Pulte Homes Reviews in Tucson, AZ

This is the second home we built with Pulte and the customer service has decreased significantly!

I could write a book about all my frustrations with my new home and working with Pulte field staff. In short, they have promised us a lot and delivered on very little. Lots of items remained to be fixed or completed at closing, and after 40 days not much as been fixed. The only way to get things done is to send angry emails. Paint was spilled by the painters on the brand new carpet, and the tile on the kitchen backsplash is crooked. My Pulte field manager really doesn't care about fixing any of it. Overall build quality seems acceptable, but the finishing work was super sloppy. I doubt I would buy a Pulte home again. ... More

Unresolved issues post possession very disappointing

Little and sometimes no response from the building manager after the first month. No adequate heat during the cold season and cooling issues. Am told the air conditioners may be too small to cool home and not set properly to address zones. Mostly no response to texts message or calls. We were one of the last people to purchase a home at Tangerine Ridge and we feel that we have been treated poorly as the building contractors have left the neighborhood. The only truly positive experience we have had was our sales manager Charmaine. She deserves a raise and the rest deserve to pay that raise.

Sales person Charmaine was great. Not so much after that. All of the people I have dealt with say they will help and please rate us with high marks yet they don’t follow thru with items unless you bug them to no end. Our plumbing totally backed up after 3 days. That should have been an indication what we were In for. Iam sure now they will be even less responsive.

Kitchen cabinet paint job wipes off with water. The wood is bleeding through as are the repairs done either on site or the factory before we took ownership. Drywall finish is shabby, with several lines throughout with drag marks visibly present along with bad patch jobs. Continue to have missing trim in the master bathroom, glass for both showers were a week and three weeks late and installed after closing. Footprints in the concrete from workers walking across while wet continues to bleed through. Cracked sidewalk in courtyard walkway. Promises made to us for "help" after close on oven replacement, screen replacement, have yet to be completed as the new oven we were promised help on is still sitting in our garage. The broken screen is still hanging off of the house. We purchased cabinets and counter tops for our laundry room, these are to be installed after close, we cannot get an answer from anyone as to when these will be ready and installed. ... More

The building quality is not very good. We had issues from day one.

I would tell future customers that pulte does not care about thier homebuyers and that they will continuously talk about thier reputation but have no interest in fulfilling that reputation. The house looks beautiful but truly should bot have been a pain for a home buyer to have to make so many complaints or work orders for what should be a walk in ready home.

Staff as nice as long as you do exactly what they say. The quality of the paint on the inside is below one star. The designs of the homes are beautiful, but the workmanship is fair at best. Tiles are unevenly placed. Did I mention paint? The plants they put in the front yard our dollar store Quality and they put trees right next to your house. It’s kind of disappointing given how much you pay.

I have a 3 page list of poor quality material selections, poor installation, let alone poor house design issues, that has not been addressed in any timely or comprehensive manner since our closing on Aug 31, 2022 for our new home in Lazy K Bar Ranch. Can easily say that other than the scenic location and floor plan, this home purchase has been the worst of any of our 6 home purchases across the country, including new builds, during the last 40+ years of our lives. We had a Pulte home in the Cleveland area in the late 90s and 2000s and it was nothing like this in terms of design, materials selection and build quality issues. There are just too many examples and issues to list here, but they range all over the board from HVAC and tankless water heater undersized units (labeled for mobile home installation!); plumbing; electrical; tile installation; drywall, baseboard and door trim finish and painting; discontinued upgraded cabinetry already chipping with no soft close doors or drawers; different brand toilets; narrow doorways that don't easily accommodate appliance or furniture delivery; uninsulated exterior garage walls and probably ceilings (in TUCSON!!!) etc., etc. etc. We are now working with GCs and other trades to basically gut and remodel our entire home due to these issues since Pulte has been non-responsive thus far to our concerns and issues. Likely at least $150-200K on top of $700k purchase price. As the title says, NEVER AGAIN will we purchase a PULTE home. ... More

Disappointed with the attention to detail and the quality from a supposed quality builder. Still trying to get issues addressed in a timely manner. Will think twice before buying a Pulte house again

We have been here over a month in our new home and we can’t fully move in because of all the issues with this home drywall fixes, paint on our new $28,000 floors, electrical, plumbing, concrete, painting. This has been a nightmare. Pulte’s finish work is the worst I’ve ever seen. We would never buy another Pulte home or recommend them to anyone

Although we enjoy the location of our new home immensely, we are incredibly disappointed in the sloppiness of the work that was done on our home. Many of the craftsmen who were contracted to do things like flooring and windows did subpar work, and now we require them to come back and fix what should have been done right the first time. For example, the medicine cabinets in two are our bathrooms were not level and were placed at an angle so they look ridiculous. Also, our nice wooden panel floor in the master bedroom is lumpy and uneven because the concrete underneath the bedroom area was never smoothed and leveled prior to putting the flooring in. Issues like these clearly demonstrate that Pulte is more concerned with getting homes up quickly than making sure that the quality of the homes is worthy of their reputation. ... More

I closed on my home at the end of Feb 2022, and I still have outstanding items that have not been completed. These were detected in January of 2022. Sad that Pulte rushes to sell home that are not complete and with such poor workmanship. Field managers are over worked and when fix is needed they resort to threats to the homeowner.

We had high hopes. Workmanship is subpar Paid extra insulation in walls and roof which was not completed. Construction manager stated he thought we would not find out. Irrigation flooding front yard. Back wall falling down. It feels like we are living in a remodel in a brand new home. Pulte mortagage unresponsive and fees are astronomical. Pulte design center is the worst. They don’t know what included or what extra options. The price for options is ridiculous. We are heartbroken with experience, we had high hopes.

