Del Webb Reviews

Buying process is well explained.

Our house was begun the week after we sailed from Miami on an around the world cruise. Our builder would call every Friday morning to give us updates, but we rarely were available to talk due to time differences, etc. So every Friday we received photos and descriptions of the progress. We arrived from London and the house was ready to move into. Sure there were one or two minor things to be done, but on the whole our house was move-in ready.

Quality of home good but finished workmanship such as trim, painting and attention detail of the finished product is poor.

I would think that being as large as Pulte is, that they would be more accommodative to disabled veterans in the buying process.

Nice home.

Love the floor plan and the community.

Sloppy work in finishing details such as drywall, paint, caulk and cabinetry. However my field manager and punch list contact was very responsive and agreed with my observations. Call backs for repairs would be far less if attention to detail was noted during building and each contractor performed work more responsibly.

Leaky plumbing, unplumbed closet, electric outlets that do not work, dirty house at move-in time and a couple of other issues on a near half million dollar home, leave me disappointed.

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

I was lucky enough to have the best building manager you can hope for. Heather is truly the gold standard!! Fortunate again to have a very hard working, sales agent, Allen, that cares and will always follow through.

I'm very happy to be part of the Carolina Orchards community. People are friendly and welcoming and the amenities are top notch. The community is also beautifully maintained and landscaped. The sales rep I dealt with was consistently helpful and friendly. The building of my home, though, was an experience that could have been better.

The design, floor plan, and open space are amazing! I’m so happy!

There were only minor issues that were corrected immediately.

The buying experience was great. it was a no pressure sale. Our agent was a matter of fact. He provided answers to all of our questions in a timely fashion, which made it very easy for us to make the purchase. We did the Del Webb Experience, which we would highly recommend. It was a great way to experience the community.

We got the house we asked for. Loving the area and friendly people!

Our experience from start to finish with Del Webb and the Pulte Mortgage LLC was wonderful. The personnel were knowledgeable, thorough and reliable. Explanations during the whole process were clear and concise. We were very pleased with the entire experience. Highly rated company.

Painters were horrible. unresponsive to issues.

There were several issues with the doors throughout the house. They were misaligned or wouldn't close properly. The balance of the house was as expected.

I loved the model home with all the beautiful lighting, and upgrades, however, none of the upgrades shown are even remotely available to the buyer! The upgrades offered are not what you'd find in a home in this price range. I realize Pulte is a big company wanting to put up homes as fast as possible and buyers having to much input and changes would slow down their process. However, I haven't spoken to one new homeowner yet that hasn't said the same thing. High price for a cookie cutter house. 90% of the homeowners want choices and are used to finer finishing touches in their homes. We were all told we could make changes with the approval of the HOA after the home is built. Yes, that can be done but that turns into an additional cost that could've and should've been done during the building process. My home is still a work in process because of this, and I'm so disappointed since we just sold our 3 story home with all the bells and whistles for less than the price of this small "vanilla" home. ... More

We just moved into our second, newly built home in the same community. Both experiences were very good (or we would not have done it a second time) and we love the lifestyle.

Construction managers and sales consultant were very easy to work with.

As much as possible, follow the process closely. Write down any and all issues and share with your construction manager. Then follow up on the issues you shared to be sure they were resolved to your satisfaction. If you cannot be present during the building process, request frequent pictures of the progress so you can gauge what is happening.

We recently moved from Texas where housing is fairly inexpensive compared to the rest of the country. This Del Webb home in New Mexico is our third house. I admit the home we just left, purchased 14 years ago (2004) for roughly 175,000 (1900 sq. ft.) was a custom home. It had many upgrades-quartz countertops, custom birch cabinetry, full drawer glides, etc. We knew our new home in NM would be more expensive, but had no experience with Pulte. They look good on paper, and the model homes were nice looking. When we did our walk through, we noticed a few things, and pointed them out. When we actually moved in, and changed the extremely poor lighting that was installed we saw lots of things that needed to be fixed. Most of my kitchen cabinetry was filthy, not stained properly, and one drawer did not work at all. I then noticed that the drawers are not even full glide. I have seen better cabinets and drawers in RV's. A shameful cost cutting measure. My granite counters were filthy and we pointed this out. It was never cleaned, so we had to. I am talking about globs of grout left to dry on the counters. When we custom painted our walls we noticed sagging drywall. We had one section of our living room wall removed to re-frame and reinstall the drywall. Then we had to wait 2 weeks for someone to come caulk it to the baseboard and then paint it white again. We had scratches all over our cultured marble countertops where painters had set their paint cans and scratched it up in both bathrooms. Our bathtub was scratched up when it was installed. Still waiting on a fix for that. We had flooring that was installed incorrectly. I even had the construction supervisor tell us that my dishwasher didn't come with a panel for the bottom. We eventually found it in an upper cabinet. All the baseboards in my house had grey streaks because they were not painted properly. I will probably redo these myself. And it also could have been because Pulte does not use any primer before they slap that $1.50 white paint on. Our 20amp outlet in the garage was done incorrectly and my husband noticed it because he happens to be a very good electrician and knew what to look for. Admittedly, most of these issues have been fixed, although I am still waiting on new cabinet doors and drawers. We have been here 6 weeks now. We have not talked to one single person in this community who hasn't had some horror story to tell about their new house. To us, this all boils down to quality control. At night, we see houses under construction with the doors left wide open, with all the lights on. Appliances are stolen regularly. Apparently nobody comes by after hours and checks the houses. We realize Pulte is not a custom home builder, but apparently it is too much to ask that at least the supervisors are better trained in quality control and site security. Apparently this is a sign of the times, but all I know is if my parents generation in world war II had done their jobs as poorly as people seem to do now, we would have lost the war. ... More

Nice home with quality.

Jen and John kept us informed and educated on the buying and building process. They put us at ease by sending pictures, holding meetings by phone and web so we would better understand the buying and building details.