Del Webb Reviews in Atlanta, GA

Cabinet drawer still not replaced. Countertop was damaged and 2 visits by installers said it has to be replaced. Not getting any updates.

Purchasing experience excellent process done professionally. However, VERY,VERY dissapointed with completion of home several unfinished areas in spite of same addressed before & after closing. Follow-up as per policy with telephone calls and email to date NO response.

Really enjoyed our sales person. She was responsive and educated on the homes and neighborhood. Was extremely disappointed in the final product on so many levels - too many to write out here. Main issues - craftsmanship just so shoddy I would be embarrassed to present this to an owner as clean and new.

I’m disappointed with the house. Happy with the great neighbors. Don’t know if I’d do it again.

Designs offered are irregular mix of impractical and unsafe options for older residents; schedule and cost-controlling focus appears prominent with zero quality control inspections prior to house delivery

There are so many major issues from beginning to end that will never be fixed I will not waste my time to list them here only to say "caveat emptor". It is obvious Pulte values expedience over quality and I can not in good conscience recommend Pulte as a builder and I rate my overall homebuying experience with Del Webb as poor.

I am really surprised after watching a Pulte video saying how much quality goes into building these homes. The reality is that a lot of real shotty work goes on. A home that costs this much should not have so many issues. I realize that they do try to fix things that are addressed but it is a real shame that the work is not done right the first time!

I was so excited to purchase a Dell Webb home because your organization has a reputation for quality and expertise. I have been in my new build and have had a number of issues from day one. I have been so underwhelmed. This is not my first new build and I expected so much more from a Dell Webb/Pulte build. I am so frustrated by the number of things that have had to be "patched" or dismissed in my brand-new home instead of replaced or resolved. If I wanted a remodeled or renovated home, I would have purchased one and not a new build for the price at which I purchased this home. Thank GOD things are under warranty although I have had to take so many days off or adjust my work schedule to be home to allow for contractors to fix thing that were done incorrectly during the build. It is quite disappointing. I could go on and on, but I want to stay professional. Again your subcontractors are diluting your standard and diminishing the quality of your name and your standard. ... More

There is QUALITY CONTROL in place during the building process. Builders are rude and do not explain nor justify delays in the construction process. Homeowners have the right to ask questions and not being reprimanded by the builders. It’s necessary to get a Quality Control System in place that homeowners can use or talk to instead of mean and disrespectful builders. We placed a complaint about Russ, our builder at the time not knowing that we would get a call back from Bryan screaming at us from the top of his lungs to “BACK OFF”. Bryan, was beyond rude and disrespectful. This is a culture of terror and bullying towards the homeowners that pay for his salary. We have heard several complaints about him after moving into our new home. Nobody seems to be interested in complaining anymore as nothing changes. After moving in Quality Control Again, ZERO. Always trying to push to get things done. Subs are not held liable for the mess they make. Nails everywhere, no magnet enforcement, muddy streets for weeks in a row. Homeowners are NOT the first priority. ... More

LACK OF COMMUNICATION! The guy who sold my house quit or got fired. I was not informed. Builder manager told me closing would be Halloween 2023 but closing didn’t happen until December 13th and it shouldn’t happened that day. The house was not completed even though I was told during the walk through the week before that it would be. I moved over 800 miles and already had the movers arranged. And guess what it is still stuff that needs to be done. If I could have gotten a complete refund, I would have.

I would love a do-over. The sales rep did us a disservice by pushing us to not get things done during the build and didn’t offer a lot of things I wish I had gotten. Having only an hour or so to pick what you want in the house with no opportunity to change your mind on non- structural things is insane. You need at least a day to look at the selections and change your mind especially when you aren’t being told about everything. You don’t know what you don’t know until you see it in someone else’s home who had a different sales rep. The finishes are terrible. The quarter round is chewed up and the tray ceiling looks bad. The wood used throughout looks beat up. The painting is awful with flat paint. I wish I had come every day and watched them work. They uncovered the floor with more painting to be done. I am still picking little dots of paint off the floor. I am still doing construction spending thousands after we closed. The punch list was a joke. All those pieces of tape on the walls and other areas was only for show because they did nothing. If my husband wasn’t sick, I never would have closed. We bought one of their high end homes and the quality is poor. The master bathroom shower wall looks horrible. I am going to either tile it like this builder did at its other location or put wainscoting in that area. My neighbor got my black fireplace surround and I got her Marble. It doesn’t match my quartz countertops. Paying to remove it. The fireplace was painted without sanding it. The wood is rough, not smooth. Gonna pay to fix it. I am exhausted. The home doesn’t sell, it’s the community, the lifestyle that draws people. Go every day during the build. Make them fix things before they get to far. Be there the day they paint. They paint…they are not painters. They brush where they should have sprayed and caulking is something they cannot do properly. I would have rather they painted nothing and let my real painter paint at my expense because I am paying him now to re-paint. Love the floor plan and the community. ... More

