Pulte Homes Reviews in Orlando, FL

Our experience with Pulte has been mixed. While the design and community are appealing, we’ve run into several issues that have made our first months as homeowners more stressful than expected. Communication around landscaping was especially frustrating—no clear plan was ever provided, and our feedback was not incorporated. Additionally, the mortgage rates offered through Pulte’s preferred lender were significantly higher than current market rates, which created unnecessary financial pressure. We’ve also had several construction-related problems, including a plumbing failure that required us to escalate concerns in writing, a roof leak that caused damage to our bathroom, and ongoing gate access issues in the community. These are not the types of problems you expect to deal with in a brand-new home. On a positive note, the warranty process has been solid so far. Most of our issues have been addressed or are in the process of being repaired through warranty claims, and communication from the onsite team has been timely and professional. It’s reassuring to know the problems are fixable, even if there have been more of them than we anticipated. Overall, while the warranty support has been good, the number of early issues has made the new-home experience less smooth than we had hoped. We’re hopeful Pulte will improve quality control and communication for future homeowners. ... More

Don't just sign the contract and take things for granted until the pre-closing walk-thru. We visited the site on a regular basis and asked our construction manager a ton of questions about things that did not look right even to our untrained eye. Fortunately, he was diligent and responsive and did his best to set things right, in spite of being overworked with 14 houses under construction to supervised at the same time. Initial workmanship on framing, drywall and trim finish were below par. Be sure to engage your own building inspector. We paid for independent inspections for both pre-drywall and pre-closing stages and it was well worth the expense as it uncovered a number of major and minor deficiencies in overall build quality. The builder's internal quality control is superficial and inadequate in our opinion. ... More

The home itself is a lovely layout and thoughtful floor plan but many of the design details were missing. For the price we paid I would’ve expected our home to come with towel racks in the bathrooms, higher quality paint on the walls, cabinets that stop at 90 degrees to avoid banging against appliances and cleaner finishes in the details. We also had several things go wrong immediately after closing. The flood light over the garage went out due to an electrical problem, two bulbs in the home died, half of the sod did not take, the bedroom door stuck due to not being level and the sprinklers were broken. Nick, our second construction manager was very help and responsive but our sales associate and first construction manager were slow to respond. The price for the lot was too high and when our house was appraised the month after closing the value came in $100K lower indicating it’s not worth what we paid. ... More

If you are buying a house from Pulte finance it thru another mortgage company. We have always gone with rocket mortgage but decided to give them a try worst decision I ever made. They never communicated with each other and they had 5 months to get their crap together on the day of the signing of the house. They told us they had an issue with our paper work and we were told that it was a possibility that we were not going to get the house. After a month of dealing with them and resubmitting the paperwork again we finally got our house. Then while we are living in the house. We encountered some issues our garage floor had multiple long cracks. We submitted our concern online. The guy that shows up tells me settling cracks and he told us that’s natural and they will not fix that because it wasn’t a specific width and I was told to read the manual. Then the sprinkler system that they installed has a leak and I was told that they didn’t cover that and we had to fix that. ... More

Attempts to be a high quality builder and put customer concerns first but falls flat on the execution. Their website experience is a mess with multiple redundancies, the finance side of our purchase was a disaster with poor communications that impacted our closing date, and in terms of build quality- it is slightly above average. I am still waiting for warranty claims to be addressed after 3 months. They strive for excellence and have great staff that work hard but it falls flat.

Wish a better product was delivered. Multiple issues from windows and house numbers not centered to sand in the plumbing causing little or no water pressure at fixtures. Too many issues to feel confident with the quality of the home. If Pulte offered a buy back program. We might be interested.

I had initially worked with a hardworking Pulte team from the start to closing. They were very attentive and did what they could to get me to through my closing. Then closing happened and the quality of service began to taper off. The warranty team and the lack of customer attentiveness and professionalism specifically from my customer care manager has completely tainted my experience from great to terrible. I closed on Dec 1, 2023. It is January 25th and I have not been able to unpack my dishes, some major household furnitures, and quite frankly I have not enjoyed my new home because of the items open. Who would if the place still have blue tape everywhere! My experience with my Customer Care Manager has been a terrible one. I have asked to have someone else work on my warranty requests. I had put this requests on an email that included his manager. I have not received a response from the manager since. I do not want to deal with a Pulte employee that does not want to help with my home issues. I do not want a Customer Care Manager to come into my home ever again and be met with hostility! I have escalated and have asked who I can escalate to but no one from Pulte has responded. I, as a new Pulte homeowner, am very dissatisfied and felt deceived. My voice has not been heard and I truly feel like the Warranty team is now sitting on my issues on purpose because I have been very vocal about my requests for the reasons I noted above, I will think twice before recommending Pulte to my friends and family! ... More

We started the process to buy the house at the end of January, the Salesperson was very knowledgeable and helpful, but she left before we closed on the house, we were approved very quickly. Then we went to a design studio on another office appointment, plus a third one for electric, lighting, outside kitchen and many other things to add to the house. The appointment was too overwhelming, not enough time, not many nice choices and lot of extra money. In March, they call us because they made a mistake and canceled the contract, it was suspicious. We started the process again that lead them to start construction between June 1st to the 4th. I was there every week to take pictures of the construction, very messy inside and outside the house, debris everywhere. We met our Construction Manager, and he was very nice the entire time. All the inspections were on time and went well, except the week before closing, it was late, there was no light and we couldn't see all the imperfections around the house. It has been month and a half since we moved and many things still without fixing. I believe they hurry at the end because of a due dateand did not care for my house. ... More

As Pulte is a very large company, the quality and professionalism differ per department. The sales department did a great job of showcasing and promising services, but as soon as the contract was signed, they let us hanging. The builders did a good job and we had great relationships with the construction managers. The worst experience we had was with Pulte Mortgage. Extremely unprofessional, not communicative, not helpful or supportive at all. We had to switch to another lender because it got so bad. The servicing is run at minimal effort. Things do get attended to but you have to wait, sometimes for weeks. ... More

Still have a list of things that have not been taken care of that we’re supposed to be done by closing.

