Del Webb Reviews

Shower door leaking in the home 6 weeks still waiting for repairs, damage tiles , need touch paint was told i need to wait 1 year for warranty to get it done

Our experience with Pulte was poor from the start. Our original sales person relocated after 4 weeks and the alternate was unavailable for 3 months while recovering from surgery. When we finally met, everything the previous sales person had done was lost. The result was starting from scratch and discovering that the previous contract did not include several structural items (elevation, sunroom, etc) had not been included. Along with this, Pultes' original salesperson stated erroneous information regarding what was included in items selected (single window instead of double, island cabinets, and garage extensions are not allowed), just to name a few. This incompetence resulted in having to redo the entire interior/exterior options/selections. Which resulted in an additional 20,000 costs increase of the house and our having to readjust our budget selections. When we informed Pulte of their sales persons mistakes, they just said "mistakes sometimes happen I'm afraid". Their sales personnel (5-10 years with Pulte ) were telling us that options were standard and available ( upgrade ), that had been stopped 3-4 years earlier. As I said earlier, we had to start from scratch....... twice. I could write much, much, more but I won't. If we had to do it all over again, we would NOT do it. As for Sun City..... love the community ! Just not Pulte ! and since being here, have heard countless stories from neighbors of similar bad experience with Pulte. ... More

All quarterly fees were not adequately explained, resulting in a big surprise two months after closing. For a carriage house (Condo) that amounts to $2354.00 each quarter. During the walk through, several times were pointed out that would be fixed, however, the repair work was either shoddy or not performed. Now the washing machine is leaking and the refrigerator does not work properly. The service people are prompt, but the phone response team is more interested in selling an expensive warranty package for new appliances that are still under original warranty. Good luck with your home shopping and be sure to ask about ALL the associated fees in detail. ... More

shoddy workmanship of untrained installers/carpenters/stucco appliers/painters/cabinetbuilders resulted in a very low quality house. Nasty HOA compounds the mistake of moving here.

Have been very upset and disappointed. This is not the same Pulte we had before.

We have dealt with incompetence from the sales team, the mortgage agents, and the poor quality of the house construction. Have spent over a month dealing with warranty issues. We are totally dissatisfied with the purchase of this home and will definitely not recommend to any of our friends or family members.

We have had an extremely unsatisfactory experience. Jose and john said these issues would be fixed during our closing walk through.. No identified issues have been resolved, despite emails and photographic evidence having been sent to both Jose and John.

Sales people were not familiar with or not forthcoming about all options on homes and how or one option would affect other options Ie extended driveway and walk up stairs to attic occupied same space Keyless entry lock back ordered and not installed yet Home not placed appropriately on lot- manager stated foundation framing done after he left work so was on property line Said they would redo and center home When we came back they had moved it to the other property line Not centered on lot 12 feet on one side and 35 feet on other side from property lines So construction workers thinking yard was common area and walking through and placing supplies in our yard and sidewalk Shrubs and trees Planted improperly after dark and dying the next week construction manager stated would replace in spring sod placed poorly with large gaps and dead areas full of Johnson grass and 6-18” not laid on one side along property lines property markers continually removed and neighbors irrigation placed on our property Irrigation bought after market needing approval yet if bought with purchase not needing approval nor meeting guidelines of HOA House not cleaned for 2 week walk through nor celebration walkthrough (said they would do a construction clean) so many things unseen at time to be able to blue tape them d/t covered by grout in tubs and shower pans and unable to see scratches in floor windows scratched not seen d/t being dirty Window screens not tight or fitting correctly Areas behind appliances bought with house were not finished- not painted nor caulked or quarter round placed behind appliances or frame for dryer installed Appliances scratched and dented Finished garage not completely painted large (1/2 inch high 4 inch by 3 inch)globs of drywall putty on floor with missing screw on breaker box Missing truss support in attic Missing downspout on front gutter Sinks full of paint and scratched after celebration walk as well as chips in countertop Multiple areas that had blue and green tape not fixed to this day Wrong size electric boxes for pendent lights showing outside base of light Originally told not to send to warranty that they would come back to fix (some they did ) much they did not Now being told not under warranty it is normal wear and tear though it had been pointed out to them Many times our issues confused with family member that also bought here going through many of same issues Workers just knocking on door out of the blue asking if can come in and do repair work at that time Multiple gouges in drywall and areas not caulked Now being told one year warranty on materials and workmanship does not include things not reported in first 30 days We had permission to do radon test and it was inaccurate d/t table being moved by workers and no refund for it to be done again This is just a partial list of issues not caught by the multiple construction managers we had And ongoing struggle to get them fixed It seems one of the major issues is poor oversight by the construction managers to ensure the quality of the work done ... More

