Del Webb Reviews

Everything is expensive now, and home prices are no exception. Although we hope to "get what we pay for," Pulte's Del Webb homes miss the mark in the current environment. It seems the worker shortage has forced builders to hire even the lowest quality subcontractors to complete their homes. It also seems that the same worker shortage has caused subcontractors to hire lower quality workers. The final result, unfortunately, shows up in your home's finishes. Our home was completed on time (about 9 months), and overall is a very nice house. Some of the workmanship was lacking, however, and was noticeable during the build. Electrical outlets that were loose in their boxes, amateurish tile work, and low-quality plumbing components come together to spoil what could have been an exceptional homebuying experience. To be fair, building during the pandemic presented many challenges to the builder that they had no control over. I don't think Pulte can be blamed for the low-quality work some of their subs are providing; they simply don't have many options if they want to complete their homes in a reasonable time frame. But if you're buying a new home right now, you need to understand that going in. Plumbing, electrical, tile and flooring contractors are all employing workers they might otherwise not hire or keep in better times due to a worker shortage. Demand is very high and they simply can't keep up. The result of this supply-demand shortfall will show up in your home. Hopefully not as anything catastrophic, but most likely in the finishes. Your home will have many items that were simply done incompletely or wrong. There will be many items that someone with general DIY skills could have done better. The cheapest components will be used in many cases. There will be delays in warranty work being completed after you close. Right now, this should all be expected given the current employment/demand environment we're living in, where some components are nowhere to be found and shipping delays are constant. With all of that said, we do like our new home, and for the most part it was built properly and to our specifications. But it is a production home, and it was built like one. Our "experience", however, was very good overall. Our salesperson Renee was very knowledgeable, friendly and responsive to any questions we had. Our field manager Brendan was outstanding. Although he was managing a larger number of homes than normal due to the high demand, he was excellent at keeping us "in the loop" not only with the overall build progress (sending emails and photos on a regular basis), but also addressing any specific issues we noted during construction. Without people like Renee and Brendan, our build experience would have been "ok", but they were instrumental in making it more enjoyable and increasing our confidence in the process in spite of the limitations imposed on them by the subcontractor market. It's an expensive time to build a home. Any home will be overpriced right now, production or custom. It hurts a bit more when you pay a lot for a production home that has many of the earmarks of a low-bid production home. But that's what you're buying, and that's the market we're in right now. If your expectations are set properly, you won't be too disappointed. ... More

We purchased on line without ever seeing the community or a model home. There were a few minor issues when we first moved in, but they are resolving them quickly. Our construction manager was amazing. He was just assigned to us two weeks before closing, but went out of his way to accommodate our concerns.

I bought the model home. The whole issue around buying only the upgrades on the work order and what warranties actually are still existing could have been MUCH more clearly explained.

Great location and great design.

When you promise 72 holes of golf, deliver 72 holes of golf. When you promise to fix a window cracked by construction prior to the move in, fix the window. I work in the service industry and my wife did as well prior to retirement. Being truthful is forefront in maintaining a reputable business.

The sales and construction teams were absolutely the best during the sales and building process. Communications were fluid and concise. Since closing we have experienced a gap in communications and follow-up with the warranty department.

The timing of our purchase and closing was very short and stressful, but they met all there promised dates and we were able to move in right on schedule. With a last minute rush to finish the house quality of some of the work slipped a bit, but they have promised to fix all issues. It is a beautiful community and we are looking forward to many great years here.

Actual home purchasing experience was great. Design consultation was great. Construction of house is good, but finish work is average to below average. Warranty repairs are very slow to resolve.

Our experience with the Sales team and Design Center was great. From the time we saw the model house to the closing of our escrow, it went smoothly. For the most part, we are pleased with the house. Due to obvious imperfections (eg: molding, painting, caulking, etc.) we are still waiting for these items to be addressed. In the haste to get the home finished, we feel that there was lack of attention to detail. But the good news is, after meeting with the warranty department, things will hopefully be addressed and get completed in a timely manner.

The little details of finishing the home were left unfinished. I watched my home being built, was here almost every day. Some little things I pointed out that needed to be fixed or replaced, were not fixed and still aren't fixed.

Not much attention to finish work detail. Still waiting on the refrigerator after 3 months in. I wish I had known about the palm tree and streetlight locations before we paid a lot of money for the view.

The home was built a lot faster than anticipated.

My Project Supervisor responses quickly to punch list items, but the Sub contractors Del Webb is using are very slow to respond. I understand that Covid and supply chain issues may play a big part, but when a new home owner has the same issues and their’s get resolve before ours, it is not right.

Not custom enough for the money

The process of buying the home started off fantastic. Dana T and David R our sales and project manager were prompt with information and extremely helpful with getting the home started. Ann M at the design center was second to none in assisting us to come up with the home of our dreams. The disappointment started with the Pulte Finance team and the follow up of subcontractors. I will give a bit on subcontractors as finding people are an issue, I feel for the project managers as their request seem to be disrespected delaying and challenging the buyers favorable experience.

When you buy a brand new home, you expect brand new everything. Prior to closing a worker had tracked grease on the new carpet. There have been 3 attempts to clean it to no avail. Rather than having a new carpet, I have one that has been cleaned multiple times along with the associated fraying of the fibers that comes with cleaning.

Very very poor customer service

Overall, we are very happy with our home. There are a few issues regarding quality of materials that are annoying.

The final inspection felt very rushed and the follow up was planned only two hours before our closing appointment. The project manager made it feel as if he was being bothered when we would point out and issue with the construction to him. I don't know if there is a lack of service personnel but the responsiveness of the service calls are very slow.

Nice property with a good amenities center

Overall Pulte has been very good. However, our sales representative has made price mistakes and did not inform of us of all selections/options.

House is great but heat did not work 3 weeks after move in and house does not hold heat or cool temps very well.

They are in a little too much of a hurry to get you in your home

Make sure you have everything before closing! We still have a loaner refrigerator and Whirlpool could care less if we get the one we ordered and paid for! 6 weeks and they have gone silent!

items were not available as options such as lights fixtures, gas lines, etc.