Del Webb Reviews

Disappointed in the quality of the build. They would rather re-do things 3 times badly than get it right the 1st time. We're in the home just over two months now and are still waiting to get things corrected due to Covid 19 issues and shear volume of other on-going construction. We did get the lot we wanted but at a very hefty premium. I guess time will tell if we made a good choice to move here.

The quality of some of the workmanship was not acceptable. Paint left on carpet, wood floors, and cabinets. And stove top. Wood floor has wood missing in planks. Many cabinets not working properly or not lined up . Put in work order several weeks ago and haven’t heard anything.

When we signed the contract to purchase our home we were told to expect a February or March close. We were hit with a combination of weather and poor communication. In fact, the day before closing and just after wiring the closing money, we received another call about another delay. It took a VP and area manager to finally take seriously our concerns and get to the closing table. We finally closed at the end of April. Mega company with lip service about the importance of having satisfied customers.

Cabinet drawer still not replaced. Countertop was damaged and 2 visits by installers said it has to be replaced. Not getting any updates.

I am not particularly happy with this whole experience. Many instances of bait -and - switch sales tactics, starting with down payment amount at contract signing, look and care of surrounding common space, and choices of color and design of interior finish. 2 examples: one color paint for all rooms, picked from only four available colors; one color laminate flooring for all rooms. Exterior materials good quality, interior is good for only what you see. The 'in-the-wall' mechanicals are minimum,at best. Workmanship is dependent on specific trade, but overall low quality, minimum standard. And you get no custom options at all. Community, neighbors, amenities all good. Warranty work, not sure yet. Made call concerning insufficient insulation, was told non emergency repairs will be addressed after pandemic restrictions are relaxed. ... More

The quality of materials seems to be good. The problem so far seems to lie in the carrying out of the warranty work. Promises are made, however, the actual carrying out of the warranty work by the contractors is sorely lacking. Communication needs to vastly improved between what I as the homeowner reports to Pulte/Del Webb and whatever Pulte/Del Webb passes along to the contractor. The contractors show up to complete the warranty work uninformed and unprepared to complete the work as requested. The contractors seem to be unconcerned how to effectively complete the work, and they have no regard for the homeowner living in the home while the work is completed. There is no concern to protect the home furnishings from dust and the effect of the work on the home. There are steps they could take to remediate the messes caused, but they refuse or state they were not instructed to complete those steps by the Del Webb/Pulte representatives. We have had to send a contractor away without completing the work when this occurred. ... More

The sales staff is friendly and helpful. The subcontractors are horrible. The construction supervisors we had are no longer with the company. They were terrible. We have had a positive response to our concerns and are awaiting scheduling of repairs to be made. Much time has been spent worrying and fretting about our decision to build here. We lived 1300 miles away when building took place. I would suggest if you build here, you rent here and watch every day the progress (or lack there of) being made. This was/is a very stressful time. We are being assured that all issues will be addressed. Ask us in a couple of months. ... More

Management uses that is someone else’s job

We love your new home in SC Festival BUT as of today, we still have NO response to our 30 day "fix it" list - we are 70 days+ since moving in. We followed your rules & payments made but the rules don't apply to you! Get moving Pulte. Your excuses are not working.

after the great sales pitch DW/Pulte was the greatest and would provide an error free package all inclusive, not quite. Sales was great, financing was rough but it took 5 people to get it in order for closing. Project management was lacking in maturity and experience. Punch list items still not done as well as warranty items now, of CV19 is the cause. Action was late on my punch list items and many left at closing I trusted would be done but were not. Many simple things I asked for they refused to do or used the permit as a reason not to do, not good buyer relations. I told them at start I was a retired engineer/construction manager but that didn't seem to phase them. They blamed things on subs which is a age old excuse I heard 35 years ago, I guess no realizing they are still responsible. A complete package it was not, I am still coordinating with cable provider to get service that should have been done during construction, this experience was not fun. ... More

Moved in on March 20th. We have a long list of unresolved punch list items that no one is addressing. Covid is not a valid excuse for poor customer service.

