Del Webb Reviews

Our bathroom tiles were so bad that it took seven times to fix. Sometimes they just wouldn't show up and other times didn't have proper tools (had to use ours)!! Very disappointed that builder contractors and reps. made us promises that were forgotten.

Be cautious of Upgrades you select. Request picture of Actual items.

At the beginning we were excited and confident. During the meeting at Design Center we realized some loopholes in the process. Complete misinformed and disappointed during the building process. The quality of painting, floor, garage door and others are very low. The team from Design Center do a poor job. Many things are not fixed after signing the closing documents. Very disappointed.

I walked in to my new house for the first time to find dust everywhere, paint everywhere, need for touch ups everywhere and many issues that even now after a month and half have NOT gotten fixed. Extremely dissatisfied. :(

Floors were chipped, caulking is horrid, walls need a lot of help, grass and plants are cheap. Materials are not the best.

Some of the sixteen problems we reported with our brand new home included an improperly-installed dishwasher that leaks every time we use it, a clogged shower drain, a broken door lock, a scratched refrigerator with non-functional ice maker, a defective water softener, two worker-stained carpets, and just discovered—“marble” kitchen counters that change color in response to becoming wet. Several of these have been fixed to our satisfaction, but some we’re still waiting for action on.

Quality of workmanship in various trades that Pulte Homes is using is severely lacking, not only in my new home but seems to be consistent with many neighbors I have spoken to. Hard to notice every little thing or detail on final walk through. Even after some of the corrections are made, they are still deficient in quality work. Either Pulte is hiring subcontractors that do not have extensive home building trade experience or their subcontractors are not utilizing experienced people that take pride in their work. They seem to just rush through a project so they can go on to the next project. Very disappointing. ... More

Don’t move in til everything is done! Buyer beware!

Workmanship of contractors

During final inspection it was noted that our irrigation system extends some 8 feet off of our property onto an adjacent 20 foot storm drain easement. Staff had two men come to "fix it". They took 2 to 3 minutes and said it was taken care of. THEY DID NOT CUT AND PLUG OUR SYSTEM. THE 10 HEADS ARE STILL CONNECTED TO OUR SYSTEM AND STILL ACTIVE. That portion of our system needs to be cut and plugged. The 20 foot storm drain easement adjacent to our property has NOT had sod placed on it. There is no ceiling light in the flex room/library. The light switch is in an unacceptable location. The sod on our property was poorly installed with gaps between the sections, portions missing and rocks left on the site. The master bath floor tiles are uneven. There are still dead plants in the front yard that were dead because of the watering ban before closing. Two of the pullout trays in the kitchen are defective. The back splash in the kitchen caulking has cracked. The door to the electrical panel in the garage does not latch. There is considerable construction in our area. There is NO daily cleanup effort made. The roads are left with mud and grave all over. The once per week street sweeping is grossly inadequate. Mud tracks on vehicle wheels onto the driveway and into the garage and tracks into our homes when we walk through the mud. ALSO, UNACCEPTABLE!!! We have spoken with two Pulte employees about these items. We were informed to send an e-mail which has been done. WHEN WILL CORRECTIONS BE DONE???? OUR OVERALL EXPERIENCE WITH PULTE IS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST. ... More

After living in my Pulte home for a few weeks, I am seeing multiple problems as a result from poor workmanship and multiple cosmetic issues needing attention. I moved here from a Pulte home that was constructed well. After this recent move, I would NOT recommend Pulte to friends and family. I am working with Warranty on urgent issues but told the majority of corrections would have to wait for the 11 month walk through! “Don’t be rushed through all walk through stages.” Functional corrections were being made as I was closing that was already delayed d/t builders issue with contractors. I lived close and checked on construction every day. I brought up several concerns. Some were addressed and some were not....or hurriedly corrected and sloppy. “ If possible and affordable, do not close until you have hired an independent inspection.” ... More

I am truly disappointed in the workmanship if our home and would never recommend a friend after seeing the finished product. It is amazing that they can make the models look so good and then give customers sub standard quality. We paid a lot of money for our home. Very disappointing. Our salesperson was very helpful and our field manager did what they were allowed to do but their hands were tied as far as who the company hired for subs and the materials used. This is the fifth home that we have had built for us and probably ranks very low for quality for price paid.

