Del Webb Reviews

Too bad I didn't have another choice in choosing my home builder. It wouldn't have been Pulte.

My clothes dryer has made loud vibration sounds since day and Pulte will not replace.

Expecting a buyer to see every flaw or issue with items needing to be fixed in a walk through just before receiving keys is ludicrous. Was told a 2 inch scratch in glass shower door was out of warranty because I had not noted it on last walk through is ridiculous. It is noted that there is at least a year warranty on materials. Why is the glass not included? Have to wonder how many other problems that are discovered as time goes by will be brushed aside with a similar response. There needs to be another meeting 30 days after close of escrow to address new found issues as well as one after one year. There does not appear to be any attempt to keep at least a somewhat clean and tidy appearance of the neighborhood while the remainder of homes are in various stages of completion. ... More

We had THREE construction managers during the entire building process with the third not responding in any way to questions. He then quit week before closing and dumped all the problems on his manager who received the wrath unfairly. We have been in 6 weeks now and still have unfinished items. The main concern is master shower and is a result of poor subcontractors work and or inability to actually show up and do the work. This is the 4th house I have had built and by far the worst experience.

The Quality of work is not the GREATEST! I don’t know but this company doesn’t do first time quality work. Even though they have warrantee repairs, no one should be paying this much for a home, that is not at its highest quality. I’m glad, I had home inspections performed, prior to me moving in, which caught some discrepancies.

The buying experience was easy and straight forward. The overall finish quality of the home was below standard, as there were many problems that seem to be attributed to workers that don't care about the quality of their work. The attention to detail and workmanship of the building is of lower quality. -many small areas of trim that the painters just did not paint. -areas where there was no trim installed. -Paint splatters/drops on the floors and carpets. -Door trims damaged by the door stops, some door stops missing. -bathroom mirror that should never have been installed due to scratches of the silver/mirror finish, resulting in black marks visible on the mirror. There are too many items to list, but with just a few minutes of extra time taken by the workers/installers to get things done correctly the first time would present a much nicer product to the buyer. It does make me wonder what kind of details that are "under the skin" and not visible that are of similar workmanship. ... More

Helpful sales person. Very good construction supervisor and very responsive. Poor quality construction. Final inspection by independent showed over 25 deficiencies, including such things as walls not being straight, windows crooked and not closing and blinds not fitting, busted concrete on patio. Price of design items more than doubled after contract was signed making the final pricing substantially more than expected.

The home took 6 months longer to build than we were initially told. We did not receive any communication initiated by a Pulte employee during the build. We had to initiate conversations with the sales force and point out construction issues along the way. We were never allowed to meet the construction manager during the build process. The interior paint job was terrible (the paint quality and the workmanship). We had to have the entire inside painted before we could move in. Now that it's done, we have to wait months to have warranty items fixed.

As such, the term building quality is not applicable to Del Webb, As it relates to Pulte, the quality is average, as is usual for mass production, very much dependable on the region and specific location defining labour quality and skills. In my case, these were below substandard. In my area, Pulte construction managers were lacking basic understanding of the function and project management process resulting in multiple defects and deficiencies that am addressing up to date six weeks after the closing. On the other hand Del Webb's signature advantages, such as elegant architectural design of homes, layout of communities involving extra space for preserves and nature trails, and enhanced upgrade options, overweight Pulte's quality building problems. All-in-all, am happy with new home despite multiple Pulte's failures, including broken communications and unpredictable delays. I still recommend Del Webb to new customers. ... More

Too many problems to list

Follow up and warranty work has been non existent. They keep putting off the fixes for months. I have moved in with things like doors that don’t fit in the frame, and cabinets that are broken.

My expectations of this builder were way above where they should have been. My thought was that this was a builder who had been around a long time, was building a huge complex, therefore would be able to offer quality without compromise. My list of "things that are wrong" is minimal, yet enough to make the entire home purchasing process dismal. Warped wood, broken window, appliances not available upon closing, property grading horrible............best of luck to future buyers! I would not purchase from this company ever again.

Wrong closing date given, had to close a month later. Promised appliances were ether the wrong ones or not there at all. New sod was mostly dead when we closed and irrigation was not turned on. ALL initial issues were not addressed, had to continually check up on. Overall, house was delivered in a manner where they rushed the closing and not concerned in providing a quality delivered home

Ok sad ,disappointed paint ugly, still trying to clean pain up , trying to get things fix have more

Pulte gave us 5 different dates to move in from 12/30/21 to finally 6/6/2022 which cost us way more money than anticipated. Timelines were not met and any communication between us and the Field Mgr Shawn were driven by me not them. We did not get a celebration due to over 1000 items identified to be fixed at the first closing walk through. In fact, they were still there at 8am when we were to have our second walk through. Many items still not completed after move in, the floors (all tile) had adhesive and grout splatter all over them and have been cleaned 3 times after moving in preventing us from putting rugs down and moving in some furniture. Very little Shawn told us was true or on time and only excuses not a plan of action. We are in lot 69 at Cypress Falls, the folks in lot 4 are selling and building with another builder in Venice area. Total disappointment for us. We asked for a set of plans that were here but disappeared and the answer was go pay for them t the city? The outside hose bib and electric box were install on the side of the back of the house instead of on the back owners suite section so we could have electric and water when we put a caged pation in, answer, these things happen? ... More

Pulte is building the homes in Kimblewick too quickly. I had two in-house floods because installers couldn't find studs, they found water lines to puncture. My fireplace wasn't completed before the dry wall went up, resulting in no electric power to turn on the gas fireplace. A hole was cut in the drywall to fix this problem, but the hole is still there, even after promises to send a drywaller and painter over to fix IT! I owned a Pulte constructed home in Apple Valley, California. They took their time building it and it was sound. Didn't have near the problems that we are experiencing now! I hate to say this but, I am NOT happy with Pulte. Neither are most of my new neighbors! We feel for the amount we paid for our homes...Pulte has left us DOWN. I don't expect you will share this with buyers, but at least you should share it with your bosses. What happened in Apple Valley could happen here. ... More

Several workmanship issues with the home. Service requests for repairs sometimes go unanswered or the repair person that arrives performs sloppy work that has to come out a second time to repair the original request again. For example, when I moved in there were and still are paint drippings on the floors throughout the home. It's as if the painters never bothered to tape up the area to paint or did not use a cover for the area to be painted.

