Del Webb Reviews

Do not buy into Del Webb at Viera if you can avoid it. The quality of workmanship is horrible. The houses are slapped together. We have problems with drywall, paint quality, door trim gouges, paint on flooring, exterior paint coverage, pavers are sinking in on driveway, sprinkler system pipes are not buried, bathroom shower leaked into bathroom floor, scratches on glass in shower enclosure, door wall glass is scratched, bathroom mirror is scratched. The sales team promised a temporary pool until the clubhouse pool was ready; it didn’t happen, the clubhouse and pool was promised for summer 2024, now not going be ready until 2025. That only covers some of the issues; I can’t stress how dissatisfied and disappointed I am with Del Webb ... More

I did not buy a Del Webb home, I bought a Pulte home in a Del Webb community. Also, I do not own a "scenic 40", I own a "distinctive 50". It should be noted that Pulte now owns the Del Webb brand. Living in a Del Web community has been an incredible experience full of fun and new friends for many years. Having to suffer through the Pulte home building experience and dealing with what I call "Pulte quality" makes it hard to say it is worth it anymore. There is no customer service at Pulte. I cannot recommend anyone buy a Pulte home.

TRUTH IS TRUTH AND YOU DO NOT WANT TO PRINT IT. DEL WEBB PULTE IS A COMPANY WITH NO ETHICS OF HOW A JOB IS DONE AND COMPLETED. INSPECTIONS ARE A DOWN RIGHT SHAME IT IS ALL ABOUT HOW MANY HOMES CAN BE COMPLETED IN THE ALOTTED AMOUNT OF TIME AND NO MATTER WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AT THE END. NO THIRTY DAY LIST TO GO OVER WITH A SIGHT MANAGER IS OFFERED NOR IS A CHECK LIST SHOWN TO THE ACTUAL HOMEOWNER TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS CHECKED OFF AND OVER SEEN BY THE FIELD MANAGER. I RECEIVED A HOUSE THAT STILL HAD STICKY STUFF ON THE COUNTER TOPS. A SLIDER DOOR THAT ANYONE WANTING INTO THE HOUSE CAN JUST LIFT UP AND REMOVE IT. DOOR LOCKS THAT NEED REKEYING FROM CONSTRUCTION USE. A BACK YARD THAT IS LIKE WALKING ON THE MOON CRATERS BUMPY LUMPY AND UNSOLDLY LAID DOWN SOD. THIS IS JUST A SMALL LIST OF THE WRONGS IN THIS HOUSE. ... More

