Del Webb Reviews

Beware. Tape all of your conversations with all people associated with your transaction from first meeting to Close of Escrow. Most of the people are not trustworthy. Workmanship is poor. No attention to detail. Document everything.

Beware of the lack of quality in the home you are purchasing. Walls out of plum, countertops in bath areas out of plum due to walls mentioned. Floors not cleaned before move in. Poor paint finish on doors and trim. Cabinet supplier not standing behind a workmanship issue. The list goes on, but you can see the problems from this short list.

At our initial meeting with our field manager (Andy S.) in August 2020, he assured us that he would provide weekly updates as our house was being built. We received "weekly" updates on 9/4, 9/18, and 12/18/2020. We would have to ask questions several times before receiving any response. We would often receive no response at all. When we would raise issues, Andy would often respond "I'll take care of it" but not follow-up and actually do anything. We ordered Pulte's kitchen appliance package and upgraded the cooktop from gas to electric. We had no appliances at all until about a week before closing, and when they were finally delivered, they "installed" a gas cooktop even though there was no gas supply because we had upgraded to electric. The electric cooktop was finally installed about a week after closing. There were still several other open issues at closing, but we had to close anyway because we had so many other deliveries scheduled around our closing date. All of the appliances that we had ordered ourselves (not from Pulte) arrived as promised the day after closing. We were told that we had to work through our field manager on any issues for 30 days after closing. We continued to send emails and texts about our ongoing issues for those 30 days with absolutely no response from Andy S. We are now working with the Pulte warranty people, and still waiting for results. I have bought several homes over the years and never had an experience as bad as working with Pulte. ... More

I have been in our home 6 weeks, all of the whirlpool appliance do not work. Have to call Whirlpool directly, get a service technician out here - after 5 days he comes out and tells me he has to order parts that take 4 to 6 weeks. I paid over $600K for this home - all appliances should work. I would like a call from a Pulte Manager to discuss this problem

Poor trim materials, lousy paint, lousy finish work (use caulk to try & cover up poor craftmanship). Every time they fixed 2 things, they damaged/broke one other thing. They had to install our wood floors 3 times. I (buyer) was the one to find the errors and installation issues with the floors. Pulte would have sold it to me in poor condition if I had not found all the issues. They do not inspect their contractors' work, and hope that caulk, poor lighting, and quick walk-throughs will get them to the closing process. Their entire management team needs to adopt an old management philosophy - "INSPECT what you EXPECT". My spouse said it best:, " I feel like I purchased an old, used house - not a new house, We will have to repair, replace, re-paint so many things - we should have purchased a used house in better condition". An example: after less than 2 months in the house, the finish on the bathroom sink stoppers is already wearing off (and these were their UPGRADED products). I also spent about 2 weeks sanding and re=painting to cover drips, runs & areas where the paint did not even cover the walls. I knew Pulte's reputation was bad, but had heard they had improved.... NO WAY, not after my experience! ... More

Lack of flexibility in changes is a problem. Most new owners spend the first month after move in redoing the interior of the house, discarding things Pulte put in and spending much money on replacements. Work crews show no pride in their workmanship. Many trades do substandard work which has to be redone three times to get it right. Don't expect the contractors to know what they are doing from the guys who pour the slabs to completion. Concrete guys will miss walk in showers, placement of patio door frames, fireplace foundations and other supports. Framers seldom cut a board the correct length...usually about an inch short and then use 15 nails to span the gap. HVAC guys put duct work in, the next day the insulation guys cut all the duct support straps. Three weeks later the HVAC guys come back in and re-straps the ductwork in a hurried and substandard way. Meanwhile, the worksite looks like a dump with debris blowing all over the neighborhood. Not one tradesman leaves the the worksite clean. Not only is it making the neighbor messy, debris is blowing into the desert and White Tank Mountain Regional Park. ... More

So when you don’t like the truth you erase it. I’m not happy with my cabinets or the contractor who installed them. End of story

