Pulte Homes Reviews in Orlando, FL

Overpriced, way over to the appraisal report price, and not even a chance for negotiations

I would buy from the sales rep 100 times over and the the site manger is great too. Warranty team is poor, talk a great game but poor delivery.

We bought the big house (4360 soft ) in isles of lake Nona( more than $1 million .but after moving in we found lot of issues regarding bathrooms They missed towel rod, shower curtain rods, tissue holder, soap holder in all the bathrooms , lock handle inside one of the bathrooms to lock it inside , master bathroom door won’t close properly

We relocated from Wisconsin; thrilled to move into a brand new home. However, we were hit with a sobering reality that a new home doesn’t mean that the builder put any care into the home. We moved into a home with broken cabinets, literal holes in the flooring, pealing paint, pools of water in the lanai, electrical sockets not properly installed, improperly installed doorbell, mismatched windows, parade of ants, cheap appliances, and a sheer lack of care for the build of this home! We are left heartbroken for selling out beautiful home in Wisconsin for THIS! Would not recommend Pulte!

Problems with AC, smoke detector, completing things that should have been done before Settlement, inability to access warranty website and no one answers the phone during normal business hours. Omar, Dale, and Jason are great, but I believe many others simply don’t care about doing a good job or even feel like working at all.

We had many issues throughout our process. We signed our contract prior to the rapid increase in interest rates. We enjoyed the customization options provided and going to the design center. However as we approached closing our appraisal came in well below the contracted price (over $100k). This had “never happened before” and they would work to make it right. Claims of multiple appraisals never came to fruition, lack of proper communication to us as well as internally were very surprising and disappointing. We obviously went with Pulte as the lender as that is how they bait and hook you into getting extra incentives. So the fact their lending team, sales team, and closing team seemed to have no way to communicate was shocking. They failed to rectify issues and almost led us to walk away from the deal. Our construction manager was top class and very attentive and quick to help and communicate their piece of the process so we were thankful for them. But the sales team, lending side, and closing side was a mess. We have built other homes before and never struggled like this, leading to the title of the review, “Surprisingly Disappointed.” ... More

I will never do business with Pulte again. The Company only cares about the bottom line and they know that once they’ve got you in a contract they have the upper hand, so they will take advantage of that. If you’re considering buying a new home, stay away from Pulte. There are plenty of other builders who will offer you the same warranty they do, but they will treat you like a customer, not prey.

Increase in the value of the property overnight, even with our verbal acceptance the day before, we were forced to accept the new price. Lack of support at closing when the appraisal established a lower value than the contracted value. Delay in responding to warranty calls, and always directing us to resolve directly with the manufacturers, not giving us any support with this. No action by the construction company to solve the problem that everyone in the condominium is facing with high water bills.

Pulte Homes has had a good reputation, but unfortunately I am very disappointed in the entire buying/building process. 1. Pulte sales told me the property is not in a flood zoom but actually it is. Two weeks before the closing I was told a flood insurance is required because it is in a flood zoom. 2. The house was built with three car garages but with a narrowed drive way only allowing to access two. This is due a special county regulation about the drive way width, which Pulte does not tell buyers until the house is built. 3. Dry walls were soaked with water due to opened windows on rainy construction days. Pulte refused to replace dry walls since they already dried when examined. 4. After we moved in, workers are still using my outdoors outlets. Most of the time it triggered the circuit breaker due to overloading residential circuit which is not designed for industrial uses. There are clear signs showing private residency and camera monitoring in the front yard but this never works. Worker stealing power was caught on video. I don't think you will publish this review but I hope at least Pulte Home higher management can see it and gives me a call or shoot me an email. I can send you all pictures and video for details. ... More

My wife and I fell in love with the model home and went ahead with purchasing of the home. The Sales Associate that we worked with was awesome. The building experience was not bad either. We relocated from Chicago so could only come down a few times to review the progress on the home. Project Manager building home Was responsive as well. We had scheduled our final walk through 6 weeks in advance and had requested an early morning meeting as my wife had to leave for business trip right away and was going to be gone until closing. The night before the PM calls to reschedule saying he had a closing to go to. The final walk through was done haphazardly. The day before the closing we were notified that due to some issue with Pulte and City of Lake Mary, they were not issuing us closing rights. My realtor and I had to rush to the City and ask them to allow the closing as the issue was not with the buyer but Pulte, and they accepted our appeal. Once we moved into the home, we have had issues with every appliance not hooked up properly, water not turned on etc. Poor to average workmanship in the home. This is the third new home that my wife and I have purchased and compared to the other 2 homes, the experience here leaves a sour taste. I will never buy another home from Pulte nor recommend any friends and family to buy from them. ... More

Don't close on a Pulte house if you have ANY outstanding issues! It is impossible to get them resolved after they have your money. We have been waiting 2 months for them to replace sod that was dead when we closed. They won't fix the creaky floor until our one year mark (or if they fix it now, they won't fix any more creaking caused by settling in the future). They claim all the uneven pavers on our lanai are "within tolerance". Ditto for the uneven floor in the kitchen, which had to be leveled by the flooring installers we hired after closing. We should have worried when the wrong second floor materials were delivered AND INSTALLED before anyone noticed (they then had to rip out a whole section and redo it - probably causing the creaking floors now!). There are little things too - both other new home builders we have purchased from provided touch up paint, but not Pulte! The upgraded toilet handles that came when we upgraded faucets are too big for the toilets and are marking up the lids! We thought this was a more luxury builder, but they are not. Be very diligent about checking up on the house during construction and make sure there are no outstanding issues when you close! ... More

- The real estate agent was excellent in his service (Mr. Chris). - The bank was very bad; they were still asking for documents on the day of closing (I don't understand). - The materials are by the type of property purchased. - The workmanship was not good, as we had flooding in the yard and alley almost every time it rained. We requested a solution, but nothing was done (we are worried that it might get into the house). - We have some minor issues related to painting, drywall, and electrical work, but they have not been resolved either.