It's difficult to know where to start, so we'll do so at the beginning. Aside from dealing with our salesman Bruce, which was the only bright spot we can mention, it has been an absolute nightmare. We were on the west coast caring for my 97 year old parents during the build, so we put our trust in our project manager Steve to build our first ever new home. We chose Del Webb in part as my sister just had one built by them in Mesquite Nevada which was over 2500sq ft detailed to perfection. That's what we were expecting here in Stone Creek Ocala Florida. We were so wrong. Although Steve did a fair job of keeping us up to date on the progress of the build, I don't know what else he did for us in a positive way. It seems nothing was inspected by him as each job was performed in our home. If it was, our home wouldn't have been delivered in its present condition. While here for the pre-drywall inspection, I mentioned I'd probably bring in a home inspector before closing. He stated that was no problem, just a waste of money. He told me of the warranty, and instilled in me enough confidence in him that we did not bring in an inspector. That was a huge mistake. We did our pre-closing walkthrough one week prior to closing and was informed that every function in the home had been thoroughly checked. We were apparently both naive and gullible on what to do or look for so things an inspector initially would have caught we didn't. On the day of our closing, Steve didn't show up. He sent a gentleman named Chase in his place. The cleaning crew showed up after we did so we had to wait outside for a while longer, eventually going in before they completed the job, which was absolutely a waste of time. The house was dirty, undusted, and so much paint on floors and windows, inside and out. Approximately 20 minutes into our walkthrough, Chase told us we had to speed things up as he had another appointment to attend. Unbelievable to spend all this money, not have your project manager show up, and then get rushed on top of it. We were just overwhelmed by the situation. After actually getting in our home (can't call it new anymore) we've discovered an array of issues; poor paint and texturing on walls, a window that when opened in took the drywall off the wall due to nothing being squared, shoddy and uneven drywall, damaged molding throughout, scratched windows, leaky shower (which we were told was supposed to be that way!), scratched and stained bathtub and sinks, air handler installation issues, high priced countertops not properly cut, doors damaged and not hung straight, windowsills not sanded, uneven paint job, paint on the floors and tile, cracked tile on backsplash, already cracked driveway in several places, chipped and unevenly finished sidewalk, unfinish cement in garage corners, and such an over pour of cement around the perimeter of the home that was hidden with mulch that had to be cut away. Absolutely no attention to detail by any trade. It seems as though our home was completed by a group of apprentices with no supervision. All we have mentioned so far are the cosmetic things you can see. With so much wrong, we are beginning to wonder and question the foundation and structure of our home. If it was done like the things we can see, we feel it could lead to bigger problems down the road. Five weeks later we still haven't moved our belongings from the garage into our home. FIVE WEEKS! Steve did come back with his boss Andrew who told us you probably won't get all the things you're looking for fixed. Wow. One thing in particular we showed him was the leaky shower. I offered them a simple fix to the issue. He said that would be too much work. He mentioned they had a fix and would send me a photo, that never happened. In the meantime, our shower leaks every day. While only a couple matters have been resolved to date, there seems to be no urgency by Pulte to resolve these issues in a timely fashion. We called warranty twice now and spoke to Michele, and she assured us Drake would be giving us a call. That was a week ago. Drake visited our neighbor two days ago who is only two doors away from us who is closing this Friday. He didn't bother to stop by and we have yet to receive a phone call either. I can go on in detail about everything I've mentioned but won't. I have video and pictures of everything for verification. All we are hoping for at this point is that someone from Pulte with authority reads this and cares enough to helps us rectify these matters now. We've sat so many days already, told by Steve that vendors would come by for repairs and no one ever shows up. We invite Pulte management to come by our home TODAY to see for yourself. We waited so long to achieve our dream of a once in a lifetime new home purchase and Pulte has turned it into a nightmare. ... More

Overpriced homes with poor quality workmanship. In addition, the builder is very poor in responding to and correcting issues.

It was not worth the price, very different from the models

If del webb wants happy home owners, start with the final touches and make sure the house is at least clean before telling them to close. Regardless of all the things not being completed, that was the most important to me, especially after being told it was done. The plant beds are horrible, almost dead when I closed. I've been watering them. One plant is dead and the grass is dying. I pull my own weeds. I was told I didnt have to do anything in the yard, but I dont want it to die. I still don't know if my sprinkler system is working because I have never seen it come on. The windows are covered with caulk. The final touches are terrible. I've never seen anything like it in my life. ... More

The most disorganized company I have ever experienced and worked with! Pulte advertises “Quality” associated with their homes and what you get is far from that! Cheaply built homes! Their trades (sub contractors) are unskilled labor. The trades will tell you that - they show up, make $600 a day, no training required! I paid thousands of dollars in upgrades only to get products that are sub par, damaged with an attempt to be covered up hoping it goes unseen. The fact that Pulte considers this “Quality” is disgusting! My home looks like it’s been lived in and used with wear and tear (doors, trim, casing, bulging walls, paint all over carpet, tile, hardware, windows, switches and outlets etc. uneven floor tiles, bathtub with scratches and gouges on the surface, cabinets that have damage, accessories that are hung crooked) A brand new home should be turn key homes! With Pulte, expect to deal with items needing repair as soon as you move in and expect to wait for such repairs for months and years to come and upon repair, expect it to take multiple attempts because Pulte is cheap! ... More

In any place in the home you will find something not level, damaged or missing. The lack of oversight and quality ensurance can be seen everywhere. When something is addressed to be fixed, don't expect it to be done right the next time but instead expect multiple attempts before something is completed to one's satisfaction. Expect to find many issues with the home after closing. Things like scratches on cabinets that were hidden because they were not identifiable because the home is so filthy. Scratches discovered won't be addressed by warranty because the discovery happened after closing. It is the buyers fault afterall for not having x-ray vision to see damage through smudges and dirt on everything. ... More

Do not purchase a Pulte Del Webb Bayview home. The service is awful and they are dishonest.

