Del Webb Reviews

Sales team was very efficient Construction team was friendly but inflexible Finishing details are substandard HVAC is difficult to manage Appliances are cheap and not what we ordered

I found that a lot of what I was told during the construction process was either blame someone else or deny there is a problem. We were told that our house should be finished in late July or early August. Based on this information we sold our home in Washington State and drove to Texas arriving on July 1, 2022. We expected to stay in hotels for a month but no longer than two months. At the end of August, we became very concerned because our house sat for 8 weeks with little or no activity. The reason given was they could not get brick. The last week in August I was tired of the excuses and hod the Construction Manager meet me at the house to solve the problem. I forced him to call the brick supplier to see why they had promised to deliver the brick for the last 16 weeks. The call was made on Thursday and the brick was delivered on Friday. The problem with the builder's system is the Construction Manager has no authority and to relies on their expeditor and weekly computer print outs. My other problem is the contact is always referred to when they don't perform but when they don't provide items like building requirements for VA financing, they ignore them and refuse to build per the specification in the contract. My suggestion is to make sure you are aware of how the builder, Pulte homes performs on construction and warranties. ... More

Bayview Del Webb is the worst Del Webb built and trustworthiness. I visited Del Webbs in Raleigh, NC and every single DelWebb in Florida. I bought here because it was new and I believed in all the other properties I saw. That it was basically following LakeWood Ranch Plan. Now I find out a 5 story apartment complex and strip mall are going in behind me! No privacy. And I’m at the mercy of all the noise that will come from the apartment complexes and the strip mall. Did my salesperson tell me this NO!!!! Just wanted to get the property sold and built out before this became a known reality. DelWebb has no plans to put up a concrete wall and tall trees. So the Oasis I experienced at all the other Del Webbs will not be my experience and the dream I thought I was getting. I cannot wait to sell in 2 months!!! Never again. ... More

Expected better quality for price paid.

Oven didn’t work and we’ve been waiting weeks for repair. Tile has drywall mud caulk and grout all over it. The entire house was filthy when we moved in. We have not been able to get them to clean it. Shelving in closet came down. Very disappointed in this house and pulte’s response to date

Communication or lack thereof is a major issue. For an operation this large you’d think they’d have the process nailed but they don’t. They make a big deal about their build quality process which is mostly just PR. We were rushed through the final walk-through (what they term the Build Quality Celebration). The house was still dirty. There were holes in a cabinet and bathroom door, paint splatters were all over the floors, we got about zero info on how the house actually worked, the back sliding door is almost impossible to “slide”, etc and we were lucky. Some new neighbors were pushed to close without gas and electric service being turned on. we are the last phase of this development and Pulte clearly wants to get done and move on. The solar company that installed the required rooftop system/ Sunpower, is terrible/ has lousy customer service. Buyer beware! ... More

For 30 years I have worked as a salesperson in real estate. Building with Pulte was the epitome of "no service to the buyer". All communication and scheduling and procedures are there for the convenience of the seller. I liken it to a procedure on how to screw in a light bulb, and have 14 different people involved in the event and have none of them communicate or assist one another. "That is not my responsibility and I cannot comment or help you in that concern" is prominent attitude of all the people in the process. Only exception was Eric the supervisor. He was awesome. We love the community, but would rather not concentrate on the "birth" of our home, and move on to enjoying the home and community. Pulte has a lot of room for improvement, and has to overhaul it's entire culture, of "whom do we serve and are our systems set up to accomplish that task. ... More

After closing on my new house expecting everything to be in a good condition.My new wooden floor had chips and dings in it the top kitchen cabinets doors had gaps where they were supposed to meet plus no glass in the doors or glass shelves!The shower floor had to be completely replaced not able to shower in master bathroom for four weeks.I’ve been here for two months it’s been very stressful trying to get the issues fixed and I’m still waiting for glass shelves and the wooden floor still needs replacement planks kitchen cabinet doors still don’t meet! Forgot to mention there was white paint splotches all over the wood floor and no electrical wiring behind the t.v.The Sheetrock had to be cut out in order to rectify the problem.All in all not impressed! ... More

The initial experience of selecting a lot and house options was good and efficient. The Building process was average, and communication was good. The final inspection and closing process was not good and we felt rushed and pressured to sign off that everything was complete (less than 2 hours). We all know there are always errors/fixes after closing, but the Pulte philosophy is once closing happens don't bother us until month 11 of the first year, not acceptable. The post closing process with Pulte is terrible and response has been slow to non-existent for broken light fixtures, weather stripping install, exhaust fan fix, refrigerator water dispenser not working, mis-matched cabinet doors, etc. Pulte Management is invisible and not involved. Plus no home mail delivery for 4 weeks after move-in due to mail box assigned not forwarded to USPS and no HOA information at Closing. Plus we have to endure a A/C compressor swap out after closing because Pulte ignored county code for install. ... More

Too bad I didn't have another choice in choosing my home builder. It wouldn't have been Pulte.

