Del Webb Reviews in Melbourne, FL

Builder very slow to correct warranty items.

There were issues before closing that were not resolved and closing was delayed causing my belongings to be moved again into storage. The quality of workmanship was poor - paint on the floor and on the windows, exterior and interior doors out of line, sloppy paint job. The construction manager tried his best to resolve all the issues but with his other workload, it was overwhelming. It has been more than a month since closing and all issues are still not resolved.

It has been approximately one month since I moved into the new home. I currently have 10 open requests in for repairs. So far. I have had 7 contractor appointments to repair the refrigerator, cabinets, caulking, painting, etc. I anticipate over 10 more contractor appointments to address open issues. Due to serious insect issues, I was required to scrub, power wash (entire house) and paint areas of the house to clean and cover up insect residue. Buying the paint and paying for power wash was over $500.

Del Webb needs to hire professional vendors, experienced construction managers and not overload them with 35 plus houses to manage. Upper management is non responsive including the President of Pulte. The whole process needs to improve.

After having good experiences in building 3 homes, our expectations were high after reviewing the home building stages of Del Webb's homes online. We experience none of the process that was advertised, until we complained, and then we still only received 1 of the building stages of the presentation. We had 3 different construction managers who did not communicate with each other which caused us to missed opportunities to make changes we wanted before the final deadline. We visited a different location where we chose the model we wanted to purchase (due to our location was not completely built). The Sale Rep was unaware of certain home features at our location where our house was going to be built, which caused us to miss opportunities to purchase other features. After closing we could not live in our home due to the infestation of insects in the home, and a tub I could not use for a week. I was very upset and hurt for the first time in building a home and our last home for retirement. Numerous cosmetics and some structural issues, which was surprising for the price of our home, and still ongoing issues approximately 30 days after closing. We never heard from anyone of our concerns during our building process after we made two attempts, through customer service and corporate through our survey process. We are currently working with a wonderful Customer Care Manager to address our concerns, and issues with our new home that's the only reason why we marked "Trustworthiness" and "Responsiveness to issues" a 3. We are hopeful these issues will be resolved soon. We wanted to be honest about our experience so no one else will have to deal with these types of issues moving forward. The community is beautiful, but the workmanship lack quality and communication lacks real customer service experience. ... More

They promise a lot but that’s not cutting it. Prior new home build with a different builder was a superior build in workmanship. They do respond to issues but what a disappointment the problems happen in the first place. Thats my take away. Viera however is a great place to live.

6th home build and definitely an overall bad experience. This new community was rushed into the market with not enough managers or trade skills. As such, a majority of us first dwellers suffered and are still suffering. Too many issues to list but we do have a list and pictures. One example, the handles on the garage doors had paint fingerprints on them, were falling off and the attaching hardware was all rusted! No excuses. Just hope Del Webb takes care of all the issues then maybe my assessment with move more into the positive.

I really like my home, but the process was very stressful and unpleasant. Sales person was hardly ever available and lacked interest in helping or answering questions. She was not available for any appointments scheduled with builder. The day of the closing I had to ask the builder if he could call her so that she could join us to be part of the last walk thru. She came for a short time. Sales rep was not present at closing. I felt discriminated. The builder was inefficient. We had to delay the closing by a day because several things were not completed. The house was left very dirty. Another builder lend me a blade so that I could take grout and film off the tile and countertop. I am still waiting for flood lights to be installed. Paint job was terrible. I wish I had more positive comments. I am glad building process is almost done and look forward to enjoying my home. ... More

We like our house model and design selections. That's where the "like" stops. This is a seller's market. Pulte is selling houses faster than they can keep competent workers on site. Quality has suffered. Home inspectors are a must to keep from closing with issues that are not addressed after closing. Read the covenants and decided if this this the place for you. Onsite property management is inexperienced and difficult to navigate.