We thought we bought a new house from Del Webb/Pulte; not a fixer-upper! After moving in, we had nearly 60 issues requiring repair or replacement. It’s been nearly two months since receiving the keys to our house and there are still 30 issues remaining. Many of them are major issues. Poor oversight during construction along with poor workmanship are the root causes for having so many repair issues after closing. Extremely slow follow up caused by a very disorganized process for making post construction repairs is as frustrating as finding so many repair issues after closing.

The experience has been horrible. Lied to by the sales office. No communication within the organization. The house is a mess with needed repairs and can’t nobody to fix anything. DO NOT BUY A HOUSE HERE!!!

Doors and trim bad quality wood, doors and trim not plumb, hard wood floor damaged throughout, caulking is messy throughout, painting is unprofessional with drips throughout, subway tile not in a straight line, fireplace set too high so can’t see flame, dirty windows and concrete splashed on windows, backdoor sill wouldn’t let door open, laundry room sink drain ring not centered on drain, kitchen cabinets trim miters don’t come together, wrong bathroom hardware-still waiting for it, toilet paper holder fell off wall, thresholds to shower, kitchen sink and tub deck scratched, small black hole in white porcelain kitchen sink (very noticeable), kitchen cabinets don’t line up, three way light switch in great room activates fan not ceiling lighting, outside fan vent for kitchen closed, window shades hanging crooked, front door finisher ruined the front door-it has drips of stain dried on in streaks, overspray in many places in house, nails bent over in floor quarter round and then painted, door latches leave marks. The builder recognizes all the discrepancies but little action to rectify. ... More

I am disappointed in the quality of responsiveness from the construction manager, and that many of the defects that were noted before closing in the walk through were left uncorrected despite assurances that they would be. To-date they still remain un-rectified. The warranty service has been practically non-existent.

We scheduled an electrician to come for warranty work. Did not call or reschedule. Also given 1 week to get across country for settlement

Pulte is hands down the worst builder I have ever worked with. From their deceiving sales experience, their models show one material but when they build your home they substitute inferior material, to the substandard construction process. They inspect their own work and violate building codes that are not enforced by outside inspections. Interior finish workmanship is so poor, the worst I have seen, they are only worried about moving a product forward and not workmanship. The construction managers tell you what they think you want to hear when you bring issues to their attention but do nothing to remedy the situation. The entire process took 14 months to complete, the longest I have ever seen to construct a single family home. Pulte Mortgage is a joke, the turnover in their office is like a revolving door. Every time a processor leaves and another one takes over they request the same paperwork that is already in your file but are too lazy to look for it. I would not recommend Del Webb / Pulte to anyone in the market for a new home. Run don’t walk from this builder, you won’t be sorry. Take a visit to their neighborhoods and talk to the residents there, I wish I had done that, everyone I talk to has the same horror story. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS BUILDER!!!!! ... More

Home took forever to complete, but homes next to me went up faster, paint/grout stains all over wrong color tile installed. Couldn't not close the back door to secure home, toilets back up due to cracked clean out pipes. Handle fell off door causing me to slip and fall injuring myself, $21,000 in ER costs. Regret this purchase, trying to make the best of it, if the joke of a warranty departments comes to fix the issues.