Holes still needing repaired. But all we were told was when do you want painters? Did our walk through and marked up a lot of cosmetic items, holes, missing items. Come to closing and sign our paperwork to be told the painters are still there. Oh and we haven't scheduled cleaners. Painters used all types of finishes on all walls, trim is half painted, sometimes even changing from flat to semi gloss to flat again on the same board. Chips in the front door, staples were just painted over that should have been removed. When removed they were just left on the ground. Doors are all chipped up, lesser quality than homes we have built before for less than half the price. Oh and when a door breaks they will replace it, give you no notice and show up at 7am with an unpainted door. All of our red tape was just removed and not corrected. Grout miss matched in backslash and dunks of it on the tile floor. Why is what is standard on a lesser "quality" house cost extra with Pulte? Plugs on the wall where you hang a TV? Nope that's extra. Holes where the fire suppression system nozzles are because we love to cool the attic. Screws through the hand rails for you to get jabbed with, now that's standard with Pulte. Holes unpatched on the exterior, roof vents appear to have been kicked, vents painted shut or open, and shutters installed by the lowest bidder. These are standard with Pulte. Give them a 5 star review and get a ring camera and an accent wall. Bought our own camera. Why have the same incompetent painters paint an accent wall when they can't do the basics? Thanks Pulte for a half a.., half million dollar home. Do better, go elsewhere. ... More

The on-site crews were very attentive to resolving issues before closing. After the closing, however, has been a total disappointment...zero contact confirming issues to be addressed. No emails, texts, etc. from customer support. Issues with low quality garage door panels with obvious manufacturing defects then blaming winds. Extremely disappointed in customer service after the home closing.

It’s was not the kind of experience we were looking for. House had multiple issues before closing. We closed on the house. The project manager promised us to repair all those issues before closing but didn’t happen. After closing when I asked when he will repair those issue, he told me to call customer care and he doesn’t work at this location anymore. I had to get in contact with regional manger to get the ball rolling.

Home was filthy when I received keys, cabinets were missing shelves, crown molding missing, paint all over garage and back patio. Paint in grout in bathroom. Numerous other attention to detail issues.

i am an educated professional who purchased a home in dove mountain from the state of Washington. during the experience, i returned every month to evaluate the process. the construction manager Corey, was very effective and as was Jessica in the design center. i initially had problems with Pulte mortgage, however, they came through at the end. the sales agent, Bly was completely not involved and of no significant advantage. there were so many issues regarding the construction of the home, that if i were not present to point them out, they would have been missed. at closing, so many issues remained, however, i was assured that if i closed, they would all be addressed post-closing. it has been now three months and still some remain, and some just recently addressed. i am so without sleep concerning myself with these issues, from someone apparently spilling something in the pantry to discolor the grout, the sliding screen door not closing and locking properly, paver issues and paint issues. Corey is overworked and has been attempting to get these issues resolved, however, many still remain. Jessica has not returned by initial closing inquires, Bly never sent out a congratulations, and at closing, they could not even provide a folder for my closing document, just a clip. how cheap and unresponsive Pulte has been. i should never have provided 10's so easily at closing, but i was led to believe it was necessary for employee's best interest from pultes standpoint. Corey deserved it at the time, but now he must be overworked and concerned, perhaps at precautions from Pulte. i am a very educated hospital administrator and lawyer and many of my friends, are surprised that i have been so understanding and not have gone of social media. quite frankly, i am discussed with Pulte and may need to hire my own contractors to finish the work, but that would negate the warranty. i can assure Pulte, that at the 11th month warranty period, i will hold pulte responsible for everything. how could you not notice at closing the stained grout in the pantry, the uneven paver walkway into the courtyard, the inoperable sliding screen door, all the paint issues inside and outside of the home, etc. now, i find Pulte to have questionable employees and construction standards and if i go on social media, i am an articulate person, with many photos. I am so sorry that i purchased my dream home from Pulte. ... More

I bought this house in Lazy K Ranch in Tucson,This was the worst experience and have buying a New home, from Sales to construction Manager, and being in my new home for two months, I have several problems and the service I am getting is horrible, nothing is done right Pulte should look in to this matter seriously, customer service is horrible,

Pulte scheduled my home to close on January 31 - well before it was ready for a new buyer. Several weeks before the scheduled closing, I saw what a terrible state the home was in and asked if they were sure they'd be ready. They assured me they would. Well, it came time for the walk through, which takes place a few days before closing so that they have time to finish any small punch list work before the actual closing date. The house was a DISASTER. I told them I would not close unless they agreed to fully complete my punch list, which had well over 100 items on it. They confirmed they would do everything I asked for. So, I agreed to close. Well, you probably know the rest of the story. It is now March 9, and there are still so many major unfinished and defective items in my home (since closing, I think all they've done is come and touch up paint, which was the least of my worries). What's worse is that Pulte is now pushing back saying they're not willing to do things they promised to do as a condition of the closing! I'm beside myself. I would NEVER recommend anyone purchase a Pulte home. I WISH i was able to upload pictures of the $692,000 home as they sold it to me. ... More

Good sales people. Horrible trades workers that don't know what they are doing and don't care about your new home. I would never buy another Pulte home, it has been a living nightmare trying to get my home built. RUN, RUN, RUN as fast as you can away from buying a new Pulte Home!

I don’t trust any of the workmanship of this home. By the time I correct all the unacceptable finishes and workmanship, I’ll have spent $700k. I could have built a better custom home! My old Denver, 1925 bungalow, was quality construction. This is NOT!

I have nothing good to say about Pulte - they are currently building homes as fast as they can and cutting corners left and right. We closed on a house that was filthy with many issues that they promised to address as soon as we closed - joke was on us for not refusing to close and believing that they were telling us the truth. As soon as you close, they disappear. My advice? Run.