Del Webb Reviews in Riverside San Bernardino, CA

Pulte offers a very pretty picture with the models. The sales person we had was pretty bad. While she answered questions, her standard reply was “check the website and you will find out what you need to know.” She also misinformed us about what was HOA property and what was our yard.Colleeen at the Design center was very nice and good to work with, The options are extremely expensive and cost prohibitive. The quality of the construction seems to be very good. Chad our construction manager was great to work with! The cabinets installed are disappointing. They are poor quality even though we paid $7,000.00 for an upgrade. The garage door is extremely noisy and isn’t sealed to keep the sand out. I was told that just the way it is, even though our neighbors door doesn’t make loud noises. Deidre ,in the warranty dept. makes me think Pulte really cares about doing the right thing. However, I can’t say the same about her colleague. ... More

The quality of materials is good but the workmanship is poor, especially the finish work. Getting punch list items fixed is not easy. I had to hire my own crew to come in after closing.

The overall lack of attention to detail is staggering. It started with my arrival to my new home. There is a giant vertical crack that runs right up to my front door. The keys that I was given to the house did not work. I had to go back to the sales office and the construction manager had to let me in. Locksmith had to come back to re-key the locks. There are chips in the exterior stucco all over the house. Grout is missing in both bathrooms. There are chips in the fiberglass surround in one bathroom. The list goes on and on. I tried repeatedly to work directly with my Construction Manager Chad. I have since given up as only one small item was taken care of. I read reviews online about Pulte and really hoped that they weren't true. Sadly they are. ... More

Pulte (Del Web) is our 4th new builder in California, All 4 were “production” / “track” homes. Of the 4, Pulte falls short, with the buying experience, the construction and its customer service.

The design of the homes, orientation of lots and the overall community are awesome. The construction process is underwhelming. Had to schedule every trade to come back to make things right. Example - our exhaust system above the range was installed without the duct (3.5’) connecting the fan to the outside ducting. Bad painting, drywall, I’ll-fitting doors, etc. Best advice - forget upgrades. Buy with “included” and upgrade after mow-in.

Love the home , but they ruin the experience by always keeping you in the dark And if there’s questions. Hard to get answers

We love the design and layout of our new home. However there was a rush to complete it and close escrow, which left too much to be corrected. The builder has been slow in response to our concerns.

I love the design of these homes, my neighbors and sense of community. There was no attention to detail towards quality of workmanship during the final month and I am still waiting for about ten trades to finish. I am still missing screens, parts of walls and ceilings were not painted, front door still needs repair, while some work has been done much remains.

Very carefully evaluate what you get for advertised price, versus all the "options" you need to satisfy desired living. Plan on adding about $100,000.00 to get the final product. Options appear outrageous. Some are basic and should be provided in base price of house. LOOK WITH A SHARP EYE AT FINAL PRODUCT AND TRY TO OPERATE ALL EQUIPMENT .

I purchased my home and moved in to have problems that I still have to address. The exterior painting is awful. Some of the interior walls need to be repainted. My AC circuit breaker keeps tripping, the caps on Tile roof(end with cement) is not great, looks like cement paint is off and sloppy . My fireplace doesn't light up after it was fixed.

Hire your own inspector.

My review is mixed. My hopes were met with disappointment on many levels. Working with Tracy G at the sales center was everything I could ask for…10 stars! I financed with Pulte and that was an unending nightmare unfortunately. I have perfect credit, income, no debt, a huge down payment and documentation for everything yet had it not been for VP of processing Nick H. stepping in after 90+ days of torture, my loan would never have gotten done. He gets 10 stars and his team of processors and underwriters get 0. The level of workmanship and finishing on my new home is below expectations. Pulte cuts a lot of corners to save a few cents and the results become apparent upon move in. Jason S, my construction manager was my angel (50 stars for Jason). After I moved in and showed him the things I discovered he addressed the issues quickly and for that I am grateful. If you buy a Pulte home, my suggestions are 1) Don’t finance with Pulte unless you want your brain to explode 2). Hire an inspector to check EVERYTHING for your final walk through before you sign off. ... More

Notice a lot of small touch up issues( grout, floor boards, paint trim) that are not addressed in a timely manner.

