Del Webb Reviews in Phoenix Mesa, AZ

Fit and finish of the home was awful. They cut every corner on material they can to save money. Be aware of their building materials and practices before making a purchase.

Not worth the effort, but would not recommend them to anyone. Horrible experience all around!

If we could have, we would have walked away from this home purchase, but we didn't want to forfeit our earnest deposit. Terrible communication, still waiting for final walk thru punch list to be completed. We've bought and sold many homes, this was the absolute worst buying experience we've ever encountered.

This is our 4th Del Webb new home and the experience couldn't have been worse. From being forced to bid on lots, to the house no where near ready on Walkthrough Day (and I mean no master tub, no cooktop, etc!), to broken windows installed, to footprints IN the concrete of our front walk, to even painting my two garage doors DIFFERENT COLORS. There is no end to the disappointments. Had we deposited less money, we would have walked away.

We did our walk thru and the place was a mess and was told they would do a final clean. Pointed out several issues inside and outside of the house. Received a text 3 days later that everything was fixed and we could move in. I am out of state so I did not come back for 3 weeks. When I arrived w truckloads of items to move in the majority of the walk thru stuff had not been complete and the house was filthy. The superintendent did get most items fixed in next 2 days but I should of never had to delay my move in or call people to come fix and clean. I am still trying to get the last few items fixed and no one will return my call. My confidence level of the quality of this home is very limited based on the lack of cleanliness and quality in presentation of the house. It is very obvious in this market that Pulte/Del Webb is trying to capture as much profit and putting quality secondary. ... More

Our first construction manager didn’t even contact US until after Sheetrock was complete. The second one was fantastic right up to final walk through, after that he became nonexistent. It’s been almost two months and we get no response on punchlist items. As to the lack of attention, walls are not square, most door’s are sticking, cabinets are coming apart, which to me means the construction manager it’s not holding the contractors to any quality standards.

Not one trade need their job correctly, had issues in all areas

I would not recommend Pulte unless you expect to miss the original delivery date by over 6 months, expect the quality of the workmanship to need extensive rework and the installed products to not meet your expectations even with upgrades.

If you want a punch list a mile long that never get finished then this is the house for you. If not beware! Appointments are made and NOT kept and Pulte’s customer care group DOES NOT care.

Why doesn't Del Webb (Pulte) and other large company builders show their reviews on their sites like other businesses do? Think about it. These surveys are only helpful to perspective home buyers, not to people who have already built. It might make for a better building experience for both buyer and builder if the builder knew the good or poor results were being more predominantly shown on their own site. Again, think about it. And I must add that it is so ironic that the canned reply from Del Webb (Pulte) on problems are exactly what most people have already done with little to no success. Maybe would make more sense to post a review on Google which is what I will do. ... More

Purchased home in June 2021 and were hardly ever keep informed of the progress. We were told we would have a walk-through after installing our electrical which never occurred and are having several electrical problems. Finally moved in May 2022 and had an inspector come and found over a dozen issues, three which are major issues. Good luck calling customer service as they gave us the brush off. Finally after being in our home for almost two months and threatening to go to the better business bureau did we have someone contact us and schedule repairs. Repairs are scheduled for the end of July, almost three months after moving in. We were told they are really busy and cannot accommodate us prior. I'm sorry, our roof has many cracked tiles (not just chipped, but cracked in half tiles) on our roof and we had a vent fall off our roof two weeks ago and when we called to express this concern with the monsoons and our roof possibly leaking if this doesn't get fixed. We were again told they were "TOO BUSY" and couldn't get to us until the end of July. They need to focus on the current residents who have paid all their money for their new home and are currently living in them instead of worrying about accommodating the individuals who are wanting their home completed so they can move in. Sad that the builder seems to care more about the bottom line and making the next sale instead of taking care of their current customers. If we were to ever do this again, we would make the home builder complete all issues prior to finalizing the contract. * * *buyer beware* * * * * ... More

Would never recommend anyone after I got a home inspection report with major deficiencies that have yet to be corrected.