Although we gave a good review originally, after more than a month of living here, we are now extremely disappointed. It took way too long to start building and then it seems Del Webb rushed to complete. From the beginning, Del Webb's sales staff would only contact us after we contacted them. No updates were forthcoming until we called them. Fast forward to after closing, we hired painters to paint the bedrooms, den, and bathrooms and found the workmanship of Del Webb, in association with the walls, abysmal - incomplete (gap between top of door and drywall), did not sand mud and painted over it, gobs of caulk not smoothed out, pockmarked and dents everywhere. The building and warranty managers told us we should have never used eggshell paint because it would show too many flaws. Well we weren't expecting such poor workmanship! The drywall people came (3 days) to try and fix everything but short of starting all over (hanging new drywall), it was a futile endeavor. To top it all off, we paid extra money to have smooth walls; it was a builder's upgrade. We requested a refund, but never heard back from the salesman (no surprise there). We just hope that Del Webb's poor workmanship doesn't show up in anything else but only time will tell. In summary, Del Webb's abysmal workmanship cost us more time and money to try to correct their mistakes. ... More

I am in the middle of legal issues regarding the purchase of my new home. Very very disappointed in Del Webb/Pulte in rectifying issues.

A number of items needed to be addressed after move in. We have had 2 Builders (superintendents) transferred out of this project. The lack of finish quality is a real disappointment. I am hoping the Del Webb (Pulte) follows up and corrects the problems. So far they have not become engaged.

Home was left dirty for us. Attic above garage not insulated. Wiring issues. Multiple paint spots on carpet. Dishwasher hose not connected causing water leak. Overspray and missed paint on exterior. Missed dimmer switches. Multiple scratches in glass panels. Entry gate installed backwards causing stucco damage. Attic light is always on with no shutoff. Dryer vent on roof has no cover allowing rain to flow into dryer. Multiple paint touch up spots inside home. Had to turn on garage lights to make laundry room lights work. The only item to be addressed in the last six weeks since we moved in was to fix the laundry light issue. We sent an email with inspection report to Customer Care with no response until we sent a follow up email to multiple people including sales did we get a response. We were told Pulte would be scheduling repairs but have not heard back since then. Extremely disappointing experience and at this point in time there is NO WAY we could recommend a home to our friends or family. I see this will be reviewed before it’s posted so I am certain it won’t be posted due to it being a negative review but I hope someone takes note of the issues. ... More

From the time we signed the contract, it was all downhill. Communication from our salesperson Bobby G was scant and not helpful sending us to website for needed info that we could not get access to because we did not close yet. We had 3 field managers. The first one was focused on his promotion not our house. The second one seemed good but left for another company. The third was new. He tried but did not make the mark. Ron the manger called and we told him about lack of communication, poor workmanship ,continuity etc., He told us we were not Pultie people. Somewhat threating. He has since apologized. They have significant issues with their trades. They have to come back 2,3 more time over the same issue. This appears to be issues at the higher level of management with managing all trades. They are burning out their field manager or their field managers do not care and let things slip. We moved here for location as number 1 reason. We heard about quality about this location but did not believe it was this bad. Del Webb in general has a good rep. From our pre closing walk thru to closing only 60% of the items were completed. After 2 weeks of our closing most of the things on our pre-closing walkthrough were not completed. When we moved in 1/2 of our electric in our kitchen and all our electric in our dining area did not work, meaning you plugged something in it tripped the breaker. It took a month for them to come and correct. The electrician that came told us that when the electric was put in someone took a shortcut and put is a short-term fix so the breaker did not trip. The wrong thermostat was installed for our smart home. Grading in the back, water still standing. I can go on but you get the point. All poor workmanship. NO surprised . A patterned we have observed over and over again. Now, you put in a service request and it goes in a black hole. You have no idea when it will be corrected. We have a structural issue. Water coming in on porch and no response. Would not do this again. Sending our friends to Cresswinds. ... More

I was pleased to have bought and moved here until I actually got here. I have been finding problems in my house, specifically the air conditioner filter compartment, that I am not happy with and am how having to fight with the builder and HOA to try and get the trash cleaned up that the contractors are dumping on the empty lots across the street.

The only response we get is "sorry that's not covered", go hire a contractor.

