Del Webb Reviews

Workmanship is very poor. It is a rush job and the home was 90+ days past the original close date. Quality of materials is cheap. I had 4 construction managers and the hand offs were terrible. I am having warranty issues and am told to wait until I get to a year for these items to be addressed.

The home we had Pulte build and we bought two months ago was not move-in ready. It looked ready during our 20 min walk through prior to closing. Once we were in the house the next day, we realized the dishwasher wasn't securely attached and the cabinets have since been falling apart. We had a list of 32 items that needed attention and repair. We did receive follow-up to look at the issues and resolve.

low quality of finish work, house was filthy when we moved in, most appointments made to complete the punch list were ignored and we wasted hours and hours of our time waiting and we still have 20 plus items that need to be fixed/addressed and we have owned this home for one month

Why doesn't Del Webb (Pulte) and other large company builders show their reviews on their sites like other businesses do? Think about it. These surveys are only helpful to perspective home buyers, not to people who have already built. It might make for a better building experience for both buyer and builder if the builder knew the good or poor results were being more predominantly shown on their own site. Again, think about it. And I must add that it is so ironic that the canned reply from Del Webb (Pulte) on problems are exactly what most people have already done with little to no success. Maybe would make more sense to post a review on Google which is what I will do. ... More

as soon as i closed the promised fixes that i was told will be done asap have not been even acknowledged. i have sent email and call and only response has been we are real busy. FOR EXAMPLE - I HAVE NO HOT WATER IN BATHTUB, ELECTRICAL CIRCUTS NOT WORKING! TREE DYING FOR LACK OF WATER FROM SPRINKLER

Purchased home in June 2021 and were hardly ever keep informed of the progress. We were told we would have a walk-through after installing our electrical which never occurred and are having several electrical problems. Finally moved in May 2022 and had an inspector come and found over a dozen issues, three which are major issues. Good luck calling customer service as they gave us the brush off. Finally after being in our home for almost two months and threatening to go to the better business bureau did we have someone contact us and schedule repairs. Repairs are scheduled for the end of July, almost three months after moving in. We were told they are really busy and cannot accommodate us prior. I'm sorry, our roof has many cracked tiles (not just chipped, but cracked in half tiles) on our roof and we had a vent fall off our roof two weeks ago and when we called to express this concern with the monsoons and our roof possibly leaking if this doesn't get fixed. We were again told they were "TOO BUSY" and couldn't get to us until the end of July. They need to focus on the current residents who have paid all their money for their new home and are currently living in them instead of worrying about accommodating the individuals who are wanting their home completed so they can move in. Sad that the builder seems to care more about the bottom line and making the next sale instead of taking care of their current customers. If we were to ever do this again, we would make the home builder complete all issues prior to finalizing the contract. * * *buyer beware* * * * * ... More

Shoddy craftsmanship, follow up lacking

My experience has been VERY trying. Building supervisor did not communicate as promised, info given to me was not true and up to date. Lots of things left not corrected, was said to be covered by a warranty that has not followed up or called as promised. Got one text saying the warranty work submitted would be taken care of. That was over 3 weeks ago, with no follow up as promised with in 48 hrs. After closing all communication with Bexley Del Web has been non existent. I like my neighbors and location they are great. So far nothing but extra challenges and stress has been with this construction situation. Very sad, I'm 75 and looked forward to a enjoyable process which it has not been. ... More

I am so disappointed with Pulte. The salesman never advised me that there would be a rock drain installed on my property. I specifically told him i did not want to be near standing water due to mosquitoes. I closed with a promise that outstanding 10 issues would be corrected within 2 weeks. It is 2 months later and only 1 item has been completed. I have been shifted from person to person. Kitchen cabinet and drawers were installed on a slant.Just discovered that my living room window frame is also installed crooked. I truly wish I had not agreed to close with Bldg supervisor begging me to close and give him a perfect review. I would not suggest anyone close with this builder until ALL corrections have been made. And definitely ask what other items will be on your property. I was charged a higher fee for my property! ... More

Would never recommend anyone after I got a home inspection report with major deficiencies that have yet to be corrected.

Pulte has nice floorplans and offer some very nice features with the houses that they sell however, the quality of Much of the work is subpar and very disappointing. For one example, three weeks after moving into my house (I moved in on April 4 ) I noticed water damage at the base of my kitchen island. I suspected it was the dishwasher leaking and immediately discontinued using it. The following Monday morning, I reported it to Pulte’s Customer service line (two weeks ago) and have since sent them three emails explaining the situation. Last week, when I phoned the customer service office, I was instructed that the emails were passed onto the customer service manager for my district, Jeff, but I have not gotten a single communication from Jeff. I have been washing dishes by hand for two weeks and nobody at Pulte cares a thing about it. The only communication I have received about the situation, which did not come from Jeff, is that Pulte doesn’t install dishwashers so it is whirlpool’s problem. Well, Pulte may not install dishwashers but due to special circumstances, they did install this dishwasher on the morning of my walk-through. They didn’t even bolt the dishwasher to the frame. After moving in, before I could use the DW, the building supervisor’s assistant, Kyle, had to come over here and bolt it down. This is Pulte’s mess that they refuse to acknowledge. This is the first time in 40 years that I have had to wash dishes every day by hand. Pulte has set me back a half a century! In addition, I have electrical problems in my ceiling lights and in my living room outlet. I have weatherstripping on my garage door that is coming apart. Pulte has been aware of these problems for two weeks and has not responded. Oak craft did finally come through with the missing cabinet door but that is the only satisfaction that I have received since moving into this house. Shame shame shame on Pulte! ... More

Poor quality of workmanship. Low quality of appliances. House was filthy when we moved in.

