Shea Homes Reviews

I have had 3 water leaks in my apartment before I even moved in. I had work going on in my apartment for the first 30 days after I received the keys and was not compensated for anything. Very poor management. Would not recommend them again.

I purchased approx 10 plus residential homes, and Sheahome delivered the poorest house quality I have ever purchased. I think I requested 5-6 warranty services within one month.

The inside of the home is very nice, and I'm happy with it; however, and it's a BIG ONE. When I walk to my back yard, my neighbors and I can see 100% of everyone's yard. There is zero privacy. They could have raised the fence or at least told me because had I known, I would not have purchased this condo.

The post sale representative doesn't do his best job to inspect and verify if the issues have resolved. The manner is subpar and I don't feel respected as a shea home owner.

I have bought more than one Shea homes due to there quality and customer service and decided to buy this one too from Shea homes. Man what a big mistake, the sale person specially Cathy was just a pain. She made us feel so low from day one and more of a pain during closing. I couldn't understand why she makes stories and screams on you to get her point. I am never ever going to buy anymore homes from Shea just for that reason.

Home was delivered with a lot of visual imperfections (chips, dings, dents, etc) and things that were not fixed depsite notating them in the pre-close walk through. The superintendent called "Shorty" is incredibly rude and incompetent and less than helpful.

Disapppointed with the finishes on the house, seems very rough and ready. Since moving in, we’ve seen quite a lot of imperfections that overall just feel like the house was very rushed and little care was put into it.

To sum this up: the field people are terrible at quality control! Going back and forth 3-5 times for the same issue is poor management.

Thus far we are mostly enjoying our new home. However, the punch list and warranty process is terrible. They push you to close on your home but it is only 90% complete. There are many small details that are not complete and the fine details are of poor quality. Floor creaks, paint issues, exterior issues, door issues etc. They try to get things taken care of but just can't seem to get them resolved. They need to at least double if not triple the number of people they have for their construction punch list and warranty issues. We were only allowed in our home on Sunday's to inspect as the work was going on. They need to allow homeowners to visit daily if they wish to point out and correct issues before it is too late. ... More

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

Shea sales proudly proclaims their commitment to quality since 1800s. But that's where it stops. Three months after closing, dozens of items still aren't fixed, including some requested to be fixed prior to closing during the final walkthrough. Service appointments are often cancelled at the last minute (or just a no-shows). Those that do show up often don't actually fix what they were there to fix (but still close the tickets). Extremely poor workmanship throughout the house - pretty much every single wall and ceiling have dents, bumps, and mismatched/uneven paint. Just some of the bigger, still outstanding issues include a roof leak, a light that has been drywalled over, dirty windows (palm prints on the outside as well as paint splashes on outside and inside), uneven window frames (to the point that window coverings cannot be installed), leaky water filter, landscaping that collects water against the outside wall instead of draining it away, sporadic whole community water shutoffs as early as 7am on pretty much weekly basis. ... More

I don't know what I was expecting but the craftmanship and quality of the materials is pretty poor. If I had to do it over again I probably wouldn't go with a new build. I basically paid a premium for the community, not the house.

several aspects of the construction as subpar. It seems that a lot of inexperienced sub-contractors used. For example, most doors/frames in my house were not plumbed and leveled properly so they do not close with an even reveal. There is not attention to detail. The subcontractor who installed the kitchen cabinets did a horrible job as the cabinets are not leveled correctly and the crown molding is not even.

Poor quality work on things like paint, cabinets, doors, flooring. In general workers don't seem to care and things are done poorly. Very poor communication from the construction team, and after closing we have long list of issues that we have no communication about, and have not gotten addressed.