Pulte was a very desirable choice for us because we could customize a lot and the home choices had the space we need for our large family. Our experience started out absolutely wonderful, about 2 months into construction is where we started feeling skeptical about the quality of product we were buying. We went through the house a few times as we were allowed to and saw a million cosmetic issues that we just thought “ oh they will fix that before the walk through”… they never did. We made it to the walk through and ran out of blue tape to mark the issues we found, obvious ones. After that, it took 3 weeks for them to get the certificate of occupancy from the county for reasons they would not disclose. My wife had just had a baby and we were approaching the end of our current lease, if we had not been stuck in that position, we would have pushed much harder for some of the issues to be corrected. They use terrible contractors to do some of their work and the construction managers are spread way too thin to babysit. Our home that we paid almost $700k for is just sub par and that’s really upsetting to us. ... More

Rushed to do walk through as the cleaners scurry out of front door. Expected to do a thorough walk through by myself, not advised to bring others to help. Many missed issues and then no further clean up after painters and others had to come in to fix the things seen on first walk through. Very sloppy, many paint spots all over carpet and tile. All tile grout filled with sand and dirt requiring many hours of me cleaning. Fuse for fridge went out within a week of moving in. A Shower drain not draining and they can't come out to fix for 2 weeks then they schedule it wrong and can't come for another 2 weeks. Plus many tiles with chips and cracks. Have moved into many new builds and this one is the most disappointing. ... More

Poor workmanship due to rushing experienced leak in master bedroom on my very first day of moving in. Cable wiring incorrectly done and electrical wiring as well. Lots of issues still going on and have been waiting for resolution almost 2 months now.

We had a great experience with our Sales person Maria. She was very responsive to all our questions. Pulte can improve on their workmanship by making sure everything was completed prior to closing. We had a lot of items on the walk through that were never completed and still waiting to be completed a month after the closing. Also clean up of sidewalks should have been done as stains from constructions are very noticeable and ruins the curb appeal of the house and the neighborhood. We had a technician come to our house and he noticed the stains on the sidewalks in front of our house right away. I'm not sure if the HOA will do something about this or we have to hire someone to pressure wash it. ... More

They will rush you into your decisions and promise lots of things but damaged doors, holes in walls and ceilings, broken fixtures, fading paint, the list goes on. Paying half million for a house you expect a level of quality that just isn't there. 2022 must have been a bad year for laborers.

Our construction manager, Evan, was really good and went above and beyond. In comparison to our other new builds - everything else regarding the Pulte experience has been average to below average. There is not much of a follow up after you get the keys. The sales agent completely disappears (at least ours did). And lastly, make sure to get all issues with the home resolved before moving in because it can possibly take months to get things fixed under the warranty.

If you are closing on a Pulte Home, try to ensure all major items are fixed prior to signing. Reported items afterward do not get addressed and you are ignored. It's just rude and disrespectful, this is a very common conversation with other homeowners in the neighborhood. They may have a 30% profit margin for their shareholders, but it comes at the expense of their customers.

The buying process was fast and despite hurdles I received good communication. Since moving in I haven't received follow up with the warranty department at all. Even if there is a delay in processing warranty claims having someone respond would be great.

We reposted a lot of things on our last inspection that was not fixed. The AC was not working, and the AC company mentioned they had a ticket for that before closing, and was never fixed, so they knew about it. It was not a great experience at all

Peguei as chaves e observado vários reparos aos quais ainda não foram efetuados . Programados pra esta semana. Espero que cumpram todos reparos . Não moro na casa. Porém viajei do Brasil pra assinar o Closing dia 28 e até hoje os reparos ainda não concluídos Espero que ocorra de forma correta e fique tudo bem.

Home buying experience started great, good communication with construction manager. But then I had the worst closing experience, delaying it by days just the day before closing which made me lose money; issues that should have been fixed by closing day were not fixed until the day of this review (2 months after closing); no response to my requests for service from the warranty department; disappointing quality of materials.

I have closed my home during Thanks giving. The response from the Sales team and initial Construction manager was very good. They helped me clarifying all my doubts. But post closing, the new construction manager uis not responsive and corporative at all. He denied working on the exception items as he didn't receive it from previous manager and asked me to contact warranty team. I contacted warranty team and received a note that it has been passed to my warranty manager. Its been 2 weeks now and no one contacted me for my open items.

Expected more for a company that advertised itself as “Higher Standards-That’s the Pulte difference” or “Commitment to Customer Care”.

We were super excited to build with Pulte but it turned out to be a nightmare for the simple fact that our house was rushed .......due to what our head guy said. He stated that he wanted more time but Pulte wanted him to get our house off their so called "books". we have every thing from unfinished walls to damaged doors to damaged countertops to damaged tile to missing hardware on the cabinets to all of our black hardware being painted white...it just hasn't been a fun experience at all. The outside of the house has yet to be even fully painted. our amazing warranty specialist is working on these issues but we were told at closing that all would be taken care of right away and we now been here 30 days and only a couple things have been done. truly truly a sad situation. ... More

Poor quality and service