Del Webb Reviews in Charlotte, SC

I am not particularly happy with this whole experience. Many instances of bait -and - switch sales tactics, starting with down payment amount at contract signing, look and care of surrounding common space, and choices of color and design of interior finish. 2 examples: one color paint for all rooms, picked from only four available colors; one color laminate flooring for all rooms. Exterior materials good quality, interior is good for only what you see. The 'in-the-wall' mechanicals are minimum,at best. Workmanship is dependent on specific trade, but overall low quality, minimum standard. And you get no custom options at all. Community, neighbors, amenities all good. Warranty work, not sure yet. Made call concerning insufficient insulation, was told non emergency repairs will be addressed after pandemic restrictions are relaxed. ... More

Pulte/Del Webb is a MASS production home builder. Their attention to detail, especially with finishing is not good. It would seem that many of the subs are hired for low cost, not the quality of their work, especially the painters. The houses have small garages, hardly suitable for 2 cars. The driveways are narrow and short, more like what you would see for a townhome, not a detached single family home. Many of us have to expand the width of the driveway at our own expense to have a driveway on which we can park 2 cars and access each without having to walk in soggy soil during a rain, or bag car doors due to the narrow width. I was also disappointed with the lack of options included for both the structure and the lights/faucets. Any upgrades done were paid for twice in my opinion. The main thing to remember is that you are buying here for the neighborhood. I think the house is structurally sound, but I may have spend more money to improve the finishing and driveway usability. The salesperson, Danielle, did a good job of selling and offering the available options and she talked the talk on quality but did not walk the walk. Construction management did as good a job as they could given the constraints placed on them by management. ... More

The first issue I noticed was that electrical for tv was low. Didn’t know it was an add-on to use less electrical wire to move up the wall. Then I found out there weren’t any towel racks. Seems odd as I bought a new house 3 years ago and was asked where I wanted my electrical for tv’s, phone, etc. I also had towel racks when I moved in 3 years ago. Costs for extras are way overpriced. Keypad for garage door opener, a cost of $40 costs 175 from Pulte. It was a 5 minute installation. Brackets for ceiling fans is $200 each. Three years ago I paid $50 each.

Our closing got delayed by DW so we had to close when the date came. Several things were undone and we we told they would be done asap. 2 months later they are still incomplete after many promises to get things done.

Closing date delayed 3 times, many items unfinished on day of closing. No plan or communication of a plan to fix issues Can’t trust much of what they tell you. So disappointed.

The ceramic tile work could of been much better. There are spots that have no grout in. Cable should of been done before the sod was put in. The cleaning crew leaves alot to be desired.

Options are way overpriced compared to after market choices

Numerous issues- Pulte Mortgage, floors had to be replaced and now still having cracking problems, mirror fell off the wall ( took one month to replace), windows caulked poorly, kitchen cabinets installed wrong ( still no resolution) poor design of bathroom lights, heating and air installed wrong, drywall is wavy in ceilings, quality of trim is poor, quality of painting is questionable, trim on garage door falling off! Working with warranty rep has been slow and unsatisfactory

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.

Salesperson-mishandling of issues at closing and mishandling of issue with kitchen cabinet Building supervisor-he was responsive to issues during construction that he could control In general-poor quality workmanship and finish; poor value for a $200./sf home

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

We were excited about our new home and the lifestyle that a Del Webb community has to offer. But the house has been extremely disappointing. I’ve never seen such shoddy workmanship in the many years I was a Realtor showing all kinds of homes. Just today, one of our neighbors pointed out that our two month old house is about to lose the trim above the garage door. It is barely hanging on! The wood used for trim inside the house looks like rejects from a more quality oriented house builder. It is full of nicks and notches that were just painted over. Walls are crooked and there is paint slopped over hardware and light fixtures, etc. Obviously, the painters did not remove hardware before painting. Caulking is really bad to nonexistent. The sink in our wet bar is crooked. I was told someone would be out to check that several weeks ago and never heard back. Our microwave oven has a couple of dents. I could just go on and on… We get the distinct impression that Pulte emphasizes quantity rather than quality. They seem to want to throw homes together as quickly as possible to inflate their bottom line. Forget about the consumer! It is appalling!!! We and our neighbors paid rather large lot premiums for a view of a pond behind our homes. Soon after we moved in, we noticed the pond was being drained. No one bothered to let us know, and we later found out it was for making “improvements.” It has now been drained for several weeks with no evidence that anything is actually being done! We asked the HOA president last week about this issue, and he didn’t seem to know too much about it but was going to have a meeting with a Pulte person yesterday and then was going to get back to me today. I never heard back and tried calling him this afternoon but was told he’d left for the day but that he’d be back on Tues. And no one else knows what’s going on. So we are still left in the dark and are incredibly frustrated by our view of what used to be a pond and not having any idea of what is being done or when. ... More

I have nothing good to say about Pulte homes. I paid almost half a million for my house and have been very disappointed in the quality of work. Nicks in laminate flooring, screw holes in the garage where they put up the garage door wrong but neglected to fix the holes. Sloppy finish work the caulking is bad throughout the whole house. The microwave was not installed correctly, the kitchen range is crooked and don’t even get me started on the staircase railing. When the come to fix something the usually make it worse. I have talked to home owners in Carolina Orchards and they to have had similar problems and some had worse. All Pulte is interested in is getting their money then slapping up a poorly built house. If someone asks me I would tell them (DO NOT BUY A PULTE BUILT HOME THEY PROMISE THE MOON AND YOU GET A VERY SLOPPILY BUILT HOME FOR YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ... More

Lots of unkept promises, shoddy workmanship, and no quality control,

This group was the most disorganized group from Sales through Construction. Const Managers overworked and unable to stay on top of quality fit and finish Many Many mistakes made in the construction process that required repair or replacement which if I had not caught them they would have been covered up by drywall at buyers loss. Corporate mandates the use of low priced paper based trim and takes short cuts on Lock sets and wiring options so they can improve margin at the buyers expense. I bought a $350 home for $560 K . I found that by being present each and every day it allowed me to see all the errors and or short cuts ......... best bet for a buyer is to be onsite each and every day as this seems to be the best way to be sure the building process is as expected and done properly. Its now been almost one month and I still have not had a Thank You or are you Satisfied with your home from the division or corporate and yet they cleared a substantial margin but not Thanks for your business. ... More