I would not want home buyers to know my experience.

Would not recommend to worst enemy

No home should ever be delivered the way this was terrible customer service and no attention to detail. I still have many issues and left with a whirlpool refrigerator that I asked to be replaced due to noise level and was told to pound sand. I will be submitting this to small claims. How about some customer service what ever happen to that.

Purchased "Model Home" in McKinney. Entry door was attached to frame with Tyvek Tape, Interior doors missing hinge pins and hardware, Plumbing leaks, huge sprinkler leaks, broken exterior lights, do not waste your money on these poorly constructed dumps.

Definitely disappointed and would never want to go thru this again. You asked, I am being honest.

First we were told we could have a tray ceiling and signed contract as such then told later it could not be done in our model. After foundation was poured we noticed the garage looked small. Learned it was almost 5 feet less wide in the 2 car garage side! That is significant! The paper documents with floorplans had the larger measurements as did the floor plans online! All were incorrect and we learned from a neighbor, they made Del Web aware of this 2 years ago! Additionally, they put a green electrical box on our lot without our knowledge.,They tried to not irrigate the last half of our back yard and place baha(sp) grass instead of St Augustine.,On the day of our closing we did our final walk through and our garage epoxy flooring had not even begun and we learned we could not walk on it for a couple of days. There were subs in our home and the house had not been cleaned and paper was still on the floors. I did not feel we should close and consulted my attorney but upon review of the very one sided Del web contract, she advised we needed to close or Del web could fine us and sue us. We entered the home after closing and the floors were in horrible condition and we also learned we could not be on the epoxy garage floor for 10days! And we could not move stuff into the home as the floors were in such horrible condition., we had to delay delivery of appliances, adt installation and moving in. Del web said there was no reason we could not move in!! They promised they would move all the furniture and rugs to repair the floors. They promised to repair the grout, clean it and seal it, but failed to do the first two steps. They promised to remedy this by going line by line repairing, grout, chipped tiles and remaining stains and they would move the furniture and carpets to acess the entire floor.,They never went line by line, nor did the move the furniture to acess all the floors. They reneged on what they promised to do and threatened legal and/or rescinding our warranty! Seriously, we just wanted what we paid for. We negotiated compensation for the earlier items, but not in regards to the floors. We were lied to and mislead many times during this process.we are told to deal with warranty now. Del web should have never allowed our home to go to closing . Shame on them, they knew it was not ready, but they did not care. ... More

Bad experience would not trust Pulte builders.

We can not write a good review because it has not been a good experience. We have standing water within inches of our foundation- our neighbor has complained,through the warranty process, so have we, he has a work order, so do we. We have had nothing done to remedy this issue. This is an issue for the slabs the houses are built on as well as a health hazard- a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and other bugs. We just had an insulation expert evaluate our house because we were emptying our dehumidifier daily. He found many leaking ducts by in the attic, blocked soffits, insulation of 10-12” that is supposed to be 18”, single pane laminated windows when Low E dual pane impact windows are in our contract and was reported by Del Webb/ Pulte to the county for our energy efficiency report. We added a sunroom to the original plan and I said to Del Webb’s construction supervisor I did not think the 3.5 ton unit was large enough when we added more square feet to the home. I was assured that when the county ran the numbers that the air conditioner was the proper size. Today the insulation expert confirmed that this home, in Florida, needs a 4.5 ton unit. And of course Del Webb provided the county with faulty information providing faulty results. Need I continue!? To say we are disappointed is an understatement.How does DelWebb/ Pulte find this behavior acceptable. Hopefully they will see their way to doing the ethical thing and fix these issues. This is not the way business should be conducted if a company wants to stay in business. ... More

Poor quality with everything is my opinion

Terrible communication throughout the process. One issue after another with a new construction home.

