Del Webb Reviews

We were very excited to go through the process. We started with the purchase of the lot and like all sales agents I imagine ours threw the “you better hurry; someone else is looking at the lot” warning to purchase now. Whatever. The build was slow but expected to go from Nov to Jun 1; we closed on Jun 30 so had to extend our apartment lease Jun and then Jul ($$$). We knew we’d have quality issues when we walked through and saw the plumbing in the laundry room was turned backwards. Fast forward to final walkthrough and the result is a punch list 19+ lines long and supposed to be addressed before move in. That didn’t happen and we are still waiting and finding more poor workmanship flaws such as under counter cabinet slide out draw coming apart when pulled out, upside down electric socket that doesn’t have power, etc. I expected better quality from Pulte. ... More

Yard is a mess. Craftsmanship is below par and return of messages is slow

The Sales experience was good, however, responsiveness once moving in has been poor. I have several quality of workmanship issues that are unresolved and desire to ensure customer satisfaction is a low priority. If anything, I feel criticized and ignored asking for broken/sloppy items within a new home to be repaired.

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.

Worked with several construction managers over the course of the build. Most times the concerns and issues that I brought to the attention of the Pulte construction people were ignored. Sometimes I would not have any communications for many weeks. When I did receive some form of communications, there was no follow through on what I was told would be done. I am still trying to resolve construction issues. Other issues I took care of myself, and I am still resolving the issues myself.

I’m disappointed in the workmanship, attention to detail, and poor quality in my home. I have submitted several requests for repair to the warranty department. I hope the problems will be fixed. The person in the warranty department handling my requests was out for 2 weeks, so that has delayed the issues being addressed. I’m disappointed that the project manager delivered my house this way and the cleaning off my house was very poor.

The home was delivered six months after the projected closing date. The ceiling in the gathering room had to be resurfaced and repainted and doesn’t match the original making a house look like it’s not new. Interior workmanship is inferior when it comes to caulking, baseboard millwork, painting, uneven flooring, door mounting, some windows are cosmetically damaged and the frames need repainting. The French doors and entryway doors are not hung properly. All interior windows are missing their interior panels to hide screws. The house was far from being cleaned when we moved in. We had to clean almost everything, countertops, floors, and walls, they were paint splatters over the entire house. Since we were able to visit the job site every day contractors were not held responsible for keeping the jobsite clean as Pulte advertised and placed signs. Food, empty beverage bottles, and general garbage was left on our lot frequently. Quite honestly we were not excited about moving into our new home because of the number of issues that needed to be addressed. I have heard that our issues were pretty common with all the builders in the Port St. Lucie area. This is unfortunate. Our warranty person met us the first day we moved in and has been responding to our concerns. Presently I’m feeling that our issues will be addressed. I feel it’s unfortunate because many of these issues could’ve been addressed during the construction process and could’ve taken a lot less man hours to rectify than doing it after the fact. ... More

The sales process was great, and we were kept in the loop during the build. The closing date came unexpectedly as I was told we would be closing much later in the month. The house was not ready for the walkthrough. Doors were still being hung and the house was not finished for our inspection. We're 6 weeks post-closing and 4 weeks after moving in. Customer Care is just now starting to address our issues.

The quality of materials is not acceptable for price of home. I purchased a Spec Home, so no upgrades, but thought the basic level would be good quality. The Pulte sales agent was confused at times and did not have answers. The mortgage process with Pulte seemed to have communication issues between hand-offs/departments. The landscaping looks good until you actually check how trees/bushes were planted and discover uneven ground under grass/turf. When you do a walk-thru, take your time and inspect every inch of home. Some items, you don't see until you actually move in and then you have to deal with Pulte customer care (which is very short staffed and overworked due to number of issues from homeowners). Overall, it was not a good experience. Buying a new home should be exciting and a happy time - not so stressful at every turn you make. ... More

Kitchen cabinets, Kitchen quartz, floors, tile in bathrooms beautiful. Paint and trim finishes terrible. I'm sure we will need to repaint the entire house. Fingers crossed they repair our wood finishes, baseboards, crown, etc.

We have had issues with various items in home and we get no responses to emails and no action taken to correct issues. Terrible customer service

I have issues with the workmanship of my new residence and everyone is involved with new buildings and I don’t know how to resolve mine. I don’t expect to wait for the first year review!

Kenny and Andrew are excellent and know what they are doing . Unfortunately their communication is below standards . Every step of the way the wrong materials were used and had to be done over . Wrong counters , sinks , backsplash , toilet .

