Del Webb Reviews

Seems like they are more concerned about number of homes being sold and not quality and/or pride in their work.

Many issues still to be dealt with after closing. Spent lots of money for sloppy workmanship as well as unfinished. I think the site supervisor is inundated with many homes and trying to do his best. I have to cobtinousky ask for things to get done. Labor must be hard to come by.

Get inspections done at pre-drywall, pre-close and 10 months out (just before 1 year warranty is up). I have future neighbors who are experiencing major issues and have brought Pulte management in to review the poor quality.

- Del Web and Ave Maria is as very well thought out with great community planning and outstanding landscaping and amentias. Pre sales and post sales support from local sales office was outstanding!!! -Building process and communications could be better. Overbooked and trades getting sloppy with their workmanship, I suspect because of time crunch. - Quality of workmanship could be better, especially for the cost.

- Quality and value of new home -- sloppy paint job, poor workmanship, ingenuine, defective and/or substandard products - Poor quality control by Quality/Safety manager - Inspection: Demand more time, Don't be rushed. Hire professionals for detail inspection - pre-drywall and final.

NOT top grade. Obviously rushed work ( slapdash painting, wrong measurements and materials, missing materials.wilful lack of communication. abandonment by supervisors,etc) Cust Care Management required continual pleas and proofs

Recommend waiting to build a home when not in a housing boom in order to ensure better quality control and customer service.

Check on building process during building

Over all the house is good it just seems that after closing things take for ever to happen Are builder Tim turned in a cabinet that had a crack in it to be replaced that has been app. five weeks ago still nothing and then there is the landscapers and sprinkler people that do the worst work i have ever seen. The quality of paint we were able to select from was very poor unable to wash any of it.

When all our issues have been resolved since we closed April 21, 2020, then and only then will we grade Del Webb on the home buying experience. At this juncture we are not pleased. For example, we were recently told our refrigerator would would be delivered the week of May 24 - 28. It wasn't received as of 6/3 and no one bothered to call us to let us know of any further delays. On top of that, the refrigerator we have has no ice maker and we have to buy ice at a retail store weekly. Not a big expense but certainly is an inconvenience. Second, the carpet in our two guest rooms had to be replaced after the initial installation due to installers tracking paint in both rooms. The carpet was replaced but both our selling agent, onsite manager as well as ourselves noticed a difference in the quality. Our onsite manager stated he is working to correct this issue through the carpet supplier but we have no definitive date to have issue corrected. I look forward to getting all issues we sent to Pulte resolved within the next week. ... More

My experience was so disappointing, especially with Pulte Mortgage. I loved the location and floor plan of my home, but the only time I felt like I was a client that Pulte was trying to please was during my interior design consultation. They did meet the deadline set for closing, but they did so through obviously rushed final construction details. I initially applied for a very small mortgage with Pulte Mortgage simply to get the promised contribution towards closing costs. However, Pulte ladled on some many junk and excessive fees (both application and processing fees, for example). The week before closing, my loan consultant said everything was on track for closing. Then, the day before closing I was presented with demands for more documentation on a loan to value of only 15% (meaning I had 85% of my home’s value in equity). I finally told them to cancel my loan and funded my purchase from my own funds. I would not recommend an initial purchase through Pulte for any of my friends or family. ... More

Glue, dirt, cement, absolutely the dirtiest new house ever. Yesterday I was on my hands and knees scraping up glue for 1/2 hr. No pride in workmanship. Received a 175,000 house for 275,000.

I had never had a house built before and would probably not do it again. It was a bummer seeing poor quality products being used on my house and all of the set backs along the way. I couldn't believe the amount of trash and garbage litter through the job site. I couldn't believe how much people just didn't care. My friend built a house too and she has had a tremendous amount of issues with her house. The neighbors all have a story to share.

Make sure you visit the home every week during construction so you can keep up with the stuff that needs to be fixed and that isn't done correctly. The entire process is focussed on saving Pulte money, not on producing a quality product.

