Del Webb Reviews in Austin, TX

We--and our neighbors--were rushed through the process of selecting our finishes and electrical. Strongly suggest you be actively involved throughout the building process. We were from too far away to check on things. To our surprise, they started building before we could sell our home. (We had planned to rent in the area while building.) Consequently, outlets were in the wrong place, and a toilet is noticeably off center. Even so, I love my home and the area. I feel it is over priced for the quality ; their paint is horrible and it's applied sloppily. You are really paying for a lifestyle--not a home. If you can accept that, then this is a great place. ... More

Painters tracked paint in garage and front walk plus numerous spots on tile inside, Bricks unevenly laid in places and a few broken bricks used. Back porch concrete has unsightly gouges. Our grass was brown and full of weeds, while nearby neighbors all had good quality green grass. Cabinet installers put in water stained trim under counters in 3 rooms.

The construction process and end product is sloppy. Messy chaulking, splattered paint, chipped/stained concrete, crooked knobs/tile, nicked counters/doors/trim, sod not rolled and left with large gaps, electric outlets not at same level/crooked, light switches poorly placed. Solid construction but all the nice detailed work is missing. Great community though.

Disappointed in the fit and finish

The sales people drummed into our heads that Pulte is not a custom builder. All homes are built to a standard. Silly me, I expected the models to reflect that standard. When we got into the home, we found several "standard" items that did not match the model. I have had to make modifications to the home to make it useable, With respect to the wiring in the home for TV, phone and internet, I expected the wiring contractor to understand how the cable companies would install their equipment. Once again, my expectation was not met and I am now going through added expense to make these services work as was expected. To new buyers: verify critical expectations before buying. ... More

Our Del Webb Sales Consultant, Janet, was extremely helpful and very professional. In our opinion, Janet is a terrific person and a great asset for Del Webb! Our Design Consultant, Rachel, was awesome and so talented! Communication with our Construction Manager was only fair in our view. In our opinion, Pulte Homes dropped the ball on several things during construction. Our Purchase Agreement with Pulte Homes included installation of a Home Standby Generator. The installation of our generator was unfortunately not completed until many days after our closing. We believe that this was due to poor communication between Pulte, its subcontractors and the City of Georgetown and due to the necessary paperwork not being handled in a proper and timely manner. Our foundation was chiseled after it was poured for the installation of two electrical outlets. These outlets were set out in our original paperwork. We also contracted with Pulte Homes for the installation of window blinds. After moving into our new home, we experienced several issues with our window blinds including not being able to open or close them easily, several of the blinds were warped and most of the valances were apparently damaged, defective or improperly installed causing them to fall to the floor. Finally, before we signed our Purchase Agreement we were told by Del Webb that a new Amenity Center was going to be built within walking distance of our new home. In February 2025 we were advised by Del Webb that construction on the new Amenity Center was scheduled to start in April 2025 and that the target date for completion was some time in Q2 or Q3 2026. As of this writing, construction on the new Amenity Center has not commenced and we have been unable to obtain a target date range for the commencement of construction from Del Webb. Overall, our construction experience was good in part and not so good in part. We are happy to be Sun City residents! ... More

Felt like bait and switch on the financing end. Stuck with Pulte on everything for one-stop shopping convenience. Very misleading info on interest rate and incentives. Lead to believe both incentives and lower than market rate were in effect. However, did not find out until first closing estimate was dropped on me that the interest rate would be 7% in order to get incentives. Told I could exchange incentives in order to buy down rate. Then multiple last minute underwriting requests with only a couple of days to closing. Was told everything approved and then another request. Left and right hand were not communicating. Seemed like all notifications came at the end of the business day with no way to react. On one occasion, I was told of a problem with the loan at the last minute on a Friday. Had to go all weekend to even find out what issue was. Almost pulled plug on entire purchase due to this. Advice: have your own mortgage company lined up! Do not rely on Pulte. ... More

Buying a home from DellWeb was fairly simple, but the service provided by some is not great. We are provided several options to contact warranty..no one answers the phone or just goes into a waiting period. Leave a message, no returns calls. The warranty process in my opinion doesn’t make sense I rather do text messages. But some on team insist use the website. I don’t use website..don’t give me options if only one is available. Ask Jesse—When it rains a lake is visible behind home and next door too. The fill dirt on property is the crapiest I’ve ever seen. Also, the back yard is so uneven. Who was the PM overseeing this project not a good job. It’s horrible. I was told several weeks ago they are working on it. Lies!!! Also laying rocks on the entrance a dumb idea trucks turn shapely and return rocks back into the roadway. The streetlights are still out some of the them. They know which ones are not working if not ask the PM. The back yard has so many divots it sucks why do I need to level the ground off when the PM should have been Johnny on the spot. Didn’t happen! Don’t understand the warranty options—three of them. Only allowed to use one. Wow. ... More

Although we are very happy with the home, we’ve lowered our ratings as a small issue (identified in the pre closing inspection) remains unresolved - despite repeated promises to address it.