I love the layout of my new home. Some materials are of high quality, however I have had problems with every single trade. I found electrical that was not to code and hazardous when using my own electrician to install ceiling fans. The LVP flooring was very poorly installed with multiple gaps. The painters were horrific and got paint on cabinets, towel bars, flooring, all of the light switches… Many walls did not receive two coats of paint. I hired my own painters to re-paint. Plumbing issues. The list goes on and on. I’ve had way too many issues. Shea has been fairly responsive. I would have preferred someone actually supervised the construction as it was being done. ... More

Staff nice but work repairs very slow. Cost way too much

Excellent sales team - great to work with. Always promptly got answers to any questions. Building team - average. Seemed to do a good job EXCEPT in a couple of instances - once the wrong product was installed and they resisted correcting it (I had to repeatedly say it must be addressed), once when they installed something in the wrong location that was specified in the contract and they resisted correcting it (I had to point out legal agreement twice before correction made), Post purchase team - horrible. Found out a few days after move in that the air conditioning didn't work at all during a heat wave - abysmal response concerning correction. 9 days later and strongly worded emails and they finally got it taken care of. One month follow-up I pointed out a room where all ceiling drywall seams were visible (Shea response - it was within building specifications) - I had to fight to get this addressed too. Almost none of the reported issues addressed a month after reporting them - their response....its hard right now to get contractors, yet they continue to have crew onsite building more homes. ... More

Working with Gretchen, our designer, was great and Shannon was good too. However, once we moved in, there were a number of problems found which I doubt any inspections were even done from any of the work that was done. After two months, we still have some major issues including cracked, chipped, missing stones w/ discolored grout and our back wall having water damage already from the neighbors higher up causing some flooding. This should have had a proper seal from our ground up 3 bricks to where the neighbor ground level. We have had other issues but they are too many to list here. Some of the install choices were not proper I feel either like painting all the interior walls flat including the window seals. Also our walls are not level and disproportionate in some areas w/ each other and across from another making it hard to center rugs & tables. The kitchen overhead light wasn't a dimmer and should have been which was pointed out by the electrician. The people coming in to address our shower floors weren't of good customer service to say the least causing me to loose it on an occasion where I find myself to be quite reasonable and calm generally. I just don't like bad customer service. So, overall the moving in until now hasn't been a great experience. Working with Joel is good though. ... More

Horrible experience from the loan process until today 2 months after move in. The quality of the home is not worth the price. Everyday we have at least 2 repair men coming in to fix problems. The house we paid for is not what we got. We have spent the last two months putting money into the house to get the options that we wanted and some we paid for and did not receive. Even the Home Pro products are not good quality to include the door bell. Every disappointed.

Catherine in sales is very courteous, professional and very responsive. The builder Matt, was generally not receptive to patent errors and in some instances expressed irritation when it was pointed out e.g. unlevelled flooring, narrow doorway where a person could barely fit through (eventually fixed) , framed out closets (eventually fixed) etc. Currently the soil around the walkway is greatly eroded due to a couple of rains exposing the cement underneath. Oven doesn't turn on. Broken diswasher installed at closing and was replaced after closing. Roof on walkway needs the flushing to be redone due to a framing issue because water is retained on an incline not sloped properly. Hopefully these outstanding issues and the list provided to the warranty team gets resolved when the one month inspection occurs. ... More

We worked with Shea in the Littleton area for a new home build, and the purchase, design, and build were amazing!! The sales team was great in answering questions, providing info, and generally making the whole process feel smooth, but after they delivered the house we got to see the other side of Shea, and it has left us with buyer's remorse. The warranty team does not seem to know what is going on, and love to hide behind "supply chain" and "Covid Delays" we have been waiting 3 months for the kitchen appliances which have still not been installed. Between windows that don't work, electrical switches that don't do anything, and appliances the don't work it feels like we paid top dollar for a fixer-upper. All the while Shea continues to blow of requests, schedule repairs the never happen, and the ones they do schedule always point the finger at another trade, and shea just avoids the issue. As attentive and caring as the Sales team was at Shea, the Warranty team is the exact opposite. Please double check your builder options, and make sure you stay on top of Shea if you work with them. ... More

Sales team unprofessional and unknowledgeable. Build material feels cheap for an expensive house.

