Del Webb Reviews

Poor communication. Slow to respond to issues. Poor site conditions inside and outside of property during the entire building process. This was followed by a poor presentation on the closing day. Interior trim and finish was substandard. Be sure to document every single defect before closing or it will not be covered after closing, examples would include dying sod/ drainage issues, weeds, caulking, damaged appliances, counter trim around appliance. We noticed a damaged 3rd bathroom (not used) toilet seat after 4 weeks that was not covered. Every defect was filled with caulk instead of sanded/ painted. Hire a third party Home Inspector. ... More

Don’t need to be told how to drive in welcoming session. $40 every time you get a delivery or $30 if a contractor comes to do work at your house! Design options are extremely limited. You don’t know this u til after you signed a contract. After buying 5 new construction homes this was far from being the best experience. Kolter is FANTASTIC!

Record everything! Don’t trust their financial department! When in doubt, see first two sentences!

I have filled out a survey already but never got feedback from Pulte so I am not sure they are even listening. There is SOoooo much to try to convey that I am concerned that I will run outta space. 1) Sales agent was poorly responsive with 2-3 days to answer questions. 2) Pulte Title erroneously informed me that I owed them money at closing so we were scrambling the day before we left Colorado (with access to my bank) to get to Nevada. Due to a great agent within Pulte, they were able to get this figured out (that they actually owed ME money ($16K) at closing). 3) If I had been forced to reschedule the signing, I woulda been forced to rearrange travel and suffered rescheduling & lodging fees. 4) After the money was figured out, we were still unsure if we could tour the property, arrange/inspect warranty work on paint, construction, etc. and still close. It was literally the morning (8:30am) of closing that we found out we had everything ready to sign. 5) Paint quality was terrible!! Master bedroom's Tray ceiling has cracks at the intersection to the wall. We were told it lacks proper caulking and needs to be redone with caulk & paint. Baseboards were spotty, streaky and sections unpainted throughout the house (they have sent and excellent painter out twice (9 hrs so far) to do touchups and he is returning again to finish up). 6) The shower door leaked and the warranty repair worker said this happened to nearly all of the showers after they changed the style/vendor. He fixed it 90% and I had to finish the final caulk seal myself. 7) I purchased a WIFI signal extender but nothing was hooked up, there was no manual for me to work with/ from and it required a switch from the modem/router that was not dropped off. I called the sales agent and he didn't know what to do. The warranty agent didn't know what to do so directed me to the warranty office. They set up an electrician warranty visit and HE knew what to. He installed the switch, connected the prewired extender and guided me through the WIFI connection (Where's the neighborhood 10 yr old when you need one? :-)). 8) I am not a computer expert but I am not computer illiterate either but the doorbell was not connected correctly or charged for use. I finally (with YouTube) figured it out. The house thermostat is quirky, requires a phone app to control and is still unclear if I can just run the fan instead of the AC (it times out on just the fan). Pulte should have someone that can walk the new tenant through these things once you move in. They offer a "White Glove" service at the design center but this is before you are ever ready or experienced with your devices. Of course, they charge you extra for this service! Come on!!! Just roll it in to the house fees and offer a year of a consultant to visit and help connect you (or find that 10 year old). 9) We have never lived in the desert so we had no idea if we needed the services of a bug spray service or not. Several stopped by to sell us their services. We finally went with one but would have liked guidance/suggestions on this. All in all, I feel the quality of the build is good but the workmanship & support leaves a lot to be desired. The Pulte workers & agents, for the most part, want to do a good job for you so they have to work "above & beyond" to just make things workable/successful. I cannot figure out how Pulte keeps their employees! I am not sure if I can recommend Pulte but if I did, I would strongly recommend that the buyer be VERY discerning, very observant and very critical on their build outcome so it is done right. Read and watch everything/every detail because Pulte corporate is not your advocate. ... More

Be EXTREMELY careful with the "come on" low cost advertised mortgage interest rates. I ended up paying over 1.1% more than their original commitment due to an "error" on their part.

