Del Webb Reviews

Over a month later I'm still waiting for a response to a response to correct the many construction issues that I reported. No one even came out to look. The only thing that was corrected were the electrical issues with a doorbell and a gfi outlet that didn't work. There paint is everywhere that it should be and is missing where it should be. It is obvious that Del Webb doesn't use skilled tradesmen. If the finished product looks this bad I'm wondering about the quality of house's construction that I can't see. If Del Webb used the same quality sod in the common areas and around their model homes as they did in my yard full of weeds, no one would buy their homes. ... More

Our first construction manager didn’t even contact US until after Sheetrock was complete. The second one was fantastic right up to final walk through, after that he became nonexistent. It’s been almost two months and we get no response on punchlist items. As to the lack of attention, walls are not square, most door’s are sticking, cabinets are coming apart, which to me means the construction manager it’s not holding the contractors to any quality standards.

There are many issues with the home that should have been taken care of before we moved in.

It's been my experience any time you have a new community the contracted builder has marching orders to build so many homes per month. The builder is only as good as the sub contractor's they employ. 99% of the time there are no sub-contracting supervisors to monitor the daily work of their employee's doing the installs. Usually there is only an on site company superintendent who oversees the building process. If the sub contracting employees don't have pride in their craft, you wind up with shoddy workmanship. DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME! Companies are in a hurry to sell homes, so build them fast. ... More

I'm also a remodeling contractor & have built 4 homes. I own Kal's Contracting & Plumbing. The homes are over priced for the finishes you provide. Poor communication. No response to warranty items submitted on the owners website. The only thing I would recommend is the location of the neighborhood. This development needs more people working for it like the job supervisor Daryl.

Not one trade need their job correctly, had issues in all areas

Sure Manager said issues would be addressed. They weren't. Quality of workmanship is poor. Warranty service is horrible.

Once you hame is complete Pulte is done with you.

The builder Pulte did a horrible job building this brand new home. I have a list of repairs and a basement leaking water. I hope to work with them on repairs but if. not, I definitely would never recommend this builder!

I would not want home buyers to know my experience.

Terrible communication throughout the process. One issue after another with a new construction home.

Pulte Homes does NOT build a good quality home. Their product is terrible and the warranty process is ridiculous! Our air conditioner did NOT work because of it NOT being tested at time of build. Our clothes dryer plug was a refrigerator plug! Outlet wasn't even connected to a wire! And lots more but this gives an idea of the quality of our home. This is supposed to be a home built for an older person and our shower is the most dangerous concept...just STUPID! You have to step DOWN 4 1/2 inches to get into a shower pan...it's actually a 6 inch dropdown in the center by the drain. Imagine being wet and stepping up 5 inches onto slippery tile!!!! The actually purchase experience was not great as we had to beg our sales person for our purchase contract because he had too many customers. Let's wrap this review with this....we would NOT buy a Pulte home if we didn't have to...we love this community and that's the only reason we bought Pulte again. This is our 3rd Pulte built home and it's obvious what Pulte thinks of their customers. TERRIBLE QUALITY, TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!! ... More

Our project supervisor, Zach, has been WONDERFUL. If he can get things done, he absolutely does; if he can't it's because "his boss", "Pulte", has his hands tied. Our landscaping/grading of back yard is a mess - you can't grow grass on clay whether you water it or not. You can't walk on the lawn there are so many rocks underneath; I'm afraid I'm going to twist my ankle. The side of the house is pitched so steep you can't walk on that either. We are supposed to have a retaining wall and fence on the bottom of the "cliff" of our back yard and don't. Pulte representative(s) are blaming the Town of why we don't have a retaining wall/fence. Last time it rained you could watch the mud (because the sod is a joke), washing down into the property below us (which is a small "park" with corn hole boards). Spoke to representative(s) of Town and they said Pulte should have put a retaining wall/fence, but didn't. Before we closed, we walked the property and I questioned the grading of the back yard and absence of the retaining wall and fence that is behind all of the other homes next to us. I was told "don't worry about it - it'll be fixed." STILL NOT FIXED ALMOST 2 MONTHS LATER AND NO ANSWERS FROM ANYONE. ... More

The quality of my home that was turned over to me was subpar to previous Pulte Home I had purchased in the past. My home was turned over to me with major roof issues and to date have not been repaired. My patio sliding door at closing would not properly close and lock. Construction Manager assured me repairs would be done ASAP. It took 3 weeks for repair company to respond due to poor response and follow-up from my Construction Manager. Overall this home buying process was very stressful and unpleasant. I will never purchase a Pulte home again.

Extreme drama at last minute regarding possible change of closing date. Items identified pre-closing were not resolved. Many instances of shoddy workmanship.

Three weeks before our close date, the dishwasher was installed wrong, resulting in a flooded kitchen. Flooring and cabinets had to be reordered and installed, resulting in a 3-day delay on our closing. When we finally moved in, we found the new kitchen flooring to be damaged once again and, after talking to our construction manager, we learned the plumber had flooded the kitchen when reinstalling the pipes. We are now awaiting our third kitchen floor. Last night my husband came home and found wet carpet in the guest bedroom. After further investigation, he discovered that the AprilAire system had not been properly installed and leaked from the second floor through the walls and into the lower-level bedroom. For me, the thrill of building and owning a new home has been lost in these issues. I'm currently living with a dehumidifier running full time, a half-cement kitchen floor, and a flooded bedroom with no end in sight to the construction that will need to be done to repair the unsatisfactory work by subcontractors. ... More

Sales office and rep was fine. Building was a disaster. Wrong tile in two bathrooms. Wrong cabinets in kitchen. Build manager tried to be good but his hands are obviously tied by corporate. Nice guy but just a puppet for corporate. Pulte lied to us about the issues until we came up with written proof. Poor quality- everything sloppy work. Doors arrive to Pulte not square- embarrassingly with a problem, Pulte says sorry that’s the way they come from supplier. Cheap and sloppy workmanship and toilets. Sorry but this is honest.

