Del Webb Reviews

I’ve owned new construction before, I’ve rehabbed a condo to the studs, and had many homes in between but I’ve never as an home buyer encountered such sloppy, careless work. It’s as though people were pulled off the street and if they can wield a hammer or hold a paint brush, they’re hired to build $500k + homes. It’s mind boggling to me that Del Webb puts up with it, and then knowingly turns it over to buyers who are paying a lot of money. Is it due to lack of workers? Maybe. Then Del Webb needs to scale back their commitments. I was pressured to close very quickly (one month) but in hindsight I should have refused until major punch list items were fixed. The list continues to grow and I’m getting tired of sending weekly updates. It includes everything from plumbing, to electrical, flooring (don’t get me started on that issue), drywall, woodwork and possibly the worst of all, painting. The two project managers I’ve dealt with are both very nice guys who work hard. I think they must be spread awfully thin though trying to keep up with homeowners’ issues. To be fair, I really like the design of my home and it lives much larger than it is. I like the neighborhood as well, but at this time I would seriously hesitate recommending a purchase from Del Webb. It’s sad to have to say that because I was very excited by the prospect of relocating from the Midwest to Florida, and into a brand new home. That excitement wasn’t long lived unfortunately. ... More

The Pulte group is very difficult to work with. It does not matter what you, the customer, wants. The closing date that they gave us was not good for us but they refused to accommodate us. Everything is dictated to you and whether or not that works for you does not matter to them. They are not custom builders and the fact that they would not allow us to change the cable in the bedroom to the flex room made me think our house must be built by robots. That would not have been hard to do. When we did our preview walk through the house was filthy. Really? That is the first impression of our home and it was horrible. The smoke detector beeped the entire 3 hours. He told us he would replace the batteries. When we moved in it wasn't much better. I spent 4 days cleaning to get it "move-in-ready". The smoke detector was still beeping so we called and was told by the builder that the beeping had stopped so he didn't replace the batteries. Yet, he told me he would feel better if I replaced all of them; not just the one beeping. I'm sorry, wasn't that the builder's responsibility? There is a spec home near us and that house is spotless. Ours should have been treated the same. When we met with the builder and the warranty representative, we were told more of what isn't covered than what is covered. Everything is very negative. Most of the employees we talked to were very disgruntled and they seem to have a high turnover. When we started meeting our neighbors, we realized almost everyone had some type of issue. I have yet to meet someone who is satisfied with their building experience. I hope that it will all be worth it in the end. My best advice to someone who is going to build with Pult is this - Don't expect anything to be easy, customer focused, or quality products. That way you won't be disappointed. ... More

The building experience was lack luster at best we had to deal with 2 different construction managers the first was horrible with the plans of the home not being followed. If I had not been visiting the home, it would have been built completely wrong. The second Construction Manager was better trying to correct the mistakes from the fist construction manager, but we are still have issues with the home even after we have moved in. Working with warranty department to get the issues resolved has been a nightmare. The builders Mortgage company was also a nightmare and we were left nearly homeless as the company could not figure out how to get us completely approved and close on the home. If you are considering building a new home I would not recommend Pulte / Del Webb or Pulte Mortgage. ... More

BUYER BEWARE HOMES ARE PUT TOGETHER WITH UNSKILLED WORKERS THAT CANT BE FIRED UNLESS THEY DO SOMETHING DRASTIC .YOU SHOULD BE ON SITE THE WHOLE TIME THEY ARE BUILDING HAD A DOOR WITH SOME NASTY GRAFITI ON IN PLUTE BOSS SAID HE WOULD CHAGE IT OUT NEVER DID OVER THREE WEEKS AGO.SALES PEOPLE ARE LYERS

Responsiveness to address numerous issues pointed out prior to closing has been horrible. Damaged items, drywall repair not completed and final painting. We have raised issues to numerous parties with no response. They seem to accept less than perfect if you "can't see it" or if they can get by with it.

See above I should have Pulte Pay for the electric bill “they” left lights inn and doors open for 3 daysxNever gave me the Garage opener Today 24 May building discrepancies still not addressed Although Aaro was given credit as my sales rep, I never met him He never introduced himself to me Customer card is a JOKE Answering machine message states you called after hours Itvwas 2:00pm on Friday After 20 calls and transfers back to same message I gave up Had to wait until Monday to get Customer Service!! I’ll stop here.

