Del Webb Reviews in Ocala, FL

Darren our salesman was awesome

We like our new home. Communication was good during the construction process since we were living out of town. Couple of minor issues but they were addressed quickly.

My overall experience with Del Webb was smooth. Darren from Sales was helpful, courteous, responsive and professional. Delivery of my home was on schedule as projected. Closing process was smooth though my closing statement needed adjustment for a missed down payment. Minor defect was spot on my quartz island countertop at pre closing inspection. The whole countertop was replaced in the morning on the closing day. A number of carpentry items (such as nails punching out from side) have to go through the warranty process. We would hope better quality control can be done by Del Webb instead of having customers to find out at inspection or after move in. ... More

I was lucky enough to have the best building manager you can hope for. Heather is truly the gold standard!! Fortunate again to have a very hard working, sales agent, Allen, that cares and will always follow through.

Design center did very nice job adding about $30K in upgrades. No comfort height toilets a big miss, it’s a retirement community, costs almost nothing to add them. Space and storage in this house is bell designed.

Our contractor and community service guy were great but following through with things isn’t their strong point. It seems once the build is over they have so many others to build that new buyers don’t get the attention they deserve. Still waiting to hear about 4 problems. Two quit big and although they came to check it out promised follow through Have yet to be done.

Everything was going great until we needed warranty service. We had a cracked master BR door. It was a comedy of errors. Many days we waited for a service call. It they showed up it was with a damaged door, doors that didn’t fit & several visits to finally get the door fit, painted & installed. Very disappointing considering we love everything else about Stone Creek.

Very impressed well done everyone Regards Dennis

When thinking about buying here one of the things was i would not know anyone here. The sales guy told me that at orientation someone be assigned like a type of ambassador. That didn't happen. The building manager was fine. He told me to wait to bring up the issues i found around the home because the warranty folks would not want to fix it more than once. When the warranty folks came by there were a couple of issues I brought up told me they would have things fixed. NEVER happened. I understand my home was probably in less than 60 days and things get over like. Now I just put painters tape by the issues and I know that it will get fixed. Besides all that I love my home. I am disappointed in the lack of communication. ... More

It has been almost 2 months since move in. We have 19 items on our warranty to be fixed items. One electrical issue that took 2 weeks to get a response. One security issue that took 3 weeks to fix. We were told how great the Pulte inspections were - not sure about that!

Warranty department is not really helping me with some issues.

Generally OK. Moving in over Christmas seems to have gotten some of our small issues with “partners” lost in the shuffle. Took a month to get sprinkler system working. Still haven’t heard from security system people (6 weeks and counting). Still have a cracked concrete issue.

I was generally pleased with the home I built but did have some surprises such as the fact that ceiling fans were not included but I will have to pay for and install them. This also goes for the lighting over the island. No lights there or over the dining table. Also there were no towel rack in either bathroom. Just what home is built without towel racks. to have a complete home built all these things should have been included. I was only told of this when I did the pre-closing review of the home or found out after moving in. it is as though the contractor cut all the corners they possibly could in order to maximize profit. Very unhappy with these items not having been included. After moving in there were a number of items that I am having problems with such as several electrical problems, having patched several places and not even attempting to cover it up by sanding effectively and then spray texturing over the patching.and particularly the fact that the sprinkler system was set to water every day for an extensive period of time. Since I did not move in for several weeks after closing and did not have the sprinkler system guy come out to provide instructions, as recommended by Pulse homes, for about a week after moving in, I am now facing a $500.00 water bill. the sprinkler system tech that came out stated that the system was dramatically overwatering and reprogramed the system to water twice a week and for a far shorter period of time than what was originally set. Very unhappy with facing the $500.00 water bill that I will have to pay. These things are things that the future homeowner should have been told about prior to signing a contract for the home. ... More

If you look hard enough, there will always be issues with a newly constructed home. We have spent twenty years in arizona del webb communities and find the quality of build in ocala is so much better. I have found that rather than deal directly with a customer's complaints, we often hear "we've always done it that way" is a common excuse.

There are some things the developer does that are exceptional and others that make me shake my head and wonder if the designer was sleeping or on drugs. For example, the kitchen pantry door cannot open when the dishwasher is open. How do I put stuff away? Pocket doors are not an option; they are included where they are available. Why they did not include them in the master closet is a mystery. 3' of space is lost because of the swing door. There would have been no problem moving the electric on that wall... It is just something else that is not planned well. Oh, the pendant light junction boxes for the kitchen island, literally go to within inches of the end of the island. Lighting should be approximately 65% of the width of the table/counter top. Was the designer on drugs? If you order LVP from them, they use quarter round. This is tacky. This should be done properly with the baseboards installed after the flooring, so it would rest on the floor. There are other things that make no sense, like the placement of some light switches (to turn the living room light on, you have to go through the dark room to the end of the house. W h a t were they thinking? That's enough! There are other things that ... More

It’s a great home and good design how ever I found that there are a few Cheap building materials that were used and the Landscaping is sub par and cheap

Good experience. Never knew though that we good have had blinds for windows included. I ended up with paying for blinds. Only bad thing I could find

Slow response to correct defenses in the home

Fit, finish, and cleanliness left something to be desired.

Overall, this has been an enjoyable home buying experience for us. The price was reasonable and we are happy with the house. I would like to see them improve the fit and finish of the interior, however. The drywall/texturing/paint/trim work wasn’t up to Pulte standards.

I feel I have a Wonderful new home, BUT, I also feel there's a bit that could be better. Several things are really rather "cheap" like the "pot" lights everywhere. I also would of liked a bit more flexability in choosing my "design" choices. Like leaving out the pot lights. But, I still overall am very happy and soon this new house will feel like home.

Plan on a good bit of stress throughout the process and after you move in with callbacks, lack of responses and poor follow up repairs. Not poor quality but not what you expect for what you paid.

There’s not enough options to pick from. The yard there was no option Had most of our home tidied and didn’t receive the right color of tile Been easier to put in the back patio before moving in. We didn’t get our garage doors painted

Let me start by saying that we love our new home, our community and the environment where we are now living. Del Webb has put all of the basics in place for an outstanding place to retire either full time or seasonally. It is important to know that you are buying a production home, not a custom home. They have some lovely customizations, that we got (many were priced very competitively), but it is still a production home. Pros - The layout of the home, well thought out and planned. - The high ceilings and doors really make a difference. - Simple things, like the number of outlets, really helps! - The "bones" of the house are good (the foundation, CBS walls, etc.). - The organization to help you close and move in to the neighborhood was excellent. Cons - Promises were made on communication that never happened. I learned more about the status of our build from he county building inspector online than from the project manager. Communications is just mediocre and needs improving. - They have so many subs that the individual subs only care about their project. If they break something that is another area, it remains broken until someone who cares fixes it. We had a broken (truly broken) kitchen cabinet 3 weeks before close, we are now 6+ weeks post close and still not fixed. - If you move into an area where they are still building, be ready for CONSTANT trash in your yard (not just dirt or construction debris, but empty cans, bottles, etc.). ... More

Communication when building the home was spotty at best. Love our house once it was completed.