My clothes dryer has made loud vibration sounds since day and Pulte will not replace.

Too many problems to list

Ok sad ,disappointed paint ugly, still trying to clean pain up , trying to get things fix have more

Pulte gave us 5 different dates to move in from 12/30/21 to finally 6/6/2022 which cost us way more money than anticipated. Timelines were not met and any communication between us and the Field Mgr Shawn were driven by me not them. We did not get a celebration due to over 1000 items identified to be fixed at the first closing walk through. In fact, they were still there at 8am when we were to have our second walk through. Many items still not completed after move in, the floors (all tile) had adhesive and grout splatter all over them and have been cleaned 3 times after moving in preventing us from putting rugs down and moving in some furniture. Very little Shawn told us was true or on time and only excuses not a plan of action. We are in lot 69 at Cypress Falls, the folks in lot 4 are selling and building with another builder in Venice area. Total disappointment for us. We asked for a set of plans that were here but disappeared and the answer was go pay for them t the city? The outside hose bib and electric box were install on the side of the back of the house instead of on the back owners suite section so we could have electric and water when we put a caged pation in, answer, these things happen? ... More

Pulte is building the homes in Kimblewick too quickly. I had two in-house floods because installers couldn't find studs, they found water lines to puncture. My fireplace wasn't completed before the dry wall went up, resulting in no electric power to turn on the gas fireplace. A hole was cut in the drywall to fix this problem, but the hole is still there, even after promises to send a drywaller and painter over to fix IT! I owned a Pulte constructed home in Apple Valley, California. They took their time building it and it was sound. Didn't have near the problems that we are experiencing now! I hate to say this but, I am NOT happy with Pulte. Neither are most of my new neighbors! We feel for the amount we paid for our homes...Pulte has left us DOWN. I don't expect you will share this with buyers, but at least you should share it with your bosses. What happened in Apple Valley could happen here. ... More

Several workmanship issues with the home. Service requests for repairs sometimes go unanswered or the repair person that arrives performs sloppy work that has to come out a second time to repair the original request again. For example, when I moved in there were and still are paint drippings on the floors throughout the home. It's as if the painters never bothered to tape up the area to paint or did not use a cover for the area to be painted.

The community and people are wonderful. However, everything from picking out your first options to settlement was and still is stressful. The options are so many and not very well explained. The walk through before closing was postponed for four days because house was not professional cleaned, paint on new floors and carpet, and many other things. I’ve been here six weeks and still have things not done and now need to use a portal. Absolutely no one checking contractors work.

Unfortunately, I don’t have much good to say. The frustration experienced with expecting a quality build and getting less than that is terrible, especially when it’s next to impossible to get anything taken care of after closing. Response time, or rather lack of response is so unprofessional, and as a new homeowner who was assured I would be taken care of, quite more than disappointing. It’s like things were slapped together by trades last minute to get to closing and now that’s all being exposed and no one wants to claim responsibility or take care of anything. I am extremely disappointed and upset by this, and would not recommend building with Pulte. ... More

2 months after closing, still waiting for dishwasher. Have no glass in master shower bath. Multiple issues with granite countertops. Cabinets misaligned, handles crooked. Took 5 months to replace broken window. Oven has been repaired 3 times already. Concrete patio is a mess. Plastic towel racks. Wrong lighting fixtures were installed (corrected). Weeks go by with no communication on issues.

