Del Webb Reviews

Very poor fit and finish. Many areas needed to be caulk after move in. The floor is uneven and has many loose planks. When issues are raised it takes a long time to get fixed. Example: we have owned the house for two months and we are still waiting for areas of the cabinets to be painted and rain down spouts. I have also waited for 4 and 8 hours for people to come fix issues and they do not show.

Small things need attention: lock on sliding door,

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

Everyone I worked with really cared about me and what I desired for my new home. These were terrific people working together to produce a quality home for me. I am very pleased with the outcome.

Buying was a good experience. Pulte mortgage was just ok. Love love the house. Response to 30 day punch list is excellent. Great people work fir Del Webb.

Very responsive to our concerns

It is amazing how they can build a very nice house with all the details at high level in such a short time. From the salesperson to the project manager, all the construction people to the warranty, they did a fantastic job and right on time with their schedule. We financed with Pulte mortgage and they were very detailed to ensure the loan would clise on time. It was the right decision to work with Pulte at Del Webb

The windows are foreign mfg and should fall under structural warranty due to that fact and fact that there operation is questionable from time of installation

Quality homes. The wait to move into our home was not what we were told or expected. Communication among the Pulte Team is poor. Very frustrating. Realize everyone is trying to do their job, but I would not recommend Pulte to a friend. Built 3 houses in our lives and this is by far the worst experience.

The sales consultant was great at outlining the major milestones in the construction process and was available as questions arrived. The project manager assigned to the project was awesome in responding to questions and concerns. Overall, a very smooth enjoyable process.

Challenges with completion date led to much more cost in temporary housing. The home and community will be a wonderful place to live in the future.

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.

Carpet were down and house was upon for a month with worker walking on them. No quality control.

One of their mantras is "Build Quality" but they hire the low bidder and each of tell them that this is a "production home", thus the quality suffers. The caulk, spackle & paint job on my house was the worst I've ever seen and I've seen plenty as I was in the construction management industry for 40 years. Also, they don't always use top quality products. For instance, the electrical outlets are very difficult to plug in to. The bathroom toilets and kitchen sinks were low grade quality also,

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.

The superintendant, project manager (whatever the term) - CHRIS was communicative and responsive before and after close.

I was more impressed with Pilate staff than I was with the quality of the home. Everyone in the sales office, the field managers and the mortgage division were delightful to work with. They seemed genuine and professional and always responded in a timely manner. Since I’ve moved in, I’ve had some minor issues and they have been addressed quickly, for the most part.

What should have been (per Del Webb’s) tv ads a joyous event became anything but that. Getting answers to questions, pushed to close when jot complete and then getting deficiencies corrected certainly kills the message you advertise. The residents are phenomenal, the experience just short of a nightmare. What happened to the Del Webb vision? BTW we are not in a 40 foot but a 50

Erica was great throughout the purchase process and even afterward when I had issues. Todd Ballard was awesome in the home loan experience and very professional. Joey was my builder and a did a great job throughout the process. When Joey was away Anthony jumped tight in at a critical time to help out. Austin Stock has been absolutely amazing in the warranty prices and he and his team get an A+. I ran a major business segment for a large corporation and owned it cradle to grave (I.e. quote through post sales services so I know a good operation when I see one.

We love our floor plan and the community. After closing we discovered numerous problems that should have been identified and remediated at their inception. The warranty team was very responsive and all the problems were resolved to our satisfaction.

I love the floor plan of my home, though some of the workmanship was shoddy and messy. For example when the tile flooring was laid, the tile guys taped down thin cardboard to protect the tile & grout. The contractors, after the tile guys, removed the cardboard and made a mess of the flooring throughout my home. I had to hired a company to clean the tile and the concrete outside the home.

It was a bumpy road during construction. Project manager unresponsive to issues found in house during construction. Warranty group now fixing those items after we moved in. Felt not heard during construction and it’s quite inconvenient with a husband at home on Hospice from Alzheimer’s. I’m really not happy living in a construction zone with items raised during construction now being corrected. It’s very disruptive and difficult because of my husband’s illness.

So if you are Having a house built by Del Webb you need to pay attention to your building manager and ask the same questions multiple times

Really enjoyed our sales person. She was responsive and educated on the homes and neighborhood. Was extremely disappointed in the final product on so many levels - too many to write out here. Main issues - craftsmanship just so shoddy I would be embarrassed to present this to an owner as clean and new.

I'll never buy or recommend Pulte as a builder. Much of the work was substandard as were the materials used for cabinets, doors and landscaping.