Pulte has nice floorplans and offer some very nice features with the houses that they sell however, the quality of Much of the work is subpar and very disappointing. For one example, three weeks after moving into my house (I moved in on April 4 ) I noticed water damage at the base of my kitchen island. I suspected it was the dishwasher leaking and immediately discontinued using it. The following Monday morning, I reported it to Pulte’s Customer service line (two weeks ago) and have since sent them three emails explaining the situation. Last week, when I phoned the customer service office, I was instructed that the emails were passed onto the customer service manager for my district, Jeff, but I have not gotten a single communication from Jeff. I have been washing dishes by hand for two weeks and nobody at Pulte cares a thing about it. The only communication I have received about the situation, which did not come from Jeff, is that Pulte doesn’t install dishwashers so it is whirlpool’s problem. Well, Pulte may not install dishwashers but due to special circumstances, they did install this dishwasher on the morning of my walk-through. They didn’t even bolt the dishwasher to the frame. After moving in, before I could use the DW, the building supervisor’s assistant, Kyle, had to come over here and bolt it down. This is Pulte’s mess that they refuse to acknowledge. This is the first time in 40 years that I have had to wash dishes every day by hand. Pulte has set me back a half a century! In addition, I have electrical problems in my ceiling lights and in my living room outlet. I have weatherstripping on my garage door that is coming apart. Pulte has been aware of these problems for two weeks and has not responded. Oak craft did finally come through with the missing cabinet door but that is the only satisfaction that I have received since moving into this house. Shame shame shame on Pulte! ... More

The mortgage acquisition experience and the customer service after closing were deplorable. I have construction plaster on every corner of my house interior, the plumbing has been an ongoing nightmare since I closed 5 and a half weeks ago. My shower dripped day and night for 8 days. I sent a list to the customer service team 6 days ago and haven't heard a word! My toilet paper is parked on the floor. My bathroom sinks don't hold water.

Beware of the lack of quality in the home you are purchasing. Walls out of plum, countertops in bath areas out of plum due to walls mentioned. Floors not cleaned before move in. Poor paint finish on doors and trim. Cabinet supplier not standing behind a workmanship issue. The list goes on, but you can see the problems from this short list.

I have been in our home 6 weeks, all of the whirlpool appliance do not work. Have to call Whirlpool directly, get a service technician out here - after 5 days he comes out and tells me he has to order parts that take 4 to 6 weeks. I paid over $600K for this home - all appliances should work. I would like a call from a Pulte Manager to discuss this problem

Lack of flexibility in changes is a problem. Most new owners spend the first month after move in redoing the interior of the house, discarding things Pulte put in and spending much money on replacements. Work crews show no pride in their workmanship. Many trades do substandard work which has to be redone three times to get it right. Don't expect the contractors to know what they are doing from the guys who pour the slabs to completion. Concrete guys will miss walk in showers, placement of patio door frames, fireplace foundations and other supports. Framers seldom cut a board the correct length...usually about an inch short and then use 15 nails to span the gap. HVAC guys put duct work in, the next day the insulation guys cut all the duct support straps. Three weeks later the HVAC guys come back in and re-straps the ductwork in a hurried and substandard way. Meanwhile, the worksite looks like a dump with debris blowing all over the neighborhood. Not one tradesman leaves the the worksite clean. Not only is it making the neighbor messy, debris is blowing into the desert and White Tank Mountain Regional Park. ... More

Home was left dirty for us. Attic above garage not insulated. Wiring issues. Multiple paint spots on carpet. Dishwasher hose not connected causing water leak. Overspray and missed paint on exterior. Missed dimmer switches. Multiple scratches in glass panels. Entry gate installed backwards causing stucco damage. Attic light is always on with no shutoff. Dryer vent on roof has no cover allowing rain to flow into dryer. Multiple paint touch up spots inside home. Had to turn on garage lights to make laundry room lights work. The only item to be addressed in the last six weeks since we moved in was to fix the laundry light issue. We sent an email with inspection report to Customer Care with no response until we sent a follow up email to multiple people including sales did we get a response. We were told Pulte would be scheduling repairs but have not heard back since then. Extremely disappointing experience and at this point in time there is NO WAY we could recommend a home to our friends or family. I see this will be reviewed before it’s posted so I am certain it won’t be posted due to it being a negative review but I hope someone takes note of the issues. ... More

