Del Webb Reviews in Orlando, FL

The sales staff and our construction manager were very nice. Unfortunately Pulte understaffs their construction managers and warranty staff which makes their response time very slow or not at all. The quality of materials and the quality of workmanship of our house is the absolute WORST out of the 4 new construction houses we have had built over the last 40 years. Crooked walls, poor paint quality, cheap quality fixtures.......the list goes on and on.

The process was beyond frustrating. The walkthrough was scheduled before the property was even remotely ready to be shown. Many items were identified that needed to be addressed. To date all items have not been corrected. The home was dirty - foot prints on counters, windows not washed, floors not swept or washed… it is unbelievable the way the property was turned over. There are still issues with damaged walls, bulging tiles and painting needing to be done. I would not recommend anyone to purchase here. There was not enough attention paid to detail. The quality of the work is beyond poor. We signed off to move in believing that there would be immediate follow up. That was a poor decision. ... More

Very disappointed in the quality of work, and lack of attention to detail! From numerous defects in the baseboards, door frames, unlevel pedestal sink, unlevel window frame in dining area, unlevel towel bar, toilet not centered on wall NX as a result the toilet paper holder is too close to toilet, seam in the island counter top scratches on the cabinets, front door and garage entry door doesn’t seal, threshold from garage to hallway dented, sliding glass door doesn’t seal allowing insects and other pests entry into the home, scratches and glue showing through on hardwood flooring, uneven refrigerator doors, corner of granite black spark in bathroom corner chipped off, sliding door very difficult to open and close, caulk missing around toilet and floor in 3 of 4 toilets missing, texture overspray from walls on door frames! And this is only a partial list of items that need attention. Sparse landscaping with dead grass in abundance. For an 800k plus house, I would expect a better appearance overall! Pulte’s reputation versus what has been delivered has been beyond disappointing, and our expectations have not been met nor has Pulte delivered a quality product. I would not recommend a Pulte home at the time! ... More

Buyer beware. Rushed into closing before house was ready. Taking forever to get issues addressed. Construction pushes off issues to warranty. Warranty team overloaded and unresponsive to certain problems.

We had 3 field managers in a span of 6 weeks. We did a walk through a week before closing and when we closed nothing had been done and the place was filthy. Also, after nearly two months since closing we are waiting for the any items from our punch list to be addressed.

So many issues with this build it was a total overall terrible experience. Construction quality was way below our expectations for a Del web product. Familiar with Del Web construction in the northeast. No comparison. Their was problems with every aspect of the home from windows, cabinetry, flooring, counter tops, appliances, framing, the list goes on and on. Project management was terrible. The only thing that saved this house in the end was the arrival of new project managers Shan and Clay. They really had to clean up a mess. Thanks for their help. Still trying to correct some unresolved problems since closing. Not having a lot of luck. In closing, customer service or upper management never reached out to us during this build. So upset at various points, we had to contact them. One of the worst experiences of our life. Feel sorry for future customers in this overpriced market. ... More

One of the worst home-building experiences. Overpromised and underdelivered. Poor workmanship, missing items, and horrible communication.

Very disappointed.. Had a Pulte home in California , workmanship was beat, unlike the new Sunbridge community in St. Cloud

See above I should have Pulte Pay for the electric bill “they” left lights inn and doors open for 3 daysxNever gave me the Garage opener Today 24 May building discrepancies still not addressed Although Aaro was given credit as my sales rep, I never met him He never introduced himself to me Customer card is a JOKE Answering machine message states you called after hours Itvwas 2:00pm on Friday After 20 calls and transfers back to same message I gave up Had to wait until Monday to get Customer Service!! I’ll stop here.

This was supposed to be our forever home that we built from a distance. Huge mistake. The workmanship is shoddy and Del Webb only cares about throwing up houses as fast as possible. We have built homes with other builders and none ever came near to the disappointment and headache that is a Del Webb home.

Buyer Beware!!! Very disappointed in whole process.