We were the first house to be delivered in a new phase and very openly felt like Shea delivered us the home too early. There were many issues with the house that we are still working on fixing over a month later. We don't even have a mailbox yet and have to pick up our mail from the post office! The home was not setup with usps so we could not get internet service until after we moved in. The OneTouch experience to setup all our home was difficult to coordinate and we still don't have everything setup. Overall we have not been pleased with the experience we sold vs. what Shea delivered.

To whom it may concern, I am writing an open letter regarding our disappointing experience buying our brand new Shea home in the new community of Côta Vera. We were fortunate enough to be in phase one, and although we knew phase one would come with delays and some issues (we were also phase one in the Escaya community), we never expected to have this many issues. As far as delays, there were way more than expected. We closed on our home at the end of March, and when we signed the purchase agreement we were told the anticipated closing would be towards the end of December. That being said, when a house is sitting there “completed” and we were basically “waiting on the city,” one would expect to close and move into a move-in-ready home. Which is so far from what we moved into. Since officially moving into our house on April 6, our front door has been a revolving door of Shea employees/contractors here to fix or repair things that were either blatantly installed broken … or weren’t installed at all. Currently my days consist of waiting around for these employees to actually show up, some come unannounced, some show up late, some are so incredibly rude it makes me feel uneasy (as if we are purposely inconveniencing them), the list goes on. Meanwhile, my 2 year old son and I are trapped upstairs in the loft so that we aren’t in the way, unable to leave the house at all, and feel completely uncomfortable in our own home. I’ve had to rearrange our personal schedule to accommodate these individuals, despite all of the issues being Shea’s fault. There has been very little give when it comes to scheduling these appointments, and almost everyone comes at the tail end of their window of time. In regards to issues, these are some of the things we have experienced … our front door wouldn’t stay shut unless deadbolted (the door frame had to be modified), our Kwikset lock does not work, the recessed lighting in the downstairs bedroom was never installed and now we’re left with a home that has to constantly be patch up, the top of our hood was never put back into place after the inspection, the frame around our microwave was installed dented, damaged tiles were installed in our backsplash, our upgraded island and vanity in the master bathroom were heavily damaged and they tried to touch it up but it looks awful, the top of the cabinet as you walk in from the garage is not level (it sinks down), the top to the cabinet at the top of our stairs was installed damaged, our patio door off the master didn’t lock properly, the master closet didn’t have support brackets, the medicine cabinet in the upstairs bathroom was broken, the toilet in our powder room wasn’t properly installed which resulted in the bathroom flooding (so now the floors need to be pulled up and replaced), and our banister and railing was installed with damaged pieces of wood. This list goes on, as we find more and more issues DAILY. Though your customer service has been wonderful (seriously, Thomas as well as your sales team Spencer and Lorena, have been amazing), it’s still the fact that we closed on a home that was clearly not ready for us. We are so disappointed in the quality of work that went into this home. It is very obvious that corners were cut in order to produce our house as quickly as possible. And for what? That house sat there for 3 months waiting for the city to finish the roads, install meters, and do their inspections. And now that we have moved into our house, our days consist of regular communication with Thomas to arrange scheduling of all the random contractors that need to come into our home and fix these issues. We have been here for a little over a month and still aren’t able to feel fully comfortable in our own home. Every morning my son wakes up and asks, “people come mama?” And it’s immediately followed by, “no more people mama.” Which honestly breaks my heart. At what point will Shea stand up and make things right? Simply “fixing” the issue doesn’t make our experience right, or amend the situation. Thank you for taking the time to listen and address our concerns. Look forward to hearing from you & Thanks again for your time. ... More

This was not the greatest home buying experience. I've bought 3 previous new builds and have never had the lack of communication and lack of attention to details during the building process and up until final walk through. Shea takes entirely too long to build a home in comparison to Perry, Drees and Highland in this particular area. Once moved in, my warranty representative found a list of things that needed to be addressed and redone on top of the things that were not addressed during the build. The warranty representative is OUTSTANDING!!! She has addressed all details in a timely manner and has great communication along the way. ... More