There are so many issues with our “new” house that it’s way too many to mention. Cracking paint on the ceiling, poor drywall finishing, defective windows, defective shower door, poor quality cabinets that were a $10,000 upgrade, 2 large holes in the walls that Pulte didn’t notice, poor trim finishing work. The list goes on and on. It’s so discouraging and upsetting. We gave the warranty rep pages of our problems. She didn’t say anything wasn’t legitimate. She is trying her hardest to help us but it’s not her fault Pulte has such poor workmanship to begin with. Most of these issues could have and should have been resolved before we closed if Pulte had proper field supervision. Very, very poor quality control. So frustrating senior citizens have to deal with the result after closing and live in a construction zone in a brand new house while the builder’s mistakes get fixed. What a nightmare! Apparently Pulte doesn’t care about their customers because after speaking with neighbors we aren’t the only people with issues in our brand new house. A corporate supervisor needs to call us ASAP. ... More

Once the home was finished, and the day before my closing, I had my “walk-thru” with the sales rep and the construction supervisor. Here are just a few of the problems: Almost every electrical wall plate in the home had gaps in the sheet rock and the wall plate. I was told by the construction supervisor that the workers use a sledge hammer to punch through the wall/sheet rock for the electrician to locate and install the electrical outlets. Another problem: There are two areas where the ceiling was dropping. Another problem: One kitchen cabinet had the door handle mounted on the wrong side of the cabinet door. Another problem: In the guest bathroom, the 2-piece shower wall did not have any caulking between the panels. Another problem: A window, on the outside, had a big chunk missing on the window frame. Another problem: At the walkway entrance to the front door, the metal fascia is ragged and dangerous. I was advised to NOT hold up the closing, and that these items will be taken care of (fixed) after the closing. Well, nearly 3 months later, and none of these problems have been fixed. In fact, there is a Warranty Department to handle construction problems because there are so many complaints, and they are back-logged! I expected a better home buying experience, and didn’t get it. ... More

It's true. We heard it throughout the build. Coming to Sun City Hilton Head is absolutely wonderful.....if you don't mind living in an over priced, poor quality home. Pulte has to be the bottom of the barrel when it comes to overall quality. The workmanship is subpar at best. The materials are the absolute cheapest money can buy. They are quick to say to NO to everything that would make a client happy yet fast to do whatever they need to get you to close. As a contractor, I would be embarrassed to pass off a final product that Pulte is overjoyed to pass off. Just a number to get to the next closing. Fortunately, we have the means to have the home repainted, (which we did), retrofit with sliding glass doors, re-landscape everything, and customize the way we wanted. I wish Pulte would have just sold us the land and let us build a decent home. I will stay in SCHH forever but I could never go through another Pulte build. ... More

Such a big development executed in a relatively short timeframe by a huge company with poor corporate communication and rigid canned response to the customer resulted in chaos and did not produce a house with the same quality as the on-site sales model. Top down chain of command apparently tied the hands of the on-site construction supervisors to resolve several issus. Some subcontractors exhibited a lack of training necessary to produce quality work. Problems encountered included failure of marketing staff to accurately record customer choices and to consult with construction professionals to accurately describe details necessary to achieve customer-desired results. ... More

Look at everything in your house. From the placement of the light switches to the water pressure in your shower. Don't assume that smudges on your floor can be easily wiped up. Do not close on the house until all of your issues have been addressed. It is a very difficult and lengthy process to get problems fixed once you have closed.

We have experienced the negative effects of the communication gaps between the various silos within the Pulte organization, their overwhelming focus, with the expense to customer service, of ‘making the numbers’, and how their staff is incentivized. This, they’re follow through , and the construction mgmt team telling clients what they want to hear vs. creating ‘action plans’ for outstanding issues has us questioning ‘what are Pulte standards?’. Thus feeding into the trust issues. Multiple announced closing dates that are canceled at the last minute, construction mgrs that seemed overwhelmed with their work load, expressing desires and promises to be helpful but unable able (or unwilling) to follow up or through with their promises contributes to the lack of trust, and ultimately disappointment. Fully understand the needs of a business to make a profit, but this over emphasis leads ultimately to longer term problems both cultural and economic. More insight into customer service, and monitoring the same on senior manager’s ‘dashboard’s’ needs to take place in my opinion. ... More

Worst buying experience of my life! Started with the rude salespeople and continues with the slow responses to repair requests. I was completely mislead. If I had to buy again, I’d probably buy somewhere else. Only redeeming factor was the foremen on my job …he’s been informative and helpful but nothing can help the shoddy construction and lies coming from the front office. Shameful just shameful. And I’d like to blame them personally but being in business for over 30 years has taught be…it starts at the top. Which is why I’d never recommend to anyone to purchase a Pulte home.

We had to fight to get the house in acceptable shape before the closing, due to numerous defects of reckless and poor workmanship. We were forced to do the closing in spite of many unacceptable items to be corrected. The building manager assigned to our house kept making promises that did not fulfill in an expeditious manner. A new manager assigned 1 month after the closing seems to be more responsive.