I'm going to put my comments into context of purchasing and building home during an extremely challenging time of Covid, supply chain issues and labor shortages. Our home took exactly one year to construct. Pre-Covid homes were built within 5-7 months. With that said, we were surprised at the lack of quality of materials and craftsmanship for a home in our price range. The attention to detail was lacking, simple mistakes would not have been corrected unless we brought it to the attention of Pulte and the quality of materials was well below our expectations. In particular, the cabinetry was far below standards we enjoyed in the Midwest homes we have built and lived in throughout the decades. Pulte needs to completely rethink its approach to the quality of cabinetry they put into these homes. Clearly they are trying to maximize profit over quality. Our first construction manager was a very poor communicator and ended up leaving the company. His replacement was actually quite good and gave us the best level of communication we had throughout the process. Pulte senior management should have communicated far more than they did throughout the building crisis in 2021 and 2022. All we received were an occasional "form letter" eMail about the wonderful experience of building a Pulte home. Instead of proactively reaching out to their customers to let us know what the challenges were with delays, supply chain problems and labor shortages, they hid behind their construction managers to do all of the dirty work and tough communication about delays and shortages. In our community Pulte also stated they were not going to build any additional golf courses or amenities. This would put our community greatly behind other Del Webb communities in terms of the number of golf holes per homes, amenities per home, etc. There is a significant grass roots effort in our community to force Pulte to live up to what they promised their customers through advertising and sales pitches throughout the years. Despite our frustrations with the building process, we hear worse stories from people we've met who built in other communities with other builders. Do your homework before you buy. In the end, it's the people we meet in the community that will make our experience good and hopefully the pain of the construction process will fade over time. ... More

Building took longer than expected. Several issues with the roof that need to be repaired, The cabinets need repairs. Never recieved our cutlery drawer. Garbage can lids are bent. Painter missed several spots. Tile has different color gout in primary bath because they had to replace a tile. A hair line crack in a tile in primary bath. Hole in wall where the plumbing fixture drains. I could go on.

I don’t think there is a better community than Sun City Texas but I sure wish Pulte was a better builder. There is no quality process as described on the Del Webb website. You have to be your own advocate and quality inspector. I suggest everyone in the build process get a good home inspector for the pre-drywall, final, and 11 month inspections. You will be amazed at what ends up on the inspection reports.

Sales Representative Adam and the initial buying experience was 5-Star! The home construction and management experience was poor. Initial construction manager was on point and good but he left (Pulte?) for unknown reasons. Steep drop in performance, commitment and ability from next project “manager/helper” assigned. Very poor quality control of foundation build which led to serious punch list issues. Many examples of lack in oversight of trades and construction. Seemed more concerned and aligned with the trades than the buyers. Dismissed buyer concerns in Punchlist walk-through until threat to cancel the Close. No work done on Punchlist until 2-3 days before Close. Close had to be delayed for another 7 days as Punchlist not complete which resulted in more costs (extended lock ins, rent, etc) for buyers. Only in the house about a month, but already several calls to Warranty to fix results of poor quality construction and materials that should have been caught by effective construction oversight. I highly recommend Del Webb’s Sun City, but purchase an existing home. I do not recommend Pulte Construction for a new build. ... More

I closed on my house on May 20, 2022. The process has been pretty bad considering the fact that I didn’t move in until June 15, because the house had not been completed, there’s still issues with my home that I’ve not been fulfilled the house was never clean, Their still issues with screens paint on the floor, and so on. I was promised that all of it would be completed it never did there’s issues with the patio door, the whole experience has been a very bad one, the folks at the HOA office, are very unpleasant, And that’s just for starters I can go on and on and on but what’s the point nothing is gonna get fixed you get the feeling it is what it is. ... More

Buyer BEWARE! We felt that many things during process were misleading. We were told one thing by sales person, electrical rep, and designer and then were not specifically written either way. In our contract. Oven/microwave combo was supposedly unavailable and we were forced to accept a lesser model right before closing with the the threat of not closing on time! We had no choice. They did similar with order contracted mini fridge for the entertainment center, an expensive extra ordered through them. After closing, getting them to complete at least some of the contracted items has been a fight. The sales center personnel tell us that there is no one to contact who can help the unsuspecting home owner. VERY DISAPPOINTED, thinking that Pulte is a quality, honorable builder! They charged an exorbitant amount of money for extras (ex. Mirrors in bathrooms), kitchen cabinet pullouts, electric. Whenever they made changes, we were not compensated. If we would have requested change order there would have been a $500 cost! We felt rushed through the design process (3 hours only!). Total landscaping package extra so we would meet local code, INCOMPLETE! Their employees are a product from the top down. We asked for someone to contact us personally but no one has bothered! ... More