Del Webb Reviews

Everything was excellent, above standard EXCEPT floor tiles. We have at least a dozen hollow tiles that are not covered by warranty and four that are uneven one cracked and three that move when you walk on them

We were so excited when we heard that Del Webb would be building in our community so we waited and were one of the first ones to purchase here. The building process was exciting as we met with our sales associate, and visited the design center, to make our choices and design our dream home. It was fun to be able to drive by during the off construction times to check on the progress of our home. Our project manager was awesome and kept us up-to-date on the activity as well as providing walk throughs during the build. If we had any concerns, he was always very prompt in responding. We moved in in late February and we couldn't be happier with our home. Thanks Del Webb! ... More

All trim work excessive caulking droplets on base boards All door trims either not caulked around completely on trim Poor paint quality lots of spots where door shows bare wood or top of door no paint at all Grout cracking in guest bathroom tile surround All base boards cracking grout at base of tile floor and base boards Master bath water closet walls caulking in corners Of walls Master bath back splash at counter top cracking or poor workmanship Kitchen cabinets nail holes not filled and not stained Drawer under stove does not close on one side Oven hood fan/light controls sticking so can not turn off. Had to trip circuit breaker to stop fan. Repair man has been here twice Dryer making rubbing noise repair man Has been here twice now have loud growling noise Has ordered new parts. I would like new replacement unit Overall very disappointed in finishing workmanship This is my second Del Webb new home purchase so not completely satisfied with this purchase ... More

I bought my home from the phone. I am from another state, however, my realtor and the sales agent were fantastic. I made a lot of calls and they had a lot of patience. If you are lucky enough to select upgrades make sure you think everything through.

Understand you contract before you buy.

We love the house, except . . . the concrete work is shoddy. The garage floor has a rough section near the wall. Additionally, patches were required closer to the center of the floor, which a friend told me was caused by the carpenters placing two by fours used for bracing the walls into the wet concrete floor. Also, the patio had pockets required patches. And, the side of the driveway has chipped sections.

Was an excellent experience while house was being built. Chad our supervisor was excellent. The workers seemed to take care of any and all things. I do have an issue with the landscape people. Once they put in a very sparse space and problems came up they ignored all my needs to fix the items that had problems. I had to pay someone outside to take care of the problems. Lastly - The response on fixing things after we owned the house is less then adequate.

Over all, we are very satisfied with the building process of our Del Webb home. If I had to make a critique I would say that given the 55 and over age range of the community, there are some things that could be a little more age friendly within the home, and I would have like to have seen a little more flexibility in the finishes selection process. Examples: I wanted the microwave moved to the lower cabinet next to the fridge and I wanted the white subway tile but with gray grout. They could do neither of those.

Everyone we dealt with was very professional and super helpful. Throughout the process we were kept in the loop the entire time. Our home was completed ahead of schedule which definitely was a plus!

The Monotony law prohibited us from having the colors we originally picked for our house exterior, and caused us to repaint our house to a color we did not like. When the bushes were removed from the back of our house it revealed a retention pond with muddy water that was not visible when we purchased the lot. Features in model we selected were not available: lighting, chrome fixtures..

Haven't been here long enough to give a full review. Been here 3 weeks and they are coming back to tear out my shower pan "While I'm Living Here" and replacing it because it is installed wrong. Hopefully the rest of the house is ok. Time will tell.

The options list is very confusing. I missed a critical one because the language is too vague. ASK about every option you want. Have your sales rep point it out to you so you can recognize it on the printout you sign.

A building superintendent JL was a pleasure to work with. After closing he still took responsibility four items that weren't perfect. The warranty person assigned to me, Johnny, appears to be very knowledgeable.

The house is well built, but has one design flaw. The furnace room and the laundry room should be reversed. That way hot water would flow quicker to the master bath room and to the kitchen area. Right now it takes a full 2-3 minutes to get hot water to the master bath sinks ( complaint from other homeowners also) After the hot water has been shut off for more than 3 minutes we have to wait again a full 2 minutes to get hot water.We are wasting a lot of water with the set-up we have now. The laundry room would be the same distance from the water heater, so no adverse change there. The only adverse effect would be the front bath would have a long time getting hot water, but this room is used the least. ... More

Everyone we worked with during the entire process was so helpful and patient with our concerns and questions. This is the first home we have had built to our specifications and the questions were many. We were guided and everything went smoothly.