If the construction team worked as hard at insuring a quality build as they did in pumping up their evaluation survey things would be much better. We are here over a month and still do not have the ability to utilize the entire home, garage is full of items that are pending move in as well as storage here in Orlando and south Florida. Neighboring construction seems to be disastrous with work being done second and third times and no signs of construction managers. Outhouses line the streets, trash regularly thrown around and the street is packed with mud. Its seems unusual to install cabinets in homes that are wide open and there is no real sign of order or management, just guys that show up and work then leave with messes tossed about the site and bottles with urine tossed in the back conservation area. Disgusting! Pulte really needs to get the field managers out of the nice model home they are offices in and actually out on the job site. Our neighbor was apologized to by one construction manager about the excess port-a-potties with doors that swing open and smell, indicating he thought they were picked up two weeks ago. Tells me someone isn’t monitoring the work on site. ... More

House was not properly cleaned before closing. Closing was postponed several times and we were not able to move in until about two weeks after closing. Painting required a lot of touch and redoing. Calking quality in bathrooms and other areas was poor and had to be redone. Trim was missing and front door would not propery close. Rear patio was below ground level and flooded. Our original sales lady, the construction manager and warranty manager have been helpful in getting most of the required work finished but there are still outstanding items and issues.

Your phone service is the worst. God forbid I need medical help because there is no service here if I need to send a message or talk to a client I need to get in my car and drive. Failed calls are the norm. While you might say it nothing you can do then you should advertise the fact that this is at this time off the grid living with no cable as well. Worst experience ever

From the beginning it has been nothing but issues and the issues continue. The only helpful person is Isaac the construction project manager who continues to help us because otherwise nothing gets done. The subcontractors are definitely the lowest bidders. Poor tile work, windows that don't work properly, garage door that keeps getting stuck, appliances that don't work properly. Every house has issues, nothing's perfect, but getting them to actually fix them has been horrible. Unresponsive and unreliable.

Closed the house on 5/18 with a list of unfinished items. Supervisor wrote the list. Today 6/12/22 no one came or return my messages. Very unhappy with the experience

From sales meeting to final construction, a very painful experience

Don't trust when they say issues will be addressed. They are not, in addition they work to distract you and keep you from uncovering the issues.

First we were told we could have a tray ceiling and signed contract as such then told later it could not be done in our model. After foundation was poured we noticed the garage looked small. Learned it was almost 5 feet less wide in the 2 car garage side! That is significant! The paper documents with floorplans had the larger measurements as did the floor plans online! All were incorrect and we learned from a neighbor, they made Del Web aware of this 2 years ago! Additionally, they put a green electrical box on our lot without our knowledge.,They tried to not irrigate the last half of our back yard and place baha(sp) grass instead of St Augustine.,On the day of our closing we did our final walk through and our garage epoxy flooring had not even begun and we learned we could not walk on it for a couple of days. There were subs in our home and the house had not been cleaned and paper was still on the floors. I did not feel we should close and consulted my attorney but upon review of the very one sided Del web contract, she advised we needed to close or Del web could fine us and sue us. We entered the home after closing and the floors were in horrible condition and we also learned we could not be on the epoxy garage floor for 10days! And we could not move stuff into the home as the floors were in such horrible condition., we had to delay delivery of appliances, adt installation and moving in. Del web said there was no reason we could not move in!! They promised they would move all the furniture and rugs to repair the floors. They promised to repair the grout, clean it and seal it, but failed to do the first two steps. They promised to remedy this by going line by line repairing, grout, chipped tiles and remaining stains and they would move the furniture and carpets to acess the entire floor.,They never went line by line, nor did the move the furniture to acess all the floors. They reneged on what they promised to do and threatened legal and/or rescinding our warranty! Seriously, we just wanted what we paid for. We negotiated compensation for the earlier items, but not in regards to the floors. We were lied to and mislead many times during this process.we are told to deal with warranty now. Del web should have never allowed our home to go to closing . Shame on them, they knew it was not ready, but they did not care. ... More

The experience has been horrible. Lied to by the sales office. No communication within the organization. The house is a mess with needed repairs and can’t nobody to fix anything. DO NOT BUY A HOUSE HERE!!!