The mortgage acquisition experience and the customer service after closing were deplorable. I have construction plaster on every corner of my house interior, the plumbing has been an ongoing nightmare since I closed 5 and a half weeks ago. My shower dripped day and night for 8 days. I sent a list to the customer service team 6 days ago and haven't heard a word! My toilet paper is parked on the floor. My bathroom sinks don't hold water.

Unfortunately although we ended up with a very good field manager and a good sales person, the overall experience was much more stressful, than any of our other building experiences. This was not due to back-ordered supplies. That was to be expected. It was poor craftsmanship, lack of communication, lack of follow-up, and months after closing still waiting on work to be completed. Our advice would be to never close until all of the mandatory work is done because once you are turned over to Customer Care, you get lost in a vacuum and all you have is email which can easily be disregarded. We love our neighborhood and the area in which we live, but we continue to have stress trying to track down someone with Pulte to finish multiple items in the home. ... More

1. We purchased the option to upgrade to Kitchen Aid appliances in our gourmet kitchen. Issue our Kitchen Aid the DW and Cook top are in the warranty garage since Feb 15 according to our construction manager Jack Mead. 2. We bid and paid $110K for our lot. The pool company installed our back fence 5ft inside property line, left side one foot inside property line. Landscaping and sprinkler system installed prior to fence install

Run, don't walk. They will leave you with an unfinished house. They must be a company going down the tubes since they're ONLY interested in selling as many houses as quick as they can. They are NOT in any way the old Del Webb. They will ruin your retirement experience>

Our house was in a shocking state and as all our arrangements were made and we were unaware of the state of it we had to accept the closing date.We have all the photos of the house and are considering taking it forward,as it was a disgrace

Don't trust when they say issues will be addressed. They are not, in addition they work to distract you and keep you from uncovering the issues.

Kitchen Sink and Laundry Sink were both installed at incorrect locations. Field Manager did not check on his sub contractors or this would not have happened. Closing walk thru we noticed no gutters on rear of house, had to tell Field Manager, when they installed the gutters they installed incorrect size had to re-install. Field Manager was a poor communicator only concern was to get home completed and move to next one. Paint and trim are very poor quality. Field Manager not concerned with quality.

Our Del Webb rep Melanie was never there for us. She didn't return phone calls or emails. We were not local so that was the only way we could communicate. We would have walked away entirely if not for our 3rd party representative from the Stacy Group. Our construction field supervisor Jack was a ghost. We heard virtually nothing from him. When Homer came on board things got better but the damage was done. When our "final" closing date was postponed at the last minute the construction head Landon promised us some help/mitigation for the additional $4000 in moving expenses We incurred. But that has yet to happen despite out attempts to reach out. Overall our experience has been needlessly difficult and unprofessional. ... More

Tell you all good things they use but use anything they can cut their cost an charge the customer more

I was buying a model home "as is". Pulte asked to move up the closing and close in 2 weeks (6 weeks earlier than scheduled)which I did. The day before closing my realtor did a walk thru and noted the items to be addressed that were not considered "as is". This was a model home that had a sales office in the garage. After closing I went to the house to find nothing that was noted the day prior had been completed. A few weeks prior in a walk thru I was told that the garage would be turned back to a completed garage. They had walls, ductwork, hvac, lighting and flooring to remove. While I was moving in they came to power wash the garage. I asked to push it back a week. Then I was told that I would have to move everything out of the garage which you can imagine was considerable given I just moved in the day prior. Would not have been an issue if done prior to closing as expected. They were coming in the morning so we got up early to move everything and then they didn't show up until 3pm. All of my stuff was sitting in my front yard all day. The power wash was a poor job that left residue and marks from the temp walls and flooring all over the floor. They also said the house was going to be cleaned which wasn't done. They came to clean as the movers were moving everything in. They drywalled the baseboards up around the perimeter of the garage for the sales office and when the temp walls were removed there are now big gaps where the temp walls met the garage walls. Still not fixed almost a month post close. Also I discovered that the freezer didn't work and was told that I bought the house as is and that it was not working earlier and they had a part replaced and didn't realize it still wasn't working. Told me to call to see if the part was still under warranty. I understand "as is" but aren't sellers responsible for disclosure of these items to buyers? And wouldn't you think that a house that is 2 years as a model home so never lived in would have working appliances? I have called for service but warranty people can't come out which will be 6 weeks post close. Even then there is no guarantee that it will be covered by the warranty. They damaged the siding when they removed the equipment for the sales office and was noted several weeks before closing. Wasn't fixed and was told I purchased "as is" and they provided me the name of someone who could fix it at my expense. Needless this has been a disaster and completely avoidable. Get everything in writing , require all things be completed prior to close, and buyer beware with Pulte. ... More

Poor quality in workmanship and not responsive to fix them

Pulte DelWebb Whatever name you want to call them. From construction, delivery of the home, customer service and mortgage company horrible. I think that sums it up

bad quality control, shotty craftsman