Del Webb Reviews in Wilmington, NC

Signed contract in November 2021 and closed December. 2022. Went months without hearing anything. Sometimes felt had no input into what was going on. Salesperson and design person were both very good. Noted lack of agreed upon features and shared them with project manager, but only had them corrected the week of closing. Everything, it seemed, was blamed on supply chain issues. Who knows? Now both project manager and design person are no longer with company. The walk thru with all of the things noted that were to be corrected have now disappeared with the project manager having been released. Overall, we do like the quality of our new home but are concerned about correction of many small things and who to turn to in case of a major problem. ... More

Overall I was disappointed with the process. While I feel we did receive a quality home, there were some items around the workmanship that were just below what was expected for the price. In addition, I was told the house was complete and was expecting a house that was complete on the date of close only to arrive to a house that was missing a shower door in the master bath, screens for the entire house and a few other unfinished items throughout. It is six weeks after close and we are still missing these items. While I believe we will eventually get all of these items taken care of, it was not adequately communicated from the start and I have had to initiate a lot of follow up around keeping the process moving. Finally, there was little attention to the details to make you feel like a valued customer. We were essentially shown a drawer full of owner manuals and handed the keys at close with little instruction or organization around handover, how you pay for HOA fees, warranty process, etc. There was also no information given to us around the irrigation system, typical watering schedules or maintenance. This we will have to go investigate ourselves. Some of these smaller items would take little time to accomplish and go a long way to making you feel more valued and wanting to recommend the process to others. ... More

We, my wife and I, already provided the good and bad experiences in a previous survey. That survey was very detailed. We recommend that someone review that survey for our input.

Generally very pleased but your follow-up to issues and punch list items is TERRIBLE!!!! This is the feeling among everyone I have met. Know you have many houses to build but PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE OF US WHO HAVE COMPLETEDTHE PURCHASE PROCESS

The biggest issue is that we had four different field managers over the course of our build which led to a great deal of confusion, and the communication between us and the builder was non-existent until the very end. The last field manager towards the end of the process was better and at least attempted to care about the customer - but up till then it felt like we were not even part of the process. The workmanship was not what I would expect either. Paint splatters on every surface, grout residue and dust all around the tiled areas, gaps under the molding around every doorway - which is where the ants and other bugs are getting into the house from the day we closed. In general it feels like they are doing the bare minimum rather that trying to create a quality product. Maybe my expectations are too high, but overall I was disappointed. ... More

I expected more quality, better communication, and no passing the blame. Generally not happy.

In the middle our home being built we had a change in field managers and the details of our project requirements were not shared. There was also some third party contract pricing issues that were exposed as well. There was some quality control issues as well. I’ve paid a third party to resolve an issue instead of waiting for our warranty service to address our need as we at this time we are still waiting for several issues to be addressed.

Make sure you really check drywall, painters painted floor so check for that, numerous scratches and chips in floor, upgraded carpeting is not good.

Del Webb staff members work hard to fix the problems created by the subcontractors. It would be better if the problems were eliminated before they arose.

We really love the home design of our home and Alex is a great project manager. However, the quality of the workmanship is below average across the board. The electrical contractor, in particular, was horrible. We had many issues with their work during construction and continue to find electrical issues now that we live in tbe house. In addition, nearly all walls are not plumb and none of the corners are 90 degrees. This causes a lot of issues when doing projects such as closet and pantry upgrades. In general, I feel like the workmanship of our home is sub-par and feel like we will have multiple issues to deal with as the home ages. Not very confident in the Pulte quality build process. ... More

My overall experience is good but I closed on my house March 10 and we still do not have window screens. The light switch in our hall closet was placed behind the door so when you open the door you cannot see or reach the light switch. You denied fixing this but when I appealed to said you would send someone to look at it. Thishasnot happened after weeks of waiting.

Issues are lingering. The build quality is not what was expected from a Pulte home. We feel that Pulte is only concerned with getting houses finished and not adequately addressing issues in houses that recently closed.

