Del Webb Reviews in Hilton Head, SC

Poor performance

Our home done on time or ahead of schedule.... only ray of light in the Hilton Head Sun City hierarchy was my Building Mgr.... everyone else couldn't care less on what you wanted or what you NEEDED. Once in, the building contractor - building the new home next door... totally disrespectful of my NEW property and started work before 7:30 am with men all over the house.... garbage on the lot and the street. Working on my brand new lawn.... and blocking the street and driveway. Now, the landscape contractor that you are forced to pay for on the north side... is doing the worst job (for everyone) possible.... sorry I gave away and didn't bring any of my LAWN care items... since it was supposed to be taken care of... HA! ... More

Living in Sun City is amazing. Great people and neighbors. However, the quality of the workmanship and materials used in the home are sub par. We are 2 months past closing and move in date, and we still have open issues. Talking to our neighbors, our experience is common. You know how everyone has an airplane travel story, about delays or whatever. Everyone who has a new home in Sun City has an experience to share about problems with their home build.

Our home kept being delayed from the date promised, then it was hurry up and get it finished, so that Pulte could close before year end. Therefore there were many mistakes which are still to be fixed, such as the front door was painted/stained wrong twice, numerous drywall and paint errors, paint on the floor, puddles in the yard, missing gutters, wavy siding, etc. The overall design is beautiful, but the execution and quality control is poor,

I cannot recommend living in this community. The model home is lovely. This home and site is not what I expected in a home , certainly in this price range. My manager was able to give attention to my requests in the time allotted for the nessary

The home buying process was okay considering the current market conditions. It was annoying to have information (contact info) given to Del Webb’s list of venders for items like financing, insurance, etc. Responsiveness was poor during the building process, a returned phone call / email should be standard not the exception. The quality/ workmanship of the home is not near what is expected, even for a “track home”. Pulte is a large money make machine and it is apparent a quality product is not a priority. The response to issues is reasonable. However, it should not be considered standard practice to close now and “fix it later “. It is a huge inconvenience to fix poor quality and poor workmanship after the purchase. It appears that the builder will be fixing issues during the entire one year warranty period, afraid of what will happen and the response after one year. ... More

Hire a home inspector before, during and after build

Electrical Switch and Outlet Boxes poorly installed causing finish plated to be uneven. Painters solution: caulk uneven plates to hide issue. Walls are uneven throughout the house. They only skim coat the drywall joints. Nothing more. High and low spots throughout the house. They use additional trim on flooring and cabinets to hide the unevenness in the walls and floors. Finish painting on trim is terrible." Brush" painted trim, not sprayed. Painting over dirt and rough portion in trim, the norm. No sanding here. Interior doors are unevenly painting throughout the house, with brush marks going in two directions. Same applies to the tile work, not good. Installers/painters are not craftsmen. ... More

Salesperson: Was good, however too many omissions. Things were found after the purchase that we should have been told on advance. Design center: Julie was very through in explaining everything, and very helpful in suggesting and/or recommending selections that fit out style and desires. Construction manager: Chris, was very proactive in his communication, and response time. He was very informative when asked questions about the construction. Closing: The closing was smooth and quick. We only had a few questions which were readily and clearly answered, so we could move forward without any issues. We did a final walk through prior to closing, however, you need to live in the house for several weeks or more, before you can discover any problems that you might have have. While the home has a "soup to nuts" warranty on it for the first year, there is quite a bit of "pushback & excuses" from the builders representative's, which is very disturbing. Speaking with other residents that we have met in our short time here, the general consensus is that while they build a nice home, the quality of the finish work, and they way your issues are addressed, leave not only something to be desired, but also a bad taste in your mouth. What should have been one of the most exciting moments in our lives, retiring and building a "brand new" home, has turned into a frustrating, aggravating, and disappointing experience. As to a recommendation, the best we could offer would be, "buyer beware!" ... More

We had moved in a week ago, and our superintendent had quit before we got here. Many items unfinished and no one to get assistance from. Contacted Customer service with several work orders and have had no response back after a week. Have had much better customer service with past builders in other over 55 communities.