My AC has not worked properly since I moved in at the end on June. It's now August 15th and it's still now working. I was told that the thermostat not controlling temp was normal, I should be OK with it the 80's in my house. Black marks on my while tile floor...again I was told "that's how it's supposed to be. Back Splash tile are not all the same color. Again, I was told that was how it was supposed to be. Door handles on my sliding glass doors were different colors...I was told, that was how it's supposed to be. Those handles were taking off..they were different colors...new handles put in their place. Bathroom lights flicker...bulbs changed out....the lights still flicker...job complete. Paint on my counter tops and tile floor...."we only construction clean with water, you should hire someone to clean that for you." Outlets are loose in my house, still waiting ....a month and a half so far, electrical safety...just because you can see inside the box doesn't make it a problem. Someone even said that I was trying to get out of the tile installed in our house...so wrong, it was the reason we liked and bought the house. We just want the scuff marks removed. ... More

It was exciting buying a new dream home until we moved in! Josh, our superintendent went MIA after begging to be rated all 10's (which we did up until move in he was great - afterwards he GHOSTED us). We have had some major issues after move-in including 5-ton A/C unit which is destined to fail imminently, a non-working oven which was installed as electric when we paid over $5K for GAS package appliances, still waiting for touch up paint which is badly needed and should have been delivered at closing, NO cable conduit was laid for TV, Internet, computers etc which took 4 weeks to get (we had to increase data on our cell phones to get anything at all costing us a lot of $$ out of pocket), a huge CIRCULAR (??) break of drywall over 2 ft. wide with NO SUPPORT behind it (studs are 23" apart) and NO BACK UP FROM PULTE, sheet metal variation on chimney over cooktop hood and we could go on and on. These are rather large issues Pulte got our money at closing and now PULTE DOES NOT CARE!! ... More

Bobbie as a sales person.. good.. she needs to have more info tho as the communication through-out 16 months was terrible until Josh Yeager was assigned Bobbie is great but cannot address anything if there’s issues Josh Yeager .. once assigned to our project in the last 2 months was/is a tremendous asset. He is honest.. trustworthy and is the only reason we did not back out on the build.. Josh in my humble opinion is an absolute professional.. great communication.. listens and follows up As of today… little more than a month in I am awaiting a new AC unit .. nice in Arizona.. NOT The concrete on patio - drive and front porch is literally the worse I have ever seen… including the garage… which I personally epoxied…to hide the miserable work.. the concrete is extremely rough.. uneven.. like the finish work was never even done.. they did try to repair my front porch.. ground it down… and then epoxied it.. truthfully looks awful The back patio is just as bad… it looks like it’s 40 years old… paint is off the metal flashing in the front of the house… side gate is loose at bottom and latch is bent And we are still awaiting resolution on glass French doors … and not to mention that the switches in bathrooms were backwards… as was the lock on garage door I could go on and on … like I said… worse experience of my life and compared to the Beazer home I built in 2018 … Pulte can’t hold a candle …I As I mentioned… Josh is absolutely awesome… but I certainly cannot expect him to handle the workmanship issues… especially the terrible concrete work I feel that Pulte should at their expense address or refund so I can address with putting paver drive and front in .. as well as the back patio I in good conscience cannot and will not recommend Pulte to anyone until and unless our concerns are addressed… apparently Steve is no longer around the Florence build and that’s a good thing because although he carried a great message for Pulte… he hears nothing … and borders on coming across as dishonest In closing.. if you had more employees like Josh who actually addresses and discusses with owners … you would be way better off * I also find it amusing that a person cannot write a review without it being flagged for “naughty” words Which you hear all around your job site * Disappointed still Dennis ... More

See comments in the title. I would not recommend Pulte to my worse enemy.

No attention to detail. Poor customer service, poor communication.

Horrible communication with the field manager. Never responds in a timely matter or not at all. Workmanship is poor. I've called customer service several times and still nothing gets resolved.

From almost the beginning where provided misinformation and found the people we worked with to be rigid and on accommodating beyond reason.