Del Webb Reviews in Austin, TX

Our Del Webb rep Melanie was never there for us. She didn't return phone calls or emails. We were not local so that was the only way we could communicate. We would have walked away entirely if not for our 3rd party representative from the Stacy Group. Our construction field supervisor Jack was a ghost. We heard virtually nothing from him. When Homer came on board things got better but the damage was done. When our "final" closing date was postponed at the last minute the construction head Landon promised us some help/mitigation for the additional $4000 in moving expenses We incurred. But that has yet to happen despite out attempts to reach out. Overall our experience has been needlessly difficult and unprofessional. ... More

Beware. Tape all of your conversations with all people associated with your transaction from first meeting to Close of Escrow. Most of the people are not trustworthy. Workmanship is poor. No attention to detail. Document everything.

Poor trim materials, lousy paint, lousy finish work (use caulk to try & cover up poor craftmanship). Every time they fixed 2 things, they damaged/broke one other thing. They had to install our wood floors 3 times. I (buyer) was the one to find the errors and installation issues with the floors. Pulte would have sold it to me in poor condition if I had not found all the issues. They do not inspect their contractors' work, and hope that caulk, poor lighting, and quick walk-throughs will get them to the closing process. Their entire management team needs to adopt an old management philosophy - "INSPECT what you EXPECT". My spouse said it best:, " I feel like I purchased an old, used house - not a new house, We will have to repair, replace, re-paint so many things - we should have purchased a used house in better condition". An example: after less than 2 months in the house, the finish on the bathroom sink stoppers is already wearing off (and these were their UPGRADED products). I also spent about 2 weeks sanding and re=painting to cover drips, runs & areas where the paint did not even cover the walls. I knew Pulte's reputation was bad, but had heard they had improved.... NO WAY, not after my experience! ... More

To long to build house poor workmanship

This was a bad experience from start to finish. I couldn’t re on end this for anyine.

Poor guidance. They did not fulfill their promise. Not trustworthy.

Walking through the models prior to build is a great sell. Nice homes, beautiful grounds. In reality however, the the actual build & process was far below what I presume to be industry standards. There is a severe lack of communication which may be due to an over-load of absurd quality issues and not enough field supervision to handle the multitude of speed-builds by hundreds of non-qualified crews ongoing throughout a day.

Just don't ever use them

The salesperson, Travis, was dishonest with me. The house is beautiful, but the quality of workmanship and finish work are disgusting. I been in my house for two months and still am looking at much blue tape. Quality of drywall work and the condition of woodwork and doors are very sub par. Patrick, my representative, I believe , is trying to get things fixed but there is a long way to go.

Many people buy here for the Sun City name and life style. Del Webb is stamping out homes and only concerned in profit. The finish work is extremely poor. Ironically, the options we paid for were among the worst! The construction supervisor is in a bad spot as they can't hire or fire workers that don't have a clue to what they are doing. I can't even begin to state all of the problems. We quickly refused to let ANYONE of them inside our home to "fix' or 'go over' anything. Our sales person was misleading and uninformed. The mistakes caused the Title Co. and Mortgage people a lot of grief. We were not sure of our numbers on closing day. We lived out of state and feel we were taken advantage of from sales, construction, and Del Webb. ... More

Lots of room for improvement for Pulte: 1. Be forthright at beginning how real estate fees are managed. If client does not use a real estate agent, this fee should go to benefit of buyer. 2. Have drawings to show what is “standard”, so that you know what your base is when Selecting options. Pulte refused to give us base model electrical drawings for house despite our repeated requests. 3. Hire workers with minimum level of craftsmanship and improve quality control procedures. We had numerous examples where the construction quality was poor. Split studs and bracing, large gaps in caulking, poor paint coverage, poor HVAC pipe routing, etc. 4. Maintain continuity of personnel instead of continually switching Construction supervisor personnel and responsibility. You could never be sure your concerns were being managed. 5. Better show which is /is not optional on models. Pulte uses a “change order” strategy for many items that would normally be considered standard. ... More

The whole process of building a house with Pulte at Sun City was very frustrating! Nobody was responsible for anything and we were constantly ignored: no pre-drywall walk through either even if they clearly states it as one of two they do and we sent them MANY emails and texts! The only person who tried to make things better was Jon, our last field supervisor. But he came after the house was completed. A few days after we closed on the house, there was water leak from the ceiling, but the supervisor for plumbing said ‘it happens’!

