K. Hovnanian® Homes Reviews

Not a good builder and they even restrain you from writing reviews on your experience

A very sad experience don’t get me wrong the home is nice but, would not say very nice. They cut corners just about everywhere, from the last home I bought in Texas these people didn't throw in a lot of the upgrades that the other home did for the price you paid. There were issues from the start with almost all involved. You could not pick out anything due to COVID and this day and age, everything is either late or on a timeline and all depends on when they get items in for your house. The quality of workmanship was poor if any of these sub-contractors worked for me, they would be out of a job, there is no accountability whatsoever for anything that's done incorrectly or poorly. There aren’t very good communications between all parties at all I felt like I was running around in circles with trying to figure out who needed what and who wanted information they didn't talk to each other from the sales office to corporate. At one point a Carmen was very rude to me in an email, and I called her out on it. Then when I asked to be put in contact with her supervisor, which I had to go through the sales office lady just to get the name of her supervisor, or someone that I should contact about her rudeness. I got some by the name of Kimmie who tried to smooth things over but was just a rude as the person I was calling to complain about no one wanted me to talk to a higher up person, not even the sales lady Devra would share information about higher up's names or telephone numbers. It was like secret information that nobody wanted to put out. One of the funniest things that I found is when the home was going through the framing stage, I asked about sprinklers in the front yard the sales office lady told me it was too late for sprinklers, while they hadn't even broke ground on the landscaping so how could it have been too late to choose sprinklers for your front yard. For the initial walk-through we must've went through about two roles of blue tape that's how poor workmanship and quality was. Even though the construction manager was there every day she did a decent job but every time I brought up subcontractors, he just shook his head and said I know. He worked pretty hard on getting the first set of blue tape items completed, we still have quite a few on our cabinets need to be taken care of. Now thank goodness I had a home inspector general walk-through prior to me buying the house there was several things he found. A couple of big items were in the roof the flashing on a portion of the roof left a big gap that you could see inside the attic and from inside the attic outside. It seemed like nobody followed up and did their inspections like they should have when they were putting the roof on. It actually rained all the flashing was missing causing some of the water to get in the attic. Thank God I stayed persistent on them so they could get it fixed if I didn't it probably never would've gotten fixed. They have even painted our shutters on the outside of her home the wrong colors, if I went to said anything to the sales office, they probably would've left them the wrong color. I wonder if anybody was even looking at the plans when it came time to build in the home. They said they're going to fix them; we'll see how long that takes. I can go on and on about issues, from the dying grass, to how they laid the sod, and buried pieces of metal and debris underneath the lawn. There's so many to list it just would take forever. They want to nickel and dime you for everything heart of the gutter in the front yard leaks into the landscaping the landscapers should've booted up the drainpipes to fit the downspout so it will leak out they wanted to charge me $180 for a little piece of metal to divert the water into the gutter. Why should I have to pay hundred and $180 to fix their mistake. The heater didn't work in the house, and they can figure out why, I haven't had to use it yet, but they say it's been fixed will soon find out. I did actually have a leak in my garage, and it was running down the inside of the sheet rock again another piece of flashing that had not worked or that they missed. Now I'm waiting for them to come out and tear the wet sheet rock down and replace it in my garage. But to them it's not a rush job it's whenever they get around to it or the sheet rockers can be in the neighborhood. Even though the construction manager tries to communicate he still doesn't know when subcontractors is can be there to fix things, no accountability again his appointment should be made met and kept and they should be held accountable if they miss their appointment. If you're going to schedule something they need to be there. They should be delaying on getting wet sheet rock removed and new sheet rock up. Again, the construction manager did a good job of trying to get things done, he kept telling me that his pay depended on how I rated him, Nomo I think is really trying to get things done and do a professional job but is being held up by others involved. There was this person name Cary who when I first met thought would be a great person that would be helping with a lot of items, he was Nomo's boss, but I guess he failed also he's just as bad as the rest no accountability and not a very pushy person to wanting to get things done in a timely fashion. That's one thing that I noticed none of these people are a big hurry to get things done for you as a customer when you spend this much money on a home. Again, I feel that they cut corners just about everywhere. I'm sure within the year I'll find more issues, now I understand homes have issues, but it seemed like every time I turn around there's something else. I highly doubt it, but I hope that management reaches out to me, they need to hear about the people that are building their homes, selling their homes, and working with you as a customer to closure home. I'm sure somebody from higher up won't even get to read this review. do your research on them! ... More

Very very poor quality and construction. Not able to settle down because of repairs after repairs .

