Del Webb Reviews in Phoenix Mesa, AZ

Disappointed in the quality of the build. They would rather re-do things 3 times badly than get it right the 1st time. We're in the home just over two months now and are still waiting to get things corrected due to Covid 19 issues and shear volume of other on-going construction. We did get the lot we wanted but at a very hefty premium. I guess time will tell if we made a good choice to move here.

We love your new home in SC Festival BUT as of today, we still have NO response to our 30 day "fix it" list - we are 70 days+ since moving in. We followed your rules & payments made but the rules don't apply to you! Get moving Pulte. Your excuses are not working.

Moved in on March 20th. We have a long list of unresolved punch list items that no one is addressing. Covid is not a valid excuse for poor customer service.

Field manager does not follow up and little to no communication Finish work ie trim and drywall finishes poor.

Disappointed. iamenities offered under false pretenses. would not recommend a del Webb home to anyone.

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My new home and my experience has been good, but I am one of the lucky ones. Other homeowners on my block and in my area are having nightmare types of issues due to the poor craftsmanship of the trades used to build these homes. Drywall issues. improper countertop installation. damaged cabinets. Poor tile installation. And mostly poor response from the manufacture.

We were given several dates for move in, not very good communication between the builder and us. The walk through was done on the same day as signing and several things in the home were not complete. We have been in the home for 37 days and still do not have our blinds installed, we are still missing a cabinet and draw in the kitchen and several other items that need to be fixed. It's almost as if now that the home is ours there is no communication with the builder.

A bidding process to pay extra for building lots should have been a warning sign. Very little contact from Pulte construction during the building process. I can understand it’s a difficult time to build with Covid, labor and material shortages. But after a big rush to meet their closing date at the end of the building process, we cannot get anyone from Pulte customer support to return calls or follow up on issues that need to be fixed. What good is a home warranty if there is no response to calls? I left voice messages three days in a row on the Pulte Cutomer Support line. The answering system message states they will return a call by the end of the day. Never got a call back. I sent emails several days in a row. A week later I got a response to my first email asking for a more detailed punch list. Emailed that a week ago and have not received any response yet. A neighbor had water running from a faucet that would not shut off. Pulte customer service told them that was not a priority and someone would be out in a week or so to fix it. What? Plumbing that does not work is not a priority? Sun City Festival looks like it might be a good community, after the house issues are fixed. ... More

Not responsive to any issues after closing and the home is built. Very disappointed that we can't get a response.

We had no appliances or air conditioner on our final walk thru before closing. We were asked to come back to meet our Field Supervisor the next day at 3:30 to go over the appliances with him. When we returned it appeared nothing was done. Our Field Supervisor didn’t show for over 2 hours. Then he said he didn’t say appliances would be there. The air conditioner wasn’t installed until after we signed for closing. It felt uncomfortable to say our home was complete when it wasn’t, but based on our contract, we had to sign. Everything turned out & we closed on time. Our house is nice!! We’ve only had some touch up paint done as warranty & he did a good job but made it clear that our expectations were too high & we should be doing much of it ourselves. We were charged $950 for grab bars in our showers, they are laying on our closet floor, still not installed. We feel grateful for our overall experience. Our Field Supervisor appeared overworked & set up for disappointing the customer. A person can only do so much. The homeowners after us we’re running into late closing & more frustration then we had so we felt fortunate overall! ... More

Pulte tries to build homes too fast. Our tile floor was installed uneven, the grout was not done correctly and we had hazing all over our floors. The bottom of our cabinets were left unfinished and the outdoor cement work had footprints all throughout it.

Some past warranty defects were reported. Response time in correcting some of these defects seemed unreasonable. Still awaiting repair of unfastened Garage Door Hinge.

I was fortunate or maybe unfortunate to be able to visit the house almost weekly to see the progress of the new build. It was frustrating to witness the lack of "craftsmanship" that they claim in the promotional materials. To look at finished window openings that were not plumb or level, inconsistent wall texture due to the numerous times the drywaller had to return, items that supposedly passed inspections but yet I had to point out to the construction manager that they were wrong or needed to be fixed and the attitude of not only the construction manager but the senior construction manager were disappointing. Basically was told that this is how it's done in AZ so accept it. There are other items but I could type forever. I do have pictures documenting the subpar work. Now after being in the house for a couple of months, it's obvious subcontractors are not very keen on using a level to check evenness of tile and numerous other aspects of a build. We'll call this "slap and go construction". Hopefully anyone that looks at these houses has a thorough inspection if they are not able to watch the whole build and check daily or weekly to see the lack of "craftsmanship" they claim they put into their product. ... More

Would not recommend to my friends and family.

