Del Webb Reviews in Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill, NC

I will only say that it's been an experience. I'm thankful that we were able to close when we did and hopeful for the future of our development.

Just a huge money grab. Price and value are out of sync. Plastic plumbing fixtures?

At our first walk thru we encountered a myriad of problems stemming from unfinished and faulty work. Poor cleanliness made it difficult to evaluate cabinets and flooring. There were just too many problems to keep track of. We closed over 6 weeks ago und we still have open issues from the final walk thru punch list.

My main complaint is the quality of the workmanship. Three out four of my appliances were damaged and had to be replaced. Many of the windows have scratches in the glass and need to be replaced. The care the tradesman demonstrated in building the home was deficient - for example the new carpet and flooring had paint, sanding dust and red clay marks (looks like nothing was covered or protected before performing the work). Initial repairs were done poorly. Things are getting repaired properly once the punch list was turned over t the warranty department, but was disappointed in the house upon closing and move-in. ... More

It’s very discouraging to keep hearing that DelWebb can’t do something when we know very well you can you just won’t. Why not try to explain why some of the things you aren’t willing to do are being done the way they are. Would make such a difference in the whole experience when a new buyer feels they are listened to and their Thoughts and questions are respected and answered correctly. Very difficult when you talk to different people in the sales office and get a completely different response to the same question. The most outstanding thing here is the community of neighbors who go out of their way to help each other. I really love this house, it’s beautiful, I just wish repairs could be made more timely and some not needing to be made at all. Last comment, we are older and not wanting to have to take care of lawns and plants so why couldn’t we pick the ones we want. Some that have already been planted are going to grow much bigger than the area can support and it would be nice to have someone who knew what they were doing doing the landscaping. It really looks a bit like Stepford and that’s not necessary though I do understand people just can’t do what they want to do. Perhaps more communication with the HOA instead of all the rules might be helpful ... More

Disappointed in Kitchen aid cook top. Terrible. You can't see the controls. Tank less water heater is worthless. The amount you save on gas to heat the water, you waste water waiting to get hot water by a factor of ten. Get rid of them. give me back my water heater. A change order process/system is terrible. Too many hand offs between vendors. The stone vendor applying stone on fronts does terrible work. No education on key mechanic - Heating and Cooling systems. Someone should be in charge to sit with the home owner and be up to speed about all the stuff the homeowner needs to understand and hit the new home running. I don't see this as the day to day field mgr. He has enough to do and does it pretty well considering all his duties. ... More

Strong-arm tactics from Pulte mortgage and Pulte Insurance. Builder unwilling to address multiple issues discovered after living in home for short period of time. Floors not level in multiple places in the house. Grout work in shower in Master Bath was poor quality.

The builder put up the home pretty fast. There were definitely more workmanship issues then I could keep up with during the process. Yet, our field manager was pretty easy to deal with and very responsive. Now that we are in our warranty, the response time for problems has slowed greatly. Also, some of the fixes that were performed during the construction process we’re still not done to my expectation. They keep talking about the 11 month review to fix things. I feel like there’s a push to delay things and then if they don’t get fixed right you will be without recourse. Given the price of the home, almost 500 K, I would’ve expected more options for customization even though this is a production builder. For example, some of the fluorescent lights in the closets were too small as all of them are 2 feet long. And you can’t choose any of your light fixtures in the rest of the house. So I find myself spending a good deal of time customizing the house after we purchased it! The only reason we bought the house was because it was a Del Webb community and we look forward to participating in a lot of the community activities. A lot of people say you don’t buy here for the house. The common facilities in the neighborhood are very nice, and you subsidize the cost through the purchase of your house. ... More

I closed over a month ago. No evidence of commitment for them to finish remaining items. No follow through. They don't care, especially once it closes. They claim the various vendors tried to get a hold of me, but if so, no messages or emails were left. Bad trim was replaced over 2 weeks ago and still no painter to repair the wall and paint the trim, on top of not completing items that were on the blue tape list a week before closing. Several different vendors need to come back and no update on when that will happen. It has been a poor process.

We hired an independent home inspector who asked the builder when the house would be 100% complete so he could do the pre-closing inspection, When he arrived, multiple trades were working in the house so he couldn't complete his inspection, When we came for our closing day inspection, the house had not been cleaned, so we couldn't see everything. The builder was responsive to our findings afterward, but we shouldn't have closed before the inspection was complete,

We are still awaiting the delivery of our ordered refrigerator and we have been in our new home for over six weeks. We are also waiting for a replacement dishwasher due to the original being damaged. We have been told on several occasions that the products were going to be delivered and then no follow up from Pulte. This is not acceptable and we are very disappointed with the lack of customer service we have been receiving.

