Happiness is more than a state of mind; it's how we do business. The foundation of Schell Brothers is our culture of happiness. By sharing Happy Stories at company meetings - often held on the beach - and participating in BBQs, beach days, Turkey Bowls, and the laugh-out-loud Schellies show, we understand the importance of exercising our imaginations and having fun.
We pride ourselves on building homes that provide a healthier and more comfortable living environment. We are the only builder that includes Schellter Advanced Building Science in every home, providing an extremely energy efficient home with unparalleled durability, longevity, strength, and quality.
We pride ourselves on building homes that provide a healthier and more comfortable living environment. We are the only builder that includes Schellter Advanced Building Science in every home, providing an extremely energy efficient home with unparalleled durability, longevity, strength, and quality.
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Schell Brothers is the premier builder of new homes in Delaware and the Sussex County beach resort area. Our mission is to bring happiness to ourselves and our homeowners by creating exceptional homes and an extraordinary experience. The coveted coastal resort areas of southeastern Delaware are known for their gorgeous natural scenery, protected parks, clean beaches, loved for their vibrant boardwalks, tax-free shopping and fine dining.
As a member of the Schell Brothers Team you are part of a family committed to working together and helping each other. Check out our current career opportunities above. If you meet the requirements and are interested in becoming a member of the Schell Brothers team please apply. We are looking for energetic, self-motivated individuals who enjoy working alongside others.
When it comes to leveraging software and technology, we've been ahead of the curve compared to most builders. Our ones and zeros are just as important to us as our hammers and nails. Therefore, we have an entire department dedicated to Innovation. Our recently launched proprietary Heartbeat Customer Portal has made the home buying experience that much better.
There are many reasons to build your new home with Schell Brothers, and the one thing that sets us apart the most is our purpose and culture of happiness. You'll love our streamlined processes and innovative tools, like our Online Design Studio. Your home will use less than half the energy used by typical existing homes of similar size.
Reviews (11)
Bill & Norma Collins
Jan 22, 2022
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Critical: Responsiveness
This builder has no regard about preserving trees. Obviously it’s because it makes it much more cost effective to cut them all down with little regard of the creatures that live on, in or around the forest. So beware if you care at all about nature, wildlife and the environment please consider another builder
This builder has no regard about preserving trees. Obviously it’s because it makes it much more cost effective to cut them all down with little regard of the creatures that live on, in or around the forest. So beware if you care at all about nature, wildlife and the environment please consider another builder
Charlie R.
Nov 22, 2021
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I love my home, sales rep, and project mgr but their punch out people are the absolute worst! I have walkthrough items that they've repaired 4 times (not done right), a fire hazard in the laundry room (addressed twice and still not done right), and absolutely no concern for the homeowners time (days and days of missed work waiting for their people). The punch out guy who supposedly fixed my fire hazard of a dryer was more concerned selling me his services on the side than he was properly fixing my items. Pitiful back end! Had I known it would be like this I'd of never purchased a home
Lmidouintube
Nov 12, 2021
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We moved into our house 18 months ago with a major problem in the back
Yard(it’s on a slope). We were hesitant about signing the contract, but was
Assured the problem will be taken care of. They came on three occasions and move dirt around. Each time they showed up, they made the problem
worse. We were told this is the best they can do. Right now we cannot walk
on part of the backyard and part of the side of the house. I just want Schell
to do the right and decent thing and fix the problem and not just put a
band aid on it.
I am hoping Schell Brothers can resolve this problem as soon as
Yard(it’s on a slope). We were hesitant about signing the contract, but was
Assured the problem will be taken care of. They came on three occasions and move dirt around. Each time they showed up, they made the problem
worse. We were told this is the best they can do. Right now we cannot walk
on part of the backyard and part of the side of the house. I just want Schell
to do the right and decent thing and fix the problem and not just put a
band aid on it.