Quality is mediocre at best. Shoddy workmanship and cleanliness. If the construction supervisor had not been changed, the finished home would never have been acceptable. Painting is bad. There is still paint on the kitchen door window and poor coverage on the exterior. Somehow, despite not yet occupying the house, the first water bill showed 14,000 gallons usage. I hope to check for leaks tomorrow. My normal usage is 3100 gallons per month. The drywall work in the garage sucks. I Just had it painted and had to do quite a bit of repair. The windows are dirty. The garage door opener exterior keypad does not work. We specified brushed nickel fixtures, but the bathroom lighting fixtures and faucets do not match. The price would be sort of okay for a gated community with private streets but it's not okay for public access. The location and construction schedule and Lennox HVAC are great and the only reasons I can live with this purchase. ... More

The original “field manager” did not know anything about construction or scheduling. Our project (the 7th home that we have built) was a mess. Once he was replaced things went more smoothly. The finished product is satisfactory but not great. Late in the construction process my flat back yard was bulldozed and carved into a drainage ditch. At no time had we been told that this would be necessary for “engineering.” When we have heavy rains the water from up the hill gushes through my back yard washing away pieces of sod and dirt. I have asked that they come out and fix this to no avail!

There have been good experiences in this process unfortunately there have been some that have been not. It’s a shame that the construction manager who should manage the building of your home settles for a standard called, it’s close enough. He will tell you what you want to hear so that you move along and when he doesn’t deliver, he will not answer your emails, texts or phone calls. The warranty customer service area is slow and does not keep you in the loop as to where your work order is. Better communication with the home owner would be much appreciated instead of wondering if your work order disappeared. ... More

The overall workmanship on the home was poor. the interior had many areas that were done poorly. After we move in, we called the customer care line twice (gutter problem) and have never received a call back.

Been here 1 month. We understand now why we were unable to use a flashlight during walkthrough closing, we would have seen & been able to identify ALL the poor craftmanship on the walls. The walls panels are not smooth notices inconsistencies such as small circle and lines. The floors make noises/air pockets, unlevel. The kitchen cabinets have dents.

I would not recommend the builder or the staff of Pulte responsible for managing the process, and the product they produce is (and continues to be) seriously flawed. Specifically, they use inferior materials, the workmanship is shoddy, and getting them to fix warranty items continues to be a problem (even after three (3) months of ownership). I would not recommend them or the product they sell.

For this price point, the finish work was poor. There was overspray and paint drips along EVERY interior wall. On the outside, there was overspray, huge drips and a large area (2' x 2') of spilled paint on the rear porch. The 6" baseboard trim has wobbles throughout the primary rooms, the 1/4" round trim isn't cut at 45 degree angles and has no attention to esthetics, light switches and trim are not square, windows shades don't hang level due to poor manufacturing, LVP flooring has a very uneven finish, there are gouges and dents all over the home in the walls and around the door trim, chips in a bathroom counter and on the tile floor from dropped tools, mismatched dye lots in the tile used in the laundry room and so on. It also seems that some of the materials are seconds. The interior doors have nails popping out and/or are delaminating and the finish on some of the laundry room floor tile is coming off. The Bermuda grass/weed was laid directly on the ground with NO leveling or rolling of the soil before the sod was laid. The concrete work has cuts, gouges and such poor trowling that most sidewalks are of a higher caliber and finish. And when the concrete crew was finished, they cleaned their equipment on the newly laid sod/weeds, leaving a pile of gravel and concrete sediment. None of what I've written includes "fixes" made during the construction process. I don't expect perfection in a production home, but at $600,000 I don't expect this degree of sloppiness. It appears to me that Pulte has a problem with the quality of their subcontractors. Concerning responsiveness: excellent during the build. Once we closed? Very slow. Very, very slow. And when I called their daytime emergency phone line, it went to their after hours answering service who couldn't help me. And other times I called or sent an email and no answers because they were on vacation with no "out of office" response provided. There are design elements in the home intended to control construction costs such as the location of the electrical sockets, hose bibs, soft-close drawers and garage insulation. I can live with those but the overall finish is such that I wouldn't buy a Pulte home again. I was expecting much better than we received. ... More

