Del Webb Reviews in Phoenix Mesa, AZ

Over all finishing work is less than satisfactory, made a list of things that need to be corrected after 2 weeks , no one has made contact with us after 7 weeks , ,called to see when we could expect some one would be out to our new home, Was told be 3 an a half more weeks , an we have more issues to be corrected . Up graded kitchen cabinets, 3 doors don’t close properly, an 2 drawers don’t close properly , very sloppy painting, spilled pain drops , on our walk through counter tops in kitchen an both baths had a film of dust on them , garage had paint drops every where , concrete finishing work on both patios poor , floor to ceiling glass wall in master shower, water leaks out on to floor . This is not all of our concerns. ... More

We were buying what we thought was a great lifestyle in SUn City Festival. That was quickly subdued by the quality of the house we had built for a half million dollars, the extremely high up charges at the design center and the extreme lack of attention to rectify some of the many problems. But we sure have some very nice neighbors.

Pulte has a well known name out there, but beware Pulte uses some cheap materials so it looks good. Contractors hurry to get done, but don't check that their work is operable. The painters will paint your walls and ceilings, but paint splatters appear on your tile, cabinets, hardwood floors, doors and garage floors . Upgrades are way overpriced. My suggestion is to put in the standard low grade products and after closing gut the house. Make sure to prewire everything. You will save a ton of money on flooring and countertops alone besides other items that can easily be replaced.

We were forced to close on a new home that had multiple issues - we asked to delay the closing until items were resolved and were told no unless we were willing to pay the daily fine for not closing. So, I have cabinets that are scratched, drawers that don't close properly, etc., interior doors that were not painted properly, medicine cabinet was forced into the opening which cracked the metal due to forcing into position and the problems with the roof are too many to list here along with pages of other issues. It's a disappointment to move into a new home with so many issues. The response we have heard multiple times is that we have to remember it is a track house so it won't be perfect. Not an acceptable answer for a half million dollar home. We are not looking for perfect but reasonable craftsmanship would have been nice. ... More

Very poor quality of materials. Design Center is the most disappointing, they RUSH you in making decisions. You get one 4 hour appointment, with TERRIBLE help!

Houses are just thrown together. It seems the faster they put them up, the more they will sell. It's a nice area but the quality and workmanship leaves a lot to be desired.

This is a beautiful community and well cared for by the residents and HOA. The entire building process was LONG (14 months). Originally told it would be 9-10 at contract signing. Long periods of waiting with little communication and no sense of urgency. The builder seems more interested in producing their spec homes than finishing the contracted homes. We have built over 20 homes in multiple cities over the years, this was by far the worst experience we have had.

The end result is a nice looking home. But the process getting there was more than challenging. Due to the overwhelming amount of homes the superintendent’s have to oversee at one time as well as pressure to close on the homes doesn’t allow them to have any quality control over the process over ones’s individual home. This results in trade contractors redoing what’s already been completed to make repairs, molding replacement, drywall repair and repeated painting over newly installed carpet. We had a independent inspector which discovered much needed repairs including missing flashing and broken tiles on our roof which would not have been discovered otherwise without an independent inspection. This generated a list of items that customer service now has to address after closing. Buying a Del Webb is Definitely not a turnkey process but one would expect more for the amount of money one spends. ... More

After spending 500K the homeowner is forced to get a independent inspector to find all the mistakes and required corrections that should be done by Pulte.

This is my 8th new construction build and hands down the worse experience. Starting with my first salesperson who was so untrained and incompetent that I started looking at existing homes. A homeowner recommended a different sales person. He was very knowledgeable, but did not share complete information. This is advertised as a Dell Webb 55 community. It is a Pulte build, which has many class action lawsuits and they are building a family section within the neighborhood, which should have been disclosed. The construction manager was inexperienced, untrained and should never have been left to manage construction. The drywall had gaps between the wall and ceiling that were large enough to see the framing. When I complained about this, he said it was normal. I had built ins with a gas fireplace. They forgot to hook the gas to the fireplace and forgot to install the shut off valve. They had to rip out drywall to fix these. These are just two examples. They would not give me the keys until the house was recorded in my name, which I understand. However; they told me they submitted the information to the county in the morning. I called the county and was told Pulte uses the electronic system and it records immediately. Pulte said their process is to release the keys at noon. Technically and legally the home was mine in the morning. I have spoke to numerous neighbors who have been in their home for less than 12 months and are having serious issues, framing, roof, floods, warped sliding glass door frames and many more. They have had to hire inspectors to have repairs done or file ROC complaints to get warranty work done. I wish I would have know half of what I know now before I built. ... More