The community and people are wonderful. However, everything from picking out your first options to settlement was and still is stressful. The options are so many and not very well explained. The walk through before closing was postponed for four days because house was not professional cleaned, paint on new floors and carpet, and many other things. I’ve been here six weeks and still have things not done and now need to use a portal. Absolutely no one checking contractors work.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much good to say. The frustration experienced with expecting a quality build and getting less than that is terrible, especially when it’s next to impossible to get anything taken care of after closing. Response time, or rather lack of response is so unprofessional, and as a new homeowner who was assured I would be taken care of, quite more than disappointing. It’s like things were slapped together by trades last minute to get to closing and now that’s all being exposed and no one wants to claim responsibility or take care of anything. I am extremely disappointed and upset by this, and would not recommend building with Pulte. ... More

2 months after closing, still waiting for dishwasher. Have no glass in master shower bath. Multiple issues with granite countertops. Cabinets misaligned, handles crooked. Took 5 months to replace broken window. Oven has been repaired 3 times already. Concrete patio is a mess. Plastic towel racks. Wrong lighting fixtures were installed (corrected). Weeks go by with no communication on issues.

I'm going to put my comments into context of purchasing and building home during an extremely challenging time of Covid, supply chain issues and labor shortages. Our home took exactly one year to construct. Pre-Covid homes were built within 5-7 months. With that said, we were surprised at the lack of quality of materials and craftsmanship for a home in our price range. The attention to detail was lacking, simple mistakes would not have been corrected unless we brought it to the attention of Pulte and the quality of materials was well below our expectations. In particular, the cabinetry was far below standards we enjoyed in the Midwest homes we have built and lived in throughout the decades. Pulte needs to completely rethink its approach to the quality of cabinetry they put into these homes. Clearly they are trying to maximize profit over quality. Our first construction manager was a very poor communicator and ended up leaving the company. His replacement was actually quite good and gave us the best level of communication we had throughout the process. Pulte senior management should have communicated far more than they did throughout the building crisis in 2021 and 2022. All we received were an occasional "form letter" eMail about the wonderful experience of building a Pulte home. Instead of proactively reaching out to their customers to let us know what the challenges were with delays, supply chain problems and labor shortages, they hid behind their construction managers to do all of the dirty work and tough communication about delays and shortages. In our community Pulte also stated they were not going to build any additional golf courses or amenities. This would put our community greatly behind other Del Webb communities in terms of the number of golf holes per homes, amenities per home, etc. There is a significant grass roots effort in our community to force Pulte to live up to what they promised their customers through advertising and sales pitches throughout the years. Despite our frustrations with the building process, we hear worse stories from people we've met who built in other communities with other builders. Do your homework before you buy. In the end, it's the people we meet in the community that will make our experience good and hopefully the pain of the construction process will fade over time. ... More

Quality is mediocre at best. Shoddy workmanship and cleanliness. If the construction supervisor had not been changed, the finished home would never have been acceptable. Painting is bad. There is still paint on the kitchen door window and poor coverage on the exterior. Somehow, despite not yet occupying the house, the first water bill showed 14,000 gallons usage. I hope to check for leaks tomorrow. My normal usage is 3100 gallons per month. The drywall work in the garage sucks. I Just had it painted and had to do quite a bit of repair. The windows are dirty. The garage door opener exterior keypad does not work. We specified brushed nickel fixtures, but the bathroom lighting fixtures and faucets do not match. The price would be sort of okay for a gated community with private streets but it's not okay for public access. The location and construction schedule and Lennox HVAC are great and the only reasons I can live with this purchase. ... More

Building took longer than expected. Several issues with the roof that need to be repaired, The cabinets need repairs. Never recieved our cutlery drawer. Garbage can lids are bent. Painter missed several spots. Tile has different color gout in primary bath because they had to replace a tile. A hair line crack in a tile in primary bath. Hole in wall where the plumbing fixture drains. I could go on.

I don’t think there is a better community than Sun City Texas but I sure wish Pulte was a better builder. There is no quality process as described on the Del Webb website. You have to be your own advocate and quality inspector. I suggest everyone in the build process get a good home inspector for the pre-drywall, final, and 11 month inspections. You will be amazed at what ends up on the inspection reports.

Sales Representative Adam and the initial buying experience was 5-Star! The home construction and management experience was poor. Initial construction manager was on point and good but he left (Pulte?) for unknown reasons. Steep drop in performance, commitment and ability from next project “manager/helper” assigned. Very poor quality control of foundation build which led to serious punch list issues. Many examples of lack in oversight of trades and construction. Seemed more concerned and aligned with the trades than the buyers. Dismissed buyer concerns in Punchlist walk-through until threat to cancel the Close. No work done on Punchlist until 2-3 days before Close. Close had to be delayed for another 7 days as Punchlist not complete which resulted in more costs (extended lock ins, rent, etc) for buyers. Only in the house about a month, but already several calls to Warranty to fix results of poor quality construction and materials that should have been caught by effective construction oversight. I highly recommend Del Webb’s Sun City, but purchase an existing home. I do not recommend Pulte Construction for a new build. ... More