I hope the house was framed better than it was finished. Absolute worst finish job I have ever seen. From nails in the front of cabinets (where they could be seen) to scared up doors and door frames that they tried to cover with caulking to iron door hinges that were painted white ( not supposed to be painted). The paint job on the walls was so thin you can see through it. At one time there were 3 building supervisors marking up the house with blue tape for the carpenters and painters to come back and redo there work. The next day all the blue tape pieces were gone but the work was not finished. We went back and remarked all the same places. 4 flood lights in the back yard and none of them work (still). It took multiple attempts to close because they just could not get it right and we are still waiting. I have not heard a word from anyone since I closed on the house. No follow up whatsoever. All Pulte cared about was blowing smoke and closing. There is plenty more but where this came from. Could be the Biggest mistake I have ever made. ... More

Pulte is hands down the worst builder I have ever worked with. From their deceiving sales experience, their models show one material but when they build your home they substitute inferior material, to the substandard construction process. They inspect their own work and violate building codes that are not enforced by outside inspections. Interior finish workmanship is so poor, the worst I have seen, they are only worried about moving a product forward and not workmanship. The construction managers tell you what they think you want to hear when you bring issues to their attention but do nothing to remedy the situation. The entire process took 14 months to complete, the longest I have ever seen to construct a single family home. Pulte Mortgage is a joke, the turnover in their office is like a revolving door. Every time a processor leaves and another one takes over they request the same paperwork that is already in your file but are too lazy to look for it. I would not recommend Del Webb / Pulte to anyone in the market for a new home. Run don’t walk from this builder, you won’t be sorry. Take a visit to their neighborhoods and talk to the residents there, I wish I had done that, everyone I talk to has the same horror story. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS BUILDER!!!!! ... More

After being in the building industry ourselves for the last 30 years, the quality of materials and the workmanship are the worst ever. No insulation, walls not plumb, studs 24 inches apart whereas in most building codes they are 16 inches apart. Cement work was awful, no way did a Georgetown building inspector inspect the inside of this house before giving occupancy, thresholds not finished, drawers and doors on cabinets not screwed in properly, takes forever to get hot water. The list could go on and on. I would not recommend anyone buy a new home built by Pulte in this community.

Terrible experience! Poor quality! Poor planning. Very poor management of the home building process. I would recommend that doing business with Pulte should be avoided.

Beware and get everything on paper. They make a lot of mistakes through the process

What a mess. The care they take while building your home is well below any expectation I would have expected. They don't cover anything. My cabinets are nicked, the countertops are scratched, the workmanship is well below normal. My floors were so dirty I had to call a tile company to come and clean them. My carpet is stained and I have to live with it. If you decide to build with Pulte, do yourself a favor and don't upgrade anything. Do it after you take ownership. This was by far the worst experience I have ever been through.

Do not trust the builder. The workmanship on the house is poor and the builder has not been responsive about the issues. I have lived in the house almost 2 months and I still don't have a garbage can. Only 1 issue has been addressed since I moved in. They promise to address the issues, but they have not.

We were told we weren’t getting a custom home but it would be a quality home - swing and a miss on both. Disappointed.

Very poor finish work, gouged concrete drive, drive and walkway has never cleaned, holes in walls patched and spackle not matched, backing not installed to mount towel racks, toilet paper rolls and shower grab bars. Low quality cabinets, dents in cabinet doors bath room door. Sod poorly insralled, standing water in back yard. Floor tiles not cleaned etc. Need I continue?

Quality, workmanship and materials are poor. Issues are many and are not quickly resolved. When issues are worked quality of workmanship is also poor.