Buying a Pulte home, more than three-quarters of a million dollars, was and continues to be the worst experience we have had in purchasing a new home. The workmanship is absolutely sub-par and they have had to do many things multiple times over, like tile work, 3+ times now. We heard lots of excuses for the poor workmanship and still battling to get things fixed today. Promises of getting things fixed prior our closing were never done yet we were pressured into closing. Brian told us everything would be done and he would continue to follow up with us for 30 days after closing to make sure they did get done. I think we got about 2 days and then he ghosted us and never responded to us again. The pavers both in the front and lanai look terrible and are not anywhere near level. They have 'fixed' them twice on the lanai and they are still not level. Our patio furniture sits at a slant. In addition, due to the rain, we had lots of soil run off and the backyard has holes and dips in it. This we were also promised would be corrected. Cabinetry paint is horrible and our wine cabinet is cracked. The blinds for our sliding glass door were not installed correctly and the drywall is damaged. Two blinds in our bedroom don't open and close correctly. The list goes on and on. I met with Oliver on the 21st of December. He took pictures and made notes, didn't want a copy of my list. Since then, we've had the electrician come out for 2 outlets that didn't work, 1 outlet that was behind drywall, and a sporadic light outage in the master closet. Tile folks are due out today, Jan 13th, but haven't showed up yet. Very poor grout work and several tiles damaged. We had 3 grout companies come out to seal our grout and none of them will do it, due to how bad the grout is. Every time I ask Oliver about everything else on our list, he tells me nothing has been done. What do we need to do to get this done? It's ridiculous. Working with Pulte loan servicing was an absolute nightmare. We were at the point of feeling harassed. Asking us for the same documents over and over again after we sent them several times. After months of this, we finally was assigned a new person, Bonnie, who was wonderful to work with. Working with Pulte Mortgage was also a terrible experience, they couldn't give us a time to come in, so instead we were on standby for a call. The call came, we went and waited an hour in a room. The gal who did the paperwork, quickly went thru it like she couldn't be bothered, and by the time she was done, we missed the deadline for our wire transfer. This was a Friday, so needless to say, we walked out without our keys. Had to wait until Monday, so had to reschedule our movers last minute. Didn't even get the special Pulte key. All in all, this process has and continues to be very stressful. Appears most of our neighbors are having the same issues. It's very heartbreaking thinking this is your forever home and really it's been a nightmare. It's like being sold the model home and then nothing can even compare. ... More

This was the most exhausting and draining experience I have ever had buying a new home. The initial purchase process went very smooth with the sales person, the design center, the qualifying for the VA e loan and insurance process. Once construction was nearing the end, I attempted to assist the construction team in identifying what items needed attention because they were either, broken, ripped, excess concrete on the carport floor, mismatched paint everywhere, uneven doors, cement stuck to patio door frames, heavily scratched metal range hoods, sloppy paint finish, crooked light switches and receptacles, ceramic floor was left stained with grout and required an acid wash, most of the pavers in the lanai had paint residue on them, caulking on the baseboards throughout the house was less than desirable, two garage door panels were mismatched and when they were replaced, one was bent, so now waiting a new door panel be ordered, reinstalled and painted, kitchen cabinets had dings and scratches, nails sticking out inside a kitchen cabinet. I don't recommend that any veterans consider buying a home from this builder. Had I known I would have this experience, I would have kept my previous beautiful home by the lake. The only reason I considered a home here was because of the proximity to the VA Hospital for my recurring visits, I am 100% Permanently Disabled Veteran and it would help me with shorter trips and less pain. Shortly after closing, I went to the house and not even the key to the main door worked and I had to call the closing specialist to help me get access to the house and a locksmith had to be called to resolve the matter. Mounds of ants were waiting for me right at the entrance to the doorway and they were crawling straight into the garage as well. Both of the shower drains were clogged with grout that contractors appeared to have thrown down the drain when grouting the shower floors. A window in one of the bedrooms falls out when you raise it because the frame was not properly shimmed, the sink had a stain that could not be removed and had to be replaced, I had a filthy house delivered to me, so filthy that when I conducted a walk through and checked the toilet seat it had feces under it. So as soon as the major issues are repaired or corrected I'll probably be able to move in while I pay two mortgages. Repairs have picked up this week so we'll see (week 6 after closing) my second mortgage payment is just around the corner...... For now you be the judge.... ... More

The lack of communication, the workmanship, the turmoil with the field & construction managers was inexcusable. We could not get firm answers on anything all the way til the closing. We had to hire our own home inspector because there were so many issues. Our inspector confirmed and found multiple discrepancies. A full report was submitted to the field & Construction Manager by our inspector. We had to have a Build Quality Celebration form with at least 15 items on it signed by Construction Manager on the day of closing although they promised to have these items repaired by closing date. A copy of the letter & inspection report was submitted to Pulte title company on day of closing. ... More