Del Webb Reviews in Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill, NC

Wish we had been much more pro active in the build and inspections through out the process.

You have to watch your builders like a hawk! No a critique of people but the slap, dash process. Hey too often were dismissive of concerns until we elevated to higher and higher levels.

Mortgage issues - non responsive. Goes to trustworthiness. Looking back we over paid for the home. Loved the look and the decorations. Too much space and inefficient space. Workmanship is very good.

We are on our 4th refrigerator (1st one was wrong model, next 2 were damaged, 4th we’ve kept). Our major problem is we have no Air Conditioning in the front half of our home!! This was noticed before we moved in (less than 6 weeks ago) - HVAC people have been out 4 times and have been unable to resolve the problem - although they acknowledge there is no air coming out of the vents. Lead tech is scheduled to come tomorrow to inspect the problem. At present, our guests staying in the front bedroom are in a Hot Zone - same with the bathroom, study and entryway. Very frustrated with the lack of resolution to this problem! ... More

The kitchen cabinets are too high for my height. I asked to have them installed lower but they would not even consider any changes to the house.

I have filled this out 3 times - can't go "back" after checking out your terms. Just forget it. Probably will hold it all against us anyway. Would love to show our 40 day punch list to you. Rated below par since there was so much that needs to be addressed.

After moving in and finding several problems I have been unuble to get any response from emails or -phone calls for 8 weeks to the contractor in charge of this house and then email to Pulte Warranty 3 weeks ago STILL NO RESPONSE VERY DISAPPOINTED

Our experience was okay we did struggle a bit getting things set up as we first got here I would think there would be a better orientation rather than just saying you're having a meeting and hope that everybody shows up there should be a planned meeting time for each home buyer to go through and get set up on everything websites all your HOA information. We shouldn't have to wait over a month for us to receive HOA information and how to get signed up. I also feel like I was told a lie when we bought this house I was told the embankment behind me would be as pretty as the embankment up at the front entrance are embankment looks absolutely horrible the neighbors and I have been trying to get information to find out when we're going to get an embankment with the bushes and landscaping like we were promised but we keep getting the runaround don't really appreciate that I think you should stop lying about stuff when you're selling houses if it's not really going to happen. Also both entrances need to be widened so trucks aren't driving on the shoulder and dragging mud across the entrance to where every time I come in to development I get mud all over my car. ... More

Dreary winter, yards full of weeds.

Our construction manager was a pleasure to work with and communicated well with us. However the subcontractors for the drywall, trim, and tile finish work was substandard. We are now having to deal with warranty to correct all the issues that should never have happened. The following is a partial list of issues. The paint on the windowsills has raised the grain so they are all rough. The floor tile was installed unlevel and had to be replaced. The wrong color kitchen cabinet panel was installed. The baseboard molding and window trim has rough edges that needs sanding. The Hardiboard siding has holes, scratches and paint chipping. The drywall has nail indents that were never spackled correctly. The drywall has spots that they painted over tape. They put white caulk on a brown countertop. The tile guys tried to coverup up a chip on the tile with a spot of caulk. Closet doors are not hung straight. We feel confident that these issues will be resolved to our satisfaction but it's unfortunate that they happened in the first place. There was a definite lack of detail in the finish work. The interior electric switch design is flawed. There is no light switch for the Gathering room when exiting the master bedroom at night. You must walk across a dark room to get to a switch to light your way, a definite safety issue in this Prestige model. We have also noticed that along roads, common areas, and construction sites there is a lot of windblown debris and garbage which is unsightly and detracts from the community's image. We certainly hope that the developer will be held accountable prior to turning this issue over to the HOA. ... More

