KB Home Reviews in Austin, TX

Everything was going smoothly and satisfyingly until closing approached. After multiple last-minute delays to closing, we felt rushed into forking our money over, and then we were promised that any remaining issues at the home would be addressed shortly with wording like, 'right now', 'later today', or 'tomorrow'. More often than not, this was not the case, and it felt like we were taken for a ride. Seemed like they got our money, and then forgot about us. Took over 2 months post-closing to get almost all of the issues addressed, in what could've taken a week or two, at most, for nearly every item, with coordinate effort. Presumptive buyers: make sure you double-check their work CAREFULLY and THOROUGHLY before signing the final docs! Many lessons learned from a first-time home-buyer. ... More

Most of my home buying experience with KB was great. Including the initial walk-through with the sales rep here at Berry Springs, the design team was very thorough and really helped my wife pick out items that she really loved. Our issues are with the quality of the build. The construction team failed on numerous occasions to respond to emails, texts, or calls. Any issues that we asked to get resolved were met with resistance or they would do a bare minimum job to try and skate by. At this point, 45 days into my home, I still have construction issues that seem to take way too long to resolve.

They said they were going to come fix things that weren’t done right and our yard was very bumpy didn’t look like they leveled it at all! We have chunks of our yard that have no grass! They said they had to get a second party company to level the yard and roll the grass and that they would do it the next week! We contacted Kyle the construction manager and he never replied. They also changed our close date the day before we were suppose to close. I would not recommend KB to anyone I know.

The tradesmen are majority unqualified. Framers are terrible, painters lazy, masons were good, roofers try to get too much done to quickly and the shingles are loose because nails are missing to anchor them down. Siding is not smooth. The bath in the master constantly creeks and squeaks. The front door light kicks the breaker every time we turn it on which kills the light and fan in the powder room. Drywall is not level in window frames from top to bottom some also from side to side. The fence blew over in a storm. The flood light already stopped working on the back of the house. The light switches have no attempt of coordination in sequence of what light turns on in the home, you just keep flipping them on and off till you get the desired light to illuminate. ... More

Find out more before buying your own home. I made lots of mistakes and learned the lessons. - I didn't know that my backyard was too small to install a patio. However, no one told me before paying the earnest money. -I didn't even know there was another house being built right in front of my house. - When I needed help, I did not receive it properly and on time. no one was responsible Do your homework before buying a house. check twice

This is the worse decision I've ever Meade in my life, starting from the sales person as he did not listen to me or what I said I wanted to, instead the pretty much push me to buy the house/ nightmare I am living in, then getting a call from the same person asking me why did I only gave him seven stars? He should be thankful that I gave him seven. After him, one of the construction managers telling me to give him a 10 thinking he deserved the 10 instead of letting me consider what to give him follow by my closing date, bringing my stuff that same night to put it in the garage, it seems like the cleaning crew from the last walk-through decided that my house was the perfect one to leave the dining area windows open to escape from there stealing my griddle and a personal dolly. That's the beginning of my nightmare, followed by my AC, not cooling at all, or blowing any air in the bedrooms, only in the living room, dining and kitchen area, As well as the she wrote people covering the outlets in the guest bathroom and then cover it with the mirror, causing my master bath, not having any power in the outlets, also have water leak in my master bath, kitchen lamp, and laundry area, I have a roofer hammering my roof. I don't know exactly for what reason because instead of fixing a problem now I have holes and the top of my roof by the attic all this contractor supposed to come certain times and dates making me wait for no reason, I also have the worse patio because my grass is full of patches like they never even water the yard now I've been buying expensive products just to grill my grass and see if it could grow healthy, I have promises and promises as I waited over a month for my griddle and my dolly to be deliver. This is the worst. It seems like KBH, it's more about quantity and productions and not quality. Honestly honestly I am very upset and disappointed by this builder and I have a lot to say I am ready to write a nice and ugly letter to the corporate and post it on the BBB As I am not satisfied, and I'm not happy in this house for many reasons as you can see, and I could go on and on and on. besides, I have the warranty guy telling me not to post anything on the portal when that's the way to do it. It's the only way I have proof of every single report I have made instead he asked me to call him or text him. I'm sorry, sir, but I am Customer and I didn't bought a home or a three dollar house I invested and I was expecting the best but honestly, I feel discriminated denigrated probably because of my ethnicity and my sex as I am a female, If it's for me, I will not recommend anyone to purchase a home with KBH. I have moles in my bathroom, kitchen and laundry if me of any of my family Members get sick do to mold Mind you I only have a month and a half living in this house so be ready KBH!! Very disappointed, regretting this decision of buying a house from you guys. ... More

Not very satisfied with this newly built home. This is our second home but the first newly built and the first KB home. From the final walk to move in to now, there are still things that are not completed and we moved in March 9th, today is April 25th. I was lucky to at least have the Warranty people come out and give me a date to fix remaining issues. Overall, I would not buy a KB Home if I could go back in time.

