Shea Homes Reviews

My high expectations have been exceeded throughout the entire home buying experience. Alan took are of the pre-sales process flawlessly, Joel was instrumental in getting the last minute details sorted during our walkthrough prior to moving in (and just after), and Tracey ensured that our minor workmanship issues were addressed during our 30 day warranty check-in. My wife and I are so pleased with our decision to purchase a Shea home. After five home-buying experiences (one internationaly), this has - by far - been the best experience to date. Well done Shea.

I have not yet moved in so I can’t give a thorough review. I found Katie and Kirstie in Sales to be attentive and helpful. I found Mike and Rome equally attentive to resolving issues on punch list. After project completion, I feel value for price paid was insufficient. Processes to deal with upgrade installation have been problematic.

Shea has a reputation for high quality homes, but our experience was different. Their vendors did a poor job on quality control across the board from cabinets to painting to cleanliness. They have been good about getting things fixed and repaired, but the experience has been disappointing.

Everything are awesome, my wife and me are very satisfied with the interior design style. I like the new equipment such as the inductive faucet switch, delay light off switch, automatic control of garages with cameras, etc,. Thank you for your professional working. One thing may need improvement The water in the swimming pool is a bit dirty, there are often flies or bugs dead body floating on the water. It would be better if you could clean up in time. Thank you so much.

The quality of Shea homes is amazing. Feel like I had to always reach out for communication. Follow up on services requests are slow and because my concerns were minor, I felt like I was often dismissed. When we purchased our home I requested a specific lot but was told they couldn’t go out of order and I had to choose from the lots they stated. After we signed our contract, market changed and low and behold they are not going in order and the lot I requested was built immediately.

Closed on our home 2 months ago, was about 1 full year since groundbreaking started. Process was generally smooth, issues with sub-contractors, design team, timing. We had an issue with missing carpet from the design center, was known since pre-drywall and was not resolved till 3-weeks before closing. Communication between sales/construction/design seems non-existent. Any issues we've had, have been addressed. We had an independent inspection done, sloppy work with drywall and stucco. Asked to repair and they will say that's the way it's done. I would say Shea is above average. Have heard many worse stories from other builders. ... More

Dependable service and work done

The experience we had was what I'd call, "just ok". In todays world and economy, striving for "Raving Fans" is critical (google the book RF). It was clear, it's about the money and the customer is simply granted lip service. I don't need to revisit things like construction delays, we all know about those. However, getting the home closed so the money can be put in the bank is way too aggressive and simply a poor way to do business. There were "promises" made and not kept. Thats why people use the term, I was lied to. Sorry, that's just fact. Your VP (Brian) did not like it at all when I used that term. I should have stuck to my guns in that conversation and emphasize my point better. I was lied to on one occasion. It was a big lie and it cost ME money as a result. As well, it's just bad business to complete something like a home which is a big investment for the home buyer, just to have to correct a large list of things after the fact. Clearly 2 different profit and loss centers. As for the good? We worked with a few wonderful people who we believe did their best. Ok, no last names but Deanna, Scott and Richard were wonderful. Hopefully Shea recognizes them as helpful in what were some significant, problematic situation. As for me, I'm going to be all in on this project to the tune of around $1.05M. Thats a lot of money to me. I wish I did feel better about it than I actually do. ... More

This is the second home we build and the Shea experience was much better than the previous one. Quality and customer service were exceptional.

This is the third home we purchased from Shea. I really like their team in all departments, exceptional service overall. Quality of the homes are excellent overall. My family love Shea Homes.

People at Shea are great but have had several small issues after purchasing home. Response to resolve have been great.

Great experience, exceeded our expectations.

This is my second Shea home. My last home was built by another local builder and the quality was just not there. I chose to return to a Shea home because they pay attention to every detail during the building process, the interior design selections process and all the way to final closing. Everyone employed at Shea Homes are professional, experienced and welcoming. My home buying experience has been terrific!

Great care and responsiveness to questions

Dishonest sales office and supervisor. Lied about available floor plans in order to up sell. Lied about reasons for extensive delays and failed to take responsibility, simply blaming others for mistakes and problems. Disrespected me as a client. Failed to acknowledge my extreme disappointment with the entire home buying experience.

Very thankful to have found our new home at Trilogy Monarch Dunes. The whole process went by without a hitch. Everyone was a pleasure to work with.

