Del Webb Reviews

We were excited to do our walk through about a week before our closing date. There were still quite a few unfinished items, missing stove vent, stove, touch up paint, cabinet scratches etc. The representative jotted them down on a paper and we were supposed to sign off, go ahead and close and trust them to finish. We were told repeatedly it would happen in a day or two but it didn't. I understand there are labor shortages and supply chain issues but don't fib about it. At 30 days post close, I texted our guy and asked when we could expect the touch ups to be done. I never even got a response!

Very unorganized and frustrating experience

We were essentially coerced into closing 12/10/21 on a house that remains unfinished coming up on 2 months later. Major framing errors including unequal door frames in bedrooms, open gaps between frames and missing drywall, bowing of drywall and doors hung on bowed frames. The bench in the entryway from the garage is not as shown in the model homes, and looks like it was constructed by a child (door is mounted unevenly on painted hinges, front is disconnected from top). Painting quality was poor and a good bit of mudding and painting had to be redone after closing. All of this should have been noted by the site manager and deemed unacceptable. We have gone over our concerns on multiple occasions, but responsiveness is slow to non-existent. We have loaner appliances (washer/dryer/dishwasher), though this may be attributable to supply issues - still, if you cannot deliver what is promised, the sale of the house should not be completed. We continue to wait for the cabinet crew to correct mistakes related to hanging the wrong cabinets and one of the ovens, and not originally installing a beverage center (per plans) - but the beverage center cannot go in until some flooring work is redone! And backsplash needs to be completed now that the correct cabinets are hung - but we have no idea when that will occur. Finally, the "storage room" over the garage has cross beams at about 4 feet off the ground (unlike the model home) making it impossible to stand up while moving and storing in this area. The drywall leading up to that space was clearly hung by a crew that didn't care about quality. My spouse has been in the home for the past month to be available for work crews to come out and complete the finish/detail work, but these crews show up unprepared for the amount of work they need to fix for the original teams, and chip away at this work without yet having completed anything. At this time, there is no room in our home that could be considered "finished". All the while, Pulte continues to build homes as the neighborhood expands to the east. Simple solution - finish the work as promised, to customer satisfaction, then close. Since this is not possible in this case (already closed), get your subcontractors out to finish closed homes quickly, reliably, and efficiently, with continuous feedback to your customers about the status of the work (not "I sent them an email...I'll send another email", then work on the ones under construction. ... More

The sales process started off great but slide into something quite horrible. We had 5 sales agents during the sales cycle. Post sale, there were covid-related construction delays and poor communications. Overall, we are glad we bought in Riverlights. The neighborhood is fantastic.

Sales staff at Pulte/Del Webb, Georgetown are not honest. They will say anything to get you hooked and then bully you when you ask questions. I would never recommend using one of those sales people. Shame on all of them.

The final craftsman work was terrible, chips, poor paint job, poor joints etc. Moto: Hurry up and finish! We were over two months late closing due to builders' poor business decisions. Poor craftsmanship and communications are a common theme with other homeowners. We discovered this after moving in. We were told stuff would be fixed but had to hound them to get it done. Overall, our experience with Pulte was not what we expected.

One week before moving into my home I did a walk thru to identify a few items that are typical. I discovered 19/21 interior doors were cracked. In the process to correct the problem and keep my close date, as my rental expired, movers, utilities, etc. all arranged, they tried to fix the problem. During the process doors were left in terrible condition, trim damaged, walls damaged, etc. After being in my home for one week, I saw the inconsistency of the drywall on walls, the exterior stucco around front entry had ripples in it, ceiling peeling off lanai ceiling and the list has been never ending. My field manager has been very responsive but the bottom line is my entire home needs to be completely re-painted after drywall, huge tile issues in showers and stucco items resolved. I don't know how this home passed inspection. The amenities, community are stunning but the quality of these homes are the worst I have ever experienced in my life. They boast on number of homes sold but are focused on quantity and not quality. I could never recommend this community to anyone sadly and if you do purchase, have a building inspector follow you every step of the way and refuse to close till every item is addressed. Completely unacceptable. ... More

Our impression at the outset was that Pulte was a quality builder. We soon found out to the contrary, Use of what appeared to be exceptionally unskilled labor, poor finishing, painting quality a disgrace, doors sticking to frames, 7 out of 11 window blinds don't fit, landscaping and sodding appalling. That's just a few of the problems we are experiencing.

