Del Webb Reviews in Indianapolis, IN

Although we are generally happy with the home and the community, we have been disappointed by some of the workmanship with the home and the responsiveness to repair. Our oven was defective and will not be repaired until after the holidays. Why weren't the appliances tested? Our back door lock has been stuck since September and we are still waiting repair. Our hose bib continues to be broken and we continue to wait for a plumber to repair it before the freezing weather sets in. This doesn't include all the nooks and crannies that weren't finished properly and that it appears that no one will return to repair. My street number is obscured by a bush that was planted directly in front of it. So, my recommendation is that you need to be aware that the promises made in the advertising about the workmanship of Pulte homes and that they will meet all expectations are really not 100% true. ... More

I feel there needs to be a quality control process that ensures that one process is completed before another begins. I had an experience where my shower floor was not ready to be tiled. It was tiled when there was a hollow area around the drain. Not what you would expect for a $500,000 home.

Our first contractor was Dale. He told us all about himself but never listed to us. He only responded when we tracked him down on the build site. Promises were made but not followed through. A frustrating experience. At closing a new contractor, Warren was assigned. He listened to our issues and is trying but lacks the power from Pulte to get resolution. Incomplete work or problems with construction were listed on the closing document to be addressed post closing. To date, some items have been fixed but most are left incomplete, ie Crooked walls, appliances not working correctly, bubbles in the ceiling, etc. Lots of emails with lists of outstanding problems have been sent. Still waiting! ... More

Your salespeople were great. I felt the clean up people did a bad job also little things like hardware left off doors touch up painting bad. Electrical outlets covered over with drywall. Things left undone for a home this price should not happen

Had Lot of delays from product availability and manpower. Did get me in to new home before booted out of old one. Quality was not job 1. Walls not square, certainly noticeable on tile flooring. Notice more defects as time goes by.

Pulte is known in our area for quality and value. Great buying experience.

I am very conflicted about my new home at Kimblewick. I’m very pleased with the house and community. I won’t complain about minor issues, but one that goes against Pulte policy. That is planting a very large tree( it will grow to 40 or 50 feet) 5 ft in front of my house. It will have to be cut down at great expense in the future. I offered to move it but was denied. Please respond to this as my request is ignored. Thank you. Sue Hughes

The building experience was ok. Communication has always been an issue. I closed on my home nearly 2 months ago and STILL don’t have the things completed that were on my list from the pre closing walk through. Now, my site manager is gone and I am not getting any response from Dan or Steve. I am very frustrated and disappointed.

Pleased with every step except for one. I closed in August and zi still do not have keys for my home. The installer of the Doors (84 Lumber) has been totally incompetent and unprofessional. Dell/Webb should not use this Contractor - I will be hiring a Locksmith and sending the Bill to Dell/Webb for payment. This issue has caused us much stress. If we leave our home and there is a Power Failure we would be unable to get into our house

Good experience. Representatives were friendly and easy to work with. Very nice home and neighborhood.

We had THREE construction managers during the entire building process with the third not responding in any way to questions. He then quit week before closing and dumped all the problems on his manager who received the wrath unfairly. We have been in 6 weeks now and still have unfinished items. The main concern is master shower and is a result of poor subcontractors work and or inability to actually show up and do the work. This is the 4th house I have had built and by far the worst experience.

This has been a very sad difficult experience. No one seems to care about fixing problems.

Took 11 months to completion. Other homes in area were done before.

Pretty responsive to issues and questions we had.

My house wasn’t clean before I moved in. Professional carpet cleaner said in all his 30 years he has never seen such filth in a brand new home. I have numerous issues that are still left unattended. I am not getting a response from the people responsible. I have issues with toilets, hot water, doors - we literally have to kick the back door to exit the house. A severe fire hazard.

This is my 4th new build and by far the worst experience I’ve ever had. From the initial purchase to selection of finishes and through the entire build, closing and first weeks of living here, it has been excruciating.—delay after delay, one serious problem after another, difficulty getting problems addressed. The one positive thing is the wonderful neighbors.