This is the worst house built I ever seen. I have built five other house and if you added up the problems with all five of them, this house surpasses them 10-fold. If I knew the quality of the workmanship that I was getting, I would not have built with Del Webb (Pulte company.) The models do not tell the true story of quality. I wish that my house could be shown as a model with the mold and poor workmanship. We closed on 2/24 and had to clean the house for days. Our furniture arrived 3/10 and we had to move out of the house on 3/15 because of mold in the walls. Today is 3/29 and we're still not back in. What a great experience. I hope that you put this review on your web page. ... More

Builder and subs don’t follow plans and build what they want with low quality.

We purchased in March of 2022, at the height of the hysteria, and closed on 2/10/23. Had the home inspected 3 times, and found pages and pages of issues, which were addressed. The worst was yet to come with the finish work. Beaten up trim, gouges, dings, and paint speckles all over the wood floors have created a mess. Spent 14 hours scraping the paint off the floors! We didn't move in, had the crew come back for fixes, which they rely heavily on selling you the concept that you have a year to use the warranty if you're not happy. We still haven't moved in, as we are from out of town and could not supervise the work. Unless you can be on site, supervise the work, you'll wind up with a product that requires REWORK! Many folks around us are so disgusted with the quality, they are living with iit as it is....as they don't want the crews back in the house. We bought the model. It's fair they deliver the same quality. We won't give up. What an incredibly stressful thing to go through, for our dream home with a price tag of over $650K. Buy used and remodel, unless you have the time to supervise every day for a year while it's being built. If we could get our money out of it, we would sell this house and start over with an existing home. Pulte gets another shot at fixing the trim, more paint on a perfect floor, and we will be present to supervise. Exhausting!!!!! ... More

Here we are buying our final home to live out our golden years. The workmanship is awful; shower door was put in backwards, almost fell on us, a third of downstairs HVAC was wired to upstairs thermostat so we froze for over two weeks since it wasn't deemed an emergency. Walls uneven, sod pathetic, thorns and burrs throughout, multiple irrigation and main water line leaks on the property, the worst cement job I have ever seen, uneven edges, pits, paint on tile and carpet, adhesive all over granite, had to get all new light bulbs as the ones they installed are all so dim. AC did not have a fuse in box outside. Dryer did not work, they had to fix something in fuse box. And, oh so much more. I have asked repeatedly to speak with construction manager supervisor, told they would call me, did not. Said to go through warranty. I have asked warranty manager to call me, was told they would, they have not. The "tell" is that I have to drag my dog in the house after every walk as even she can't stand it. W.O.W. After paying $650000 for this, which I am sure I would take a significant lose to sell this pathetic place, I assume I will just have to die here, and actually, I am hoping for sooner than later, it's that bad. ... More

Workmanship is terrible, unprofessional workmanship, no follow-up on listed deficiencies as described and listed in (2) walkthrough's, in October and November 2022 with Construction Manager, Jose, moved into home, December 9, 2022, started calling Jose, no call backs for status updates on short comings on house as identified and listed. Called Warranty Department to get some follow-up, on defects. An appointment was setup for February 9, 2023, with Cabinet Company, Tim, of Royal Cabinets did an excellent job to adjust and complete our original requests for doors, drawers and sliders, all working well now as of 2/9/23, at 10:00 a.m., very clean and professional, was able to answer our questions in regard to our concerns with all of the cabinets as well as fixing all of the issues. We still have some issues with the house inside (interior) and outside (exterior), as listed during our (2) walk throughs with Construction Manager, Jose. ... More

Worst workmanship ever! Best advice is not to buy a Pulte home!

Disappointed with the process and the quality of work.

From the moment we walked into the Sales Office, Pulte demonstrated a high degree of a lack of integrity through the entire process. The Sales Team initially lied to us regarding our initial visit arrangements. Sales Team members do not get back to you when you have questions. Project Managers do not have a handle on their projects and communicating with the customer. Post close, Pulte cannot fix in a timely manner the outstanding issues which remain. Bottom line. What Pulte says they will do and what actually happens is the real issue. It comes down to integrity.