Del Webb Reviews

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!!!!!

The experience buying our new home was pleasant and the quality of our build was excellent. The staff was professional and delivered our home on schedule.

Wrong closing date given, had to close a month later. Promised appliances were ether the wrong ones or not there at all. New sod was mostly dead when we closed and irrigation was not turned on. ALL initial issues were not addressed, had to continually check up on. Overall, house was delivered in a manner where they rushed the closing and not concerned in providing a quality delivered home

Generally favorable compared to two prior home constructions in the past 10 years. Quiality of construction good but not excellent, as aome walls and corners were not "true". Our foreman has been reliable though subs often very slow in responding to needs for completing the work, especially the painters. The best part was the initial choices of furnishings and upgrades through the design center. This made the process very efdicient and easy.

I feel the overall experience was underwhelming. Very dissappointed in materials and quality of work. It seems that Pulte is not interested in building a quality home. The amount if stucco is half the amount that was homes they built previously. Quality if cabinets are horrible and the paint they used is very cheap. They told us that everything found on the walk through would be fixed by the time they turned over the keys. They had only fixed a small percentage.

Honestly, it's too early for me to assess the quality because we haven't moved in yet. Ask me again in a year . . . The home finished on time, but about three weeks before the scheduled completion date I was told that I couldn't get a firm date for completion. That response was on a Tuesday, on Friday of the same week we received a call saying our walkthrough was set for one week later. When dealing with out-of-state buyers (as we were), that was problematic. The closing coordinator managed to rearrange the walkthrough and closing, but the inability to plan and buy plane tickets in advance was an issue. Our walkthrough was good with only one issue that wasn't resolved before closing day. The field manager took time to explain everything and was responsive to questions even after we took possession. Ken was our sales representative at Sun City Festival and he did a great job all the way through. He was very responsive and was avalable whenever a question came up. ... More

Little bit rushed at the end to get home complete and transaction closed

We will recommend this community to our friends, but buying during a pandemic turned out to be something to avoid if possible. We look forward to living in and enjoying the community.

Pulte seems to rely almost exclusively on subcontractors. My opinion is that these contractors need to me managed a lot more than Pulte is doing now to improve on their quality of work, productivity and consequently on their cost of work. The construction manager is stretched too thin. More supervision and overnight of subs definitely required.

Quality control seemed to be non-existent. Numerous issues discovered before closing, still not addresses. Still finding quality issues on a daily basis. This is mediocre track home quality at a price point that approaches a semi-custom home. 48 days past close, no resolution on 15k pro range installation issues. Two other repairs resulted in further damage. (Countertop damaged by tooling, floor grout stained after bogus attempt to “paint” island cabinet skins that don’t match. Countertop repaired, but grout stains remain and cabinets still don’t match) Seeing these stains drives me nuts multiple times per day. Overall, the quality of the finish in this house is substandard. ... More

The model options are well designed for an outcome that is a comfortable home with quality materials. Pulte is a large builder so there is always a degree of inflexibility with that but the individuals I worked with for the Build and Sale made it awesome - both the Project Manager and the Sales Manager. I've only had to create two work orders for cosmetic things and the response was timely and fixed the issue. At first it was difficult for me to get used to the idea of a community where the houses are so similar but that is the trend of the industry and how it works for all new build communities. The ability to make it yours with your home choices though is all that really matters because you look at the beautiful outside as you drive up but you are really living in the inside. The design choices were well selected and would result in a beautiful home so you cannot go wrong there and the Designers were wonderful to work with. The amenities of the community are second to none and building here is all about having an active lifestyle with a lovely home to enjoy it in and Pulte delivers that in spades within Del Webb Nocatee. ... More