They lie to you about everything to sell you the home they change anything they want but we can’t change anything if I knew I could not screen in front porch I would not have built here the only thing good I can say is the warranty people are great

Having built 3 homes previously, with generally very good to excellent experiences, we were shocked at how horrible this building experience was and how disappointing the end result upon move-in was. The issues are too numerous to list all, but some of the more egregious ones follow. First, fighting for months to get garage door windows and front glass door to be impact-rated in an “impact-glass” community and in accordance with Building Code in a Wind Bourne Debris Region (This involved personally sending DW relevant building code multiple times, having private inspector detailing in report, reaching out to upper management and attempting to make them understand that the paperwork that they provided to the county and to us did not match the installed product, and finally eventually having Brevard County Code enforcement sending someone out to inform DW that doors were not impact-rated as required). Next, supervision and quality control was limited to nonexistent: workers urinated in our guest bathtub (urine marinated there for 6 days before being emptied out/cleaned - tub was eventually replaced) and defecated in both toilets with no water service (toilets were eventually replaced prior to closing). In addition, Our luxury vinyl plank flooring was installed in a non-climate controlled environment (no AC in 90+ degree weather) invalidating the manufacturer’s warranty. The builder had to rip it out and replace it once the air conditioning was turned on. Communications were frequently inaccurate. On the day of closing, the house was filthy, had numerable bugs, spiders and spider nests covering walls and ceilings, unpainted window sills and numerous touchups needed, paint/grout splotches on floors… We think we are finally rid of the indoor pests after having our own cleaning woman spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up. The keys we were given at closing did not open any of our doors. The house has pockets of a “grease” smell that’s disgusting. Upon hectic move-in, we realized that there was no coat closet, the builder apparently forgot to build one despite being clearly documented in the the blueprints. It is currently under construction post closing. This experience was beyond awful, indescribably painful, and in an entire league of its own. We would not recommend that anyone use this builder unless like us, they want to be in an impact-glass, 55+ community in Brevard that eventually, once Amenity Center opens one year later than originally stated (now summer 2025), should be very nice. On a side note, several items promised upfront have now changed. Temporary “Lifestyle” House was to have a pool, but will not. HOA fee was to include Internet/TV but now it appears, per most recent newsletter, that this will be billed to homeowners. ... More

Deceptive marketing - very controlling- refused to provide requested information making it extremely stressful and difficult without reason

I would not recommend Pulte unless you expect to miss the original delivery date by over 6 months, expect the quality of the workmanship to need extensive rework and the installed products to not meet your expectations even with upgrades.

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When we made the decision to purchase a home in this community after viewing the model, the Dell Webb representatives stressed repeatedly on the quality of Pulte homes. The builders in this neighborhood are in way over their heads, Almost every section of our home had an issue with poor quality workmanship. It was very stressful to see so many things wrong. Blue tape of punch list issues all over our home. We have been here 5 weeks now and there is still unresolved issues. It may take time and they are making progress, but it shouldn’t have been this way to begin with. The price of these homes does not match the quality delivered. Now we are concerned with what may fail after warranty. So very disappointed. ... More

Inexperienced construction manager assigned. We are in this home almost 3 months and have already logged more than 80 punch list items. Construction issues identified throughout the build would have gone uncorrected if I did not insist on fixes while walls were open. Plumbing issues - no hot water in master shower - tile had to be broken to access ports; waterproof seals not installed on shower valves; toilet knockout plugs allowed to drop into pipes causing blockages that had to be manually removed; bath tub not placed on hard undersurface, side of tub is cracked. Electrical issues - no power at fan outlet in guest bedroom - switch not connected; floor outlet not secured to box; exterior outlets connected to interior light circuit; exterior pole light not connected to day/night switch. Carpentry issues - windows and doors are not plumb and not rectangles; front door howles when wind hits it; sliding doors scrape on Schluters - tile extends to far into the door path; one door was cut to allow movement voiding the door warranty. Shower doors obstructed by towel racks; Roof vents crushed by roofers; roofing material thrown from roof penetrated lanai screen and scarred cross member. Screens missing from windows. Stucco not removed from hvac covers, pool equipment, lanai members. Interior walls not smooth finish to hide construction errors. Contractors do not show up on dates assigned to fix problems. Warranty dept is understaffed, overwhelmed with issues and complaints they have to deal with. My patience is wearing thin as these repairs have to be rescheduled and we have to be home when they come. ... More

Settlement date was not negotiable even though the house was not completed. A certificate of occupancy was issued but should not have been. The inspection process seems to be shoddy. Construction supervisor, foreman, crews are unresponsive to fix deficiencies noted. Very unprofessional. Would not recommend this builder (Pulte) to anyone. They do not stand behind their product or process.