Del Webb Reviews

We have a real issue with quality of products as well as workmanship. For a home over $500,000 doors should be wood, not hollow ones that delaminated even before close. Some of the molding was not wood. There were many other items that were upgrades that should be standard. And much of the detail work was poorly done. Our builder did his best but there were still many issues after closing.

Terrible warranty response! Plumbing back up several days after taking possession. It was a Friday afternoon. Pulte sent an incompetent plumber. Two days later sewage backup returned. I called a competent plumber who fixed it. They refused to reimburse.

Very sloppy attention to details. Cracked bath tub. Window that falls out of frame. Warped door. Cracked trim. Large, unsealed gaps in baseboards. GFCIs that constantly trip and won’t reset for days. Huge gap between ceiling and cooktop vent shroud. Cracking concrete. And on and on.

Workmanship lacks in many areas of the house. In some cases, the cosmetic quality is unacceptable to and standard house. The refrigerator is noisy, the drawer won't close completely, two shelves in the freezer are missing. The model home has a side-by-side refrigerator with a pull-out lower freezer that fills most of the provided space from the cabinets design, this one doesn't. Thats just some things to discuss, there other areas to that also could be discussed.

The contract required to buy the home places NO responsibility to deliver the home on time, and without defects that good quality control could avoid. The developer is focused on securing new buyers, using contractors who too often do slip-shod work and are not help accountable. Getting unacceptable defects fixed are 50/50 at best; for example, we have a shower floor that leaves a large puddle at the back of the shower because the tile floor was not sloped correctly. When reported to the warranty department, the representative said, “Get a mop”. We paid thousands of dollars extra for the larger shower and the workmanship and response of the builder is unacceptable. We have a lower kitchen cabinet with pullouts that do not pull out. Still waiting for a response from the warranty department. We have “shutters” that do not fit the size of the window, preventing privacy at night and too much light in the mornings. This is the case with other windows in the house. They should be referenced as “shudders”. Our sales person was excellent, but once the house closes, you are an “old” customer, relegated to the “Warranty Department “ and no longer a “person of interest”. At this time, it is much easier to get new customers, but this country is changing, and hopefully the company may realize that their “old” customers are as important to Pulte’s health and reputation as the “new” customers are to their bank account. ... More

I wish the builders and contractors would take a little more time to do things right the first time. It’s very frustrating when the owners move in and they have to log several work issues because things were done in a rush. There also needs to be more communication with the buyers. Final inspections should be done before the new owners move in. My new home was left with dirty floors from the contractors.

I finally moved in on July 15 of this year. I am still working on getting issues resolved. I am very frustrated with how long this process is taking and response times. Even when tickets were scheduled some contractors just didn’t show up and did not bother to contact me. This whole experience has not been a positive one for me.

I signed with lots of outstanding issues, but didn't want interest rates to increase. Issues include lack of electricity to appliances, holes in walls, doors not closing or locking, etc. The list is 20+ items long.

Poor interior paint and workmanship. Poor quality paint on walls and woodwork. It appears they were in an extreme hurry. Shoe molding unfinished and not nailed down.

Took 11 months to completion. Other homes in area were done before.

My countertop in the kitchen is cracked. I was not told that if I did not discover these cracks during walkthrough that I was stuck with the damage. I’m very upset that no one will have a dialogue with me regarding these damages. I have written several emails and no one responds.

Our building manager was courteous and responsive. The workmanship / attention to details were lacking in the construction of my home.

Light switches don't make sense. Plumbing issues requiring seven holes in wall needing drywall repair upon plumbing issue resolved.

I love the concept and the community I moved into but the workmanship and the pride that the workers take in putting the house together was less to be desired for the price we pay for these homes.

Notice a lot of small touch up issues( grout, floor boards, paint trim) that are not addressed in a timely manner.

We were misguided about the future trail. When we selected a lot, we were told that the trail would be at least 30 feet away from our home. They have built it right next to our home and now we are deprived of our privacy. We feel like we are cheated. It is so close to our home that we feel like like we are sitting at roadside cafe. We presented our case to board of directors, but no response from them. Very very disappointing.

My sales person Jeff was Outstanding and the only Pulte representative who supported me fully after closing. I have detailed in other surveys this, the Construction manager and Pulte Mortgage. So far the Warranty team has been very disappointing.

I’ve read many comments where residents are calling Dell Webb “Paradise”, and in many ways it is. But when it comes to the actual house, it is disappointing. My kitchen countertops do not reflect the color granite that I chose. The countertop in the third bathroom is not what I chose at all. The faucet installed in the kitchen is rusty. Finish work around the master bathtub is very sloppy. Some things they may get around to fixing, but the granite/quartz countertops are permanent, unfortunately. Seems it’s just my tough luck.

Going through the model was wonderful. It was beautiful but going through my house was a shock to say the least. I have stains on the cement walking up to the house and that is just the beginning. One of my French doors going into the office still needs work done on it and that's not happening. My counter top I sealed and yet found scratches and small divides. My windows would not lock, the dishwasher would not dry. The floors in the bathroom have paint drops that I need to scrub out. Outside I found that some of my siding was not nailed into place. The list continues. Yes Del Webb has gotten back to me regarding most of this stuff and making it right. I'm a first time buyer and this is going to be my forever home. It needs a lot of work to make it right. Also, when I moved in I realized that my neighbors can see me while in the shower if they want to. I would have thought that being so close to one another that the houses would be situated in such a way that you wouldn't see your neighbors. Nope, and I need to put a film over my window in the bathrooms. For the price I paid for this house, I'm very disappointed with everything that is wrong with it. I have talked to a couple of my neighbors and they have had good experiences. I guess this house is the dud that happens to someone in every neighborhood. ... More

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 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

We were told before signing a contract that we could put a pool table on the second floor (lie). Our original closing was 30 March, but the house was far from complete and all the engineered hardwood floors were damaged from paint and spackle and needed replaced. There were numerous problems, but we closed on 12 May. Pulte has been good about fixing the numerous problems, such as the island cabinet damage, no blind on one window, leaking faucet, outer garage wall not sealed from outside, GFI not working. The drywall lines look like a 10 year old did them. There was saw and drywall dust caked on every door/window frame. I pulled down the vents and filters and almost an inch of dust came down from both. The HVAC unit in our attic had enough dust to fill a 20 gallon shop vac. ... More

Our salesman Allen, was very knowledgable and helpful and made the buying experience a pleasure. Once we moved to the construction phase, the problems began. Poor quality and workmanship was very evident from the beginning of the build. After closing, it's hard to get Del Webb to repair items. You should be excited and happy to move in to your new home but with Del Webb it's more of compromising and settling.

Not enough attention and explanation given to detai ls of home and property purchased.. an extra person is needed besides sales to go over fine details in the building and extras in that phase of picking out all the add on's. A great deal of money was wasted on your part , by installing goods before house was in final stage.

Builder was not customer friendly