The actual sale of the home went smoothly along with the mortgage process. However, the design process was not really design - the designer more accurately checked boxes and was not able to provide any design insight or suggestions, missed sharing information, and felt rushed through the process. Upon closing and moving into the home, we found the quality of workmanship to be poor. Examples of the poor workmanship include dry wall, painting, and trim throughout the house. The house does not reflect what you would expect of a finished product for the price paid. In addition, when getting items corrected, there have been several appointments made that were no shows. A very frustrating process. ... More

There is a lack of quality workers including craftsmanship and accountability resulting in a negative experience and low quality construction.

Beware, the Welcome Center will talk to you about ‘quality build’ but the product received is not up to this standard. Also, make sure to hire an independent building inspector to keep a keen eye on the process.

Would not recommend this builder to anyone. Been living in our home for almost a month and there there has not been substantial progress on fixing our long punch list of problems, plus finding more every day. Philosophy seems to be to let the new owner move in and find the problems for them. Several neighbors have expressed similar feelings but have said they eventually get around to addressing the problems, but it takes awhile, months. The worst issue, however, were the delays associated with the closing date. We were ‘homeless’ for several weeks that ended up costing us quite a bit for meals, hotels, etc. ... More

We still can’t have our “smart” home experience due to wrong parts. Craftsmanship in tile work and trim work has not meet expectations. Communication skills are very poor.

I'm still waiting for blinds, and other things in the house. The workmanship is mediocre at best. I have been waiting for them to finish things in the house. I love sun city, but the house isn't.

There were numerous items to be handled at settlement . We did not move in until 6 weeks after settlement. Numerous no shows from vendors. I assure you if you do not settle they will be handled immediately . We are finally getting some progress .

Builders need to pat More attention to details.

Terrible workmanship in the house. Gouges in the molding around windows and doors, paint splatters on the floor, gouges in the flooring, terrible paint job, no pride in workmanship.

The workmanship, materials and responsiveness were all shoddy. We still have many issues that have not been corrected nearly 2 months after closing. We are not happy and frankly if we could go back we would purchase from a different builder.

The workmanship was the most shoddy I have ever seen. I also have received every excuse under the sun with regard to repairing items on punch list. I’m three months post close and still have the majority of items unresolved. The project manager blames the sub-contractor and sub says it’s not his problem. Appointments are made and no one shows to repair. I will be reaching out to an attorney going forward.

Our building construction manager was very responsive however he took time off during birth of his son and during that time, response was less than acceptable. He is back and I assume we will be getting the same response to our punchlist items as expected

Workmanship was good considering. Materials used (wood) was very poor. Luckily I had a good foreman. Extremely disappointed in the landscaping. Lawn need to be graded and it wasn’t. We have nothing but a very bumpy lawn that has numerous low dots where water gathers. It’s been 6 weeks and there are spots that never dry. Very disappointed in the way ithe grad was laid (thrown) down.

I purchased the homesite specifically because the salesman with Pulte told me that I would have a high berm in back of the site. When we went to look at the lot, prior to foundations being poured, there was a high berm in the back. When I took the final walkthrough, however, there was a low berm whose height was only above my waist and scraggly planting planted on it. It will take 5-10 years for these plants to mature. When I complained to the sales manager, she said that all salespeople have access to the final plans for the subdivision including the height of the berms in back of each lot so the salesperson knew that eventually the berm would be low. The sales manager was no help in rectifying this situation. I turned down a move-in ready house because of the issue of a low berm. I believe that I've been swindled. When Pulte builds houses in back of mine, the workers and then the homeowners will be able to look directly into my house. I have no privacy. I paid half a million dollars for this house and lot which I believe is a large amount considering that the house is apartment sized and has little to no privacy. I do not believe that the value is very high. I am not the only one that the salespeople promised a high berm in back of their lots and then didn't deliver. On the other hand, the construction manager was extremely helpful in resolving the issue of the HVAC system periodically shutting down. He was prompt in his response and finally got the issue resolved. ... More

Framing was sub standard to begin with and therefore all trim and finish work was fudged. Worksite was absolutely filthy and lots of damage occured as a result such as a cracked tub Landscaping particularly sod is very poor not only quality but application. Drainage is also a big issue