Del Webb Reviews in Myrtle Beach, SC

My husband and I have had approximately 13 homes in the last 18 or 20 years and at least five of them were spec homes that were brand new by reputable builders. We’ve had many issues beyond anything I’ve experienced with this new house in DelWebb NMB. There was no hot water in the kitchen and the faucet was not working properly. It took about two weeks of multiple phone calls and emails to get a new faucet. There’s a broken door going into the den. There was multiple sloppy workmanship and paint and trim, i’m still waiting for the range hood to be replaced that was defective since the day we moved in. We are now in the house almost 3 months. There was also a major problem with the sprinkler system. It took a couple weeks finally to get them to come and look at it, and the workers were very nice and found that the system is broken and the water was squirting right into the front door and into the back porch. We commented on our walk-through before we close that they were defects in the counters in both bathrooms and it took over a month to have someone come and look at it from the counter company and they decided they had to be replaced. Multiple times we set up appointments for them to replace the counters and the company workers did not show up. One time they lied to my project manager and said I wasn’t home and I was home waiting for them. The project manager tries to get vendors to fix things, and they continually do not show up while we wait at home all day, it would be nice if the project manager was more responsive and answering calls and emails and maybe once in a while stopping in to see how a new homeowner is doing on a face-to-face manor. There are approximately 20 homes that have been closed on in the neighborhood and we are all getting pretty friendly with each other and everyone is saying the same thing that the workmanship and quality is very very poor people have problems with their bathrooms, their air conditioner, their windows, mistakes, wrong toilets, wrong shower doors, the subcontractors are not properly supervised and there seems to be no quality control. I was going to recommend this neighborhood to many of my friends and now I’m not so sure because of the quality of the building. My home was $525,000. I feel for that price they should’ve been more quality control. Hopefully the responses to the survey will help you improve the building quality of these houses. They are very pretty and they are in a good location and I think the community is going to be very charming. But people are spending a lot of money and it’s very frustrating Having to wait day after day, week after week to get responses back from project managers and then wait for vendors to come and then they don’t show. ... More

Poor quality in construction, items such as paint, tile, trim (inside and outside), bathroom caulk

Project manager is assigned many houses under construction which takes away from the personalization that they should have with each new home built. When it comes to workmanship, there isn't any. Slam, Bam, lets get it done.

I have only been in the house for 2 months. I am sure they will take care of any problems at the 1 year review.I feel very comfortable with everyone at Pulte/Del Webb. There are some design faults which cannot be changed. However the quality of the materials and fixtures are first rate. My main concern is the finish work. Trim poorly installed,paint and clean up should be improved! Our field manager was outstanding and he tried to accommodate us but I felt he was too busy and could not oversee everything.

Working with a builder-company has been very cumbersome. Too many people involved to get things resolved quickly (vs one point of contact) and/or spread too thin. The community itself is nice, the amenities, however I am not thrilled that I have lived here one month and HOA dues already increased 7%. One month and there are issues that were maybe part of "punch list" that are not yet resolved and I have no idea who to contact about them and get the stuff finished/corrected. I have a cracked window, have no idea who to contact about that, etc... It is not a particularly friendly community, especially if you are single - but that is not their target market. The HOA rules are rigid for my taste, some people like that and it does control the quality of the community, This was probably not the right home-buying decision for me. Hopefully I can make it through one year. ... More

The house design and fundamental build is excellent and the location can't be beat, but the fit and finish of the trim and paint was unacceptable. Be prepared to redo a lot of finish work if you expected a quality job.

I love the home. The buying experience was as good as I believe it can be. Construction Manager was very responsive DURING CONSTRUCTION but after did not return numerous phone calls and texts. Landscaping around my house was very poorly installed. It took weeks to get even a small thing addressed and the large item still has not been.

We love our home but found the local construction team not to be customer centered and did not supervise the work by the different tradesmen. We experienced a lot of quality issues. Thank goodness the Warranty team is experienced, responsive and willing to make things right that should have been corrected during construction. right.

It is sometimes difficult to get things fixed. Flooring has been a problem of over 6 weeks and it is still not fixed. First person that came by needed to order some material. 2 weeks later another crew came by with material and then said they sent the wrong crew to fix the problem. Left the material in house and left. Haven't heard from anyone since even though I let the Del Webb person know it still wasn't fixed.

