Del Webb Reviews in Austin, TX

Sales staff at Pulte/Del Webb, Georgetown are not honest. They will say anything to get you hooked and then bully you when you ask questions. I would never recommend using one of those sales people. Shame on all of them.

Get inspections done at pre-drywall, pre-close and 10 months out (just before 1 year warranty is up). I have future neighbors who are experiencing major issues and have brought Pulte management in to review the poor quality.

We are very happy with our new house and the community. Our concerns lie in purchasing a past model home and finding many costly items in I'll repair. The sprinkler, electrical and AC system all required significant repairs. One was in the contract, yet denied. Worst of all was being given keys and garage door openers that had not been recoded. The outside door pad opened up with no code whatsoever. That was only discovered by the men who came to change them for us.

The process started out great, but once we signed it all went down hill from there. The sales person would not return my calls, emails, text messages for minimum 1-2 weeks when I contacted her with questions. I did not get any updates on the status of my house which ended up being delayed several times so we actually closed 2 months after the original date. We had 3 field superintendents as they all kept leaving. It overall was a very unpleasant and frustrating experience. Pulte needs to really really really improve their customer service.

Recommend waiting to build a home when not in a housing boom in order to ensure better quality control and customer service.

I was surprised at how sloppy the overall craftsmanship was in the details. I have found at least one corner not square. There is at least one crooked wall. Most of the electrical outlets don't cover the entire hole leaving the appearance of small holes next to the outlet plates. Some of the cabinet doors were hung crooked and the depth is that of cabinets put in a cheap house. The upgrade to the blinds is a disaster and will need to be replaced because they are crooked and cheap. Water drainage between houses is poor and will need to be addressed. We've been here less than two months so I'm sure we'll find more issues as time passes. ... More

Quality and workmanship is absolutely awful. Huge lack of pride in workmanship, interior finishes and if their clients are taken care of. The construction crews are some of the worst in the business.

After closing, it has been a nightmare. I have had multiple warranty issues as well as poor follow thru from the builder. Still living out of boxes because issues haven’t been resolved since Closing on May 21, it’s now July 5. My life, my schedule has been disrupted,disregarded and disrespected.

Once the home was finished, and the day before my closing, I had my “walk-thru” with the sales rep and the construction supervisor. Here are just a few of the problems: Almost every electrical wall plate in the home had gaps in the sheet rock and the wall plate. I was told by the construction supervisor that the workers use a sledge hammer to punch through the wall/sheet rock for the electrician to locate and install the electrical outlets. Another problem: There are two areas where the ceiling was dropping. Another problem: One kitchen cabinet had the door handle mounted on the wrong side of the cabinet door. Another problem: In the guest bathroom, the 2-piece shower wall did not have any caulking between the panels. Another problem: A window, on the outside, had a big chunk missing on the window frame. Another problem: At the walkway entrance to the front door, the metal fascia is ragged and dangerous. I was advised to NOT hold up the closing, and that these items will be taken care of (fixed) after the closing. Well, nearly 3 months later, and none of these problems have been fixed. In fact, there is a Warranty Department to handle construction problems because there are so many complaints, and they are back-logged! I expected a better home buying experience, and didn’t get it. ... More

I understand supply shortage delays but I am having a difficult time understanding the lack of quality and commitment to dealing with issues within a timely manner.

Terrible workmanship. For every task completed, more damage is done. A week before closing you are expected to find all the errors to be fixed. Seriously, instead of having a quality control person, they expect senior citizens to find everything wrong for them to fix. You close before the house is done, and good luck getting a response. I have a sharp metal strip standing standing straight up running the length of my slider as they didn't finish the flooring. So many gaps, errors, and cosmetic mistakes. Cabinets were broken, and I have the replacement parts in my garage. Once again it seems to be no ones job to actually complete the house. So much unskilled labor working on these homes, trying to do a job they don't actually know how to do. All tile in our walk in shower had to be ripped out once due to not being installed correctly. Love the design and look of the home, but Pulte is not delivering a quality completed home in the end. It's making you sign before it's done, then waiting until you stop complaining. ... More

