David Weekley Homes

Every single David Weekley home in my neighborhood has had major foundation issues necessitating costly repairs. Every. Single. One. While I understand many parts of Texas has soft soil and foundations can be tricky when building on it, I find it troubling that not one single home has escaped these costly repairs. I suspect David Weekley did not do a proper job laying these foundations.

I purchased a David Weekley home through the affordable home program. David Weekley insisted the homes were of the same quality as their regular homes. However, since I moved in water would drip from my counters to the top of my cabinets. I didn’t realize this wasn’t normal until over a year later when my cabinets were showing signs of damage and I began to ask other people about it. The warranty specialists tried to act like this problem was not a problem at all. At my insistence, they sent out the counter contractor. He agreed it was a problem but tried to blame it on the cabinets not being pushed back against the wall tight enough. Then the cabinet people came out and they agreed the countertops were not cut with enough of an overhang to cover the cabinets. They took the time to show me the cabinets were installed properly. David Weekley is telling me two things at once. The first is that it is out of the warranty period so they won’t do anything. The second is that there is nothing wrong with water dripping onto my cabinets after simple tasks like washing my hands or cleaning a pan in my sink. David Weekley Homes is not an honorable company that will stand behind the quality of their homes.

This is a review of the «design center.» My wife and I are building a David Weekley home, so we’ve been here a couple of times to pick out our counters, fixtures, appliances, wood, paint, etc. They have a zillion choices and everyone’s very nice and helpful.
They also try to help you stay in your budget and aren’t constantly pushing more expensive options (of which there are many) which is nice. They are constantly offering you snacks, soda, and water. Also nice.
So far it’s been a good experience and we’re pretty happy with the stuff we’ve picked out, though like I keep saying, it’s hard to picture an entire kitchen full of something you’ve only seen in a 24 inch square (like flooring, for example).
I wouldn’t recommend bringing little kids, but you can – they have a room they can play in, though you have to watch them yourself, which means tag-​teaming it with a spouse or not really getting to give the design stuff your full attention.
It’s pretty overwhelming, all the options, but they really help you narrow it down quickly.