Quality of work was terrible. It felt like a giant prank being played on us. The amount of unnecessary emotional and mental stress this builder caused us was ridiculous. Poor craftsmanship, poor communication, poor response time to fix and address issues. The entire process felt like a fever dream.

Let's start off by, any concerns we had were kicked down the road to close. The roof alone is not adequately vented. We had three separate roofers come out and state this with pictures and reports. Which we supplied. They did not use Starter Shingles on the edges as is code. There is not enough vents to release the heat from within, which will cause the shingles to fail. The vents that were installed were installed improperly. We were told it's within our thresholds or parameters. There is no threshold or parameters, It's either wrong or right. Carpentry on this build is a joke. Corners do not match, doors were installed not plum and trim pieces were used to hide the fact that the doors were / are not plum. The cabinet colors did not match. They tried to say it was the shadows. Then they put a meter on it. Guess what? Came back different colors. Baseboards are terribly installed. Corners are not sanded smooth. There are globs of caulk and paint drips throughout the house and on the floor. This was brought to attention at the first walk through to go to closing. Warranty lady stated , we should file the roof on our homeowners insurance. Really?! It's a brand new home. Lastly, the attention to detail is garbage. It's like, let's push everything down the road so they have to close and let the Warranty deal with it. As long as they meet thier qouta, it's all good. Needless to say, this is just a small insight into how this build is FAR from the worth of what we paid for our new house build. We are sure that this will be used as a teaching tool to help make K Hov a better company in the future. But, the future is now, and we are terribly disappointed in our future home build that we just bought. ... More

Through out process poor communication lack of updates. Repeated delays. Port quality workmanship. Cement problems, plumbing problems, siding problems, trim problems, paint and drywall problems floor problems, the list goes on. Everywhere I look something isn’t right. Disappointing. Frustrating. Now faced with being home for multiple appointments to correct what should have been identified prior to close! The only pleasant process was the mortgage process. Ben and Pete were communicative knowledgeable and available.

I will never recommend K. Hov to anyone. The quality of products that were used to build this home, as well as the craftsmanship to put the home together, is something to be desired. Our first night in the house, we smelled smoke, like there was an electrical fire. Come to find out, the wires were crossed in the bedroom lights. This was just the start… tack strips not holding the carpet, shoddy cutting of the wood for the rails and baseboards, loose railings, poor grouting of bathroom tiles, nail pops EVERYWHERE after a month, lies about the swale in our backyard and how it “should” drain, not to mention that we were unaware that we were even going to have a swale, crack in the corners of the interior walls, and buckling of the vinyl siding. This house was way overpriced for the quality it lacks. Needless to say, we have already had to invest $7000 of our own money to fix the yard, with no help or concern from the builder. We are currently trying to use the county to help recoup some money due to the flooding we are experiencing in the yard. The house may look nice on the outside, but there were not options for the inside. This is our second build and we had more options with Lennar for our past house. We could chose wall color, fireplace color and slate color around it, bathroom design, etc. None of this was considered, or allowed, when we asked when picking our colors and design aspects of the home. Additionally, the HOA is controlled by the county still and very restrictive. I am not happy with this investment and warn anyone considering K. Hov to think twice. ... More

