Del Webb Reviews in Indianapolis, IN

Worst experience I've had with any company or organization. They stopped working on my house for three weeks with no valid explanation while work was being done on other houses near mine. No flexibility with scheduling. Del Webb's attitude seems to be "my way or the highway." Anyone moving into a Del Webb community should consider buying an existing house.

They tell you that this home is as close to a custom built home as you can get, what a joke that is. Walls were not square, which means drywall is not square, shotty workmanship, paint spray all over my floors and my appliances which I can’t get off, garage door has gaps around the seals, so we will be fighting keeping the snow out this winter, I requested some special orders on some items and they charged much much more than what I could have bought them myself, I could go on and on. Did not get the quality of home that we expected for the price we paid. Our construction manager did what he could but he could only do so much. I would love to have the people at the top see if they would accept their house in the condition that we did. I would welcome their visit to my home anytime. ... More

After living in my Pulte home for a few weeks, I am seeing multiple problems as a result from poor workmanship and multiple cosmetic issues needing attention. I moved here from a Pulte home that was constructed well. After this recent move, I would NOT recommend Pulte to friends and family. I am working with Warranty on urgent issues but told the majority of corrections would have to wait for the 11 month walk through! “Don’t be rushed through all walk through stages.” Functional corrections were being made as I was closing that was already delayed d/t builders issue with contractors. I lived close and checked on construction every day. I brought up several concerns. Some were addressed and some were not....or hurriedly corrected and sloppy. “ If possible and affordable, do not close until you have hired an independent inspection.” ... More

We were not included in their “Celebration Walk-Through”. This is a walk-through prior to closing that should occur. In our case, just the construction supervisor and the warranty company rep performed the walk-through. So, there have been “punch-list” items that are becoming apparent as we live in the home. (We have been in our home now for 36 days.) The Pulte Warranty folks have been hesitant to have these issues fixed. A plumbing issue (raw sewage backing up into our showers) the first week we were in our home was deemed to be our fault so we had to pay a drain company to come out and clear the drain to the street. We are now waiting to see if some crown molding joints will be caulked. ... More

The build quality is so so, after closing customer service is even worse.

Such a big development executed in a relatively short timeframe by a huge company with poor corporate communication and rigid canned response to the customer resulted in chaos and did not produce a house with the same quality as the on-site sales model. Top down chain of command apparently tied the hands of the on-site construction supervisors to resolve several issus. Some subcontractors exhibited a lack of training necessary to produce quality work. Problems encountered included failure of marketing staff to accurately record customer choices and to consult with construction professionals to accurately describe details necessary to achieve customer-desired results. ... More

We were VERY disappointed in our experience with Del Webb. The build process was very slow and many instances where rework was required for poor workmanship. Significant delays at various stages where our house would go weeks without any work being done. Both the interior and exterior paint jobs were bad and I am in the process of repainting every room in the house. I'm still removing paint specks and splatters off of our new flooring. Sloppy work. Most of our neighbors have had similar experiences with their homes in Kimblewick.

There was a major difference between expectations and delivery. During construction we had 4 different Construction Managers: never even met #2 or #3. Our existing home was put on the market when promised an early May closing date. Our Del Webb closing date continued to be pushed out. The 3rd closing date was postponed because our house failed to earn the Certificate of Occupancy. The day we actually closed there were 20 items on my list of corrections that needed to be made but our Construction Manager told me he couldn’t list all of them because Pulte would not want to see so many unfinished projects still outstanding. We closed anyway because the new owners of our last home were eager to move in: we had overstayed our sales contract agreement and were paying them daily for our overstay. Now, a month after our Del Webb closing, we are still awaiting work which should have been completed before taking possession. Building a new home should be a joyful experience: this was everything but. ... More

Do not close until the house is complete and all construction issues have been corrected. I closed 45 days ago and nothing has been done to correct the sloppy issues I.e. broken window, flooring damaged by construction workers, siding not finished, incomplete trim work, incomplete interior and exterior paint, correct appliances, carpeting installation issues. These are not a complete list.

First, I was never told that I would only have 5 feet of backyard, even though home owners are to have 15 feet. I also was not told I cannot expand patio to the side yard, which I have a lot of. Second, my project manager was transferred right after the final walkthrough. Items discussed at the walkthrough, though he said he would do before he left, he did not. Third, normally no response to emails with problems after closing. It's great to be told you have a warranty, it's another thing to be acted on. Thankfully, my neighbors are great!

There have been many different problems with this house and they haven't resolved them even after 2 months in my home. This is my 2nd Pulte home and my first one was a very good experience, so this has been a shock.