I call the home my 300K mobile home. I've owned numerous homes including new homes. The workmanship and build quality is far below other home builders. My daughter just bought a new Meritage. No comparison, their quality, sales practices and construction management is superior in every aspect. Pulte thrives in deception. They don't disclose hidden fees and when asked about it you get different stories depending on who you talk to. Their construction manager had no clue. Failed to notice obvious problems then waits to the last minute which ends up in poor repairs or no repair at all. I think they buy all of their fixtures at the dollar store and the design center is insanely over priced. For example they want 17K to do tile floors throughout in a 1280sf house. I got outside quotes for just under 7K. The horrible base design of the floors makes it seem like they purposely made it look horrible to force you to buy the overpriced flooring. My design center person was smug and acted like I was below her. She had no clue on the options and what was included. As a result I ended up purchasing extra electrical outlets when there where sufficient outlets included. They also purposely hid the fact that they are building a family neighborhood less that a half mile from the 55+ community. The experience and lack of confidence in Pulte has led me to hire a realtor to sell. I'D NEVER BUY PULTE!!! Buy a tent its better quality. ... More

Sorry, I can’t give a good review

It was exciting buying a new dream home until we moved in! Josh, our superintendent went MIA after begging to be rated all 10's (which we did up until move in he was great - afterwards he GHOSTED us). We have had some major issues after move-in including 5-ton A/C unit which is destined to fail imminently, a non-working oven which was installed as electric when we paid over $5K for GAS package appliances, still waiting for touch up paint which is badly needed and should have been delivered at closing, NO cable conduit was laid for TV, Internet, computers etc which took 4 weeks to get (we had to increase data on our cell phones to get anything at all costing us a lot of $$ out of pocket), a huge CIRCULAR (??) break of drywall over 2 ft. wide with NO SUPPORT behind it (studs are 23" apart) and NO BACK UP FROM PULTE, sheet metal variation on chimney over cooktop hood and we could go on and on. These are rather large issues Pulte got our money at closing and now PULTE DOES NOT CARE!! ... More

We moved from out of state and we were promised by the site manager and sales team that all the issues that were reported would be taken care of and the house would be cleaned and move in ready when we arrived. That was far from true. We arrived three days prior to closing and were told by the site manager Josh that everything would be completed before closing. The house was filthy and needed many repairs. Including but not limited to: filthy tile floors, floor tile grout all over floor boards, damaged kitchen drawer, trim missing around dishwasher, cracked tub and shower unit, provided front yard landscaping poorly done and 7 dead plants when we arrived which were never replaced, and subsequently all plants died due improperly installed watering system. Kitchen light switches improperly installed hanging by one screw. Then you are promised they will show up to make repairs and never show up for scheduled appointment's, we are now hearing from many in the neighborhood that this is a very common occurrence and they just hope you will go away and stop requesting repairs, It appears if we want anything fixed we will have to do it ourselves. The neighborhood gossip have made it very clear this is a common practice, promises made and not kept. Even at your one year warranty we have been hearing nothing gets done, more promises and again not kept. So buyer beware! ... More

I would not recommend Pulte unless you expect to miss the original delivery date by over 6 months, expect the quality of the workmanship to need extensive rework and the installed products to not meet your expectations even with upgrades.

