Del Webb Reviews

You’re signing up for a production line house with a custom price. Don’t expect your house to not have most/all the defects that others have had. Pulte does not appear to improve its methodology as it goes.

NOT TRUSTWORTNINESS, NON-RESPONSIVENESS TO ISSUES MIS-LEADING ON SALE WITH ITEMS YOU LATER DO NOT RECEIVE AFTER YOU AGREE ON PURCHASE. MANY PROMISES NOT KEPT

The communication to us from the Sales office and building Manager was very poor. The whole experience was terrible but the DelWebb North Ranch community is beautiful

Here is a short list of our issues at closing Hot water not working Gas not working Washer dryer not working Gas range not working No refrigerator Mirrors and glass scratches throughout Outside gas outlet not working Hvac heat/cooling not working Door crack front door Master shower handheld not Installed Drywall hole coming in from garage Garage floor coating coming up

While I know there have been "supply chain issues," what was initially an exciting event turned into a very disappointing experience.

The contract called for an insulated garage door, now they say they cannot deliver it and offered a $500 credit. No way you can buy a door for that price! What an insult!

There was and is a lot of grout on the vinyl plank flooring. I have spent over three hours so far removing it and still have a couple of hrs. to go to finish removing the grout in every room. Installed grout looked to be installed by someone who had never done it before. Areas that should have grout around door trim, baseboard trim, doors windows in every room was absent in every room. The roll out cupboard shelves have fallen apart on two cupboards. The hinges on the front door fell off, and the door was hanging by 2 screws that were about 1 1/2 inches long that were obviously much too short to hold a heavy door. The cement work on the front driveway and entrance was very rough and unfinished looking. Light could be seen on both the front and back doors( about 1/8 to 1/4 inch gaps) Lots of cold air entered the home for the first three weeks we lived here durning a very cold winter weather snap. The electrical and other boxes (3) total were not closed properly and were covered in rocks and debris(located in front yard). The light to the attic was left on by construction personnel and has been burning 24-7 for the last 37 days as my husband is disabled and I am not willing to climb a ladder and enter thru the small attic opening. Everyone in the community comments on the very poor workmanship on these homes. I have built 5 brand new homes in my life and have never experienced this kind of poor workmanship before. In the other 8 homes I have lived in for years I did not have the number of nicks, scratches etc. on workweek, doors, paint that were in this home on the day I moved in. I have pictures if you would like me to send them . ... More

You don't move to Del Webb for the house quality. Poor workmanship, very mediocre materials and and very slow response, if any to make things right. Very disappointed!

Very poor workmanship for a high-priced product. What we got wasn't what the model looked like. Although Del Webb stands behind their product and eventually everything will be fixed, the continual no-shows by contractors are doubly disturbing. You would think it would be much better for both Del Webb and the owners if things were done right the first time. Quality Control is definitely lacking.

I’ll start with the sales experience. We were very interested in this development from the get-go. We signed up for the grand opening sales event, walked thru 3 models and got pricing on those models, but requested info on another model. Despite follow-up emails and phone calls, it took 4 months for someone to get back to us. Needless to say, the prices increased substantially in those 4 months. Once we signed the contract, it became a game of hurry-up and wait. Our first construction manager would send an email asking us to schedule something the next week, which we did, then we didn’t hear back from him for a month. (Our second construction manager has been great and much more responsive.) Then one month prior to closing we were advised the flooring we picked out was not available at that time and to pick another one. All the decisions you make from cabinet color, to granite, to carpeting, to flooring is based on how things look together. This was a problem because I could not find one I liked as much as my original selection, but now have to live with it for years to come. I think Pulte settled for poor workmanship in an effort to close on our house before the end of the year. Many issues became apparent after we moved in a month ago - caulk in the bathroom and crown molding is separating in spots, the wood around the glass panels of the office door is very damaged, weatherstripping gaps at the front door, a piece of trim is coming down from ceiling in the covered patio, windows are very drafty, and a damaged fence, And, because these things weren’t noticed until after the final walk through, we now have to wait 11 months before anything can be fixed. ... More

House is well built - very pleased. Our sprinklers, flower beds / landscaping and grass sod is absolutely horrible. 3/4" water pipe for sprinklers was leaking & flooded our back yard. I identified 2 major low spots in the back yard & the builder ignored me during our final walk through. I had to fix the 2 low spots myself. The sod was laid on unbelievably unlevel ground. I had to fix the unlevel ground under the sod - remove clods, humps and fill in the holes on the entire yard.

we were out of state for the entire building process. i would not consider ever doing that again with this builder.