Get a good home inspector. Try and find as many issues on the walk thru as possible. The quality of the finishes is so poor there will literally be hundreds of issues. Store your possessions and find a place to live until all issues are fixed. Do not close until. After closing and you live in the home you will find many lack of quality issues. Warranty people seem very nice and attentive, however as is typical there are 2 girls trying to do the work of 4 so they can only do so much.

The selection process is rushed and the presentation should be in an actual home not just samples. Construction manager inexperienced, not hands on, working with incorrect blue prints and may not supervise properly due to work load or just dosen't know what he's looking at. Overall workmanship ranges from "ok" to you have to be kidding. Response to issues is yet to be seen. Several request have been made, still waiting for response. Building a home here is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're going to get. You better have deep pockets if you want some of the better building materials. You also will be cleaning for weeks after you take ownership. ... More

Just once during the building process i would like someone to make sure I got what I paid for and did what they said they were going to do. We've been closed 3- weeks and it has yet to happen. What a battle!!!

Pulte boasts "premium building materials" and "higher quality standards". I have gotten nothing but push back and told out right lies about rectifying issues with the quality of the "upgraded" kitchen cabinets. Some, but not all sizes of the doors have visible vertical seams. The sales manager claimed any doors wider than 20.5" wide will have a seam in the joints. Four sets of doors are 22'' wide and do have a visible seam. Upon visiting several other homes under construction in the same neighborhood with the same exact doors there are NO SEAMS on the 22" wide doors. So much for "Informed Sales Specialists". An expensive kitchen "upgrade". ... More

Most everything in this build was not corrected like baseboards not cut to even close to a 45 degree and then just filled in with silicone to hide it instead of putty which could be sanded and painted. The builder grade paint can't be cleaned either. The front door was painted to the proper color but it still has places that are not painted at all across the top of the glass and they had to come back to paint around the door fixtures that they sloppily taped and instead of taking off the door handles first, then painted and replaced the handles. The subcontractors are THE WORST! Even the day before closing there was paint on the new floor the full circle of a 5 gallon paint can! I had upgraded the dark hinges and door knobs only to be covered in white paint that they tried to remove but still was in the hinges and the top of the hinge bolts. Big holes in the bathroom wall was not repaired before the light fixture went in and then the new fixture was covered with drywall repair and paint. The bathroom sink below was so full of debris that the stopper would not work at all and had to be repaired at least 4 times before I would even close. The pavers leading to the front door had 2-3 inch gaps on both sides leading to the front door and they just wanted to fill it in with sand that would harden! I would not close until they were put up next to the wall. The paver guy said it was simple to do and he just changed the pattern. Why didn't he do that in the first place?!! The grade of the pavers is really sloped and doesn't look level at all as I have a front porch @ $20,000 extra. I understand you need some slope but this is unbelievable! Getting things done or repaired is crazy hard and I was told just live there a while and the bring a list! I think they want me to move in and forget about all the things wrong. It is hard paying almost $700,000 for a house and the workmanship is terrible even if it was a $200,000 home! If I don't get things done right I am posting photos of exactly what I am talking about to the internet. ... More

