Reseñas de Del Webb

When all our issues have been resolved since we closed April 21, 2020, then and only then will we grade Del Webb on the home buying experience. At this juncture we are not pleased. For example, we were recently told our refrigerator would would be delivered the week of May 24 - 28. It wasn't received as of 6/3 and no one bothered to call us to let us know of any further delays. On top of that, the refrigerator we have has no ice maker and we have to buy ice at a retail store weekly. Not a big expense but certainly is an inconvenience. Second, the carpet in our two guest rooms had to be replaced after the initial installation due to installers tracking paint in both rooms. The carpet was replaced but both our selling agent, onsite manager as well as ourselves noticed a difference in the quality. Our onsite manager stated he is working to correct this issue through the carpet supplier but we have no definitive date to have issue corrected. I look forward to getting all issues we sent to Pulte resolved within the next week. ... Más

My experience was so disappointing, especially with Pulte Mortgage. I loved the location and floor plan of my home, but the only time I felt like I was a client that Pulte was trying to please was during my interior design consultation. They did meet the deadline set for closing, but they did so through obviously rushed final construction details. I initially applied for a very small mortgage with Pulte Mortgage simply to get the promised contribution towards closing costs. However, Pulte ladled on some many junk and excessive fees (both application and processing fees, for example). The week before closing, my loan consultant said everything was on track for closing. Then, the day before closing I was presented with demands for more documentation on a loan to value of only 15% (meaning I had 85% of my home’s value in equity). I finally told them to cancel my loan and funded my purchase from my own funds. I would not recommend an initial purchase through Pulte for any of my friends or family. ... Más

Glue, dirt, cement, absolutely the dirtiest new house ever. Yesterday I was on my hands and knees scraping up glue for 1/2 hr. No pride in workmanship. Received a 175,000 house for 275,000.

Marvin the supervisor is great

Our experience was not good. We closed on a house that had no electric, gas, and roof not completed. Some of the sub-contractors did sloppy work. The construction manager pushed back on many things. I was happy with most of my upgrades, but had to watch them closely as the manager missed putting in some of my contract upgrades. We were out of town, but you really need to be there during their builder process.

I had never had a house built before and would probably not do it again. It was a bummer seeing poor quality products being used on my house and all of the set backs along the way. I couldn't believe the amount of trash and garbage litter through the job site. I couldn't believe how much people just didn't care. My friend built a house too and she has had a tremendous amount of issues with her house. The neighbors all have a story to share.

Make sure you visit the home every week during construction so you can keep up with the stuff that needs to be fixed and that isn't done correctly. The entire process is focussed on saving Pulte money, not on producing a quality product.

Not what I expected from a well known builder

When we signed the purchase agreement I specifically asked the sales person if the home would appraise at that level. She absolutely assured us it would. It fell short by tens of thousands of dollars. The bright side is after shopping for a mortgage and insurance we went with Pulte for both. And though there are lots of minor issues with the house that need attention the customer care person is great at following through.

Texture overspray everywhere, tape, all just painted over and not removed. Refer defective, items still need to be repaired(making a list) and much more. Sales team was great, but that is where it stopped.

Lisa in the Sales office at the development site was very helpful - supportive and quick to respond to questions. Courtney in the Design center was great - attentive, knowledgeable, and helpful. Pulte Loan process was laborious, and information requested was far beyond anything any other builder has requested. Construction Manager (CM) was forced by corporate schedule to build too fast and close too quickly - no real chance to address all of the issues discovered at the walk-through conducted before closing. Multiple workmanship and material issues, including carpet, tile, and paint, and ALL trim work throughout the entire house was poorly installed and has defects. Very poor site cleaning maintenance, including beer cans inside of cabinets. These items aren't necessarily the CM's fault - no proper time allowed by corporate schedule to conduct quality checks by other CMs prior to closing, leading to a lot of problems. Even worse, no mention was ever made of quality checks during the build, which was unheard of to us - all previous builders conducted multiple checks during the build process to find and correct mistakes in material or craftsmanship even prior to closing. Warranty Dept. has been slow to respond, and pushed back on many matters instead of taking the proper philosophy of "If I paid so much for a new home, would I be satisfied with the quality?". Understaffed, and overwhelmed by many items that never should have been "warranty" items to begin with - they are having to correct basic initial build issues in many cases. Overall, if we were to be honest with anyone about whether to buy a home here or anywhere else through Pulte, we would discourage them unless they absolutely had to buy in a specific location. Pulte standards are far below any other builder we have dealt with in the past 20 years (4 others) in regards to quality. They claim to have 60 years of experience, but I have not seen any reason to believe they have learned "best practices" and incorporated them into their build process to assist what they claim are so many "new and/or inexperienced" managers and craftsmen. ... Más