Pulte homes is a production builder that is rigid in the limited homeowner selections. The very best kitchen cabinets they offer at a substantial cost to the homeowner are low level contractor grade product. This strategy goes thru out the selection process to all homeowner choices. If your history is with custom or semi custom builders prepare to be disappointed.

I know that you will never publish my review, so I won’t bother. Entire experience was horrible . Example: I closed 7 weeks ago and nothing on punch list has been corrected.

The broker in sales department was great.The financing and paper work was the worst I've ever experienced , I would never recommend anyone to use Putle finance department.

From the beginning it has been nothing but issues and the issues continue. The only helpful person is Isaac the construction project manager who continues to help us because otherwise nothing gets done. The subcontractors are definitely the lowest bidders. Poor tile work, windows that don't work properly, garage door that keeps getting stuck, appliances that don't work properly. Every house has issues, nothing's perfect, but getting them to actually fix them has been horrible. Unresponsive and unreliable.

Um, you are looking for trouble with one of these homes. First (and still not fixed) are electrical wiring problems. Then there was the sewage backup in the master bath. Other little just plane careless things. Brandon is trying his best to resolve but.. nuf said. AI love my neighbors but not fond of Dell Web. Please feel free to call.

Turning into an unpleasant experience and would not encourage friends to join this community.

One third of my backyard I have no access to. Wasn't told I would have access to this part of my backyard unless I paid for a ladder. Why would I buy a piece of property that I don't have access. I've gotten no help with resolving this problem.

Very little if any quality control - no follow up of contractors or subs. Walls way off, windows bowed to the max, expensive floors destroyed by not being covered up and many trades trapzing in with little care. Walls sprayed that look like milk was applied rather than paint. No semi in baths or kitchen. Garage not painted. Locks that don't open. Walk in showers with rain head above and so crooked it was dumb. Kitchen island a complete mess. Home not cleaned well at all upon turning over of keys. Second garage door inoperable. What is worse... everyone and i mean everyone has nothing good to say about their construction. Electrical plates so crooked it's ridiculous. Love the design of the home, will get through this, but i would never ever buy anything again from Pulte. It's been truly awful. ... More

I was pre approved for financing and 5 days before closing was told that Pulte mortgage would not finance the remaining 68,000 needed on my $520,000 home. I am also very upset with the drywall in my house. The texture applied is so inconsistent it looks like it’s been patched.

Good until closed on house then no one to followup on problems or instructions on how to use smart home features which I paid extra for.

Not worth my timed or effort!

This is a beautiful community and well cared for by the residents and HOA. The entire building process was LONG (14 months). Originally told it would be 9-10 at contract signing. Long periods of waiting with little communication and no sense of urgency. The builder seems more interested in producing their spec homes than finishing the contracted homes. We have built over 20 homes in multiple cities over the years, this was by far the worst experience we have had.

When we started this purchase - we were raving fans of the builder, but at the end we could no longer recommend them.

I m disabled the sales man knew that. He never orderd me or have put in for disabled person in my i asked for wide dooes wide frint door and french dooes ro the patio. I never met with the dwsign team he or the contractor followed the book i did not got whar I asked for. And i have a barhtub shower that can not use i asked for a walk in shower and itsi cracked rhe dishwasher does not work it was dumbes smashed on the kawn have a picture. Rhry promised to fix tgings after closing rhey never did. Under indiana law they sakes men can not be the same as the designer if it stares in a book and the sales men and contractor must have the home approved by ada laws. And knoe them just like hoa rules if there 535 house it divuded amoung the home owner for example wach yars is differnt and cutting and keeping it up can not be charged the same price 181.00 dollars a month should not be. For example the people pay mrmbershup thryogh health insuranxe oe by properry taxes thay not incmuded in the hoa but it is. In addtion people pay hoa fees for activies for del web coummites not charged extra i f founded out by family in Florida and az that live in one. But mine does eveeythibg cost . So not many join anythung so there for there should not be any activrt person. Accordinf to insiana the hoa is made up by people who live there like my old place and each home owner has a say what gers paid and how nuch and what for.. indiana eaxg person pays property tax thry own rhier home they have evert right ti make changes unless the hoysing comoles owns and maintains the out side of the home that where a hoa fee comes in and peoole running the hoa must live there. In that coummity here they do not.the hoa fee shouuld cover the club house maintance the pool tennis courts and kitchen and fitness room that it and steer care for snow and yard if person wants it. Thry hsvr choices people in indianacan obt out. Thry bought tge home. And pay property taxes. In addtioni was told id i called them now pultue homes to dix things before 11 monthss then rhey will nkt come back dix things later. The sakes nan charged ne things i did not buy ... More

