Del Webb Reviews in Hilton Head, SC

Carlos has been great in trying to solve quality issues

They advertise a "quality build experience." However, there appears to be limited quality control. They use poor quality and inferior products. We have bowed and crooked walls, peeling floors, unpainted and poorly painted/mismatched areas. Many of the doors and much of the trim work look like a dog or rodent has been chewing on it for years. It does not look new. They got paint on the carpet and floors and left it. The floors have divots and high and low spots. The electric outlets and light switches are not always flush, not always straight, and do not match up in several places where consistency and aesthetics matter, especially considering the price paid. Some towel bars and toilet holders are falling off the wall, and they put towel bars over electrical outlets and light switches. Who does that? Don't bother with most upgrades; the inferior products and finish work are definitely not worth it. Upgrade it yourself later if you decide to build here. An exception to that would be the countertops if they still use the same company, and some of the tile work was nice (it will depend on your installer), although the products are not always great. You don't know what crews will be working on the various stages of your build, and it is obvious that some are better than others. Good luck. A part of the problem appears to be that different trades are not respectful of work done by other crews, and they damage each other's work. Wouldn't it be better to do it right the first time and use caution when working in the homes? DW responded to some of our initial complaints (not always satisfactorily), but now our emails often go unanswered, and we are not kept apprised of changes in scheduled work, nor are we always consulted as to what dates fit into our schedule for necessary repairs. The community is very nice, but we cannot recommend the builder, especially if you cannot be there frequently to assess the products and workmanship throughout the process. Having your own inspector helps, but is no guarantee. If you decide to build here, be prepared for a frustrating experience and a future money pit. ... More

Overall our experience with Delwebb was great! They have a great team of project managers that are with you every step of your journey. We were very fortunate and happy with our project manager., Mike. We are thrilled with the final product, and best of all, we love our new home.

Carlos, our final constructions manager was great.

They are not flexible, and so far, do not follow through on making things right.

Lack of attention to details and poor supervision of workmanship resulted in many issues of less than acceptable quality.

My house was able to move into on a timely basis. However the is a design error with the owner’s suite closet. The door can not be closed without rubbing against clothes. The back shelves can only be reached by going in the closet and closing the door. Responsiveness to issues was good but some items could not be done because of back orders. Our construction manager was through and professional.

The worse experience of life

I finally moved in on July 15 of this year. I am still working on getting issues resolved. I am very frustrated with how long this process is taking and response times. Even when tickets were scheduled some contractors just didn’t show up and did not bother to contact me. This whole experience has not been a positive one for me.

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

Do not believe everything you are told by sales or project management. Models look good but quality of workmanship in house is none existent. This is the third house we have built in various parts of the country. This was the most stressful and worse quality of the lot.

We felt like everything was overpriced especially for the quality of the work done. The construction mgr has been great getting things scheduled to be replaced, repainted, re-sanded, etc. The problem with that is A LOT of the problems should have been done correctly to begin with. The paint job done by the initial painters was horrible - missed tons of areas on the outside and the trim and doors all have to be sanded and repainted, tons of caulking needs to be done also. We love Sun City Hilton Head and the people we have met already.

Too many problems to list

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

Fit and Finish is the worst I've seen in the industry and contractors do not seem to care about quality and doing things right the first time or second time

The experience right from the beginning was good over all. When at closing and asking to wire the closing fees should be repeated through out the process to keep the home owner aware that it is only to be wired. We ran into issues that we could not get our money wired unless we traveled back to New York to be there when the wire was done. Overall it was good. Other than the people doing the building. They need to be more professional about the end product.

