Centex Homes Reviews in Houston, TX

The walls are made from wood therefore you can hear any type of noise. I am used to brick walls and more pricacy.

Initially buying the property was nice and everyone was accommodating. But when the paperwork started and money was exchanged, the people on the neighborhood staffing were not attentive and negligent. My wife and I were lied to about a few things and documents were created without consent. Schedules were messed with and we were told it was our fault. But after it was all said and done, none of it was major and we love the house we are in for the most part. The neighborhood is nice and accommodating, the Centex helpline is quick to act and helpful.

Vendor was no help at all. Lack of information and assistance through the process and post closing was none.

It was overall a pretty smooth experience, although, we lost our sales agent during construction and received limited updates on the construction status. Moving from out of state was grueling but rewarding. Thank you for your assistance.

VERY VERY POOR EXPERIENCE

Purchasing my first home seemed so relatively easy with the team that I had. No issues with that. My first month inside of the home I'm finding issues that I were not present during the final walk. Eliana from Pulte homes has been phenomenal though. She has been quick to get these issues fixed. But I'm finding others. The home was built fast and I guess it's settling in now that I am living in it. Some of the issues I can fix on my own but it goes to show the speed of the completed home.

The process itself was fine. I'm not as satisfied with the material used in the home.

When I was showed the show house, everything looked awesome. We would get all the same amenities, countertops, cabinets, and level of detail in our home. It was fine till a week before the closing and we were doing our “blue tape walkthrough” with our Construction Manager Justin. The whole house was covered in blue tape. You’d think I’d be exaggerating but for every wall there was at least 20 pieces of blue tape pointing to 20 different problems. It ranged from brand new appliances being scuffed and scratched up to drawers not even having the correct items to close. We also had one spot on the first floor that was a whole section of different flooring color. You could easily tell. There were staples also shooting through all carpeted areas, especially on the stairs, and paint on various pieces of carpet. When my brother in law began to bring up these issues, Justin talked over him and kept telling him he was wrong. Oh did we mention our inspector caught that the AC wasn’t cooling down the house? Justin says it’s within their 22 degree range and it’s fine. Turns out we have a 3 ton unit for 2 floors when two people live here that physically get extremely sick if it isn’t below 73 inside and out. I was feeling faint and nauseous by the time the walkthrough was over. I was feeling extremely upset and unsure about the work that was done. I wanted to back out. My family insisted that we could make this home our own. When we did our last walk through (at 9am in the morning after an hour and a half drive to get there) the house didn’t look any different except holes in the walls were fixed and the drawers now worked. There were still staples coming out of the stairs and there was still paint on the ground. I kicked up a fuss and Justin told me there was nothing they could do. Signing was fine, but when we moved in the following day, we found out they hadn’t cleaned. There was dust everywhere, we found nails and screws in the backyard (where my 16 month old nephew plays), and our driveway was all messed up from the big trucks coming and going. We have a giant chunk currently missing still. We also have a huge and serious bug infestation. Little roach looking bugs and ants everywhere! We literally signed for this house less than 24 hours prior! Justin told us they cleaned! We’ve been battling them every since. I have been doing pest control as we want to find a good company. Oh yes there is still staples and nails on the stairs. My bathtub is scuffed. I start to feel really bad about signing on this over priced pile of staples and nails. 2 weeks later - the house is falling apart. 2 of the shower curtain rods spontaneously fell down. Thankfully one of them was when no one was there. The other though almost hit my nephew in the head, if not for my sister putting her hand there to block the way. We had to take her to urgent care because it felt broken when my dad (who is a registered EMT) was examining it thoroughly between her screaming her head off. Thankfully it was just severely brushed and had indented her hand pretty bad. To this day touching her hand there makes her wince. No idea how long it’ll take but imagine if that was a toddler!!! They just put in tension rods. Not legit rods at all!! I could get these from Walmart for $15!!! Justin says we can text him if we need stuff fixed. All of us text him and he never answers. He gets transferred to Conroe sometime next week. The bathrooms in both levels are starting to have pealing problems with the flooring behind the toilet and bug problems! Even if we bug bombed the house it wouldn’t be enough. We were cleaning the house, trying to get rid of bugs when we pulled out the bottom drawer from the over and found stuff from the builders under there! Also, the flooring underneath is warped and touching the bottom of the stove!!!! You know what my customer service manager named “Megan” told me? “I have the same house of you and my flooring isn’t warped”. Okay Megan. That’s your house, not mine! That same day I put in a ticket for fixing the flooring, a piece of the crown molding from the upper cabinets came apart and fell down. It actually hit me in the arm as I was trying to clean up something on the counter. After putting in the ticket and Megan calling me back, she tells me that they only work till 5pm. Well great! I’m off at 3:15 and can get home by 3:30. We can meet then and go over the house stuff. She tells me that won’t work for her because she is already off work by then and will have to do something called a “Tele Link” I believe. Wait so you work till 5 but can’t drive 10 minutes to a house at 3:30 to just go over the issues? Sure. She never calls me back when I try to reschedule due to emergency doctors appointments. THEN she calls me the day of, AN HOUR LATE, and tries to start the Tele Link. She says it was an emergency but she at least could’ve texted as she has done so before. I work two jobs and my second one starts at 5pm. I tell her she’ll have to call me back on Wednesday or sometime through Thursday or Friday. She tells me “oh 5pm Wednesday”. 5pm rolls around. Guess when she calls? 5:44!! Seriously!! That’s so freaking unprofessional. She also talks to me like I’m a child, an idiot, and that I know nothing. This is my 3rd house. I know this process. She demands that I be home for the work to happen, even though I’m a teacher and have limited days off. When she initially tried to schedule the appointment, I told her “I have to do anytime after 3:30pm”. She comes back with “Okay so Tuesday at 9:30am?” She didn’t listen either just like Justin. This whole house was built with bad materials, with people who obviously don’t care about quality, or taking care of someone else’s home, and after you buy it good luck!! You’re stuck with this shoddy house with lacking customer service AND promises that were broken. I will NEVER buy a Pulte/Centex home ever again!!! ... More