There are some designs that KB homes provided that other builders don't. KB studio people need to be careful on what they suggest on the products, which I did not get the answer I expected to received. Constructions people didn't deliver my expectations so it was tad bit disappointing.

We were promised to have closing done on September 17, 2021. As per that we sold our home in Florida. Then they moved the date to October 21st. We had to rent a home since we sold ours. All the furniture and stuff were put in a rented storage in Pflugerville. They moved the date again to October 27th. Then to November 4th. Then to November 12th. Finally happened on Nov 12th. You don't understand the financial burden we faced over renting a home and the storage. Driveway has a crack . Garage has concrete broken off in many areas. Hole in garage where sheet rock meet. Door bell was placed on the second floor which you don't hear downstairs. Toilets with cheap plastic flush handles which are very loose and you can't tighten them anymore. Also for the water pipe to come through the wall to the toilet tank has a big hole on the wall which cannot be covered with the rounded cover. Sliding door has a sliding screen and that was torn around its handle, they corrected it with silicon !!. Water problem in the back yard. If you walk, your boots (you need boots) will sink in the clay like mud about 4-5 inches. Irrigation / sprinkler guy said its not from the sprinklers and may be coming from underground all the way up from the golf course area. This is our 4th new home we built. Ryland home New Port Richey Florida Lennar Homes in Naples, Florida Custom made home by Bill construction in Naples, Florida. All these homes were so beautiful. It is so unfortunate that we settled for KB homes since we could not get Pace Setter or Clark Williams homes. ... More

It's not good. Everything come very slow. Bad service

My home was not clean/ready before I moved in.Wrong keys given(I am not kidding..!!) I called for some repair at home, did not get any response for two months.Will not recommend KB to my friends.

We moved in less than 3 months ago and the walls and ceilings are already starting to separate and show visible holes. There are 4 additional issues that we have been waiting to get addressed as well.

It was a hectic process to get your home closed. Few false promises made during the process. Workmanship is not at best and at the same time it is not worth for the money you pay.

Really bad experiences. Once they get their reviews you never gonna see them

To begin with, the initial experience was all great where we could pick a lot, pick the floor plan, elevation and choose the structural changes and select the interiors of our liking. Good Things: 1. We are happy with the masonry work and how the elevation turned out. 2. Plenty of options for the selection of base floor plan and elevation Bad Things and areas where the quality is poor: 1. The craftsman ship for the interiors is sub par and we are not happy at all with the finish of drywalls, how the corners appear, the materials used for the doors and windows. 2. Drywalls: There are many areas of the house where the coffered ceilings, drywalls, kitchen island walls looks crooked, finish is not good and its not aesthetically pleasing. 3. Painters have not used tapes to avoid paint bleeding on to the edges of cabinets, countertops, other colored walls on the outside and on the garage opener etc 4. Cabinets - Had scratches, paint drops, smudges at many places, we documented everything and shared it with the construction manager before closing but we were promised that this will be taken care after closing by scheduling for a cabinet punch. When the cabinets guy arrived he is blaming it on painters/construction workers and did not fix all the issues. 4. Flooring - We chose Vinyl planking but beware of the floating types, we saw the model homes which was glued however for us they installed a floating type which is shaky at places and makes thumping sound when we walk on some areas, its not a great experience walking on it. We were not explained about this type at the time of selection in design studio and issues we reported were not fixed. 5. Poor quality electric outlets and switches, gaps all around the switch boards/outlets developed within few months. 6. The window sills are not even, the drywall where it meets the sill and windows are crooked, finish of the wood used for the sills looks bad but no quality check is performed and installed without caring for the end product and the for the aesthetic appeal. 7. Garage door is not having a proper seal and lot of mice are entering often which has become a big headache for us. 8. The concrete floor in the garage, patio and driveway has lot of imperfections and holes made due to improper care during construction Also beware of the sales team, some are nice but the one we got was not honest and hid a lot of information and we learnt he lied blatantly and discriminated between different buyers. ... More