Poor quality ie. No insulation on hot water lines under concrete floor, specs for laundry room cabinets is 0.5” to low to accommodate a pedestal mounted washing machine underneath them, sink disposal switch is under the sink in a cabinet which is difficult for seniors over 55. Foundation insulation is poorly protected with a parge paint that is damaged easily and cracks easily, missing shelves in kitchen cabinets, door locks/deadbolt wouldn’t latch properly, many issues found by our independent inspector that were missed by the “Pulte Quality Build/inspection process”, ceiling led puck light look very cheap, concrete flat work was very poor with cracking and large ridges which are a trip hazard, smoke detectors false alarm regularly, poor/low water pressure, LVP flooring has gaps/hollow spots to the concrete floor, sod is layed very poorly with gaps, holes, ruts all over the lawn, build sites are not kept clean with debris, trash and plastic blowing all around and in neighbors lawns and green space. ... More

We never had contact with agent after sales contract was signed. Never received welcome packet till after finding out there was one. Never told that PO Box should not be included in mailing address. USPS was as confused as we were! Took weeks to receive mail. Building manager addressed our initial concerns but after two weeks will not answer our texts.

Nice neighborhood basically nice home, but don’t miss anything on your final walkthrough which is only about an hour. Everything you missed is a challenge. Most of the things we miss should have been corrected by the construction manager who’s job is to ensure quality control.

My Home Buying Experience was pleasant! I have been in my home for approximately 60 days and have enjoyed the experiences. The community is delightful. However, the HOA experience not so. I am very concerned about getting satisfactory responses for reported Service Requests.

Pulte is a large builder and part of a conglomerate. Things will be done according to their schedule, not yours with no apologies. My home was completed within their predicted time frame. However at several points in time, it sat for a week with no progress in the building process. I could have been completed more quickly without sacrificing "quality". So far, with the exception of one request, my experience with the warranty department has been very disappointing.

I will only say that it's been an experience. I'm thankful that we were able to close when we did and hopeful for the future of our development.

Just a huge money grab. Price and value are out of sync. Plastic plumbing fixtures?

I closed over a month ago. No evidence of commitment for them to finish remaining items. No follow through. They don't care, especially once it closes. They claim the various vendors tried to get a hold of me, but if so, no messages or emails were left. Bad trim was replaced over 2 weeks ago and still no painter to repair the wall and paint the trim, on top of not completing items that were on the blue tape list a week before closing. Several different vendors need to come back and no update on when that will happen. It has been a poor process.

I was mislead on the market for selling me house to buy this one. I was told the down turn would not effect North Carolina. I took a 70k loss on selling my house and was forced to pay top dollar for this one because I had put a down payment. The price of this house is way too high for what you get and the fit & finish is subpar. I could right a book this.

It’s a nice house but several things unfinished. I think the development went up too quickly. For example my dishwasher has screws missing. Before I moved in we blue taped things needed to be fix. Blue tape still in my laundry room. Flooring doesn’t come to trim in corner. One of light bulb was missing in guest bathroom. Should have checklist to review before a person moves in.

At our first walk thru we encountered a myriad of problems stemming from unfinished and faulty work. Poor cleanliness made it difficult to evaluate cabinets and flooring. There were just too many problems to keep track of. We closed over 6 weeks ago und we still have open issues from the final walk thru punch list.

We hired an independent home inspector who asked the builder when the house would be 100% complete so he could do the pre-closing inspection, When he arrived, multiple trades were working in the house so he couldn't complete his inspection, When we came for our closing day inspection, the house had not been cleaned, so we couldn't see everything. The builder was responsive to our findings afterward, but we shouldn't have closed before the inspection was complete,

The quality of the workmanship on my home is below average. The subcontractors have no respect for your home. They seem very less than skilled. We are to the point where I want to hire my own people to fix the problems that have not been addressed.

We are still awaiting the delivery of our ordered refrigerator and we have been in our new home for over six weeks. We are also waiting for a replacement dishwasher due to the original being damaged. We have been told on several occasions that the products were going to be delivered and then no follow up from Pulte. This is not acceptable and we are very disappointed with the lack of customer service we have been receiving.

Master bath tile needs to be redone in areas and waiting for time to be scheduled on that. Electrical outlets all had to be rechecked due to loose wiring that caused flickering of light fixtures and kitchen lighting to not work. We feel the construction was rushed and very disappointing for a Dell Webb home.