We moved in one week before the Covid 19 crisis affected the US. We have found Del Webb to use that excuse to delay fixing issues that could be addressed during this time.

Would like more care with finishing touches on outside of home. Trim missing. Caulking very rough and sloppy. Extra globs of cement left to harden on sidewalk and garage floor.

Insure all punch list issues have a specific completion time established. Be aware of the slow hot water delay due to water lines in the slab. Closely inspect final cleaning quality.

some minor problems that dell webb still hasn't fixed.Both sliding glass doors take two hands to open and close. Exhaust fan, I repaired. Never finished painting wall. Cleaned grout of floors for weeks. Threshholds trashed, I repaired. Doorbell in-op.

Disappointed in Kitchen aid cook top. Terrible. You can't see the controls. Tank less water heater is worthless. The amount you save on gas to heat the water, you waste water waiting to get hot water by a factor of ten. Get rid of them. give me back my water heater. A change order process/system is terrible. Too many hand offs between vendors. The stone vendor applying stone on fronts does terrible work. No education on key mechanic - Heating and Cooling systems. Someone should be in charge to sit with the home owner and be up to speed about all the stuff the homeowner needs to understand and hit the new home running. I don't see this as the day to day field mgr. He has enough to do and does it pretty well considering all his duties. ... More

The workmen ship and attention to detail is shockingly poor. Many many issues to many to list. Not happy. Would not recommend to anyone.

Good electricians - Lousy Painters. Decent Plumbers - Really poor Sod Installers

This is a retirement community. Home is NOT senior friendly.

I fell like the finishing of home was rushed. Plumbing was not tightened. Glue on tile. Paint on glass. Grout on granite. Cabinets chipping. Lazy Susan not installed. Drawer rail not attached. Exterior paint peeling. To be fair I have not contacted warranty dept yet but will as soon as I get settled.

For $185 per sq ft, I expected better quality material used. Including doors, windows and fixtures. Drainage on the lot is a total mess. Still trying to get punch list items resolved. HOA for exterior is way too restrictive. Guest passes for club house should be allowed to roll into following years. We should not require a pass for grandkids to use facility between 4-6pm, that’s just crazy since we pay for the usage of the facility. If people are abusing it, then add those types of restrictions.

Most materials are the lowest cost in the market place

Interior workmanship lacking quality. Issues with paint, garage sheet rock. Sub contractors rush through work; thereby, leaving poor workmanship. Answer is let “Warranty” take care of it. After that it is a struggle with Warranty and the sub-contractor. Lot’s of excuses.

Very carefully evaluate what you get for advertised price, versus all the "options" you need to satisfy desired living. Plan on adding about $100,000.00 to get the final product. Options appear outrageous. Some are basic and should be provided in base price of house. LOOK WITH A SHARP EYE AT FINAL PRODUCT AND TRY TO OPERATE ALL EQUIPMENT .

I filled this out previously and you have the response. I do not type and do not like the inconvenience of having to reconstruct a response. I cannot get questions answered by the subs Del Webb lists, with their phone #'s. Furthermore after questioning the quality of a two level upgrade on the granite(the granite had an obvious flaw) we were called by a supervisor. I was not made aware that his boss was also in on the call. This secretive action and the subs referring all inquiries back to Del Webb, and our construction supervisor, Jacob's supervisor, withheld information from me prior to our closing. We are disappointed in trash hidden under the sod that left on a pallet far too long the sod was not watered appropriately after being poorly laid the yard was poorly graded prior to landscaping and sod placement the refrigerator is not built-in as up charged the carpet pad is supposed to be an upgrade the electrical wiring (three way switches) is inadequate. I think this shortcoming is intentional. forcing the homeowners to upgrade to a smart house. the "on the hinge" door stops are worthless having only one of each rooms electrical outlets operated by a wall switch, inadequate exterior color combinations selection too overly limited gutters and down spouts are focal points detracting from the handsome home-front and back ... More