THE QUALITY OF THE WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS IN SOME CASES IS VERY POOR. 1. BENT WINDOWS INSTALLED AND NOT YET REPLACED OR REPAIRED, WATER AND AIR COMING THROUGH THE BENT CORNERS. 2. OTHER WINDOWS HAVE SO MUCH MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE (WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE) THAT PUDDLES FORM ON THE WINDOW SILL 3. PAINT ON CARPETS TILE AND PAVERS. 4. BASEBOARDS SO FAR FROM WALLS THAT THEY FILLED IN GAP WITH CAULK THAT IS ALREADY CRACKING. 5. GARAGE FLOOR DAMAGED PRIOR TO CLOSING. WE AGREED TO A GARAGE FLOOR COATING TO BE APPLIED BY DEVELOPER. NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THE COATING. 6. NUMEROUS CIRCUIT BREAKERS THAT POPPED REPEATEDLY, 7. FRONT EXTERIOR DOORS NOT SEALED PROPERLY, 8. DEADBOLT LOCK ON DOOR FROM THE GARAGE NOT LINED UP AND COULD NOT BE LOCKED. 9. DOOR FRAME IN MASTER BEDROOM HAS A CORNER GAP THAT THEY TRIED TO FIX WITH MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CAULK. 10. MOLD AND MILDEW FORMED ON GROUT IN MASTER BATH AFTER TWO WEEKS, MAY HAVE USED NON SEALING GROUT. CANNOT GET A RESPONSE AS TO THE TYPE OF GROUT USED. 11. ACCORDING TO SHERWIN WILLIAMS THEPAINT USED APPARENTLY "CONTRACTOR GRADE". THAT THEY DO NOT LIKE TO SELL TO HOMEOWNERS. NO TOUCH UP PAINT PROVIDED BY DEL WEBB. 12. FOLLOW UP BY WARRANTY DEPARTMENT VERY POOR. THEY GIVE YOU A 4 HOUR WINDOW WITH NO "CALL AHEAD". THEY SHOW UP ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME AND DO NOT RESCHEDULE WHEN THEY DO NOT SHOW UP. ... More

Worst house we have ever purchased. Horrible construction flaws. No quality control. Extremely disappointed in Pulte.

When we started this purchase - we were raving fans of the builder, but at the end we could no longer recommend them.

We have built several homes, both custom and production. This was, by far the most difficult and frustrating experience ever. From a rude and condescending salesperson to an inexperienced construction manager, nothing about this build was easy. Communication was very difficult, likely because the construction manager was overworked with unrealistic expectations placed on him. Difficulties with county permitting, utilities, and subcontractors were evident, even as removed from the process as we were. The quality of the subcontractors was poor; it seemed as if they would do the minimum amount of work to check the box, their work was sloppy and they left their worksite very dirty. Urination and defamation in non-working toilets and showers was common from the subs (I assume). Near the closing date, we identified several items that needed to be addressed and they were fixed, but if we didn't identify them, they wouldn't have been fixed. While these items were being fixed, a painter would ask what needs to be done and if I didn't tell them each are that needed to be taken care of (if I missed one), it would not get done....(see above re:subs doing minimum work possible). The last issue, prior to closing, was the cleanliness of the home. We insisted that it be cleaned a second time, and it was, however such a poor job was done. Windows were not clean, there are paint splatters on almost all horizontal and some vertical surfaces, drywall texture overspray is everywhere. It took us many hours (we're still not done) cleaning a home that we paid what Pulte asked us to pay. There were no negotiations, no haggling over price. We should have received a home that looks like the models. Very disappointed and will definitely not recommend Pulte to anyone. ... More

The quality of my home that was turned over to me was subpar to previous Pulte Home I had purchased in the past. My home was turned over to me with major roof issues and to date have not been repaired. My patio sliding door at closing would not properly close and lock. Construction Manager assured me repairs would be done ASAP. It took 3 weeks for repair company to respond due to poor response and follow-up from my Construction Manager. Overall this home buying process was very stressful and unpleasant. I will never purchase a Pulte home again.

They lie to you about everything to sell you the home they change anything they want but we can’t change anything if I knew I could not screen in front porch I would not have built here the only thing good I can say is the warranty people are great

