Del Webb Reviews in Naples, FL

We were so excited to have this house built and our move from South Naples to Ave Maria. Our sales person was over the top helpful from start to finish. But after closing, the number of functional issues we have run into, that should have been discovered prior to closing, is very frustrating and disappointing. Too many electrical issues (one dangerous), windows that did not open, and....... We have spent over a month (and still going) of constantly having contractors over handling issues. I do have to give Del Webb/Pulte a good grade for taking care of the issues on the back end but so much of it could have been caught if the folks that are paid to check the house from top to bottom did a better job. I don't think it is too much to ask that someone test the outlets or make sure that every light has a switch to turn it on. It just does not seem that during the construction process that contractors are being held to high standards. The contractors that handle the warranty issues know exactly what needs to be corrected because of the pattern of problems created during construction. I am just not sure that Pulte understand the amount of time that the owner needs to take to get these issues corrected and to be around waiting on contractors. I hate to write a bad review. We love our new home but now question the quality. I am hoping that a year from now we can move on from some of the very large issues and I can write a better review. I did not look to write this review but was requested by a Del Webb email. ... More

get EVERYTHING in writing. !

Bill was very good at keeping us informed during the building process. Dean did an excellent job during the home tour and was very responsive to any issues. Seeing things now where Workmanship could have been better.

Home three month behind schedule . No one touched the home for three month. Excuse after Excuse

Workmanship lacks in many areas of the house. In some cases, the cosmetic quality is unacceptable to and standard house. The refrigerator is noisy, the drawer won't close completely, two shelves in the freezer are missing. The model home has a side-by-side refrigerator with a pull-out lower freezer that fills most of the provided space from the cabinets design, this one doesn't. Thats just some things to discuss, there other areas to that also could be discussed.

Great communication until closing. Pre-close walkthrough was rushed due to hurricane Ian and house wasn’t ready. 2 weeks after close we had rodents due to improper seal of garage door. Outstanding items are still not corrected. Very disappointed.

Quality of construction not what I’m used to House extremely noisy no sound insulation. Paint job is horrible repainting interior of house.

The Pulte name was supposed to be higher quality than most but they are no different than the rest. Many of the sub contractors hired do very poor work and the lack of quality clearly shows. They would rather clean up the mess after settlement than doing it right the first time. Our home has been a constant parade of contractors to fix many issues that has delayed full use and enjoyment of the property. In addition the greed of the builder to squeeze in as many homes as possible and thus leaving only 10-12 ft between homes is disapointing to say the least. If you expect privacy and quality you will not get it. The sales team was great and so is the customer care manager but noetheless the end result leaves a bad taste in our mouth. Buyer beware! ... More

For 30 years I have worked as a salesperson in real estate. Building with Pulte was the epitome of "no service to the buyer". All communication and scheduling and procedures are there for the convenience of the seller. I liken it to a procedure on how to screw in a light bulb, and have 14 different people involved in the event and have none of them communicate or assist one another. "That is not my responsibility and I cannot comment or help you in that concern" is prominent attitude of all the people in the process. Only exception was Eric the supervisor. He was awesome. We love the community, but would rather not concentrate on the "birth" of our home, and move on to enjoying the home and community. Pulte has a lot of room for improvement, and has to overhaul it's entire culture, of "whom do we serve and are our systems set up to accomplish that task. ... More

Several workmanship issues with the home. Service requests for repairs sometimes go unanswered or the repair person that arrives performs sloppy work that has to come out a second time to repair the original request again. For example, when I moved in there were and still are paint drippings on the floors throughout the home. It's as if the painters never bothered to tape up the area to paint or did not use a cover for the area to be painted.

- Del Web and Ave Maria is as very well thought out with great community planning and outstanding landscaping and amentias. Pre sales and post sales support from local sales office was outstanding!!! -Building process and communications could be better. Overbooked and trades getting sloppy with their workmanship, I suspect because of time crunch. - Quality of workmanship could be better, especially for the cost.

So this is my third attempt to get the word out. Buyers beware!!! Bought a new house and I feel like I bought a fix me upper!!! Here’s just a sample of their quality: Broken shower handle that leaked for days at our expense ( until we demanded attention) buckets of water Chips in the tile flooring that was just laid down with no regard, lack of grout, oh can’t forget about the extra dirt or bugs in the grout Some kind of stain all throughout the house on the tile flooring Front door with rusty hinges and gaps big enough for bugs to get in ( had to put towel in to stop them) Secondary bathroom shower looks like a child was learning how to install, different color grouts, tilted tiles just awful. No transitions in any room from carpet to tile ( to prevent vacuuming rug away over time) this is standard, I guess I should have asked how much more they charge for this. Took it for granted, because I was expecting quality. My bad. Electrical outlets both inside and outside that are not hooked up ( let’s see was l supposed to pay more for that? Just terrible craftsmanship Hurricane windows that have screens that don’t fit properly, broken tabs on screens, oh wait the best one is a temporary paper blind that we hung made the header of window fall out. WE paid extra for hurricane windows, sure hope they protect us Triple slider patio door ( remember your paying premium prices for these) starches on them, again gaps so thrilled we paid more for them I could continue but it’s beginning to raise my blood pressure. I’ll sum it up for you- check on your building process A LOT, call them out on it, don’t let them tell you they will get it later. Make sure you understand that your buying a production house and NOT a million dollar house ( I stood in my house and had someone tell me that) insulting isn’t it. Like wow!! I hope when you read this that you see the horrible things you are selling and maybe take pride in your business again. What you are providing people is not Quality it’s substandard at the most. I hope that you will fix all the issues with our new house that you didn’t pay attention to from the start. Dissatisfied buyer ... More

Not worth my timed or effort!

I was pre approved for financing and 5 days before closing was told that Pulte mortgage would not finance the remaining 68,000 needed on my $520,000 home. I am also very upset with the drywall in my house. The texture applied is so inconsistent it looks like it’s been patched.

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

Philosophy is build it fast and fix everything later if the customer complains enough

Our house was in a shocking state and as all our arrangements were made and we were unaware of the state of it we had to accept the closing date.We have all the photos of the house and are considering taking it forward,as it was a disgrace

Broken and chipped tile materials used by Pulte, split wood boards, electrical problems, sewer line crushed, doors dinted and dinged, pavers damaged, overall rushed and low quality construction, very dissatisfied homeowner. Builder not responsive to fixing problems, keep getting the run around. I regret buying a home built by Pulte.