Since I have moved into my home (and even before closing for that matter) I have had a laundry list of things that were incomplete or not working. These issues range in size from small to large (broken cabinet all the way to leaky irrigation). The lack of communication between KB and their partner companies has been atrocious. Not only that, but the lack of communication to me has been horrible. I get that everyone is busy and y'all are trying to get up as many houses as possible but this has been a horrendous experience and I would advise people to stay away. Let me give you a couple of specific examples: 1. When I did my final walkthrough on May 25th (closing date of May 26th) there was a broken cabinet that I pointed out to my construction supervisor. It was finally taken care of today (7/19) after multiple outreaches from myself. 2. I didn't end up moving into the house until June 10th and on June 12th I noticed a leak in the irrigation system. I texted my construction supervisor on June 12th. I heard back from him on June 14th that he was going to swing by. By that point I had already received notice from the City of Austin that I had a leak for 30+ hours at 10 gallons an hour. The proposed solution was to turn off the irrigation system until their people could come out. So that's what we did. Their people didn't come out until July 12th when they told me "no leak" with no further explanation so we turned the water back on to the irrigation system. Low and behold, 3 days later I get ANOTHER email from the City of Austin saying I've had a leak for 48 hours at 11 gallons an hour. Keep in mind, I didn't receive a single notification about a leak while the water to the irrigation was turned off. Fast forward to today and the same guy comes out and tells me again, "no leak". Unbelievable 3. One of my issues since before I moved in was the fact that there was a 3 inch gap between the fence and the ground. The proposed solution was to have them come lay another layer of sod to lessen the gap. Well, 2 months later and the guys came out today to do that. EXCEPT, they didn't bother to knock on my door or confirm what needed to be done. Instead, I walk out of my office to see 2 guys in my back yard ripping up the grass in the middle of the yard! Nowhere near the fence. They clearly thought they were there to replace all the dead grass because my water hasn't been getting watered because, as you will remember, MY IRRIGATION SYSTEM IS STILL BROKEN!!!!! I send a picture of 2 men with shovels digging up my yard to my construction manager, warranty manager, and the sales person with no response. Again, this has been such a nightmare of an experience. I have tried to be cool and understanding but the lack of communication between all parties and lack of timeliness has me ready to jump out of a window! ... More

I want to start off by saying Ryan has been trying his best during this time however I’m still extremely dissatisfied with the follow up with issues regarding the home itself. The buying process was not a problem, I am satisfied with that part of this process. Tyler has been absolutely abysmal with responding to issues that have been constantly happening, such as a light in my kitchen that has been left unscrewed since 2 days off buying this home. During the last week of the purchase I asked Ryan if I could get my private inspector to come in and check the home after the closing and he confirmed I could so I went ahead and did that and the inspector found things that need immediate immediate attention. So I message Tyler and Ryan a text message and long story short I haven’t received anything but a phone call from Tyler that I missed. At this point I would like to work with someone else. ... More

This was extremely stressful - starting with the price I was quoted going up $3k bc my salesman went on a vacation. Ktichen Tile was wrong had to be pulled out, wrong sales sheets, had to fight for the deposit I gave to Design Center to show on sales closing sheet, lots of errors financially I had to keep on top of. Contractor refused to fix problems pointed out my home inspector. They insisted I fly in for closing on 11/30 and the home was NOT even CLOSE to being able to close. Finally (still with problems left to fix) we closed 12/16 - Problems and stress every step of the way. Even Closing Papers had cross outs with money changes; a nightmare and very unprofessional Title Company. I would hesitate to recommend anyone to buy from this home manufacture - all they were concerned about was getting their money. We had a cash deal - we held out until the errors were corrected, but I had to return so we finally closed still with things left wrong in the house. This is a 1/2 million dollar home; we should not have been treated like this. ... More

I still waiting for the part replace to be fix also the construction next door just brought lots of dirt and mud in from on my driveway and no one seen to clean that out. According to the city that is an environmental problem having so much dirt with no erosion control.

I was promised several incentives that were not put in contract, then told it's not in contract so too bad. Also construction was supposed to finish projects that were promised, as well as coached me what to say at closing. I did what he said but he didn't hold up to his end of the agreement. Floors are unfinished and walls unfixed. Caulking was unfinished and paint also.

Completely DISAPPOINTED with the quality of the work done on my home, and the quality of the appliances provided, quality of the materials(carpet, drywall boards, dry wall cement/paints, ceiling materials) was used for the construction. I also see lot of cracks in many areas of the house. I personally feel that it is not even worth the 3/4th of what I paid for it.

Everything is varying degrees of slapdash. Once they tell you the home is done it's a monumental battle to get them to come fix the things they said they'd fix before closing.

Too bad for warranty,I have problems on countertop and then I wait long time ,nobody help

Over all its just another track home with low quality material & poor workmanship. There are plenty of hairline cracks acros the drywall joints where the tape didn’t have enough mud behind it . The Construction Superintendent tryed to charge me cash for a stone design that was already included in the blue prints. Matt The warranty fellow is terrible at responding the phone, text & emails so far not a great experience. A few things need to be repaired such as my front door being unsquared, my dryer braker is completely out , and also the GFCI outside patio outlet trips every time i plug something in . BEAWARE kb does not care about quality. ... More

I would not buy a KB home again.