This purchase was quite a nightmare. There was many delays, poor craftsmanship and materials not to our standard for the cost of them. As a disabled veteran on a budget it was hard to see the upgrades they charged excessively for although were needed for my safety. We were to far in to look elsewhere. If we could have we probably would have went a different direction. We love the area.

Poorly managed contractors. Allowing for mistakes and carelessness. I’m certain it would be worse if we weren’t on site to question problems. Even then managers didn’t address poor finish details. Paid inspector found serious items like framing issues...

Buying a new home should never be the horrific experience that it was for me. Too many delays. The lack of gas meter installation caused a major delay which caused me to have to live in a hotel for 2 weeks and pay a lot of money for storage of my personal belongings and pet care. It was a total nightmare. During initial delays I had an agreement with the builder which I have yet to be paid for and it’s been almost 2 months. I have inquired about it several times and have gotten no response. I am tired of begging. In the first week after moving in there were big and urgent issues which went ignored for quite some time. After making my first repair list the CS manager responded quickly which I really appreciated. There were a number of areas that showed poor workmanship. Many things didn’t seem to work properly and left me thinking whether anyone checked or tested anything. I did not get a junction box to connect a chandelier in the dining room ceiling. I was told by many different people and many different times it was standard yet there was none installed in my house. I could go on. There has just been an absurd amount of frustration that I would not want to repeat. Contact me if you need more information. ... More

The house was built with some very cheap materials, the workers all did apprentice ship work. I am very disappointed in Pulte builders. If your buying a home here I suggest you stop buy a lot and check on the workmanship. Sorry to say I felt like I was left hanging after I signed my papers,

Experience was too rushed as we were in the process of selling and moving out of our other home in another state. All the technology used by the company was difficult to understand for an elderly couple and it was difficult to complete the application process. Also, the sales agent misrepresented two different issues then blamed it on our lack of understanding him. My husband and our realtor were all present at the meeting and we all understood the same thing. It was very disappointing to find out at the closing that we did not get the things we had been promised.

My AC has not worked properly since I moved in at the end on June. It's now August 15th and it's still now working. I was told that the thermostat not controlling temp was normal, I should be OK with it the 80's in my house. Black marks on my while tile floor...again I was told "that's how it's supposed to be. Back Splash tile are not all the same color. Again, I was told that was how it was supposed to be. Door handles on my sliding glass doors were different colors...I was told, that was how it's supposed to be. Those handles were taking off..they were different colors...new handles put in their place. Bathroom lights flicker...bulbs changed out....the lights still flicker...job complete. Paint on my counter tops and tile floor...."we only construction clean with water, you should hire someone to clean that for you." Outlets are loose in my house, still waiting ....a month and a half so far, electrical safety...just because you can see inside the box doesn't make it a problem. Someone even said that I was trying to get out of the tile installed in our house...so wrong, it was the reason we liked and bought the house. We just want the scuff marks removed. ... More

Total lack of attention to details. Subcontractors are more concern to getting the job done fast with many errors. Which needs to repair at later date. In summary we paid custom home prices for a tract home.

There is a general lack of pride in the workmanship of these homes. They have used the cheapest materials in some cases, especially with the AC. In my opinion the AC system has been poorly installed and is sized incorrectly.

Our field manager Chris was wonderful. We had & still have issues that need to be addressed. He was there for us & tried his best to get things accomplished. The house was not in presentable shape at the closing . Moving into a new house should be exciting not this disappointing.

There is no quality control that I could see. My review came up with over twenty items that needed to be fixed. After turnover I am still finding poor workmanship. If you do not have any building experience, I would suggest finding someone who will be able to spot these items before you agree to close on the house

There is little to inadequate supervision of the contractors during the build and if you are not here watching them or don't know construction you are at a huge disadvantage. Contractors are not held to any reasonable standard because they are inadequately supervised and poor or substandard workmanship is the standard they are held to. And for this we are charged excessive prices. I call the construction practices here the "Clown Act". Just hurry up and get it done. We'll fix it later IF someone catches the mistakes.... I have many, many examples of this as do my neighbors. This is totally a reactive vs pro-active environment. Calling it a production home would be a compliment. ... More