Community and neighbors are very good. Highly reccomend this location and facilities. Most residents I have spoken with are happy with the community but have horror stories relating to the build quality. A little more attention to detail in the interior finishes would yield the builder a totally different review. I hope the Del Webb brand is listening and raises their standards. House plan is very good. Finish work such as sheet rock, painting, tile are poor. The subcontractors Pulte hires are not held to any standards in the rush to get the house built and closed. Plan on spending at least 2 months after closing waiting for repairs and settling for less then full satisfaction. ... More

The Pulte group is very difficult to work with. It does not matter what you, the customer, wants. The closing date that they gave us was not good for us but they refused to accommodate us. Everything is dictated to you and whether or not that works for you does not matter to them. They are not custom builders and the fact that they would not allow us to change the cable in the bedroom to the flex room made me think our house must be built by robots. That would not have been hard to do. When we did our preview walk through the house was filthy. Really? That is the first impression of our home and it was horrible. The smoke detector beeped the entire 3 hours. He told us he would replace the batteries. When we moved in it wasn't much better. I spent 4 days cleaning to get it "move-in-ready". The smoke detector was still beeping so we called and was told by the builder that the beeping had stopped so he didn't replace the batteries. Yet, he told me he would feel better if I replaced all of them; not just the one beeping. I'm sorry, wasn't that the builder's responsibility? There is a spec home near us and that house is spotless. Ours should have been treated the same. When we met with the builder and the warranty representative, we were told more of what isn't covered than what is covered. Everything is very negative. Most of the employees we talked to were very disgruntled and they seem to have a high turnover. When we started meeting our neighbors, we realized almost everyone had some type of issue. I have yet to meet someone who is satisfied with their building experience. I hope that it will all be worth it in the end. My best advice to someone who is going to build with Pult is this - Don't expect anything to be easy, customer focused, or quality products. That way you won't be disappointed. ... More

No way that I can in good conscience do so.

So many issues in craftsmanship. Work not done right. Pulte rushed in building this home, no care taken in any of the installation and no quality control checks done. Complete disaster. Incorrect information given on design appointment. Not happy buyer.

The craftsmanship of the work on our home was poor. No attention to detail at all. There were slow to respond to various concerns that we had during the building process, we felt a bit rushed to sign the “satisfactory agreement “ so we could close. The sales person did not disclose options there were available for our new home and we did not find out about several options until other homes in our neighborhood had them. We just expected more from Del Webb.

the quality of workmanship was not up to par in my opinion. some of the rooms did not have ceiling lights when I moved into the house. the landscaping around the house is not good

Do not be pressured into closing (penalty clause in contract) until a complete, diligent, and systematic inspection is done by the builder. After a complete inspection by the builder, then do your punch list review. By no means should you be the quality control inspector in place of Pulte. You are paying them to do this. They don't pay you to do this. Secondly, do not be pressured with time constraints at the Design Office. Take as long as you require. It is your money! Also, when upgrading your design options you will not get the value of the standard option reduced from the upgrade cost. Thus, you pay for the standard default cost plus the upgrade cost. In short, a gouge. As an example, the cost of paint upgrade to a different color was a healthy $2000 for us. No change in labor or materials. Pulte sales told us it was because of contract requirements with Sherwin Williams, their paint supplier. We checked with SW. It isn't. SW said there is no cost differential to them. To date, overall trust in Pulte operation is very low by our experiences. ... More