Our overall experience with Shea was very positive! Matt our sales person is a tremendous asset to Shea! We had a wonderful experience with our field supervisor, Jason. AND would build an home with Jason again, should the opportunity present itself!! Our warranty specialist, Lala has been tremendous to work with also. The biggest issues we had was during our design center consultation and issues that arose from that process. Outlets were added when they were not needed for low voltage, tile flooring was not ordered to finish the covered patio space to match the home, bathroom faucets choice was not made originally and our back patio was lowered prior to build to allow for thicker stone when we already had decided to use porcelain tile with the landscaper. I will say that the process at the time was pretty smooth…just did not understand what it meant when our designer was new to Verde River, but not to Shea. Turnover happens and most of our issues have a positive side to them as well. Overall, A+ and we want to thank everyone to make this long distance build possible without many headaches at all!! ... More

Very happy with the entire experience. Tarry in Sales helped us find the perfect lot and Debbie in the Design Center helped us select finishes that we love even more now that we have moved in. Our construction manager Ryan was awesome to work with from start to finish and kept us updated on progress weekly. Richard has been very helpful with our minor issues after moving in. We absolutely love our new house and our new neighbors. Its a great community to be a part of.

Pros 1.The Hyde floor plan in Luxe at Canyons is great and the main reason we bought the house. Cons in order of priority 1. Final Walkthrough and Handover : We are pretty disappointed with this process. Firstly the house lacked a professional deep cleaning and there was still a lot of dust and dirt from construction. Second about 90% issues we found in final walkthrough were not fixed before closing and these were not handed over to the warranty rep. We pretty much had to do this all over again with warranty rep at 1st month and many of these are still not fixed. Finally I am left chasing individual contractors (through Shea) to schedule, inspect their work and ensure I get all the issues fixed. We expected much more from the handover rep and warranty rep. 2. Quality of Materials and Work: We are extremely disappointed in the quality of work and appliances for the price we paid for the house. Within our first month we had a roof leak and the vent stopped working the first time we used it. The quality of hardwood floors seems sub-par even though we picked the upgraded Elite package. It has a lot of dents and wear off from just a month of normal use. Also very disappointing to learn these are not covered by first year warranty. The list of medium/smaller issues goes on as we discover something new everyday day. Additionally the appliances are not covered by Shea and I was left to call the manufacturer multiple times to get a part shipped, tech come out etc when the appliance stopped working. 3. Design Choices and Value for Money: The design packages are not very buyer friendly and the way these are combined did not make a lot of sense e.g floor and counters are part of the same package. Offering a design plan that is more customizable where we can pick and choose different packages for each room will help customers since most other builders offer that. Also disappointed that Shea is the only builder in Canyons that doesn’t landscape front yard for buyers. 4. Specific to Luxe : Luxe is supposedly the higher end of Shea collection in Canyons. But the lots in Luxe are sub-par to other lower end collections such as Gallery. Also some friends who are in Gallery and other Shea collections seem to have better experiences with warrant etc. We would expect the opposite where Luxe has superior service since our house and lot premiums are much higher. ... More

Everyone has been very responsive and helpful with any issues addressed

Too early to tell on a lot of this.

Shea Homes purchased a superior parcel at The Phoenician and the subdivision design is spectacular! I wish I could continue with positive praise but I can’t. The lack of integrity from day 1, the poor quality of workmanship, and the ongoing lack of transparency is just the beginning. Building a home should be a happy time, but Shea Homes destroyed that dream.

Our sales associate was knowledgeable, helpful, and responsive! I was disappointed that we received no communication welcoming us or congratulation us after we closed. The project manager and warranty contact have been great! They have both been responsive and helpful. We are looking forward to enjoying our new home for many years!

Mike was great to work with and very responsive thru out the entire Sales process. .Debbie in the Design Center was also the same and our only complaint was that the price of upgrades seemed very high and their lack of flexibility in making simple changes ie deleting a medicine cabinet before the house was even framed. The superintendent, Ryan was fantastic and extremely proud of the work that he and the crew did! Lastly Richard in customer service could not be nicer and extremely responsive and professional. A very good team!!

I don’t like leaving reviews that are less than great but sometimes it just is. Lots of imperfections in the drywall can be seen once painted. The builders paints is seriously watered down which can be seen in the coverage. Whoever lays the sod does a terrible job and it is not because it shrinks, way to much space between rows which creates ruts. To fix they put down dirt filled with stones and seed which I am to water twice a day. That isn't what i paid for. They had to replace 2 toilet tanks that were cracked, and 4 doors had to be fixed because they didn't close right. The floors are beautiful and good workmanship as are the cabinets. ... More