Huge disappointment with construction and delivery. Still open items from the initial walk through over 2 months ago. Home was embarrassingly filthy at delivery. Sales was spectacular but construction sucks!!!!

Sadly, Del Webbs promise of a quality home was spoiled by the builder Pulte. Had I not hired an independent inspector the quality would have been far worse. Issues included the lot being impropriate graded so that water was channeled to the house instead of away. A crappy foundation poor. Frames that were not attacked to the footer. Broken trusses. Posts that did not go high enough to support the roof but ended in mid-air. A quality build would have included none of those. My only regret is that I was not present every day to reject the shoddy materials and workmanship before it was incorporated in my house. They did their best to fix them after the fact, but I cannot say that is Quality, since they would have gone unfixed if I hadn't insisted. ... More

Craftsmanship is horrible. Service was worse. HOA requirements out of this world

Many personnel changes during process. Hard to get a response or attention to problems.

Lived here for 3 months now and still getting repairs made. One big issue of the wall vibrating when the door to the garage is closed, will never be fixed. The house is the price you pay to live in Sun City, and I love the life style here. So I pay the price.

Pulte failed on quality and craftsmanship.

Followed Del Webb/Pulti Homes for many years. Was impressed with finished product until now. Materials and products (kitchen cabinets, trim work) are not good quality anymore. Quality of some of the subcontracted work (painting, drywall, landscaping) is very poor. Subs have very little pride in workmanship. Project Mangers have a rough job trying to provide a quality product with these conditions

We had 3 different field managers during the process and the lack of communication and follow through was disappointing and ridiculous. It took 13 months to complete our home and the final 8 weeks of the process went well with the newlya assigned manager. My entire home was floored with the incorrect flooring and I actually brought that issue to the field managers attention! He had no idea the floors were wrong but claimed he was at the home daily. I only received information or got questions answered if I reached out to them. I did get the VP involved during the final stages due to the fact that my home sat stagnant for 6 weeks. The cabinets in the kitchen are a level 5 upgrade but have so many issues such as nail holes, light rail installed crooked, and blemishes - they look so cheap for an Echelon Series home. Tile is cut so badly in master bathroom - clear caulk doesn't hide the imperfections. ... More

I would like to start off by saying the sales team is Awesome! I watched my home build from day one to closing witched took almost 16 months. From the start I was disappointed with the quality if wood used to frame the home. Numerus twisted, cracked, and warped studs. The concreate driveway had to be redone and is now worse than the original. The most disappointing part of the construction is the finishing work of the home. There are too many detailed issues inside the home to list here. The subcontractors have hired less than competent/unskilled personnel to completed even the simplest work correctly the first time or second time. I feel Pulte field superintendents want the homes to be the best as possible but are stretched too thin with too many homes to complete along with the poor work of subcontractors are causing the lack of consistent quality. I have been in my home just over 2 months and have submitted multiple warranty tickets in the Pulte system and have yet to any of the repairs completed. Most of the tickets submitted are issues that should have been done prior to closing. If I had to do this again, I would not have purchased a new Pulte home. I am here now and will enjoy the Sun City community!! ... More

I believe the builder (Pulte) builds a very structurally sound house. Very well insulated, etc. Our problem is that we got caught in the middle of supply chain disruption, COVID, the hottest market in the country (Austin). It took 14.5 months to build our house. We could not get ANY completion dates on the house until days before closing. A person cant plan a move without a closing date. The finish subs were horrible. The painter was doubly horrible. Pulte's CM was a really good and hard working guy but he was overwhelmed with a huge workload. the clear solution would be been better oversight on the vendors and subs. Minimal supervision on very poor subcontractors creates a circus-like environment and disastrous results. Feel free to contact me again if someone would like more information or recomendations. ... More

The level of overall communication during the construction process and also the follow through on commitments to resolve issues was very disappointing and in many cases non-existent. It’s a nice house, but issues remain.

The sales and design agents were outstanding. However, the home project manager was severely lacking in basic communication and follow-up. Timelines were promised and missed at every step. Punch list items were not completed on time or as promised. The community is outstanding, but the home building phase is poor.

Poor materials and poor workmanship.

Building my new home was not the experience i had hoped it would be. Supply chain issues and delays we plentiful. My home was completed about 4 months past the initial completion date. AND the sub-contractors and trades were sub par. The amount of items that needed to be redone and that are still not corrected 2 months after my closing are way more than anybody should have. Since its only been two months since I closed, i cannot speak to the long-term quality of the home build

Extended time it took for build vs estimate. Quality control is at best average. You need someone watching every step of the build to insure things get done properly.

Communication between buyer and builder nonexistent.