We have a list of issues that I first officially reported on June 21, 2023, that have still not been addressed two weeks after my initial email. I called the sales office because no one was answering the Customer Service line, they said to just wait a few days. It appears to me once you give a satisfactory survey on the initial walk through that all support is gone. I have power breakers that trip constantly, and two full rooms are on one 15 amp breaker (seriously, even I know that will not work). After two weeks of trying to get help I finally got a hold of someone by phone who says it takes a week to get electrical help, I hope there is not a fire, I think this house was miss-wired. Even the power panel labels confirm that. Cabinets drawers don't close all the way, I have cabinet paint issues that you can only see from the dining room (too bad, Customer services says, you have catch paint issue during the walk through). The kitchen air vent looks like it was purchased from Goodwill, with obvious deep scratches. The trash can drawer is so hard to open, a 5 yr old couldn't open it. There's not even a toilet paper holder in guest bathroom and I reported that on June 6th. We are now a full month with toilet paper sitting on the floor. Where is the attention to detail, where is the respect for the customer? The outside air filter was never installed, they just threw it in with the other filters because it did not fit the filter holder, I know I tried. This outside dust left the inside air filters covered in dust and our A/C air ducts are covered in dust to the point you can see it with a flashlight. Customer service says filters are not their problem, I explained that the filter does not fit and was never installed. Still, they don't care, filters are not their problem, they don’t do filters. The floors were so dirty with dust, I had to mop the whole house twice just to not have dirty socks while walking around the house. We mop all the time because dirty outside air is blowing through our house. And finally, the air conditioner, the unit in the attic sounds like an airplane landing, you can hear it over the TV, it is so annoying. But noise is not an issue that can be fixed says customer service, only failure. So, are they saying that we have to live with noise? I could go on, but it all comes down to attention to detail and respect for the customer. This is the second new home that I have purchased and I'm massively disappointed in Pulte's product. I have already begun asking the neighbors what they think and I get the same answer from everyone, “Pulte does not pay attention to detail.” Maybe that’s just this area, but I’m not impressed, I can’t wait to sell this home and my landscaping is not in yet. ... More

The sales process was great, and we were kept in the loop during the build. The closing date came unexpectedly as I was told we would be closing much later in the month. The house was not ready for the walkthrough. Doors were still being hung and the house was not finished for our inspection. We're 6 weeks post-closing and 4 weeks after moving in. Customer Care is just now starting to address our issues.

Delays.. blaming COVID still. Always using the phase this is not a custom home.. great I get that but this is an expensive home that should have quality cabinetry.. Pulte choose the LOW end on the cabinets and it shows.. biggest complaint is with oak craft cabinets.. and the grout used in showers not matching.. where should you spend you money in the kitchen and bath!! Why cut cost there only to have to come back and fix it.. why not do it proper the first time.. I believe you should stop selling homes and fix the existing properties you have on the books. It would go along In customer care

Overall the quality of the new home is average, which is better than expected considering the shortages of materials and labor. But there was, and continues to be, no communication both during and after the build process. I would not go through the new home purchase process again.

We are still waiting for a list of things to still be done or finish being completed. We have been in our house 3 months and still can’t get all of these things completed. The tile and grout job was so sloppy and the paint job was even worse. There is paint all over my light fixtures, hardware and baseboards. I love my house, but I really wish the quality that we saw in the model homes is what we would have received.

It’s clear that management is not focused on client satisfaction. There were too many issues at closing that still have not been addressed. Trying to get someone to work on the issues has been frustratingly hard.

The closing "celebration" walk-through was a joke and a huge disappointment. I would have been embarrassed to present the home in the condition it was in and call it a final walk through. The home was in absolutely no condition to hand over to us as owners. It seemed that the construction crew was walking out the back door as we came in the front door.

After signing the contract and giving down payment to Del Webb there was very little communication from them. Now that we are closed and moved in it isn’t any better. We have been in the house for almost 6 weeks and haven’t been able to get anything done yet going through our warranty person for a leaking roof. We have some other warranty issues that have not been addressed yet either.

Our sales person was good to work with, knowledgeable and detailed. Construction of the home was slow, it took just over 1 year to complete. Our construction Superintendent was attentive during the build, however, Anthony has become non existent post build. The same can be said for his manager Ron. Text and emails are not answered, very unprofessional! At the suggestion of other residents of our community, we had our home professionally inspected within 30 days of moving in. To my slight surprise there are numerous defects including roof, hvac and windows/patio door. Build quality is definitely not what I consider workmanlike across the trades who built our home. In defense of Pulte, this is a sign of the times we all live in since Covid arrived. Not enough workers which results in unskilled labor working in a “ hurry up” get the job done situation. This is just my opinion of course. In our case the home has too many repair needs and should have been inspected pre-closing, and defective issues corrected. My hope is that Pulte’s warranty division is better than the build division. I do not consider myself a “whiner”, I just call em like I see em. ... More

The carftmenship on this home is terrible. the builder went as cheap as is could and stay in codei