Being an out of state purchaser, we had to contact them for any progress reports or schedule visits that were part of their promotional materials. We were never told our expected completion was moved from June/July to August/Sept until June. When an issue with the quality of a truss being used that was revealed in pictures and email to them, we had to contact home office before being addressed. Three other truss were installed broken and repair on site. Our shower started leaking which was the result of a staple being in the waterline. The lot was poorly graded and turf was poorly laid with some dead pieces of turf. The other parts of home were acceptable, but the master bedroom crown molding was missed, which was in the building plans and a small part of the roof was missing shingles. These items were corrected before final inspection. ... More

I’m not even sure we got the features we selected. Our master closet has only one shelf whereas I understood there would be an upper and lower if we chose the upgraded version. I don’t recall being asked what color grout for the showers. I chose the lightest tiles and the grout is dark brown. It’s very ugly. The floors were damaged and the ‘correction’ was to scrub a strong smelling solvent into them. The shine is now nonexistent. We asked for top-of-the - line cabinets and they are pretty cheaply made. The trash can doesn’t even have a soft close. Several bumps under the carpet. Rough edges in interior doors. Paint needed on the front door. Property line on one side is unclear. Unsightly black pipe sticking out of wall. Unattractive downspouts that don’t match the front trim on both sides of the entry. Stairs creaky already. Uneven heat distribution: Master bedroom and bathroom very warm. When the heat comes on upstairs the air escaping the vents is loud. Only one window will open upstairs ( no cross breezes ). ... More

Can you say production homes?!?! They tell you one thing and then do another. The workmanship for the most part is poor. Granted there are a few decent subs, but overall the whole process is bad. The supervisors are no more than Pulte yes people. They tell you what you want to hear, but don’t follow through with what needs to be done. Never again!! Worst decision ever!!

The experience was not a pleasant one. In the beginning the only person I would give high marks to is the design center (Karen). The field manager (Thomas) was great to a point. His follow through was not. They promise to keep you informed, they did not. I know he had a lot of work, and we tried to be patient but we were worn down. Hopefully the outstanding issues will be resolved soon.

I do not blame the delays on Del Webb, they were the fault of our politicians. However, even several months after moving in, my oven is not completely installed and the hot water recirculating is not working. The contractors have generally been very responsive. This is except the plumbers. They have repeatedly lied, missed appointments, and have not resolved the problem.

the title should speak for itself.

Need broken stuff fixed now

Very hard to get things repaired. My drive is cracked, which I know they did it. And they keep telling me I have to put it in at the 11 month. Why so they can put me off and I have to live with a cracked and cement dropping driveway. I don't believe they will ever fix it. They will keep on putting me off. Surprise!!!! I'm not going away.

In my opinion the fees charged for many of the options were excessive.

Our experience was very disappointing. Workmanship was nonexistant. This is our 8th home and hopefully our last. The build from Del Webb has been the worst. For example, we had them install a fan in the back screened in porch. Fan wobbled and globe was cracked. Luckily we had an inspector hired to throughly go over the entire house. He found many problems. Construction sight was not cleaned on a regular basis. Found beer cans and beer bottle caps at the sight and in the home. There Was no Quality control. Carpeting was installed while plastering was not complete. Carpeting was Not covered and had plaster and dirt. We later found it was cleaned and some areas trimmed to remove stains. Wrong brackets were installed for shelving. Paint on kitchen cabinets. I could go on…. At closing we delayed because the home was dirty. Would not recommend. If you do buy, get a qualified inspector to check out house before closing. We had over ten warranty claims after moving in to date. Recommendation: Del Webb needs to get there own Quality inspectors during build. ... More

Need to CLOSELY examine everything that is installed before closing. Most items i.e cabinets, granite etc. looks second hand.

There was NO quality control throughout the building process. We moved into a dirty house with many issues.

Our construction manager, Joseph, was excellent. Our sales manager was incompetent, the mortgage department was untrustworthy, and the contract allowed pulte to make changes at will without the customer’s consideration. Overall, the buying and building processes were extremely stressful .

Pulte Homes did not want to accept VA financing and made it quite difficult to purchase using outside financing. They fired our lot supervisor and neglected to tell us for over 6 weeks. We love our neighborhood and our neighbors and sincerely hope that Pulte cleans up its act.