The house build and construction process were fine. Some minor things, which are to be expected, and we continue to work through those with our construction manager, who has been responsive. The house is nice, but pricey for the size and features. But we made the choice, so we’re ok with this, Our closing experience was a catastrophe. Originally told in March our closing would be 1 August. We agreed, given thenplanning necessary at our exit home, and other personal issues. Later, the Construction Manager told us this house would be done end May. Puzzled, we pressed Pulte on this closing date disconnect, and they eventually said (we have email showing this) ‘use 15 June as closing date.’ Quite the change from 1 August. So we re-arranged all personal planning, to include closing date on exit home from 30 June to 31 May. Couple weeks later we get email from Pulte saying closing would be 27 May! We panic and query Pulte, who’s only rote answer is ‘contract says closing date is flexible.’ Contract also said closing would be ‘June-July-August,’ which we assumed reflected the flexibility, not moving the closing to BEFORE our exit closing so we could not use the proceeds for Pulte purchase. I could go on - but I won’t. We closed 14 June after our return from long planned trip to Europe to take care of elderly relative (and which we told Pulte about in March). Closing bureaucracy went fine, but after signature and payments, Pulte would not give us the keys until we paid a penalty late fee of +$2000! This went back and forth for a week because I told them I would not pay this, and the fee was lowered to $600. Outrageous. I’m out $600 for this experience. Run away from buying a new home from Pulte. The community is nice, but there are a lot of nice resales. And you would avoid the non-communicative, bureaucratic, unreasonable, dense Pulte closing team and process. They completely ruined what should have been an exciting experience - for $600. I am a retired military officer, who planned for a living for over 45 years. Pulte is incompetent in this area. ... More

It is a bit too early to rate the overall experience. I would want to make certain that the early request for warranty work is evaluated, prior to providing any extensive review.

Good at responding to requests for information

My new home and my experience has been good, but I am one of the lucky ones. Other homeowners on my block and in my area are having nightmare types of issues due to the poor craftsmanship of the trades used to build these homes. Drywall issues. improper countertop installation. damaged cabinets. Poor tile installation. And mostly poor response from the manufacture.

I have built 4 houses and this by far was the worse experience. Poor quality workmanship that had to have several areas be repaired or replaced multiple times from framing to plumbing to slab pouring to windows to painting. Quoted 4 months from signing of paperwork to closing. It ended up being 12 months and I am still dealing with issues still needed to be addressed with windows and doors. In addition the added timeframe cost me an additional $8,000 to extend the rental I had along with having to pay 1.25% higher mortgage rate which equates to another $38,000 more over the life of the mortgage.Did Del Webb or Pulte homes compensate me for any of these added cost? What do you think….! ... More

We are satisfied new Pulte home owners

This place is amazing and can’t believe I live here. The process was easy and everyone was friendly and helpful for closing. The units are very beautiful. Although there were somethings that were frustrating were the units were made were you had to do some work, like carpets in the bedroom or all units made for handicap. Also somethings they fail to mention and yiu find out later. Overall, I love living here, it’s quiet, plenty to do and walk,

The build was very delayed and we understand that. During this time there was reasonable communication. Once we did the walk-through and closed it was hard to get stuff done. We still have a missing lintel, both toilets are leaking and there is a hole in the plasterwork which is very noticeable. After three or four emails, the plumber is coming today...his office staff is rude in the extreme. The home and site needed a good clean when we moved in. Do we love the home, yes, has the experience been terrific, not really. I am tired of hearing about staff shortages. the design process was seamless and professional. ... More

A really good experience with the builder. They were very responsive to our needs, concerns and requests. Also very responsive to our inspection reports and addressing items reported.

Our Field Manager Ben was very inflexible and not accommodating to any requests. A light was not centered off the windows in the dining room by 6” and that is where anyone would want a chandelier to go. He said, “it’s according to the plans and we can’t deviate from the plans.” I had to pay to have the light moved so it would be centered over the table. Even though all the windows are off on measurements when trying to order blinds by 1”-2” from top to bottom.

We had a very positive building experience with our new home, although it took a bit longer than anticipated. We love the home.

Overall okay but quality is lacking in several areas

Our salesperson was absolutely fantastic and helpful. Our construction manager did a great job of communicating and working with us. As we got closer to our closing date, it felt like items were being rushed and now that we are in our home, there are items that still have to be taken care of, which is disappointing as we have to work around furniture and fixtures we have installed. We love our home and the model we chose along with the neighborhood. Open items should have been 99% complete prior to moving in, and NOT having to be 'corrected' now that we are here.

We have had a positive experience working with Del Webb. Beginning with our Sales Agent and moving forward with our Site Manager, we were very pleased with the responsiveness to any questions or concerns that we had. We enjoyed watching the progress of our property as it was being built and were updated along the way regarding the progress.