I believe the builder (Pulte) builds a very structurally sound house. Very well insulated, etc. Our problem is that we got caught in the middle of supply chain disruption, COVID, the hottest market in the country (Austin). It took 14.5 months to build our house. We could not get ANY completion dates on the house until days before closing. A person cant plan a move without a closing date. The finish subs were horrible. The painter was doubly horrible. Pulte's CM was a really good and hard working guy but he was overwhelmed with a huge workload. the clear solution would be been better oversight on the vendors and subs. Minimal supervision on very poor subcontractors creates a circus-like environment and disastrous results. Feel free to contact me again if someone would like more information or recomendations. ... More

The home is nice but would not give it a high quality rating. As an example there are many issues with the walls. There are nicks and pits in many places. On the hard woods it looks like a stain pen was use to cover up bad spots. And not used well at all. It looks like a kid used a marker on the floor. There are many examples where they cut corners. I just listed a few

Mediocre construction and responsiveness overall.

The supervisors for Pulte homes did not handle the trades properly to insure the work was done properly. The home was barely ready for the closing date. We paid for an upgrade to the paint color anticipating it would be a better grade a paint, not true you can wipe it off the walls easily with a wet rag. Went to Sherwin Williams to get some touch up because of that and they would not sell us any because the painters use builders grade which is watered down paint (exact words from SW). Found out no insulation was placed in the attic and that had to be re-done. The house was not really construction cleaned for us to accept, but had no choice but to move in. Not a good experience but the construction of the house shell seems good. Also the Phoenix systems pre-wire job was awful we had to bring a contractor to fix their work, Pulte needs to look for someone else in regards to this trade ... More

Quality control lacking greatly. Truthfulness of sales office truly lacking.

very poor repair service wont return calls

Delays.. blaming COVID still. Always using the phase this is not a custom home.. great I get that but this is an expensive home that should have quality cabinetry.. Pulte choose the LOW end on the cabinets and it shows.. biggest complaint is with oak craft cabinets.. and the grout used in showers not matching.. where should you spend you money in the kitchen and bath!! Why cut cost there only to have to come back and fix it.. why not do it proper the first time.. I believe you should stop selling homes and fix the existing properties you have on the books. It would go along In customer care

My home is beautiful and we love it. Finish work lacks craftsmanship and subcontractors expect non construction experienced home buyers to evaluate if and what problems there are. Results would be somewhat acceptable if I had paid 65% of the price I actually did pay. DO THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOU CLOSE: Hire an independent home inspection; Check your excitement at the door and look at the house without blinders; Don't hand over the cash, don't close, until the house is right; Get familiar with legal remedies and arbitration; Get what you pay for.

This is the 4th Pulte home I've lived in. We went with Pulte because we've always had pretty good luck with this builder. Sadly I haven't had a good experience with this home. Everything was behind schedule by months costing us a lot of additional money. The workmanship was shoddy. I'm still finding glue and paint spots on the floor, cabinet mitered corners are an eye-sore, it's hard to get hot water in the kitchen, the cabinets were full of sawdust when I moved in, the edges of some of my doors are chewed-up, just to name a few issues. I brought it to the attention of the staff and the only response I got was that's just the way it is. (and Covid, lack of workers, etc... excuses for the reality of over-selling in a hot market). This reminds me of when Pulte got kicked out of Michigan years ago for building violations. Bottom line, I have a home to live in and I have to make the best of things, but I'm disappointed with this experience. ... More

Craft workmanship absolutely horrific and rushed into the closing process into a home that was not even remotely close to be moved into. It’s been six weeks since closing and we still have a multitude of craft coming through to try to fix the inadequacies associated with extremely poor workmanship. Also equally as important, the workers in the area that are working on other homes are very disrespectful and continue to blast their music at a decibel level that can be heard inside the home. This is an absolutely horrible situation.

Lots of surprise cost that are NOT included and NOT disclosed until you are in home. Once you close you will never hear from anyone. Warranty issues left for months...still waiting! Wrong info and no one will take responsibility. Original Sales Gal was great and then moved.....

The home buying process was okay considering the current market conditions. It was annoying to have information (contact info) given to Del Webb’s list of venders for items like financing, insurance, etc. Responsiveness was poor during the building process, a returned phone call / email should be standard not the exception. The quality/ workmanship of the home is not near what is expected, even for a “track home”. Pulte is a large money make machine and it is apparent a quality product is not a priority. The response to issues is reasonable. However, it should not be considered standard practice to close now and “fix it later “. It is a huge inconvenience to fix poor quality and poor workmanship after the purchase. It appears that the builder will be fixing issues during the entire one year warranty period, afraid of what will happen and the response after one year. ... More