When you first stop here to look at homes they are great. then it goes down hill from there. You are not allowed to make ANY changes after you design your home because you signed your contract but they constantly make changes and delete items. we were lied to about our lot and they offered a four foot extension on the garage which I wanted. I was told that was no longer offered because there was no demand for it. All of many of my neighbors have it and we all purchased and designed our homes within a month of each other. we were lied to about our lot as well everyone one our street was told the same "STORY" about the lots how someone purchased it and backed out. Bruce lies a lot! His attitude is also poor. our construction manager Jack did not provide the service as promised very poor communication. AS more people move in the same problems exist in every single home. so I am not just some disgruntled homeowner people that have lived here for years have told that they have had the same issues. Its odd that they ask for input but never make any corrective actions. they have the nerve to ask you for all five star ratings knowing they don't deserve it. why do companies ask for these surveys and when you're honest you never hear anything back from them. It's all smoke and mirrors. Stop with the excuses and treat your customers like they are valuable. without them you would have nothing. Do something you know what is going on! ... More

Poor workmanship and a person could still go broke having fun hoa doesn't even pay for fitness classes

We had three different construction managers during the building process. This lead to very little supervision of the trades people working on our home. We felt like we were our own construction manager! Every item of discussion that came up felt like an argument and bullying to get us to accept substandard or damaged workmanship. There definitely was no feeling that we were the customer and the one paying for a home that should be built without defects! The response given was “Pulte is a production builder and mistakes will happen.” Yes,Mistakes happen but they should be fixed without repeated requests from the buyer! If Pulte put this slogan,”We are a production building and mistakes will happen”,on their website we would not have built with them and I’m sure many others would walk away! It was a battle to get the house completed to a standard that we finally felt comfortable closing on. During the last month they sent in out last construction manager Logan who at least listened to our concerns and was able to complete our home to an acceptable level. We’ll cross our fingers and hope we don’t find too many issues as we settle in! ... More

This house is not quality built, there is so many things wrong it’s not even funny. Inside and out needs things fixed, things are very poorly done.

No way that I can in good conscience do so.

The process to build our home has taken almost a year from start to finish. The quality of what we received vs what we paid is not equal. We have experienced numerous problems from the get-go. We have a broken truss in our attic that Pulte didn't identify before closing, but (thankfully) our private inspector did. Pulte opted not to repair it, they just added to braces to each side and had the Engineer say it was good. Plumbing is horrible, water pressure is non-exixstent. Discovered from SAWS that it was because the fixtures used to tie into the City water line was less than adequate and equal to what you would see on an RV! We have an installed sprinkler system and instead of tying into the City line, they tied it into our house! The quality of workmanship is subpar at best. Cabinets still need to be repaired. Pretty much everything on our closing list is still unaddressed. It is so bad I started to call them in as warranty work (suggested) and they are EXTREMELY slow to respond. I have been yelled at talked down to by a specific employee and he tried to do the same to my husband, but that was quickly snuffed. Just disappointing all the way around. I would like to say that our last PM (Andrew) was phenomenal. He took a mess and made it less of one. He worked hard and did what he could, but when you have subcontractors that don't care and management that won't back you up (my observation, not his words) you can only do so much. Hindsight is 20/20 and I don't have faith that any of these lingering issues will be resolved at the hand of Pulte. I'm more than positive they will be done out of our pocket which is something you wouldn't expect from a new build and a house that is less than 1 month complete. ... More

Don't care about quality. Bad craftsmanship it's a shame

Never replied to my complaints workmanship was awful . Tile in kitchen coming off they won’t fix lt paint and scratches on floor. Workmanship was awful careless windows were dirty counter tops were not clean of I had it to do. Over l would never buy a dell webb . Would not recommend dell Webb to anyone.

Bought at the height of the market when sales process & lender took buyers for granted. By the time the house was estimated to be done, market had crashed, but the home had still had 2 months + to go before completion. (Wish they'd taken their time to do it right, though!) Kept getting dates shifted for closing, and I was then pressured to close before house was done and all systems connected, let alone finishes done. Pulte declared my home done and ready to close. Had I held out for the finish work to be done, the lender would've cancelled my rate lock. Was invited to two final walkthroughs, but received lame apologies for all the unfinished items both times. Spent the last several months trying to get all the unfinished or rushed items fixed. Home wasn't even livable for the first couple of weeks and dirty interior besides. Multiple visits required to fix the same items. I'd thought Del Webb meant quality instead of slapdash finishes and rude treatment. ... More

So many issues in craftsmanship. Work not done right. Pulte rushed in building this home, no care taken in any of the installation and no quality control checks done. Complete disaster. Incorrect information given on design appointment. Not happy buyer.

Working through the building and buying process was the worst I’ve experienced. Inflexible, demanding, impersonal are a few words I’d use to describe the purchase experience. Support after sale is poor, ie, discovered a horribly crooked wall and was told they could come out to start repair in one month. I pushed for quicker and now the representative has abandoned us.