The house build and construction process were fine. Some minor things, which are to be expected, and we continue to work through those with our construction manager, who has been responsive. The house is nice, but pricey for the size and features. But we made the choice, so we’re ok with this, Our closing experience was a catastrophe. Originally told in March our closing would be 1 August. We agreed, given thenplanning necessary at our exit home, and other personal issues. Later, the Construction Manager told us this house would be done end May. Puzzled, we pressed Pulte on this closing date disconnect, and they eventually said (we have email showing this) ‘use 15 June as closing date.’ Quite the change from 1 August. So we re-arranged all personal planning, to include closing date on exit home from 30 June to 31 May. Couple weeks later we get email from Pulte saying closing would be 27 May! We panic and query Pulte, who’s only rote answer is ‘contract says closing date is flexible.’ Contract also said closing would be ‘June-July-August,’ which we assumed reflected the flexibility, not moving the closing to BEFORE our exit closing so we could not use the proceeds for Pulte purchase. I could go on - but I won’t. We closed 14 June after our return from long planned trip to Europe to take care of elderly relative (and which we told Pulte about in March). Closing bureaucracy went fine, but after signature and payments, Pulte would not give us the keys until we paid a penalty late fee of +$2000! This went back and forth for a week because I told them I would not pay this, and the fee was lowered to $600. Outrageous. I’m out $600 for this experience. Run away from buying a new home from Pulte. The community is nice, but there are a lot of nice resales. And you would avoid the non-communicative, bureaucratic, unreasonable, dense Pulte closing team and process. They completely ruined what should have been an exciting experience - for $600. I am a retired military officer, who planned for a living for over 45 years. Pulte is incompetent in this area. ... More

I have built 4 houses and this by far was the worse experience. Poor quality workmanship that had to have several areas be repaired or replaced multiple times from framing to plumbing to slab pouring to windows to painting. Quoted 4 months from signing of paperwork to closing. It ended up being 12 months and I am still dealing with issues still needed to be addressed with windows and doors. In addition the added timeframe cost me an additional $8,000 to extend the rental I had along with having to pay 1.25% higher mortgage rate which equates to another $38,000 more over the life of the mortgage.Did Del Webb or Pulte homes compensate me for any of these added cost? What do you think….! ... More

Zach our construction manager was easy to work with and kept us posted on all aspects of the new home build.

Overall, the purchase of the home was easy. We had to go through the bidding process for our lot and would prefer a set price instead. Sales consultants and design studio personnel do not always tell you every option available, but are pleasant to work with. Document everything with an email. Our construction manager was very responsive and available all the time for questions and issues. At pre-closing, we found many issues that were not corrected before closing. Fortunately, we were assured all problems will be fixed and now have appointments with vendors to take care of my three typed pages of problems. ... More

Terrible experience! This is the fourth house I've built and I've never experience poor customer service, workmanship, etc.

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

We contracted to buy our home during the height of the market and the pandemic. Prices were rising so quickly so we had to act fast and chose not to buy certain upgrades so as not to price ourselves out of the market. We let the increased prices drive our decisions and didn’t get the lot or home we really wanted. I hope the house is built soundly and that we won’t have any problems down the road. Only time will tell in that regard. For the most part everything is good. Thank you.

Total lack of attention to finish detail Poor communication at time of closing 6 weeks after close washer dryer still not delivered

Buyer Beware! Pulte craftsmanship is absolutely abysmal. Defects in trim, drywall and painting is a nightmare! So much caulk is used to cover up mistakes. What is worse is that Pulte admits that trim, drywall and paint is the cause for most of the rework. Our neighbors have the same complaints. There is a lack of training and supervision, and no apparent quality control program. All of the work is apparently being done by an army of vendors and the vendors can't get qualified workers. The mantra seems to be build as fast as you can and we will fix it later after closing. The Sun City community is delightful, the amenities are great and the neighbors are terrific. Buying a Del Webb Sun City Hilton Head home is a bit like pushing a boulder up hill with one arm tied behind your back. The blind bidding process to purchase the lot was especially frustrating as the bidder isn't told the value of the winning bid. This would be useful info for submitting future bids on other lots. The winning bidder is guaranteed to overpay for the lot. ... More