Del Webb Reviews

The sales and marketing people are at the top of their game. The building crew/foreman are average. I have had a few issues, and they are eventually worked out, but it is slow going. It seems that they are concerned with getting these homes built quickly, and that is the priority.

We've been in the home a month and 1/2, and have not discovered any major issues. A few minor issues were discovered and were dealt with right away. So far our experience has been very good.

We are pleased with the experience. Only real complaint is with warranty website. We left message when roof damaged. Waited 2 days as website stated and then called. Was very rudely told that it is 3 days no matter what website stated. Called on third day and no record of our original input. Had to start process over. Thank goodness for crews on site that noted severe damage and got it taken care of. Now our roof is again missing shingles and we have to start system again.

We are happy with our new home. Love the community and amenities

Overall the experience was fast and comfortable. Our salesman Bill was very knowledgeable and helpful in making sure that this was the right move for my wife and I.

There are several things I would do differently if I had the opportunity to build a new home again. I would like more than four hours to go over all of the selections that you have to make at the design center. When you are selecting your flooring, cabinets, electrical and lighting and are new at this process it is very overwhelming. Now that I’m in the home I can think of several items I would have chosen that we weren’t even aware of at the time. I’m not impressed with the appliances as the microwave broke in the first four weeks of owning the house and trying to deal with Whirlpool was a nightmare as once you close on your home you deal with the manufacturer for the appliances. I truly repair as many items as I can as the warranty repair process has been slow and the scheduling of repairs isn’t always provided to us and we’ve had companies come out to do repairs that we weren’t informed about them coming. I would strongly suggest that you have a home inspection done prior to closing as our inspector found several issues in our brand new home. In the end we have a home that we’re happy with but we have had to deal with a lot of repairs and problems that a new home shouldn’t have. My thoughts of a clean new home and theirs are two totally different things. ... More

Working with Katie was a pleasure. We were kept informed all the way through the process.

Jordan did a great job with weekly updates on our process.

Our contractor and community service guy were great but following through with things isn’t their strong point. It seems once the build is over they have so many others to build that new buyers don’t get the attention they deserve. Still waiting to hear about 4 problems. Two quit big and although they came to check it out promised follow through Have yet to be done.

We were very pleased by the way everything was handled during the whole process from the first visit through the closing.

The interface with staff was excellent.

Workmanship could be better. Taking a month to replace tile and fix baseboards

Workmanship inside the house is fair. Looks like the things were done in a rush, not paying any attention to details. Very disappointed with the paint job done inside the house. Having painting redone at this time, doors , baseboards , walls . Found paint smears and drops all over our expensive floor tiles. Careless

We love our new home. We also like our community and everyone is very friendly. The home buying experience was flawless since all concerned was communicating with us all throughout the process.

If you want to build in Sun City you don't have a choice - it's Pulte. We found the design experience difficult as the design center online has a good number of selections, but "no image available" on most items. This makes it very difficult if you are building from out of state. Quality seen at the initial walkthrough with framing, plumbing, HVAC in place was concerning. Detail work at the finish was inconsistent and not good in most cases. Main issues that will be expensive and time consuming to repair - 1) flat paint on all walls, including bathrooms. The company has to paint all the walls so why not use a slightly more durable sheen like eggshell or satin; 2) and the worst kitchen cabinets I have owned in the last 30 years! The biggest problem is with the drawers and pull-outs. The edges of the drawers are unfinished and full of splinters! The drawers also fall off the tracks easily and require a repair request to get them back on track. Horrible! The cabinets in the models homes are very nice. The cabinets in the new builds are from a different company. I wish we would have been giving the same quality, especially given the cost of our highest upgraded kitchen and highest upgraded cabinets. I certainly feel that we have been downgraded. ... More

The labor force in the field don’t take pride in what they do so the quality of their products and services suffers

Grass is very uneven, and no attempt to fill in gaps between squares of sod. Yard appears to not have been leveled before sodded. One hedge row has two different kinds of plants, apparently ran out of one kind and finished with another. Also around transformer, one shrub was left out of the ground, and another was planted with roots exposed and is dying. I've notified three different people of these issues, and the only action was a half hearted attempt to level the worst of the uneven places in the sod.

Check the home with a fine tooth comb because if you find something later it is not easy to have it taken care of in a timely manner. Workmen excessively sloppy and leave trash and debris which covers storm drains preventing rain water from dispersing causing flooding.

MIke was great and very responsive. When the site Manager is looking out for your best interest you know the end product will be good. There will always be some little things, fortunate for me, there was nothing big or worrisome. Thanks y'all

In general it was an overall good experience. The build quality of our home was lower than past builders we have used. Cracked countertops, misaligned joints, lots of caulk to fill in excessive gaps. Upgraded cabinets are still cheap particle board. Floating cabinets were not secured properly needed repairs. Paint was water thin and builder painted around hardware on doors and electric trim. Seeing other homes being built next to us, it's kind of amazing Pulte is able to get these homes ready for the buyer. TRADES do not clean up, dust, debris, and garbage is left every where inside the homes until just before closing. Leaf blowers are not a normal home cleaning tool. We repainted the inside due to seeing drywall mud, texture peeling off. During the framing inspection, bare minimum code is met. No trimmer studs on interior doors, large framing nails protruding all over in wall cavities. 24" interior spacing of studs. Glass is scratched on sliding doors and windows. A level and tape measure would make a better quality home. Pulte's build time is very rushed 90 days. Fortunately, our area does not experience lots of inclement weather or earthquakes. Communication was good. Most buyers are out of town moving here, so Communication is important. It's disappointing to see some of my neighbors gutting a new home before move in. The upgraded options are EXTREMELY OVERPRICED, so alot of owners go standard and scrap them and hire outside contractors to upgrade. We will see how the warranty system works. ... More

Detailing on the house could be better. For instance, painting only has one thin coat on the walls and doors. If you wipe the wall or doors to clean a mark the paint starts to come off. Stucco needs repair in patio wall corner. All reported but slow response.

To many players in process. Not easy to keep track of scorecard.

We were able to visit the Homesite almost daily during construction so we caught many items which would not have been addressed if we were from out of state. 2 months later we are still trying to get kitchen cabinets repaired/replaced. But, we really enjoy our home and the community.

The house is very nice. The workmanship is just okay. Pulte should provide an independent QA/QC company once house is complete. They should also provide a house cleaning service to clean the house from top to bottom before purchase is complete.

For the most part everything has been good but we are still waiting for someone to get back to us regarding issues we are experiencing with our landscaping. It is very frustrating when no one returns your calls!