Lisa in the Sales office at the development site was very helpful - supportive and quick to respond to questions. Courtney in the Design center was great - attentive, knowledgeable, and helpful. Pulte Loan process was laborious, and information requested was far beyond anything any other builder has requested. Construction Manager (CM) was forced by corporate schedule to build too fast and close too quickly - no real chance to address all of the issues discovered at the walk-through conducted before closing. Multiple workmanship and material issues, including carpet, tile, and paint, and ALL trim work throughout the entire house was poorly installed and has defects. Very poor site cleaning maintenance, including beer cans inside of cabinets. These items aren't necessarily the CM's fault - no proper time allowed by corporate schedule to conduct quality checks by other CMs prior to closing, leading to a lot of problems. Even worse, no mention was ever made of quality checks during the build, which was unheard of to us - all previous builders conducted multiple checks during the build process to find and correct mistakes in material or craftsmanship even prior to closing. Warranty Dept. has been slow to respond, and pushed back on many matters instead of taking the proper philosophy of "If I paid so much for a new home, would I be satisfied with the quality?". Understaffed, and overwhelmed by many items that never should have been "warranty" items to begin with - they are having to correct basic initial build issues in many cases. Overall, if we were to be honest with anyone about whether to buy a home here or anywhere else through Pulte, we would discourage them unless they absolutely had to buy in a specific location. Pulte standards are far below any other builder we have dealt with in the past 20 years (4 others) in regards to quality. They claim to have 60 years of experience, but I have not seen any reason to believe they have learned "best practices" and incorporated them into their build process to assist what they claim are so many "new and/or inexperienced" managers and craftsmen. ... More

Pultes customer service representative was not helpful at all. She will find any excuse not to help you with your issues. You have to battle with them to get anything done. Once they have your money, you're on your own.

Pulte is a for profit organization, which is fine, however, they do not have any interest in talking to the customer throughout the home building process. They cut corners where possible and charge the highest prices. Don't believe the sales person, they are going to tell you anything to get you to buy and then there will be an excuse for everything when they can't deliver. They will also retaliate so be careful what you say to anyone involved in the entire process.

Be careful.......follow through with certain things are just not there and at the beginning we just waited for the next disaster/issue. We have a punch list of fixes that can choke a horse.

I was surprised at how sloppy the overall craftsmanship was in the details. I have found at least one corner not square. There is at least one crooked wall. Most of the electrical outlets don't cover the entire hole leaving the appearance of small holes next to the outlet plates. Some of the cabinet doors were hung crooked and the depth is that of cabinets put in a cheap house. The upgrade to the blinds is a disaster and will need to be replaced because they are crooked and cheap. Water drainage between houses is poor and will need to be addressed. We've been here less than two months so I'm sure we'll find more issues as time passes. ... More

They tell you that this home is as close to a custom built home as you can get, what a joke that is. Walls were not square, which means drywall is not square, shotty workmanship, paint spray all over my floors and my appliances which I can’t get off, garage door has gaps around the seals, so we will be fighting keeping the snow out this winter, I requested some special orders on some items and they charged much much more than what I could have bought them myself, I could go on and on. Did not get the quality of home that we expected for the price we paid. Our construction manager did what he could but he could only do so much. I would love to have the people at the top see if they would accept their house in the condition that we did. I would welcome their visit to my home anytime. ... More

After living in the new home for 2 months, I can now see the slipshod construction. Ramshackle quality. I thought I was moving into a more refined community. Instead what I find is the intolerable noise from all the ATV's that ride all over my block by Elderly Easy Riders. The NOISE comming off of Falcon Ridge is like nails on a chalk board. There needs to be a sound wall. The heavy traffic reverberates all though out the paper thin construction. The Poliars ATV that Illeagl for street use in Calif, is permitted in Mesquite. They scream at outrageous DBs to achieve 24 mph and are obnoxiuos beyond belif. Why the HOA and community would allow these inconsiderate relics from Yasgars Farm to have and drive these things destroys the senerity of the community. The marginal constuction of the house does nothing to insulate the people living in it from the offensive noise level. Terrible place to live. ... More

Potential to deliver a quality experience is there, but unfortunately it is not achieved

Poor follow up after closing.

Finish work is substandard. Materials are also poor quality, examples are the light bulbs that failed on day 1.

There have been good experiences in this process unfortunately there have been some that have been not. It’s a shame that the construction manager who should manage the building of your home settles for a standard called, it’s close enough. He will tell you what you want to hear so that you move along and when he doesn’t deliver, he will not answer your emails, texts or phone calls. The warranty customer service area is slow and does not keep you in the loop as to where your work order is. Better communication with the home owner would be much appreciated instead of wondering if your work order disappeared. ... More