Worst home buying experience. House structure is bare minimum to meet code and nothing extra. Lots of particle board instead of actual lumber. No leniency for small design changes. To get a decent house you have to spend thousands of dollars in upgrades. After more than a month after closing we are still trying to get simple things completed such as paint touch ups, irrigation system corrected, caulking around the house both inside and out, damaged tile repaired, etc. We give up on the cleaners and cleaned dripped paint and grout off the floors ourselves so we could start moving in. We also did some of the texture repairs and painting ourselves with areas we could safely reach. There was no pride and ownership in the project. It was simply a cookie cutter manufacturing process to get a house sold, erected, and closed as quickly as possible in order to move on to the next one. I will never recommend this builder to anyone. ... More

We like the neighborhood but are shocked at how Del Webb won't take responsibility for blatantly poor workmanship. Within 2- 3 weeks of moving in, we noted the stonework on the exterior was cut and obviously installed wrong. We paid extra and it is embarrassing. The inspector came out and shrugged his shoulders and said you should have brought it up sooner. He never followed up and won't return calls. They bottom portion of the house missed stucco and paint. All they did was paint on the concrete and forgot the stucco. We will seek all avenues available to us to have Del Webb honor the warranty ... More

Will review after repairs completed

Run!!!! Don’t buy from Pulte Homes as they were awful to work with! Everything from yard to doors- painting poor - Sheetrock poor; just an awful experience!! And they make you feel like you should just accept the their poor workmanship!

Before they had our money, the salesman and general contractor were great. Three weeks after we moved in we had a storm and discovered multiple leaks and ceiling damage. The builder is refusing to fix anything because it is wind driven moisture (there was little to no wind).

The final cleaning and detailing of the home was sloppy and poorly done. No attention to detail! Overall the quality control was poor, at least 4 contractors need to fix/finish items after move-in.

Workmanship on our home is awful. Attention to detail is lacking. Promises made to correct problems rarely kept. Not a satisfied owner.

One third of my backyard I have no access to. Wasn't told I would have access to this part of my backyard unless I paid for a ladder. Why would I buy a piece of property that I don't have access. I've gotten no help with resolving this problem.

Good until closed on house then no one to followup on problems or instructions on how to use smart home features which I paid extra for.

We were told false statements that we relied on. We will have to pay an additional $11,000 to get cabinets we were informed by pulte we would receive. We should never have closed. They did not honor their commitments.

Quality & Craftmanship is horrible! The walls & doorways have divots & gouges as well as crooked doorways, painted over mud on outside of house, left morter on stone! Overall sloppy work & horrible craftsmanship!

Unless there are major changes in Pulte processes, communication, follow up, and quality over quantity, we would not recommend them to family or friends.

Terrible workmanship. Quick dry concrete and mortar is used. After it rains an ugly white stain will appear on the foundation and mortar. Builder not responsible. Bowed walls, missing texture on corners, shelf in laundry room missing, sloppy painting on doors, sprinkler head in neighbors yard. I ordered a brick based on an existing house. The bricks on my house have divots/holes. The house I based my brick decision on does not have holes. My house looks like it’s 100 years old and was in a war zone. DO NOT BUILD A DEL WEB PLUTE HOME! You’ll regret it.

We told them that we had mobility issues. We were told that the lot we picked out would be level. We were deceived! They made a driveway we can not walk down and with 2 steps to get into the house. The Quality of workmanship is bad. Finally when the house was finished and we did our walk through, we found an abundance of problems! We did a second walk through and there was still many of the problems left un touched. We had to do a third walk through on the morning of closing, and still there were so many problems left untouched that we were not able to point them all out. After we closed and moved in we still are finding problems, like a bedroom door not closing properly! This is the third home we have had built and never have we had such a bad experience. ... More