I found the home buying experience was difficult but partially because the pandemic. I would purchase a home already built if I could do it again. I'm very happy with my home but its nice to see what your getting and Pulte does not let you customize anything which I found to be frustrating.

Very unorganized and frustrating experience

We’ve had experience with Pulte before and it was good. Pulte today is unresponsive to all the mistakes in the workmanship of these homes. At this point, I’m terribly disappointed in Pulte. It appears that nobody wants to take responsibility.

Still have issues pending Hopefully they will be resolved soon

We were essentially coerced into closing 12/10/21 on a house that remains unfinished coming up on 2 months later. Major framing errors including unequal door frames in bedrooms, open gaps between frames and missing drywall, bowing of drywall and doors hung on bowed frames. The bench in the entryway from the garage is not as shown in the model homes, and looks like it was constructed by a child (door is mounted unevenly on painted hinges, front is disconnected from top). Painting quality was poor and a good bit of mudding and painting had to be redone after closing. All of this should have been noted by the site manager and deemed unacceptable. We have gone over our concerns on multiple occasions, but responsiveness is slow to non-existent. We have loaner appliances (washer/dryer/dishwasher), though this may be attributable to supply issues - still, if you cannot deliver what is promised, the sale of the house should not be completed. We continue to wait for the cabinet crew to correct mistakes related to hanging the wrong cabinets and one of the ovens, and not originally installing a beverage center (per plans) - but the beverage center cannot go in until some flooring work is redone! And backsplash needs to be completed now that the correct cabinets are hung - but we have no idea when that will occur. Finally, the "storage room" over the garage has cross beams at about 4 feet off the ground (unlike the model home) making it impossible to stand up while moving and storing in this area. The drywall leading up to that space was clearly hung by a crew that didn't care about quality. My spouse has been in the home for the past month to be available for work crews to come out and complete the finish/detail work, but these crews show up unprepared for the amount of work they need to fix for the original teams, and chip away at this work without yet having completed anything. At this time, there is no room in our home that could be considered "finished". All the while, Pulte continues to build homes as the neighborhood expands to the east. Simple solution - finish the work as promised, to customer satisfaction, then close. Since this is not possible in this case (already closed), get your subcontractors out to finish closed homes quickly, reliably, and efficiently, with continuous feedback to your customers about the status of the work (not "I sent them an email...I'll send another email", then work on the ones under construction. ... More

Need broken stuff fixed now

It took 9 months to build my home after the foundation was poured. Other homes started after mine were finished before mine, I believe due to my price being locked in. Be vigilant during construction. The wrong countertop was installed in my kitchen and the builder did not identify and fix it. Other issues also were left up to me to identify and push for resolution.

Incredible lack of attention to detail as a whole. Lack of overall quality in workmanship by almost all of the tradespeople utilized during the build process. Indifference by responsible parties involved in the build process. Overpriced for what we received but that's the crazy market we are in. Thankful to have a new home but would do it differently if we had to do it again. From what we have learned, this is standard operating procedure in a home built by Pulte within Sun City- Georgetown, TX.

It took 11 months to get into our house, with four casual emails from our sales person extending our timeline out another 2 months. Being desperate to move in we closed despite numerous items that still needed to be addressed. We've not had responses back from anyone since.

The sales process started off great but slide into something quite horrible. We had 5 sales agents during the sales cycle. Post sale, there were covid-related construction delays and poor communications. Overall, we are glad we bought in Riverlights. The neighborhood is fantastic.

Sales staff at Pulte/Del Webb, Georgetown are not honest. They will say anything to get you hooked and then bully you when you ask questions. I would never recommend using one of those sales people. Shame on all of them.

Builder gave us a closing date they couldn't keep, so it made it very difficult for us. The construction may have been rushed at the end. There were many missing items and defects which are still being worked on. It has been over a month since closing. The construction manager, however, has been very responsive to our communication.

Rush to close homes, when not ready. Promise of a 100% completed home, means they want you to agree to close with a list of things not completed yet. Once closed, forget about it!!!. You are not a priority anymore. I know times are difficult with manpower and supplies, but when you see newer homes ready for closing down the street with the hardware you are waiting for installed, You get the picture were you stand. Slow to respond, make you feel you are the problem, when all you want is what was promised and what you paid for, Buyer Beware of Pulte!!!