Del Webb Reviews in Austin, TX

Tim in sales and David from Austin Reality introduced me to the community values that made the decision to move 1500 miles comfortable. Their support during the build process was above and beyond. Connie in design, provided material recommendations that look spectacular in my new home. Lori turned the final weeks of construction turn from stress to a celebration. Mary in warranty was awesome walking me through the process with kindness every step of the way. My neighbors are like extended family.

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The buying process was easy, but I’m disappointed with the workmanship. The house seems to be structurally well built. The quality work performed by the employees hired by the builder is another matter. The paint job is one of the worse I’ve seen…paint drippings dried up on walls, on the floors, on the door frames, etc. it seems to me that they use paint to hide other issues and hoping that the buyer won’t notice. I expected much better quality based on the price I paid! Within 3 weeks of moving in, I’m having plumbing issues. I have to shower in the guest bathroom because my shower doesn’t drain. Some people might say that’s not a big issue, but this is a BRAND NEW house!!! I have several friends that have been in their houses for barely a year and flooring had to be re-done, causing the great inconvenience of moving out while floors are fixed…to me that’s completely unacceptable! We paid a lot of money for these houses and the expectations of the workmanship should be as high too. I’m praying that I don’t discover as many issues as some of my neighbors/friends have, but, honestly, I’m not too hopeful. I give credit to the builder that they do fix the problems, as they should, but come on!…do the job right the first time around without cutting corners and avoid the cost of redoing things and inconveniencing the buyers!!! ... More

Not pleased with some of the workmanship/material and cleanliness of the workers otherwise all is well and responsive team

I love living here but many things wrong with the workmanship in building my house.

Adam M. went above and beyond in helping us with the buying of our new home, as we were in CA. With Covid 19, we were unable to come to TX, so Adam went out weekly to take pictures of the progress of our new home and was in constant contact with us. We were not able to fly out for the closing and signed docs online. Was not present for walkthrough, but sent a punch list of what we saw in pictures that needed to be corrected. The contractor said he did the walkthrough, but it was very apparent that that was not true as there was no battery in a smoke alarm and was beeping until we went to buy and install a battery. Was very disappointed when we moved into our new home, as it was not cleaned. Had to sweep, vacuum, dust and clean paint from tile and grout throughout the house before moving anything in. Many items still need to be redone, builder should have taken more time and pride in the quality of work.. Want you to know that even though work still needs to be done, we love our new home! ... More

The craftsmanship of the house was terrible The house was far from finished when we moved in things were not completed that were pointed out in the walk through the yard has tracks from were they drove through to the back yard the back yard is very uneven very rough. There were no screens on any window which were destroyed during the build instead of being removed and set aside. There were holes in the walls by the switch and all they did was filled with calking. The siding still has the staples in the boards that had paper on them and they just painted over them. The ac unit is way to small for the house not proper size for the square footage! All in all very poor craftsmanship through the house ... More

The new house “concept” is outstanding. The actual product delivered by Pulte, not so much. This was not a designer home by any means, but it does have some very nice features, which you pay for. The people you deal with are very nice, but no single person can make up for poor construction practices. The “finishing” in our new home leaves much to be desired. There are many spots with no paint at all, windows were damaged in installation, doors do not close properly, many drawers in the kitchen are already broken, the list goes on and on. Pulte is telling us that they will fix everything that is wrong. But the point is that many if not most of these problems could have been avoided with a little more oversight and care during the installation or finishing phase. Overall, I am highly disappointed in the final Pulte product. ... More

First of all are home buying experience with our agent was a tremendous experience. She went above and beyond and make sure all of our needs were met she was very professional and personal. Once we get our walk-through we were told that everything would be taken care of. Our home was not ready and there are several items that are unacceptable. You were told numerous times that these would be taken care of through texts and phone calls and they were never done. We we chose the home we wanted by viewing the model and that’s what we expect. We deserve a home that is finished to say the least. We are so tired of being nice. This is been a horrible experience and there are too many items to list that need to be addressed. Someone finally reached out to us today after we sent an email to the selling agent and voiced our concerns. Please reach out to us. It feels we have been treated like a number and we deserve the home that we are paying for. All in all this is been a miserable experience. ... More

We were very happy with our builder, Adam Kruse. What a great guy! We were occasionally vexed with some of the forced choices such as carpet in the loft, etc. overall, we are quite pleased.