Sorry, I can’t give a good review

Pulte Homes does NOT build a good quality home. Their product is terrible and the warranty process is ridiculous! Our air conditioner did NOT work because of it NOT being tested at time of build. Our clothes dryer plug was a refrigerator plug! Outlet wasn't even connected to a wire! And lots more but this gives an idea of the quality of our home. This is supposed to be a home built for an older person and our shower is the most dangerous concept...just STUPID! You have to step DOWN 4 1/2 inches to get into a shower pan...it's actually a 6 inch dropdown in the center by the drain. Imagine being wet and stepping up 5 inches onto slippery tile!!!! The actually purchase experience was not great as we had to beg our sales person for our purchase contract because he had too many customers. Let's wrap this review with this....we would NOT buy a Pulte home if we didn't have to...we love this community and that's the only reason we bought Pulte again. This is our 3rd Pulte built home and it's obvious what Pulte thinks of their customers. TERRIBLE QUALITY, TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!! ... More

Poor workmanship, Very sloppy contractors and poor resolutions to problems after closing

Our project supervisor, Zach, has been WONDERFUL. If he can get things done, he absolutely does; if he can't it's because "his boss", "Pulte", has his hands tied. Our landscaping/grading of back yard is a mess - you can't grow grass on clay whether you water it or not. You can't walk on the lawn there are so many rocks underneath; I'm afraid I'm going to twist my ankle. The side of the house is pitched so steep you can't walk on that either. We are supposed to have a retaining wall and fence on the bottom of the "cliff" of our back yard and don't. Pulte representative(s) are blaming the Town of why we don't have a retaining wall/fence. Last time it rained you could watch the mud (because the sod is a joke), washing down into the property below us (which is a small "park" with corn hole boards). Spoke to representative(s) of Town and they said Pulte should have put a retaining wall/fence, but didn't. Before we closed, we walked the property and I questioned the grading of the back yard and absence of the retaining wall and fence that is behind all of the other homes next to us. I was told "don't worry about it - it'll be fixed." STILL NOT FIXED ALMOST 2 MONTHS LATER AND NO ANSWERS FROM ANYONE. ... More

I would never recommend Pulte/Del Webb to my worst enemy. They over promised (model homes looked great) and under delivered (so many things were wrong and we are being told that it's cosmetic and not their problem). At the beginning, we had issues with Dolly the sales manager. Very poor managerial skills and can't listen or write anything down. The design folks are very pushy and don't pay attention and when things were done wrong, the response was: 'Sorry, it's not going to be changed and it was human error'. The construction process was ok but the home was a pig sty especially after things like the tile floor/grout/etc were installed. They told us that it would be cleaned professionally before closing and it took us paying for a professional cleaner after closing to do it correctly. Basically, like I stated, Pulte/Del Webb does not provide the value that they promise. Their corporate mission statement of being the most respected home builder in America misses the mark. Stay away!!!! ... More

It was the worst experience in building a home from lack of supervision to communication of our PM, I would never recommend Pulte, we are still waiting for a basket strainer for the kitchen sink, totally unprofessional.

Pulte as a construction group are a corporate profit only driven company. They cut corners at every turn and hire contractors and sub contractors at the lowest bid to save a buck. Their construction process and contractors do not care about quality workmanship (nor does Pulte). I used to work in home construction as a builder and contractor, so I know good and bad practices and workmanship when I see it. If it were not for the Del Webb community activities, there is no way we (my wife and I) would do business with or buy a home from Pulte.