I am hoping Schell Brothers can resolve this problem as soon as
Waheed Chaudhry
Oct 11, 2020
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They say that first impressions are the lasting impressions. When we walked into the Bluebell Model home at the new River Mill subdivision in Glen Allen, VA we fell in love. I remember my wife tearing up and saying "... this is our home". Yes, we bought a Schell Brothers home the Blue Bell model, but not right away. We did the research not only on Schell Brothers but also other builders in the same subdivision. We also looked at many other home sites by other builders. Non compared to the quality, style and the impression we got just talking to the Schell team. We are now moved into our beautiful
Tom Fieweger
Jan 10, 2020
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Laura and I have now been in our beautiful Schell Brothers home for 18 months. We are just as excited about the home and community today as we were the day we move in. As owners of 10 previous homes we recognize quality when we see it. Laura is an Interior Designer and fell in love with the Whimbrel model. The Schell Brothers quality of fit and finish along with added amenities was beyond our expectations. Finding our forever home has been a wonderful experience.
Steve Mahaney
Dec 09, 2019
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We have lived in Coastal Club for 18 months. We are constantly pinching ourselves about how wonderful this move has been. There are many many reasons but since this is a Schell Brothers Page,let me address our home and neighborhood. The major intrigue for choosing Schell was their floor plan for the “Cassidy” model. The web site was well designed and easy to move through. Our first choice was The Senators but by the time we actually started to put research to action, it was sold out! We still decided to visit Lewes and what a great decision that was. There was no model of the Cassidy available
Ca Mcshane
Sep 11, 2019
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We searched the Delaware shore for a quality builder and found Schell Brothers had the most beautiful houses, desirable floorplans, and used quality materials. There was no question our next home would be a Schell home. We are beyond thrilled with our new home in Jefferson Creek which is only a short 1-1/2 bike ride away from the Bethany Beach boardwalk. Everyone we have interacted with have been very professional and accommodating. Jay Hauck (our salesperson) is awesome! Since he is in the model at Jefferson Creek we stop in frequently to visit with our "neighbor". Can't say enough good things
Bob Haslett
Aug 29, 2019
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Schell Brothers' homes and communities were one of the first we looked at when we decided it was time to move back to the shore. After looking at communities up and down the east coast we came to the realization that we were comparing every other builder to what we had seen at Coastal Club by Schell.
We kept saying "It's nice, but it's not a Schell home" at every other community. It soon became obvious that Schell quality was what we wanted, and we have not been disappointed.
Schell makes the entire home buying process a joy. Their online tools showing floor plans, 3D walkthroughs of homes are
We kept saying "It's nice, but it's not a Schell home" at every other community. It soon became obvious that Schell quality was what we wanted, and we have not been disappointed.
Schell makes the entire home buying process a joy. Their online tools showing floor plans, 3D walkthroughs of homes are
Alan Rutter
Aug 29, 2019
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Our Schell building experience was fantastic! We settled on our brand new Lilac model January 30th, 2019 and couldn't be happier. From start to finish we enjoyed working with the Schell building family and appreciated their professionalism, guidance and knowledge throughout the building process. We were especially impressed with the attention to details and standards you don't normally see with most other builders in the area. Schell builders really put a lot of thought into the design of their homes and it shows!
Thank you Schell for a pleasant, fun & memorable experience for our family. You
Thank you Schell for a pleasant, fun & memorable experience for our family. You
Steven Curson
Aug 12, 2019
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We live in the city of Rehoboth Beach, with all it's rules and codes about what you can build. When it came time to do an extensive remodel of our rental property and turn it into a house we could live in full time we wanted a company with the experience to do this. Schell Bros, at the time had a division called Renew that did such work. The reason we went with them was the knowledge of codes, the ability of their designer to rework the foundations of the home and their size and buying power for our appliances and materials. All in all, it was a wonderful experience. They were able to keep us up
Mack Morrison
Aug 02, 2019
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My wife and I have lived in five homes built by five different builders. Schell Brothers is the best — BY FAR! Before we visited Lewes for our first (and only) house hunting tour, our realtor sent us links to several new home builders in the area. Even on paper, we knew we wanted a Schell Brothers home and instructed our realtor to only show us Schell homes. The Schell Brothers team made our home buying experience a pleasurable one. The Sales Manager was great and always available to answer any question that we had. As we got closer to the start of construction, the Design Team at Schell and