So far our new home is been a nightmare haven’t had a shower in the second bath since we moved in a month ago cabinets the shelving was not put in till just a week ago we are still waiting for two new doors the front and back door have been badly damaged and microwave they’re supposed to box it and has come in then sitting in my foyer for two weeks waiting for them to put it in it’s been very disappointing after living in Huntley the Webb community for 10 years this has been

Poor quality and workmanship along with cheap materials

Have tried many times to get answers. Upon moving in i discovered 20 plus chips out of a section of concrete, no response on this. Ive asked bout our yard. But seems pulte cares only bout the new closings and getting their yards in. We have standing water often, but i guess its not important. There is couple other items but its prolly a non issue.

Responsiveness to address numerous issues pointed out prior to closing has been horrible. Damaged items, drywall repair not completed and final painting. We have raised issues to numerous parties with no response. They seem to accept less than perfect if you "can't see it" or if they can get by with it.

We had three different construction managers during the building process. This lead to very little supervision of the trades people working on our home. We felt like we were our own construction manager! Every item of discussion that came up felt like an argument and bullying to get us to accept substandard or damaged workmanship. There definitely was no feeling that we were the customer and the one paying for a home that should be built without defects! The response given was “Pulte is a production builder and mistakes will happen.” Yes,Mistakes happen but they should be fixed without repeated requests from the buyer! If Pulte put this slogan,”We are a production building and mistakes will happen”,on their website we would not have built with them and I’m sure many others would walk away! It was a battle to get the house completed to a standard that we finally felt comfortable closing on. During the last month they sent in out last construction manager Logan who at least listened to our concerns and was able to complete our home to an acceptable level. We’ll cross our fingers and hope we don’t find too many issues as we settle in! ... More

My experience with this home buying started with the salesman. He was great, although I do think there was miscommunication on a couple of things.....there are too many homes that Pulte is throwing together and doing so in a huge hurry, which is causing for less than adequate work being done and overseen by the PM's and their subs. Poor quality of work, and no one seems to really care. No communication with my PM, just wants to get the homebuyer to closing. I do realize that the PM's are not always at fault because of the poor subs and the fact that corporate is throwing way too many houses on them to let them do an adequate job for the money that Pulte is charging the homebuyer. I understand I am not building a "custom home" but at the same time I still deserve to have quality workmanship done and that is not happening here in Del Webb Vandalia at this particular time during the year of 2022. I find it very frustrating that no one from Pulte has reached out to me to solve any issues that I am currently having. ... More

This builder is not living up to their reputation as a premier home builder. Overall quality is not there and certainly not what we expected. Rush to close with promises for everything to be done and good, but once you sign all care and concern seem to be gone and disappeared. Did not meet our expectations and we are very disappointed and concerned. Ever heard of a " Pig in a Poke" ??

Won't bore you with every gripe I have with them, just some highlights. Discovered a survey marker in the weeds beyond what I thought was the end of our yard. It appears that they never finished the entire lot, which not only included weeds, but a large, dead tree. They stupidly decided to sod and seed our yard BEFORE installing the irrigation system. When finally installing irrigation they tore up the new sod in the front yard and basically destroyed the seeded portions. In addition, I made a service request weeks ago and received an automated response that I would be contacted within 24 to 48 hours. That was about 900 hours ago. ... More

Over one year and not completed

Structure is physically sound. Finishes are cheap - even the upgrades, and in many cases the finished product is left incomplete “because Pulte doesn’t do that”. Communication with third party vendors like the company responsible for landscaping is non-existent. Response time for a response from Pulte Customer Service Department is also non-existent. Overall the home is not worth the money one has invested in a brand new home. One should expect much higher quality finishes and a complete detail driven job given the cost of the home. Can not honestly recommend Pulte to friends or relatives. They most definitely over promise and under deliver - this I have also heard from several of my new neighbors. The mortgage process went flawlessly - great communication on this. ... More

Buyer beware would cover it

Many issues are outstanding post closing and taking too long to resolve.

When we picked out our counters and carpeting it was so rushed I couldn’t think. I wanted quartz countertops and only got them in the kitchen. The bathrooms are granite which I have never liked. I thought they were going to be quartz. She told me the carpet with the pad would be nice and I’m not happy at all. Painting quality is bad. Mantel is way too high. I like the layout of the home.

Our experience was very poor. The quality of the workmanship is very poor. Numerous items had to be done more than once and we still have a long list of items that needs to be done after closing. It has been the worst experience of our lives.