Pulte Homes did not want to accept VA financing and made it quite difficult to purchase using outside financing. They fired our lot supervisor and neglected to tell us for over 6 weeks. We love our neighborhood and our neighbors and sincerely hope that Pulte cleans up its act.

Pulte employees and sub contractors are spread too thin and can not provide the proper attention to quality.

Typical builder issues be prepared to accept less than what you are told and everything will be fine.

The pandemic and February freeze were not helpful and Pulte has struggled getting crews/subs to work timely. Worse, the quality has clearly declined from the houses built not that long ago. Getting trades back in to do remedial work is hit-and-miss. There have been 12 requested of which 9 have responded and 6 did rework that was satisfactory. Nearly 2 months in, we still can’t arrange our home because walks, etc. need to be clear for work to be done. At this point, it’s exasperating. Community is great though. Wonderful people. Some put in extra effort to make up for lack of response from Association. ... More

Stay on top of the build process, the subs are very sloppy and appear to not care about other work completed, many tasks have to be redone because they are not done correctly the first time, ensure all problems are rectified prior to closing or it takes a long time to get them resolved.

Do not rush you design selections

It would be advisable for anyone considering a purchase/build to make frequent personal visits and closely monitor the progress of the build. This is a very real regret from my perspective. Despite being assured of “quality control” throughout the process, it is not possible to recognize it in this particular house.

I never expected to have so many things wrong with the house. I The quality of work on the interior was quite poor. I paid for things up front that I had to pay someone else to make right. I'm here about six weeks now, and very little has been fixed by the builder.

Our Bldg. interior construction supervisor, Flint Sneath, always was very responsive, despite subs continuous recalcitrance to be responsible, at all!

Do not expect quality materials or workmanship

At first there was constant communication. Once I signed and was committed, things changed. They said I would be kept up to date on everything but that was not the case. I had to ask repeatedly for information and updates. My salesperson left halfway through the process and the only person I had any contact with was the construction manager. It was a very stressful process.

Texture overspray everywhere, tape, all just painted over and not removed. Refer defective, items still need to be repaired(making a list) and much more. Sales team was great, but that is where it stopped.

The builder has no desire to build an energy efficient home even though they pretend they are. For example, they do not offer upgrades to energy star appliances. The engineering of the heating and cooling system is incorrect for the modern tight construction of the home. They install only inexpensive single stage systems which are not energy efficient in tight construction. In addition, they do not offer an upgraded filter system for customers with allergy issues. With the short runtimes of a single stage system, humidity levels will not be controlled contributing to mold and mildew issues. The heart of a new home is the HVAC system. The lack of an upgrade option for a more efficient two stage system with proper air quality management rates this builder an "F" grade. ... More

I dont know that I would recommend this builder to anyone else.

We love our new house and the sales team but the contractors and materials used are generally suspect. The painters were sloppy, did not use drop clothes and the paint was of poor quality - both inside and out. The stucco and roofing work was also done hastily and poorly. My opinion is that during COVID Pulte had too few contractors to keep up with sales which resulted in poor overall quality. We have numerous issues with our home after we received the keys and are still trying to resolve them nearly 2 months later. My advice is to new Pulte buyers is to hire your own inspector to sign off on each phase of construction and make sure that when you receive the keys the house is truly complete to your satisfaction. ... More

2-3 minutes to get hot water to the master shower and kitchen sink. Air conditioner system is under designed and takes several hours to heat the home. Master bedroom in 2-3 degrees colder. Closing a disaster 20 major items not fixed 24 hours prior to closing

Pulte pushes for quick closing dates even though the house construction is far from done. There is no time resolve the open issues and things are slammed together make the closing date. The Pulte foreman was diligent and trustworthy but I believe the quality of the subcontractors that built the home were of a very low standard.