Stay away from purchasing a Pulte home. Unless you like the stress of not having things done right. I moved into my home on Oct 3rd 2023 and my punch list items is still not complete. The construction supervisor has failed to complete my list, his supervisor came once to my home and has not done anything to resolve the issue. Good thing I’m connected with the Orange County court system and attorneys. Next step is take Pulte to court. Much more expensive for Pulte than just fixing my punch list problems. Stay away from Pulte.

I think I won't recommend this builder again. Quality of build is OK. Service is terrible been over 30 days didn't hear back from anyone about multiple ticket orders i put in.

The quality and workmanship not good and we are very dissapointed. From painting, uneven walls, hole on the ceiling, misaligned lights, sub standard undersink tubings that is waiting to burst and leak water, the awful sound of water hammer or knocking sound that I do not know where it's coming from that I always hear inside master bedroom, the uneven pavement outside my home that's collecting water and never dries out, the gap in my kitchen cabinet trim and etc. For a home worth $600,000....

Have had issues since we moved in and have been waiting for our broken toilets to be fixed for 2 months (all 5 of them) with the bare minimum being done and no resolution

With Pulte, I never felt like a valued customer. The construction was several months delayed which made the home several ten thousand dollars more expensive. But, of course, they found reasons why everything was delayed. However, no one could explain why only my home was delayed and not the others on the same street. However, eventually, Pulte named the house completed. However, Pulte seems to have its own definition of 'quality.' Skewed walls, missing paint everywhere, defective cabinets, defective mirrors, nails coming out of doorframes, broken pavers, and farmland as yards, to name just a few. So yes, there is a house. But there is a lot of work necessary to finish it. ... More

We did a walkthrough of the house even though it was not complete. The house was far from complete; we came up with 4 pages of items to be fixed. Not minor issues but major ones. We flew from NJ to FL to be disappointed with the house. Construction manager kept giving excuses as to why it was not complete.

Terrible issues on day one

We do not have any issues with our sales consultant. The issue is in the quality of the materials used and the workmanship. We are also having a difficult time in getting Pulte to respond to repairs that are required. I would recommend that you tour a completed home prior to committing and do not use the models as your guide for materials and workmanship.

Our initial build was not what you would expect from a new home of this caliber. However, Pulte so far has stood behind making it right and getting the home where it should have been at closing. This is completely due to Kristi from the Pulte Warranty department and in no now way reflects the oversight of the initial build process. There are still 3 more vendors coming to do work with the worst one being Synergy - which in a month and 10 days after close has still not completed the work we paid for when we bought the home. Also, the tile floor is on round 3 of being fixed and is still WIP. At the end of the day, we are confident we will be where things should have been with this house. Pulte has been good in that regard with most of the issues now resolved. But this is not the process any buyer of a new home should have to experience. ... More

We have been in the house for 2 months in a new neighborhood. Between HOA issues, improperly installed irrigation systems, non-working electrical outlets, Bon-working heat pump, counter-top defects and other issues; we have had a contractor at the house every week since we moved in. The USPS couldn’t even get us our mail for over 3 weeks after we moved in, b/c Pulte didn’t get them a key to the mailboxes. Very disappointing to this point.

I recently moved into a new construction home, and unfortunately, my experience has been disappointing due to poor workmanship of the workers contracted by Pulte. From the moment I stepped inside, it was clear that corners were cut. Several walls have noticeable gaps, and the paint job is uneven, with drips and missed spots throughout. These problems indicate a lack of attention to detail during the construction process. Overall, I expected a higher standard of quality from a new build, and I am left feeling dissatisfied and concerned about the long-term durability of my home.

My mom bought a modeled at Winding Meadows in apopka and we received the house not in yhe quality expected. New flooring had paint stain, electrical wiring to the front door has issues, front porch pavers unsteady and coming apart, we contacted the office and the fix the issues. For the past 2 months, we received the water bill almost $350. When we investigated the issue further come to find out we are watering the HOA side of the lawn as well and that has a leak. There’s been issues after issues. It’s making it hard to enjoy this house.

We spent A LOT of money on our Pulte home and we've had countless corrections and fixes that have had to be made from the flooring and walls to the A/C. The warranty department has been pretty responsive to issues post closing and has done a pretty good job there, but our construction manager did not. We had a TON of issues to resolve just prior to closing and several had to be postponed until after closing due to lack of responsiveness in taking care of them in time. Worst of all we were lied to about being able to build a vinyl privacy fence. When we showed that it was not disallowed in the HOA covenant, their response was to add it to the covenant rather than just allow us to build the fence we wanted and make the residents of our community happy. Now when the homeless or random people pass by (as myself and my neighbors have seen), there is nothing to block their view into our yard and house. ... More