Jason and Kevin have been great and very responsive. We expect issues but construction was rushed with very little quality controls. I would have expected more quality for the price we paid for the house.

It was all about the sales cycle. The quality of installed products was good and bad, and follow-up service is terrible. As an example, it's been 5 weeks since we asked to get our quartz counters (which are a mess) looked at. They don't even respond to requests half the time and once they hand a ticket off to a contractor the Pulte support team help ends there. Zero followup.

Lack of communication in process.

There are so many homes being built at the same time and not enough support to handle buyers needs. There also needs to be oversight of what is being done by subcontractors and employees and to keep building sites clean. The main focus is on a good review. Sales support was weak.

It's been a big inconvenience pointing out so many imperfections on the entire home at all categories. Ex: Paint-Cabinets, Hardware, Fixtures, Stucco, Solar, Electrical and many others.

Look carefully at plans. Bathroom not well laid out. No where to put anything like soap. Tub is too big. Owner's suite closet very small. Not big enough for 2 people. Lighting fixtures outside the home horrible Spanish old design. Front doors ugly as are the upgrades.

I have purchased four (4) new homes in my lifetime. Each has been a train wreck in its own way, mostly due to the lack of integrity of the builder and their subcontractors. Unfortunately things haven't changed much over the years. That's why when you do a search on Pulte you get mostly self-generated hype on how great they are, and stories from around the country on all the developments that have been forced to sue them due to their incompetence and arrogance. I take no joy in posting this. Just presenting honest assessment of my experience.

If the staff are dealing with late supply issues, it is difficult to rate all the resulting problems. Relating this to pre- buyers isn’t happening.

Final walkthru produced an unacceptable number of touch-ups and repairs. Follow thru was not prompt and had to be argued as Customer Care Del Webb contested almost every repair. Very low standard of quality. Again, customer care is actually Customer No Care. Would not recommend.

First Dy in the hose th breaker box trips. I reset it and two seonds later it trips again/ Ridiclos! New hose and this happens. Took too long to receive a response from builder, I hired a building inspector because I cannot trust this builder. The inspector found several issues with construction of home. I have submitted report to builder. Let's see how long it takes for them to fix issues. Ii am not holding my breath. If I did I would be dead. Builder is more concerned over quantity of homes built in shortest time instead of quality and does not take pride in homes already constructed. in the quality of homes built ... More

The gas pipe is out to far to put my stove into place needed to find a handyman to fix that and our outdoor hose spicket at our cost very shady. We have already closed and no one can help us from Pulte

We bought a new build home from Pulte.. All went well until we received the call telling us the date for our walk through. We live in another country and could not drop everything and fly to see the home. After much back and forth, a date was agreed upon. Then came the calls saying “can we push it back a week?”. After booking flights, hotel, kennel for the dogs, I said it is either finished, or you hold it for when we come down in November. They promised to get it ready. We arrived as agreed and the house was not finished. It has been a &*$# show since then. We had to fly home and are left with a long list of things to get fixed when we arrive in November. Pulte will promise you the moon, but once they get your money, you fall to the bottom of the list. It appears that the company has internal performance measures that each team has to meet - sales, construction, walk through, after build - and the targets put the squeeze on staff which puts the squeeze on the home buyers. At the end of the process, we are left to deal with a “Customer Care Manager” who says he is overworked, with 250 homes to service from phase 5, and just seems to sign work orders for things to be fixed or completed, and the new home owner becomes the contractor for the work. Not what I would have expected on the delivery of a new home. Free advice for Pulte and Del Webb - stop squeezing your staff with unreasonable timeframes, stop “delivering” new homes that are unfinished and full of deficiencies, and listen to your customers versus trying to push us into your time frames. ... More