Our overall home buying experience with KHOV was not as great as we anticipated. We have been understanding that the current industry norms has impacted the builder’s ability to deliver homes more timely. With that being said, for our community (New Post in Fredericksburg, VA), the issues were compounded by lack of communication and accountability with regards to issues with the home, quality of the craftsmanship, and not to mention we went through 3 different project managers for this community, causing added constraints to the timeline of home delivery and further breaking down the lines of communication. I’ll also mention that we had both a pre-drywall and pre-delivery private home inspection, where many different concerns were brought up and yet, the builder never took the time to thoroughly go through the report and give us feedback on the items. Additionally, we requested some things be given a written explanation about what the builder did address or wouldn’t or didn’t think would need to be addressed in the report, including a concern about mold in the attic. They left a lot of it up to their contractors, even though they knew that they were having some trouble with reliable and quality workers. The list of problems that arose with the quality, range from questionable practices of the contractors to attention to detail and thoughtfulness. A major disappointment is the poor installation and treatment of the lawn sod prior to us moving in, which has resulted in many dead grass spots and more out of pocket costs to address the situation. I find it to be very unprofessional and unethical to have someone move in with their lawn in that condition, in addition to some of the conditions of other areas of the home. Many of our neighbors are having similar issues. The builder made verbal promises to follow up with our sod, and even though we have been investing a lot of time, energy, and money into our lawn care, they have yet to do their part or due diligence to correct the issues with the sod/yard. These “broken promises” and disappointments have seemed to be a resounding theme amongst those of us who already moved in! For instance, one of our neighbors incorrectly had two different types of stone installed for the wrap around of their front porch and the builder still has not fixed this. Another neighbor had a huge hole in their subfloor and had their flooring installed right on top of it and they still have a list of items that are yet to be addressed. All of us were delivered a dirty/dusty home, including some of us having dirty carpets, and we are all still waiting (collectively over 2 months) for the cleaners to come back. Our overall home buying experience with KHOV was frustrating and we feel like we would never build with KHOV again. It has been disappointing, to say the least. ... More

Our home closed on 4/29/2022. However, there are a lot of things haven’t completed. Your site manager pushed us to close the house and promised to fix all of them in couple of days. Unfortunately, there is not too much has done in the month.

There were lots of offers. We paid for changes and upgrades for our home; however, Tyler never gave us the opportunity to pay for an office door and a deck which we really wanted. Since he did not offer us the opportunity to upgrade or select those options, we believed it was included in the price of the house. We were very specific and clear to him that we wanted our house with the same options as the model home. That’s why we asked for the upgrade of the guestroom with full bathroom, the Sun deck with the a lamp and the office . Exactly as the the model house. That did not happen. We were left with an office with no doors and what bothers us more is that our garage was used to store office doors for one of our neighbors. During the construction of our house in our garage was a door for the office. That is the reason why we did not say anything earlier because we thought those doors were for our office. When we were told that our office came without doors and no deck, it was too late to cancel our contract resulting in never trusting a salesperson again. We felt tricked and even complained and asked Tyler if he thought we did not have the money to buy upgrades. There should be no reason to trick people to buy your houses. ... More

Bad. never again, these guys are amateurs.

Zero craftsmanship, we have a big punch list of items that they haven’t fixed yet. their craftsmanship is really poor. they don’t reply to any of your emails. just a bad deal for your $$$

Did not realize until after all was done completely but saw signs. Our account rep. was not looking out for us at all. misguided information. would NOT recommend this builder to anyone.

We appreciated how quickly they closed with us. However, the quality of the materials they used were poor. They had a pipe in the basement which had been broken and they failed to fix it even though they had written "broken pipe" on the pipe. Products they use are cheap and the paint has been an issue. They will not provide you with any paint sample or a touch up kit. There is no move in welcome package. The toilet seat broke only a few weeks after moving int so we had to fix that. They are very flimsy and slip around easily. The sales people requested good reviews which we found unprofessional. Things seem very unorganized. ... More

I would never again trust a KHOV home, the build quality is poor, the home is seeing so many issues, and in general the neighborhood consensus matches my issues.

Our home buying experience started out OK in May 2021. Nice models to choose from, and home would be completed in 3 months from ground breaking. Our salesman was misleading and dishonest and at times downright disrespectful. Excavation started in August, we settled the last week in January. House sat for weeks at a time with little being done. Little attention to detail and virtually no quality control. I'm glad we hired a home inspector for pre-drywall inspection and final inspection. So many items were due to shoddy craftsmanship!! We had 4 project managers throughout construction, and communications deteriorated with the first 3 PMs. We were very disappointed with the construction process until our final PM ensured all of our punchlist items were taken care of. I feel the process would have been much better if we had him from the start. In the end, though, we are happy with our new home. ... More

Contractors did minimum work to get the job done. The designs are nice. Be over the top on checking in on your house. Even after you are things will still not be done correctly. Communication will not be great either.