There was poor oversight of the trades during the build. We found multiple issues that our construction manager did not find i.e. electrical, flooring, cabinetry, finish carpentry, etc. Pulte was good at responding to our concerns and attempting to rectify some but it was frustrating to continue to find so many issues from the pre drywall to the pre close walk throughs. We felt as though we had to be the construction managers of the build. However, we do love the community, but sorry to say, it just was not a good experience with the build.

Shortly after the contract was signed the issues began. Once we finally got a return call from our project manager Colin, we were told our home was going to be significantly later than we were promised even though we’d purchased a quick move in home. This continued for months with culminating with Colin texting me with a slanderous vulgar text. Pulte replaced Colin with a new project manager, Trent, who finally got our house on track.He and Scott from the warranty department have been the only positives in this process. Once we finally closed three months later than promised, we received a special assessment notice from our association that had never been disclosed to us prior to or at closing. We’ve contacted Pulte numerous times with no response. While we wait to hear from Pulte, we’re considering going to other social media sites to share our unpleasant experiences. If you’re considering purchasing a home from Pulte you may want to reconsider. ... More

Detail work was not good. Actually in my lifetime of building 3 homes & remodeling others I have never seen poorer detail work. We have a long punch list. Cabinet had holes & nails protruding & unfilled cracks in the trim. Lots of nails sticking out in all trim work. The trim looks badly beat up in very many areas. Carpet wasn't protected was very soiled from workmens feet as well as paint spills from the painters . They tried cleaning but did not get the paint out or stains out. Drywall not straight obvious bows in the walls. Tile work detail bad in the master bath. They ran out of bullnose so they just used a normal tile. We never had two of our quality control meetings. Del Webb tradesmen need better training. Our sales person was great with helping us to resolve some of our issues. We had 2 construction Managers Dale was the first. He did not communicate or return our calls or emails also he never did the Mechanical inspection or Pre drywall inspection. Next Construction manager was good but was so new & overwhelmed picking up the mess at our home & other homes from what Dale did. ... More

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See our comment about our construction manager below. Overall experience with DW, not good. In fact, as I write this, I am reminded that it was one of the worst overall experiences in my life. Quality of home at delivery ...... not in condition to be delivered. We will have to spend significant money to correct problems. You may ask why we will spend our own money to correct problems? Because we have absolutely no faith that Pulte will do a good job and we do not want most of their subs into our home. Some of their subs and employees were good, most were probably not even qualified for the jobs they did. I am reminded of the scene of the cleaning crew entering a home for the final clean up before delivery. They were literally dragging their brooms on the street. Dragging dirt into the house they were going clean. Rarely communicated with us. Except to respond to our questions, which should not have had been raised by us, if they had communicated to us in the first place. Never had any of the so called "celebration meetings. DW tried to strong arm and intimidate us in to closing when the house was clearly not ready for delivery. DW should be ashamed of their conduct, but I know they won't be, since I am convinced that is its business model. Threatened us with litigation, default and loss of security deposit, when they had not fulfilled their contractual obligations. They did not follow " their own purchase agreement". Purchase Agreement totally one sided piece of ........ DW constantly rushed us into making decisions. While our construction manager was brought into our deal very late in the construction process,he did a good job, However, it was way too late to turn this experience into anything other than a very bad one for us. Even though I could comment further about other matters,I AM EXHAUSTED FROM THE EXPERIENCE AND WRITING THIS. ... More

We tried to buy at Pulte DWRM in phase 2 a couple years back, started the contract process on our lot only to be told we had to be married to purchase. Later we were told this was not true. I fell that we were discriminated because of being a bi-racial gay couple. We finally purchased in phase 6 this year after several friends of ours moved in. My partner is a person of color and was never treated very kindly.