We were told thinks by the salesperson that were not true Workers only care to check off their job. They would paint over anything just to check off their job. We still have crooked walls, bad sparkling, would floors that have many lose areas. There would have been many more thinks wrong if I did not throw a fit before we move in

Have been very disappointed in quality & customer service. This is the fifth new home experience we’ve had and definitely the most disappointing. It’s been a fight on every issue from having a toilet moved that was off center at a shower, kitchen island top seam that was ragged & filled with the wrong color material, corian master shower wall cap that was rough cut and uneven (never was made right) to the poor housekeeping & cleanup on delivery. We’ve had promises made and not fulfilled along with tradesmen filling our occupied home with dust from cutting our quartz countertops & corian because their dust control equipment wasn’t working. This is the home we spent our lifetime working for along with paying in excess of a half a million dollars for the experience. We expected a better product from Pulte as well as positive responses to our concerns. We haven’t met a neighbor home buyer yet that’s had a painless experience. We’re still dealing with issues several months after taking delivery and spending more frustrating hours dealing with poor quality work and unfulfilled expectations. We didn’t think we’d have to fight for a quality home from a national builder. ... More

Really sad by the fact still have issues my two front trees are dead and the back property is a swamp

Hire your own Realtor!!!

The most disappointing about the Del Webb community is Pulte and the lack of updated choices in the design center for the Garden series homes. The choices are very limited and color choices are outdated. To get up to date choices, you must upgrade to the highest level and pay ridiculous prices and the quality is poor. Get everything in writing as promises may not be kept. And go to the design center prior to signing a contract if they let you. The sales rep I had was very knowledgeable and the 2nd field manager was excellent. She’s the reason I stuck with Pulte. She followed thru on everything she said she would do and got answers for all of my questions. The Sweetgrass community is nice and what makes the place are the great neighbors. ... More

Poor workmanship in several areas. Mostly the drywall preparation, and the painting.

Right after move we found 1. front door lock was broken, 2. Furnace was not connected to gas pipe - heat was not working, found millions of ants that was eradicated at my expense, garage door was not going down - fixed at my expense, found spilled concrete on front hallway, entire driveway was not forced sprayed (clean) as others, found front lawn in very dried state including small tree was dying - very few leaves also the rest of grass around the house was very dried and brown. NOT impressed with total quality of house. Found too many fixes needed before move in, such as paint not finished, caulking missing in corners, some recessed lights missing..... ... More

Workmanship is below average. Warranty is the worst I have experienced among builders. Submitted several warranty requests and received either no response at all or a very slow response. WIll no choose Pulte again. Title company that represents Pulte Homes in Orlando had incompetent individuals who were not even able to answer questions the legal description. In fact, they recorded several deeds with incorrect legal and had to file for corrective deed later on.

Promises by sales not kept. Mislead information

We were not included in their “Celebration Walk-Through”. This is a walk-through prior to closing that should occur. In our case, just the construction supervisor and the warranty company rep performed the walk-through. So, there have been “punch-list” items that are becoming apparent as we live in the home. (We have been in our home now for 36 days.) The Pulte Warranty folks have been hesitant to have these issues fixed. A plumbing issue (raw sewage backing up into our showers) the first week we were in our home was deemed to be our fault so we had to pay a drain company to come out and clear the drain to the street. We are now waiting to see if some crown molding joints will be caulked. ... More

Disappointed in dealing with the Pulte bureaucracy when trying to get minors changes made during the build process. Pulte was more concerned with the process of building your house than it was to making sure they provided great customer service. Had to pay a $250 service charge to change out a refrigerator that cost less than the refrigerator that Pulte had scheduled for the house. Painting is a very poor quality and still cleaning or touching up paint issues.

I have been a loyal Del Webb follower since my parents lived in a Del Webb community in Arizona in the 1990s. They had such a great experience in their community and loved their home. I decided then that I wanted the same experience when it was my turn to retire. Unfortunately, the quality of workmanship and the cost do not parallel. Pulte homes are the quality of the original Del Webb name/homes. They are less original with minimal to no choices to make your home individual, and the quality of craftsmanship is poor at best. If I had it to to do over, I would select a different 55+ builder/community. But I still like the concept and think the social side of things will be positive. ... More

Several issues with home and it took 6 weeks and several attempts to get repairs.