Sales person, Tracy was very helpful. Construction manager, Chad was also very helpful. After move we were transferred to a customer service person who has not been helpful with “fix up issues”. Doesn’t return calls, etc. etc.

Pulte does a great job as a production builder although much of the finish items such as kitchen & bathroom hardware, cabinetry, and trim could be better quality. My biggest complaint would be the finish painting. We had paint overspray / droplets all over are tile floor, bathroom fixtures, light & outlet plates, which were not removed prior to finish paint and had to be removed and cleaned by us, leaving us to touch up paint the walls. Lastly, anyone considering building a Pulte home needs to know in advance that the process happens very quickly and you need to be prepared to make decisions quickly as well. An example of this is your design appointment & consultation, which requires a lot of pre-planning on the buyers part to assure you are getting what you want in a finished home. We felt this process could have been better presented in advance, by having the process explained in detail thereby removing the unnecessary pressure of appointment time restraints in the selection process. IT’S ALL ON THE BUYER TO GET IT RIGHT IN THIS MEETING AS THERE ARE NO CHANGES ALLOWED FOR THE BUYERS, ONLY PULTE GETS TO MAKE CHANGES. ... More

Homes are better built than most I have visited.

Value, quality and delivery were just as expected from Pulte builders.

We love our home and the community. If I have to be picky about what Pulte could do better. Little things such as they will not run the gas line past the house so if you get the screened in porch I had to pay $475 to a plumber to extend 12 feet. Most of the bathroom and kitchen cabinets when you open them hit another cabinet, wall or appliance. Not enough room. Pulte would not install dimmers, Some downspouts are on a grade that the water is eroding the yard. They do not cover that I have to pay someone to dig a pipe to drain water at bottom of yard.

Del Webb provides a good list of standard models. The models limited and the selections are limited to what Del Webb can purchase in bulk. In 85 % of the selections they are acceptable. But Del Webb does not support unique taste. Be different is not encourage. Being unique is an add on.

Overall the process went pretty smoothly. My new home is well contrusted and passed an impartial review. I was pleased with the effectiveness of the sales staff, loan offersers, construction crew, settlement services etc. However, I had two issues. The first, regarding the time to select many items for the house took too long and was combersome for a single individual in the time provided. I had to select all the electrical (e.g., outlets, range, lighting, etc.), indoors (e.g., cabinets, color skim, knobs, tile, etc.) and outdoor designs (e.g., color for siding, brick, etc.) which took over 8 hours. It was a very long and exhausting process. My recommendation would be to break up the process in two days. I will have definitley made different selections if allowed more time to think about things during and after the process. Secondly, more information would have been appreicated if made available. That would have left me with a clearer picture about future and total costs regarding speakers installation. Since the information was not provided upfront, the additional costs were not anticipated and I would have definately made a different selection, if the total cost were presented. Other than those two issues, I am happy with my new home. ... More

This is my first home I’ve actually had built. Everything with the build went smoothly. I wish there were a few more selection options with certain things like the grout color for the tile. Also more areas pocket doors could have been used. My main issue is with the yard set up, not the house. I should have looked around more since I have a berm and a drainage ditch right out back, plus a utility box on both sides out front. When I bought the lot I had for a huge beautiful tree that was in the common area next door. The sales person said there were two but one died already that would have to be replaced. The second tree eventually started dying and had to be removed as well because so many big roots were cut during grading of my lot. Such a shame the trees designated to be saved weren’t. ... More

Overall, a good experience. Walk through items should have been taken care of ahead of time though.

Overall we were unhappy with the sales person during the purchase process, she forgot some things during our initial meetings that caused problems later in the build process. The designer was great and the construction manager gets 10 stars. But your mortgage division gets 2 stars