We went through four different construction managers of which Joel was by far the best. He communicated issues whether it was good or bad news Our house sat for 60 days with no work done. Very frustrating. We have not completed our list of items to be fixed due to being out of town. We are back now and will pursuit these items.

Yard is a mess. Craftsmanship is below par and return of messages is slow

They do not communicate well. And don’t respond quickly

I identified poor workmanship on the inside and outside of my home before closing and turned in several service reports of things that I did not see before moving in (e.g., busted wall inside kitchen cabinet, hole in bathroom cabinet, hole in kitchen ceiling, bathroom fixtures not installed) Noone has reached out to me. I regret purchasing this house!!!! Its not worth the money!!!!!

Worked with several construction managers over the course of the build. Most times the concerns and issues that I brought to the attention of the Pulte construction people were ignored. Sometimes I would not have any communications for many weeks. When I did receive some form of communications, there was no follow through on what I was told would be done. I am still trying to resolve construction issues. Other issues I took care of myself, and I am still resolving the issues myself.

Am very happy with our results. Can’t wait to retire and just sit and enjoy it!

It’s been a frustrating build. There is no communication, no accountability and several issues that should have been addressed before closing. Of course they tell you they will be addressed but they aren’t. Sloppy workmanship of all trades. No one takes pride in their work.

The home has ended up being of average to moderately above-average quality for the price paid in summer of 2021. Since the price was locked at contract-signing, but the house took another 10 months to build out and complete, the value went up, but only because of the general housing shortage amid unprecedented national consumer demand. Initial workmanship flaws and timely and accurate attention to professional-grade corrections were noticeably lacking throughout the build, and the timely response of middle and senior management to emerging and entrenched problems, even more-so. As ever in full-employment times, senior management was loathe to adjust their practices or pay-scales to the new realities at the boots-on-the-ground level, and quality, reputation, and employee retention suffered materially. I was down to the house, from Chicago, at least once a month throughout the build, and had a professional home inspector/photographer taking 80 photos every weekend, so that I could catch mistakes as they emerged, or the house quality and finished product timeliness would have suffered even more. I also had to play the game of delaying the closing 4x, to get the yet-to-be-fixed punch-list of problems whittled down to single digits BEFORE closing, after which the buyer's funds are in the seller's hands and the buyer's negotiating power is nil. The whole process was incessantly at a low grade of anxiety and aggravation, at times boiling up to true outrage and anger. Games-playing on contracted-for appliances, and Pulte trying to unilaterally recut the contract on such issues, was just one example. More than once, I had to call the City of Westfield's inspection team. Pulte's senior-management decision to outsource finishing work to local companies is a poor one (and a practice that is new in the past decade), and its quality and reputation have suffered accordingly, although I'm betting that senior management's bonuses and pay have not. My sister's Pulte Del Webb house in Boulder, CO, built 15 years ago, is of the highest quality, according to her & her contractor husband. She and her husband were shocked at the degradation in quality and professionalism of the current Del Webb "product," as of 2022. Senior management needs to adjust their attitude and approach, and stop trying to mint money today at the expense of their reputation and future sales. The boots-on-the-ground managers were doing their best, but pretty much with one hand tied behind their back in terms of proper funding, hierarchical support, or adequate employees for the challenges, and the results are telling. ... More

Pulte is building the homes in Kimblewick too quickly. I had two in-house floods because installers couldn't find studs, they found water lines to puncture. My fireplace wasn't completed before the dry wall went up, resulting in no electric power to turn on the gas fireplace. A hole was cut in the drywall to fix this problem, but the hole is still there, even after promises to send a drywaller and painter over to fix IT! I owned a Pulte constructed home in Apple Valley, California. They took their time building it and it was sound. Didn't have near the problems that we are experiencing now! I hate to say this but, I am NOT happy with Pulte. Neither are most of my new neighbors! We feel for the amount we paid for our homes...Pulte has left us DOWN. I don't expect you will share this with buyers, but at least you should share it with your bosses. What happened in Apple Valley could happen here. ... More