The electrical plan was rushed and the contractor seemed to think I should already have a plan as to types of outlets and placement. I had not built a home in over 40 years. Things have changed!! Suggest having the electric planning after the decorating plan so layouts and materials are more specific.

We noticed a lack of transparency during the building process. They told us that foundation plans were proprietary and so any inspection of the slab would be useless as our inspector would not have access to the plans. The pre-drywall inspection was mostly shrugged off. Final walk-through allowed us to address any aesthetic concerns which were all addressed reasonably quickly. On the other hand, we have been very happy with our home and the builder's responsiveness to any concerns during our firrst 5 months. They have done an excellent job with cleaning up common areas and neighbors seem very happy as well. ... More

What started off as a very stressful experience was rectified in a timely manner by my Customer Care Manager. There were numerous issues missed prior to closing and it was difficult having the repairs noted and taken care of. Then my Customer Care Manager contacted me, came to my house, identified the issues and immediately assigned them to the pertinent contractors. Everything was taken care of quickly and efficiently. I am extremely grateful for Patrick and so happy in my new home.

A building superintendent JL was a pleasure to work with. After closing he still took responsibility four items that weren't perfect. The warranty person assigned to me, Johnny, appears to be very knowledgeable.

Kevin was the best construction manager he showed us Quality at every encounter, we recommend him to all! Rachael was incredibly helpful. Tara made closing a breeze because she was so exacting & early!

The home-buying process was extremely easy and well-explained, no complaints. Rachael, the design specialist, was fantastic. The choices of finishes are pretty expansive, and if you have the money, you can buy most everything. Due to the cookie cutter nature of Pulte builds, however, we could not get things like an outlet in the floor of the office, multiple paint colors, dimmers on any of the lights, or a wet bar. The kitchen and bathroom cabinets are definitely “builder quality,” and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about that, unless you do it post closing. Overall, we are very pleased with the process and the product, and would recommend … as long as the buyer does not seek a true custom build. ... More

Overall it was a good experience. My major concern is with the subs and their desire for quantity over quantity. It was always corrected but the point being, why not do the job right from the beginning.

Our house manager Manny was just great. Having several houses built before , so I am used to dealing with contractors and builders, but in this case it was a pleasure as when Manny said something, it just happened. Can't be beat. Have discussed his performance with others and was surprised to hear what trials other others had with their managers. All I can say is we hit the jackpot when we got Manny.

Fixed contract..no surprises. Great home value. Overall very happy.

The quality of sod is different from house to house, I don't know why. Surveys were submitted very soon after the papers were signed, and now have found several mistakes, the survey should be sent out weeks after someone moves in order to get an accurate response.

German was my sales guy...he went out of his way to create miracles for me. I would highly recommend him. Adam is the construction leader. He is awesome! He communicates clearly, he goes out of his way to make sure things are right. When he says something, he sticks to it and follows through. He was a pleasure to work with.

I enjoyed working with the entire team at Pulte. Although the home was delayed, the final home was beautiful; worth the wait. Ed and Adam helped through some rough spots and delivered the home I wanted.

I have always been impressed with Del Webb homes. This is the second one that I built. We had good people working with us, but unfortunately due to the Covid-19 epidemic there were delay’s with materials and contractor shortages. Our home was delayed by about two month’s in being completed. My only complaint is in the information sharing process. Our sales rep could have taken the time to send us short messages during the process informing us what she knew about what was being delayed and why. We had 3 different project managers during the building process and never received communication from two of them. Our last project manager, Bill, was excellent in responding to questions from us. He is to be commended for an outstanding job. Our new warranty rep is also very good and he is dealing with small issues that were not addressed during the building stage in a very timely manner. ... More

We are very happy with our home. It seems to be built very well. However, Pulte Homes does a LOUSY job with the lawn. It’s not rolled and it’s so lumpy I’m going to have to have a load of dirt brought in to even it out.

Overall a pretty good experience from start to finish.