Very bad experience in the design center and untrue promises made. Wilmington customer care very slow and difficult to deal with. Quality of some materials questionable. Although I love my house don’t know if I’d recommend.

My experience is that the build took longer (told 6 months...it was 11 mo), that materials were not the quality I was led to believe they would be, design choices were limited, and builder response to complete or fix problems has not been satisfactory.

Although when I signed my contract I was supposed to close within 6-9 months on my Del Webb Wilmington Riverlights home, it took 13 months for my home to be built. There were several challenges during this 13 months, promises not kept and now after being in my house 30 days, there are still several things unfinished and there is no communication from the builder. What kept me positive throughout this process were the positive comments on the community (and the community is absolutely wonderful - very welcoming residents and so many activities and clubs to become apart of) as well as dealing with my sales consultant Kap. Kap kept me grounded and was exceptional to work with. She would always respond quickly to my emails, giving me honest feedback so I could make informed decisions along the way. Kap is the ultimate professional and if it were not for her, I'm not sure I would be a Del Webb resident today! ... More

I am disappointed with the quality of construction. I was not here during construction because I was living in another state. After I moved into the house, I found so many examples of sloppy workmanship inside the house and there was a major sewer problem. The basic structure, framing seems fine. I learned from neighbors that everyone had problems with their homes and some were worse than mine.

I’m a bit put off by how the service person pressures you to give them a 10 star rating and tells you that it’s a failure if they get anything less. It’s all action at the start but once you’ve rated them, they are are nowhere to be found. They ‘ghost’ you. Still numerous deficiencies that have not been addressed. It’s all sell, sell, sell but no customer service after closing. Caveat emptor. As far as the community is concerned, we LOVE It. Our social director is fantastic! The HOA… not so much. Hoping we transition to another management company in the new year. Pulte has reneged on a number of things and now leaves the HOA in a major deficit. Bad!!! ... More

We can only hope the structure is sound as the finish work is rather poor. We had to point out many times crooked door and window framing. Some were corrected however, others were just left with the response “no way to fix it”. The shower frame and doors in one bathroom are installed incorrectly, this was pointed out before closing and 2 months later this is still not fixes. Some windows are damaged, again pointed out but not fixed. Glass doors to the library/den poorly painted, even the painter asked “what’s with all the blue tape” told us to report to get it fixed, we did still living with it. I could go on but hopefully you get the picture. Can not end without saying, we love our model and hope issues will be resolved soon. ... More

We have had issues with various items in home and we get no responses to emails and no action taken to correct issues. Terrible customer service

Pulte is not a custom home builder, they build spec homes. Some options were not available to us because of problems with suppliers. Biggest disappointment was with communication with project manager. Currently dealing with items on repair list.

Sales person was wonderful. Designer was unavailable and not very gifted in design. Construction team was unresponsive to communication.

The community is great and we enjoy the daily activities. The building of the home itself was and continues to be disappointing. Actions do not follow words and we have not been able to rely on anything Pulte states. Warranty issues remain unresolved in spite of the nice words and promises. If you can put up with the lack of follow through by the builder, sales staff and non responses, this is a great place to live. Plan of doing the warranty issues yourself.

We love the design of our home. However, communication and quality of workmanship was lacking. Personnel changes during our build led to temporary staffing and issues did not get resolved satisfactorily.

No comment on completion of final details. Still not completed..

This was the worst closing we have ever experienced (& we have owned many new construction homes)! Final walk thru was only scheduled the day before appointment with Attorney for closing. Therefore, many were not completed. Many work orders had to be submitted after move-in & some are still outstanding. When we moved in there was no Gas Meter on our house - therefore, no hot water! How did this ever pass a home inspection? Two ladies came to do a "final cleaning" on our house the day our furniture was in the process of being delivered! Of course I would not permit them to clean around men delivering our furniture/belongings!! No one ever offered a later date for cleaning! ... More