom window leaks when it rains, and the twelve page list goes on. When we addressed these issues with the builders, we got a number of fun responses, like, "the carpet nails are supposed to be that way," "I don't know why it's doing that," "oh that's not us, that's the window people" (and when the window people came, "oh that's not us, that's the builders"), and when told that this shoddy workmanship is unacceptable, "you have the right to feel that way, but we take pride in our work." Wrong, sir. You take pride in cutting corners to save time and money. If you took pride in your work, this house wouldn't require major repairs by day 14. If my wife and I wanted to buy a fixer-upper, we wouldn't have shelled out $214k for it. We wanted a brand new house that looks and acts like a brand new house, and your pride failed to deliver. Anyway, after a few weeks of my wife relentlessly keeping on them, and after a few weeks of siccing our awesome real estate agent on them, they've been slowly and begrudgingly repairing things. We've had to practically supervise them in their work, however, because they'll try to cut corners even on their repairs and pull the wool over your eyes, if they can. A few days ago, we found that the leaky master bedroom window sill is now spongy, and moves if we press on it, undoubtedly as a result of water damage from rain leaking in. Summary: it has been a most unpleasant experience, the realization that our new home isn't a quality new home, dealing with Pulte, and having to fight tooth and nail to get them to do their job and do it right. Oh, I nearly forgot my favorite lie they tried to feed my wife: Construction supervisor: "This is the first time we've had these kind of problems. Your neighbors didn't have any issues." My wife: "Really? That's strange, because when I told them about our problems, they said, 'we've had the same problems, too!'" ... More

I am not happy overall

Poor quality

Never got proper keys or mail box keys. Made me pay for it without ever receiving. Salesman said 370 on house deal. Then they flipped back to 375. Leak in bathroom upstairs. Still havent dry walled the ceiling back in. Brand new air conditioning issues. 3 man holes out front that no one has addressed. Very disappointed.

It’s a Good House when you’re outside, Looking at it, But when you look in every detail inside the house you will see lots of problem, the doors are not properly aligned door jamb and all the woods have damage/dents, the concrete slab at the back of the yard is deteriorating, flood on both side of the house, no street light even we reported it to centerpoint, field manager never replied to your txt about your concern, contractor really rush to build the house

Extreme lack of communication and responsiveness, numerous issues since closing that are still unresolved, multiple plumbing issues, nothing good to say about our experience

Great home

Bryan the field manager its been very helpfull and super polite other than that nothing more to say