Having built 3 homes previously, with generally very good to excellent experiences, we were shocked at how horrible this building experience was and how disappointing the end result upon move-in was. The issues are too numerous to list all, but some of the more egregious ones follow. First, fighting for months to get garage door windows and front glass door to be impact-rated in an “impact-glass” community and in accordance with Building Code in a Wind Bourne Debris Region (This involved personally sending DW relevant building code multiple times, having private inspector detailing in report, reaching out to upper management and attempting to make them understand that the paperwork that they provided to the county and to us did not match the installed product, and finally eventually having Brevard County Code enforcement sending someone out to inform DW that doors were not impact-rated as required). Next, supervision and quality control was limited to nonexistent: workers urinated in our guest bathtub (urine marinated there for 6 days before being emptied out/cleaned - tub was eventually replaced) and defecated in both toilets with no water service (toilets were eventually replaced prior to closing). In addition, Our luxury vinyl plank flooring was installed in a non-climate controlled environment (no AC in 90+ degree weather) invalidating the manufacturer’s warranty. The builder had to rip it out and replace it once the air conditioning was turned on. Communications were frequently inaccurate. On the day of closing, the house was filthy, had numerable bugs, spiders and spider nests covering walls and ceilings, unpainted window sills and numerous touchups needed, paint/grout splotches on floors… We think we are finally rid of the indoor pests after having our own cleaning woman spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up. The keys we were given at closing did not open any of our doors. The house has pockets of a “grease” smell that’s disgusting. Upon hectic move-in, we realized that there was no coat closet, the builder apparently forgot to build one despite being clearly documented in the the blueprints. It is currently under construction post closing. This experience was beyond awful, indescribably painful, and in an entire league of its own. We would not recommend that anyone use this builder unless like us, they want to be in an impact-glass, 55+ community in Brevard that eventually, once Amenity Center opens one year later than originally stated (now summer 2025), should be very nice. On a side note, several items promised upfront have now changed. Temporary “Lifestyle” House was to have a pool, but will not. HOA fee was to include Internet/TV but now it appears, per most recent newsletter, that this will be billed to homeowners. ... More

We can not write a good review because it has not been a good experience. We have standing water within inches of our foundation- our neighbor has complained,through the warranty process, so have we, he has a work order, so do we. We have had nothing done to remedy this issue. This is an issue for the slabs the houses are built on as well as a health hazard- a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and other bugs. We just had an insulation expert evaluate our house because we were emptying our dehumidifier daily. He found many leaking ducts by in the attic, blocked soffits, insulation of 10-12” that is supposed to be 18”, single pane laminated windows when Low E dual pane impact windows are in our contract and was reported by Del Webb/ Pulte to the county for our energy efficiency report. We added a sunroom to the original plan and I said to Del Webb’s construction supervisor I did not think the 3.5 ton unit was large enough when we added more square feet to the home. I was assured that when the county ran the numbers that the air conditioner was the proper size. Today the insulation expert confirmed that this home, in Florida, needs a 4.5 ton unit. And of course Del Webb provided the county with faulty information providing faulty results. Need I continue!? To say we are disappointed is an understatement.How does DelWebb/ Pulte find this behavior acceptable. Hopefully they will see their way to doing the ethical thing and fix these issues. This is not the way business should be conducted if a company wants to stay in business. ... More

When signing the contract to purchase a home nobody disclosed that the community clubhouse would not be completed for over a year or that the temporary clubhouse would have no pool. Nor did they disclose where the construction office would be, which happens to be on the same street as the lot we picked. We had 2 Project Managers. Don't know why but can only imagine. The Second Project Manager who came on just before our walk-through is polite and professional but does not have control over when workers show up or complete projects. The quality of materials and workmanship is less than stellar. I have a bathroom door that can't be used, kitchen cabinets that are damaged and or have been installed incorrectly, and appliances that are all dented or rusted. After 30 days Items that were supposed to be corrected are yet to be completed. Upgrades are extremely inflated for the quality of materials and workmanship. ... More

Do not buy into Del Webb at Viera if you can avoid it. The quality of workmanship is horrible. The houses are slapped together. We have problems with drywall, paint quality, door trim gouges, paint on flooring, exterior paint coverage, pavers are sinking in on driveway, sprinkler system pipes are not buried, bathroom shower leaked into bathroom floor, scratches on glass in shower enclosure, door wall glass is scratched, bathroom mirror is scratched. The sales team promised a temporary pool until the clubhouse pool was ready; it didn’t happen, the clubhouse and pool was promised for summer 2024, now not going be ready until 2025. That only covers some of the issues; I can’t stress how dissatisfied and disappointed I am with Del Webb ... More