Bobbie as a sales person.. good.. she needs to have more info tho as the communication through-out 16 months was terrible until Josh Yeager was assigned Bobbie is great but cannot address anything if there’s issues Josh Yeager .. once assigned to our project in the last 2 months was/is a tremendous asset. He is honest.. trustworthy and is the only reason we did not back out on the build.. Josh in my humble opinion is an absolute professional.. great communication.. listens and follows up As of today… little more than a month in I am awaiting a new AC unit .. nice in Arizona.. NOT The concrete on patio - drive and front porch is literally the worse I have ever seen… including the garage… which I personally epoxied…to hide the miserable work.. the concrete is extremely rough.. uneven.. like the finish work was never even done.. they did try to repair my front porch.. ground it down… and then epoxied it.. truthfully looks awful The back patio is just as bad… it looks like it’s 40 years old… paint is off the metal flashing in the front of the house… side gate is loose at bottom and latch is bent And we are still awaiting resolution on glass French doors … and not to mention that the switches in bathrooms were backwards… as was the lock on garage door I could go on and on … like I said… worse experience of my life and compared to the Beazer home I built in 2018 … Pulte can’t hold a candle …I As I mentioned… Josh is absolutely awesome… but I certainly cannot expect him to handle the workmanship issues… especially the terrible concrete work I feel that Pulte should at their expense address or refund so I can address with putting paver drive and front in .. as well as the back patio I in good conscience cannot and will not recommend Pulte to anyone until and unless our concerns are addressed… apparently Steve is no longer around the Florence build and that’s a good thing because although he carried a great message for Pulte… he hears nothing … and borders on coming across as dishonest In closing.. if you had more employees like Josh who actually addresses and discusses with owners … you would be way better off * I also find it amusing that a person cannot write a review without it being flagged for “naughty” words Which you hear all around your job site * Disappointed still Dennis ... More

We thought we bought a new house from Del Webb/Pulte; not a fixer-upper! After moving in, we had nearly 60 issues requiring repair or replacement. It’s been nearly two months since receiving the keys to our house and there are still 30 issues remaining. Many of them are major issues. Poor oversight during construction along with poor workmanship are the root causes for having so many repair issues after closing. Extremely slow follow up caused by a very disorganized process for making post construction repairs is as frustrating as finding so many repair issues after closing.

We scheduled an electrician to come for warranty work. Did not call or reschedule. Also given 1 week to get across country for settlement

If you want a punch list a mile long that never get finished then this is the house for you. If not beware! Appointments are made and NOT kept and Pulte’s customer care group DOES NOT care.

Workmanship is terrible, unprofessional workmanship, no follow-up on listed deficiencies as described and listed in (2) walkthrough's, in October and November 2022 with Construction Manager, Jose, moved into home, December 9, 2022, started calling Jose, no call backs for status updates on short comings on house as identified and listed. Called Warranty Department to get some follow-up, on defects. An appointment was setup for February 9, 2023, with Cabinet Company, Tim, of Royal Cabinets did an excellent job to adjust and complete our original requests for doors, drawers and sliders, all working well now as of 2/9/23, at 10:00 a.m., very clean and professional, was able to answer our questions in regard to our concerns with all of the cabinets as well as fixing all of the issues. We still have some issues with the house inside (interior) and outside (exterior), as listed during our (2) walk throughs with Construction Manager, Jose. ... More

Fit and finish of the home was awful. They cut every corner on material they can to save money. Be aware of their building materials and practices before making a purchase.

See comments in the title. I would not recommend Pulte to my worse enemy.

The whole experience was terrible and still is. All you do is ask for things to be fixed which should of been right from the beginning. You have to wait for everything to be done. Pulte doesn’t want to fix things that should of been done in the begging. For the amount of money you spend on these homes you should get a much better product.

Why doesn't Del Webb (Pulte) and other large company builders show their reviews on their sites like other businesses do? Think about it. These surveys are only helpful to perspective home buyers, not to people who have already built. It might make for a better building experience for both buyer and builder if the builder knew the good or poor results were being more predominantly shown on their own site. Again, think about it. And I must add that it is so ironic that the canned reply from Del Webb (Pulte) on problems are exactly what most people have already done with little to no success. Maybe would make more sense to post a review on Google which is what I will do. ... More

Not worth the effort, but would not recommend them to anyone. Horrible experience all around!