Del Webb Reviews in Wilmington, NC

First of all, let me be clear. Karl, our field manager, was the BEST ever. He was did his best in trying to schedule the trade men to tackle the items needing attended - by there was and still is a delay in getting things done. He bent over backwards for us. We paid a lot of money for our wood floors; probably way more than if we would have done it ourselves from a separate flooring company. But, I wanted to file a claim, the floor representative came out and said indeed there are many issues and would get it fixed - but have not heard anything. Not sure why Pulte uses a whole panel screen for the lanai - the screen comes undone so easily and repairs will be needed after each heavy wind. Should be a better way of installation and/or product. There should be more customer customizations while making choices - not just a cookie cutter and that’s the way it is. ... More

The building process from Del Webb (Pulte) is terrible. It’s like they have never built a house before. My opinion is they are putting up houses so fast they make numerous mistakes. There is very little quality control. They think because the framing is built off site and it’s basically like a kit that just needs to be assembled it will be fast and easy. Good concept with terrible execution. The workers that assemble the houses are semi-skillled in building houses and if they are being trained by Del Webb or Pulte, the training dept. should be fired. We have/had walls that are not square, wavy ceilings, even the light switch boxes were installed wrong. (Note-there are little tabs on a light switch box so in theory you can’t go wrong on a new build but they installed them in too far). It doesn’t feel like the quality house we were promised. They can’t make deadlines even just a few weeks out from giving us a date. We had a 2 page list AFTER we moved in and a month plus later are still waiting for some things. The roof leaked after we moved in. I understand mistakes but if you can’t build a house that doesn’t leak you have no business building houses. The warranty department, for problems after you close, is a frustrating process. I have spent between 40-50 hours just waiting for simple things to be fixed. Everything is a 4 hour window. None of the people that come to fix the issue speak English and the home owner is stuck trying to explain things. The warranty dept. should be sending someone out with the repair person to explain and direct things. I hope the lifestyle turns out to be a better experience. I likely would not build again with Del Webb at least in North Carolina. If you decide to go ahead and have a house built you should absolutely hire an inspector at least for the framing. ... More

Never replied to my complaints workmanship was awful . Tile in kitchen coming off they won’t fix lt paint and scratches on floor. Workmanship was awful careless windows were dirty counter tops were not clean of I had it to do. Over l would never buy a dell webb . Would not recommend dell Webb to anyone.

For the price of this house, the workmanship is average at best. We had a lot of silly mistakes and you got the feeling that it was more important to get the house built fast rather than getting it right. Landscaping is just sad, and the paint is the cheapest you can imagine and sloppy.

Very poor quality materials. They do not pay any attention to detail in their homes. I have screws missing from my hinges, light bulbs missing from my outdoor fixtures, noises and rattles in fans. Cabinet doors are banging into cabinets because of poor design or wrong types of hinges being used. I researched the hinges and they are made in China with very low quality.and nobody carry parts for the. Irrigation system sprinkler heads are so spread it it does not cover the whole yard. Poor paint quality and paper thin application. You can see the sheet rock through the paint. Wall switches are placed so far in Closet’s you need to search for them to turn them on. Lights through the home are a very cheap quality, and look terrible for the price of the home. Wall outlets were all loose and crooked. Some molding was never nailed in place. We had no choice of builders here, but if you do I would avoid Pulte. These are cookie cutter homes with poorly trained workers. ... More

Started down hill from the beginning builder demanded full 20% down then floated on $75000 for 12 months until house was closed. We live on our investments and a minimum of 10% $7500 of our income was lost. On March 10 2021 we did our initial walk through with our “construction manager “ various things were noted on his list garage door not painted, Gutters not installed, glass plate for microwave missing, floor in front of stove gouged and scratched , cabinets gouged scratched trim not finished fitted poorly nail holes not filled, irrigation system not functional sprinkler heads not installed and many other things. All were supposed too be repaired by settlement. Construction manager said he would type up punch list and email it to me never did also said we would meet morning of settlement and redo walk through. Called him several times no answer ended up going to settlement without second walk through. Guess what not one thing was repaired. Come to find out once you settle pulte is out and any repairs are up to pulte’s warranty company. I’m going to stop here there is plenty more horror stories but I’m am getting too angry. ... More

Del Webb is a beautiful community with nice friendly people and lots of activities, which is why I chose it. The building process was horrendous, I had serious issues with my house and they never addressed or most of the time didn’t even acknowledge my concerns. I had one sales person who was outstanding and helped me the whole way through. If it wasn’t for her, I probably would still not be in my house. If you are looking for a great community, this is it. If you are looking to have a decent experience building your house or have any of your issues addressed in a timely manner, use a different builder. ... More

These times are unique but the true mark of reputable builder is one who is able to manage the entire building process despite them which far is from our experience. Shifting the blame to others for your end results is inexcusable and only poor management.

My construction was delayed and resulted in me having to stay in a rented residence more than 3 months @ $2350. Pulte has ignored my request for reimbursement. The house was not finished properly and my construction contact was not very helpful. He accused me of causing damage to a bathroom tile which is untrue. Refused to help . Very disappointed in the way the house was completed.

We waited 17 months for our build. We saw many other houses during this time start well after our house and finish well before. Yet we should not have closed, as we got tricked the day before closing into believing many items would be fixed. After three days we identified 17 items that were not done correctly at closing. Only three were fixed. Now, six weeks later, nothing has been fixed for 36 days except for our gutters finally being put in. We still are in dire need of many things that we cannot get fixed.

Quality of work is poor. Still waiting on shower door, microwave, kitchen cabinets to be repaired and paint touched up, paint touch ups on exterior, one month after closing. Utility sink installed in laundry room when was supposed to be installed in garage.