The builder has no desire to build an energy efficient home even though they pretend they are. For example, they do not offer upgrades to energy star appliances. The engineering of the heating and cooling system is incorrect for the modern tight construction of the home. They install only inexpensive single stage systems which are not energy efficient in tight construction. In addition, they do not offer an upgraded filter system for customers with allergy issues. With the short runtimes of a single stage system, humidity levels will not be controlled contributing to mold and mildew issues. The heart of a new home is the HVAC system. The lack of an upgrade option for a more efficient two stage system with proper air quality management rates this builder an "F" grade. ... Más

Pultes customer service representative was not helpful at all. She will find any excuse not to help you with your issues. You have to battle with them to get anything done. Once they have your money, you're on your own.

I dont know that I would recommend this builder to anyone else.

We love our new house and the sales team but the contractors and materials used are generally suspect. The painters were sloppy, did not use drop clothes and the paint was of poor quality - both inside and out. The stucco and roofing work was also done hastily and poorly. My opinion is that during COVID Pulte had too few contractors to keep up with sales which resulted in poor overall quality. We have numerous issues with our home after we received the keys and are still trying to resolve them nearly 2 months later. My advice is to new Pulte buyers is to hire your own inspector to sign off on each phase of construction and make sure that when you receive the keys the house is truly complete to your satisfaction. ... Más

The original “field manager” did not know anything about construction or scheduling. Our project (the 7th home that we have built) was a mess. Once he was replaced things went more smoothly. The finished product is satisfactory but not great. Late in the construction process my flat back yard was bulldozed and carved into a drainage ditch. At no time had we been told that this would be necessary for “engineering.” When we have heavy rains the water from up the hill gushes through my back yard washing away pieces of sod and dirt. I have asked that they come out and fix this to no avail!

workmanship of this house is very poor. Move in week was mentally stressful as there were so many things left to be done for me to be happy and to sign off. House is about $100k to $15k overpriced for what we bought. Staff is responsive when i call.

Carefully look your home over.

Pulte is a for profit organization, which is fine, however, they do not have any interest in talking to the customer throughout the home building process. They cut corners where possible and charge the highest prices. Don't believe the sales person, they are going to tell you anything to get you to buy and then there will be an excuse for everything when they can't deliver. They will also retaliate so be careful what you say to anyone involved in the entire process.

Very disappointed that they put in the wrong master vanity and I now have to live with the mess...

Be careful.......follow through with certain things are just not there and at the beginning we just waited for the next disaster/issue. We have a punch list of fixes that can choke a horse.

2-3 minutes to get hot water to the master shower and kitchen sink. Air conditioner system is under designed and takes several hours to heat the home. Master bedroom in 2-3 degrees colder. Closing a disaster 20 major items not fixed 24 hours prior to closing

Do not close until everything in your Pulte home has been done to your satisfaction. It might not get done after you close. We had excessive things wrong in the home and they are still fixing things after almost 2 months. Then to fix it, they give you a 4 hour window to show up, and then might not even show, or only fix half of what was scheduled. We had to escalate up thru corporate and even they did not care. We have not been happy with our experience at all.

Pulte pushes for quick closing dates even though the house construction is far from done. There is no time resolve the open issues and things are slammed together make the closing date. The Pulte foreman was diligent and trustworthy but I believe the quality of the subcontractors that built the home were of a very low standard.

Ask a lot of questions and have everything in writing. If there is something you see in the model do not assume that is what you will get for the finished Product. Be on property site as often as you can and document all problems questions etc.