I’m disappointed with Pulte. Quality control is a major issue. The house was delivered extremely dusty and I suffered some health issues as a result of it. The paint job was terrible. The painters did not cover the floor so I had to painstakingly remove droplets of paint throughout the house. We requested brushed nickel items throughout the house but the garage ended up being chrome. The quartz counter in the kitchen is not perfectly leveled. The quality of the cabinets left a little to be desired. That said, personnel are very friendly. There is follow up on the items we are not happy with. We de love the neighborhood and hopefully we are here for many years to come. ... More

Generally pleased with workmanship but we had issues just before closing and have not been able to resolve other quality issues we discovered subsequent to closing. Responsiveness after closing abysmal.

Sales staff is great and the construction process until the end was great However near the end things get sloppy and do not get taken care of as promised

Overall it was a avg experience There were things that we would of liked to do but they were not a option..we did see alot of waste going in the dumpsters during every home build. With the cost of lumber we were amazed! Since this is a new community and we are at the begining of the build hopefully it will reach the standards of other del webb communities..this is our 2nd del webb home. Thank You

It’s is not easy to get items requiring correction addressed

Experience could have been better if Pulte cared about fit and finish.

Finish work very poor Community overbuilt for its amenity center

All fine until after settlement when building manager stopped responding to communication leaving several issues incomplete

Great location with close proximity to beach and necessities. Friendly neighbors and nice amenities. Home has nice open concept and favorable features included huge MBR and bath, screened in lanai, convenient kitchen with huge pantry. My main disappointments has been with the interior and exterior paint quality. Paint has peeled in my garage and the exterior hardie boards show some bleed through in spots. All this could have been avoided if the builder would have spent a few extra dollars and PRIMED and added an extra coat of paint. I also have issue with the landscaping. They planted nice plants but they couldn't spend the extra dollars for some quality top soil. The sandy natural soil is not conducive for plant growth and the poor drainage in front of the home has resulted in the lost of two azaleas already. Mosquitos are starting to be an issue also. I feel if the builder would have spent a few hundred dollars more, I probably be giving them at least a 4 or perhaps a 5 rating. ... More

Just ok no great. Average

Pulte seems to build a very solid home , would reccomend as builder Some of the materials need be upgraded . Issues that need to be addressed are still not resolved since 7/30.

Had major issue with laundry room door wall not square and thus it was not parallel with the hall-way flooring then the laundry room itself had its own tile off another 5-10 degrees off parallel. Wall around shower was off perpendicular about 5 degrees and really showed with more space of wall at top than bottom by the tile. Many windows were not trimmed parallel or square. While these were all fixed within 2 weeks of finding them and right at closing, they would not have been fixed if we had not come down to check on the house 2 weeks before closing. Found an entire cereal bowl full of construction debris (masking tape ends, insulation, electrical wiring trimmings and a metal key) in the sink disposal after we closed. Still have not gotten a master bedroom towel bar re-installed, after it was removed to fix the shower wall not being plum issue. Many imperfections in the plastering on corners and trimming that did not show until we got the entire house interior painted. Many electrical outlet and switch cover plates are not square/parallel with the follow (they look crooked to the naked eye). Lawn is full of clumps of some wild grass that should be pulled by the landscapers since it is their responsibility to take care of the lawn. Some floor molding is separating from the wall and showing a large crack/space. Caulking would make it look better but nailing it properly would fix it correctly. ... More

Kitchen cabinets, Kitchen quartz, floors, tile in bathrooms beautiful. Paint and trim finishes terrible. I'm sure we will need to repaint the entire house. Fingers crossed they repair our wood finishes, baseboards, crown, etc.

Mediocre construction and responsiveness overall.

Ensure ALL issues are resolved BEFORE CLOSING.. walk thru weekly if possible near the end of the build and insist that all is resolved. Look at EVERYTHING meaning open cabinets, drawers, look at finishes, etc

The beginning of my process was great, good communication, pre-sheetrock walk through good, regular updates. The final 45 days not so good. My builder representative did the surprise, it's ready early after telling me the house would be ready later for months. Then 2 days before closing wanted to push closing for a few minor things - all theatre! Do not close if you have even the smallest items outstanding, it's almost impossible to get them done after closing. Pulte may build a good house structurally but the finishing of the home & attention to details is of poor quality.