I Love my new home!

incredible experience the result of the house is of excellent quality

I really didn't want to write this, but this has truly been a very bad experience with this home purchase. I have come to realize that big business is bad business all the way around. That includes Centex reps and their perspective contractors. Have a good day.

My family an I moved into (our home) thank GOD ITS NOT OUR FOR EVERY HOME. First there was no inspection done only the H2O inspection paying almost 400,000 for a home you would think I would have gutters though their were none. After living in the home for only 12 days the flooring was coming up also in my master bathroom their is nothing surrounding the tube as far as backer board for those who don’t know what that is it’s a green or red board that protects against water damage I’m not talking about tile but they only put sheet rock around the tube that began to peel only after 12 days after informing the warranty department I was told it would be addressed though here today on August 7th it’s still not fixed though when I addressed the situation I was told an I quote I should bath my kids in my upstairs bathroom. I’m a retired Navy veteran whom has been to war three times an im still fighting for what’s right for my family though being treated as if this is ok. We moved in on May 27th and I put in this request in on June 9th an as I said it’s the 7th of August this is unacceptable Kyle, Corbin, Josh, Javier, Ms. Christine also Regan. I have spoken with an after speaking with six individuals u would think things would be taken care of though the only thing that was fix were my front an back doors. They were fixed on the 5th of August. I haven’t seen a inspector only a adjuster the ac unit is making a squeaking noise some places in the home aren’t caulked properly I had to paint my own garage my patio was address as well though not put back properly the landscaping in my backyard was not done properly an retaining water do to the slope an I find this completely unacceptable so if someone were to ask about buying from Centex homes I would definitely deter them. I knew buying a home would be expensive though I never imagined it would be this bad buying a New build or I would be told it’s not for them to fix but it’s on me to fix. ... More

My experience was smooth and easy. Everyone was very responsive and kept me updated along the way. I would recommend buying a home with Centex. Thanks for everything!

Bad experience. Workers didn't do a good job holes on walls.in garage and inside the house and in laundry room.

Home team comes when they are called, and the Home team takes of the issue.

Everyone involved in the sale was very friendly and explained each step at a time. Even the website is very useful.

Everything went great l, everyone I worked with was really helpful & on time. Very professional

Overall, I was pleasantly pleased with each of my walk throughs and thought centex was very thorough and responsive to any all issues. However, after closing I’ve ran into issues such as being issued the wrong keys for move in, my lawn not being maintained before my move in, and it taking 3 weeks (& still waiting) for any one to come out for the service request for small items that I am finding that need repair and were missed during the walkthrough. Communication has decreased tremendously. I am very happy with my home just would like for there to have been a smoother transition for me being a first time home owner. ... More

Some details in the process as is to be expected in these cases, however the professionalism and responsiveness overcame the minuscule details at the beginning, exceeding expectations. My wife and I are happy for this blessing. Thank you very much for this blessing. Blessings!

Lenders are not professional enough for the financial process of buyers lives while they work through the process together so use outside funds for this neighborhood

Overall it was a good experience. Wish I had more time for corrections and walk throughs. I still believe I would go through it all again because everyone that I have spoken to has always been willing to help.

this expirience was so great i thank god every night because without him this wouldn't had happen.the house is very good .

I had a great buying experience from beginning to end. The staff was professional and were there to answer and solve any issues in a timely manner.

I remembered the first day I walked into the Centex front office. I was uncertain about what I wanted even though I had a lot of specific details I wanted in a home! Looking through different home design on the screen and walking some, gave me a meaningful insight. The entire Team were amazing and very helpful during the building process, very quick to answer emails. Ultimately, during the home closing process, the builder assigned to my home was very wonderful, courteous and professional. He made sure to take care of every little details that were noted during the walking of my home. Great job done! So far, I am happy with my Home, it is a beautiful work of art! ... More

Just and Vasharie were both super responsive and helpful during the purchase of our Centex home.