I like the home layout, the area, and the fact that the build was on time. However, there were many issues that I experienced. They were very hesitant during the build for me to have my own inspectors visit. This was a huge red flag, but I had them come anyways and there were a handful of small fixes they had to do. I’ve lived here for 3 months and I’ve noticed several craftsmanship issues including painting around doorknobs ( so you need to repaint when replacing doorknobs), a leaky shower enclosure, terribly flat paint throughout, and door knobs that are falling apart. They also don’t manage the contractors very well. I was having somebody install my lawn and one of the contractors drove a bobcat on it DURING the install. The lawn guys had to repair and KHov did not even respond when I told them. The contractors were also using my water so I thought I had a leaky outdoor spigot. The water pressure is terrible. I only had enough pressure to get one (new) sprinkler working. KHov blamed it on my hoses, but believe me, that’s not the case. And the cherry on top is when they hired somebody to come dig up my yard and expose electrical wires WITHOUT notifying me. They destroyed a large section of my front yard and left a huge hole for my kids to fall in to. It’s still there! Still haven’t heard anything from KHov. They think they can do whatever they want. Very unprofessional and uncaring business. ... More

Most of the work in the house seems like they hired anyone off the street to do it. Crooked walls, paint splattered all over floors and stairs. Gaps in baseboard. Gaps in flooring. Wrong flooring added in a closet so they could “be finished to closed.” Dishwasher not properly installed so it rocks. House wasn’t power washed before closing so all the siding is covered in dirt. For buying our first home and being excited it was a poor experience. 30 days in and all they have fixed was a crack in one of the tubs. Wouldn’t buy a house from Khov again.

Everything is finished to a 6' standard but once you get close its all beginner level trades doing the work. Door frame joint over a 1/2" out and use caulk to fill. Had a shower value not even brazed. Basement slab not even sealed so always chalky. Drywall dust and mud in grain of floor and hand rails. Carpet is super thin and cheap ( even with the 10lb padding upgrade) had cleaning crews still cleaning during walk threw so didn't find dirt and nasty floors till ink was dry cause floors where wet still have miss match tile Grout in shower ( 4 weeks later) the title says it all basically got a $350k house with $200k finishes in it for over $500k. Not one drywall wrapped door is even close to square or true ( going be a pain to install a door if I ever want to. D4y wall finishers where vary sloppy and barley have a level 2 finish in side and not even sure how the garage passed inspection cause it the lowest fire proof I've ever seen ( missing mud, tape not sealed ext... I could go on for days. Koner tried his best but he can only do what the company says and that is a low standard. Be vigilant and pay attention buy there house. Its all fixable but shouldn't have to fix it all on a new house ... More

I experience several major issues throughout the build process. From lengthy delays due to the pandemic, which I do not blame the builder for, to shoddy work, laborers who don't seem to care about their work or the end result, to improper insulation of exterior walls, to home buyer having to point out multiple issues that builder ignored, to delays in getting corrections made, etc. The entire experience was less that ideal, and now after having taken delivery 2 months ago, I am still dealing with issues that were not corrected during final walkthrough.

The model home had features that were not available/included in home purchase. (Bait and Switch) The interim construction manager (William S.) was uncommunicative, took no responsibility for issues, responded late or never to numerous attempts to highlight issues. We toured the home the day prior to closing and found appliances not installed, flooring incomplete (and out of stock), painting/grouting incomplete, shower door missing, and house not cleaned. When we did the walkthru, painting and cleaning was still in progress, solution to flooring was a temporary install of mismatched flooring until correct material was received. (Still waiting on that one month later.) Dishwasher was installed but did not function. (Resolved by GE Maintenance.) Outlets on island installed incorrectly and had to be moved to pass inspection. We still have issues not addressed. ... More

Builder needs to step up the game at higher standards, they just promise and under deliver. We bought homes from your competitiors Lennar, Toll, Dr Horton, I never had bad experience as I got from your builder. Worst experience overall... sales folks are nice but Project management team for delivering house on time is really bad!!

The process started out well but quickly declined in the areas of communication, integrity and quality. Very poor craftsmanship and supervisors are not managing and being held accountable for workers poor work.

Elizabeth Beard was amazing to work with and was always very responsive and supportive. She is the one bright spot in our whole process. We understand that Covid delayed our settlement and we closed 6 months late. The way it was handled and communicated to us by K Hov was horrible. We were given inconsistent information. The workmanship on the house is sloppy and there is a lack of attention to detail. It is still a very frustrating process trying to get things fixed that are unacceptable.