Pulte Homes Reviews in Orlando, FL

- Built by cheap materials - Home design options were very cheap even after paying for the upgrades. It was better to receive the home with default design and install later. Particularly, I don't recommend buying appliances with Pulte. One can buy it from Home Depot for almost a half price. Pulte charged high prices, and the appliances installed with cracks/scratches and missing parts like missing glass shelf in fridge. - Almost all doors have issues (cracks, missing screws, loose hinges, locks). Pulte employed very bad quality constructors. - Issues raised from Day 1 of moving in. Garage door glitches, septic tank warning light is on and off, etc. I could not find anything has been installed properly; floors are uneven particularly on kitchen island where you feel the most; upgraded carpet and padding are so thin so you can feel nails easily and padding are so bad you can feel there are nails or some construction materials underneath of carpet. Almost every room flooring has issue. - Paid for the isolated study rooms. It was a total waste of money and you are not sure even they installed any sound proofing. - I thought I was unlucky. But neighbors have the same experience; so we are on the same boat :) ... More

No body take responsability. They say that the contractor come to home to fix the damage and the contractor come very late or don't appear for the house, so waste my time, my money and my patience, i signed two month ago and I can't live in the house because they repair something and damage other thing, I think that this nigtmare never will finish. I need to somebody to take my claims

Watching commercials went with Pulte but it is biggest mistake, i wont recommend Pulte for a new home. First Quality of work is very poor, went with their highest upgrades they offer but it doesnt look like the best. Make sure your house is as you expected at closing once closed that it you are going around them no one to answer. I closed home hoping they will finish all the pending jobs but even after a month still not done and wasting my vacations because they schedule and no one will come. When you close make sure everything is done. Quality is very poor, still my patio sliding door are not working, locked and not able to use or i have to struggle half an hour to open it, cabinets when installed were broken and they said it will be replaced but so far not done so our kitchen is not fully usable even 30 days after closing. They will install one that was different from what you choose, make sure it takencare before closing. otherwise they will say what we choose is discontinued. At design center make sure what you choose and take as many pictures and in writing ask them to show kitchen layout with pictures and if possible add them into agreement otherwise they will mess up and say it is not they offer. Overall it is bad experience. May be it is just for me I dont know ... More

It was difficult deciding what title to give this review. Not for a lack of options, but because we had a hard time identifying which horrible detail stood out to us the most. The initial sales agent was wonderful but that's as far as it went. From that point onward, it was nothing but deceit, issues, and overall shoddy workmanship. There was little to no communication and no follow through. My wife was discriminated against in not being included in communications nor were any decisions directed toward her. The quality of materials used in the construction were that of defective remnants that you would find at some discount outlet. No one seemed to know what was going on or how to do their job. The foremen spent more time in their trailers (if present at all) than walking the houses to oversee the jobs and quality. When we brought attention to the terrible quality and deplorable workmanship, we were told that, "this is standard" and we have to accept it. To what horrible standard is Pulte building my house? It looks like a child built it. We were also told that workmanship is suffering because of the labor shortage due to the pandemic. Why is it our problem that Pulte/TrustBuilders can't hire, or is too cheap to hire, people who know what they're doing? The whole reason we bought new-construction is because we didn't want a home we had to refurbish. In the end, it didn't matter because we have to do just as much work on this house to fix everything Pulte failed at delivering. Even working with Pulte's warranty department, they are taking cheap shortcuts and sub-par contractors instead of doing the job right. We are gravely disappointed in Pulte and the entire home-buying experience. Never again, Pulte. ... More

The house its build with cheap materials and there is no engineer building your house, the people who build it they dont know how to read drawings at all. Turns to be that your Libe of property its different because when they install the sod and sprinklers they installed all wrong., you dont want to close until they finish your house right but they force you to do it or they will sell your house to another person, they only want your Money. On top of that, they are selling the house way more expensive that the market value, so when you get the appraisal the house isn’t that worht it and you have to put more money down. I will never get a Pulte Homes again, their warranty department its even worse, its a total Joke! ... More

Everyone from the builder to the lender does NOT know what they are doing. They have NO communication with each other nor the client. Very stressful experience. Do NOT RECOMMEND THEM!

1. Mortgage terms not made transparent upfront until last moment. Rate was higher, builder incentive was applied to items that mortgage company should have paid anyway. 2. Pressurized to close with BAD work finish. A big number of issues like broken cabinets, doors, holes in walls. Still waiting for a bunch of items to be fixed, more than a month after closing! 3. Closing company failed to provide documents before closing date and will not allow you time to read documents during signing. Looking for a handy man for what was supposed to be a brand new home! Only positive reason for value for price is location. ... More

Not Happy with the outcome

Our entire process was a nightmare; from start to finish, we had issue after issue: ranging from sales team Inconsistencies to having to change field managers due to poor communication and errors resulting in multiple delays, to new field manager lying about things being completed and when we stopped by to check those items were not completed; preclosing we had our “celebratory walkthrough and the house was a disaster- every piece of wood mangled and chipped, doors peeling and moldy, drywall gauges, paint incomplete, unfinished patch work in ceilings, malfunctioning lights, chipped and peeling handrails with sharp edges. We were told to return in 5 days in closing day to review concerns. On closing day, the paint had been fixed and 2 doors replaced but not painted. The rest remained incomplete and as such we did not sign off on those items. We were informed the crew was enroute as we spoke to fix the remaining concerns. Agree closing, we returned to find none of the issues had been fixed (except the light finally), to which we were told they would be our first thing the next day. Within the next 24 hours we found issue after issue. Things like unfinished stairs the crew carpeted over and tried to hide it when pointed out, carpet tacks incorrectly installed with tacks sticking up in every threshold resulting in multiple injuries to our 5y/o son, ceiling fan outlet they “forgot” to brace the weight of a ceiling fan despite the “standard” of every light being ready and as such nearly falling through the ceiling into my spouses head. No apologies issues until I contacted corporate. It’s been almost a full month since we’ve been in this house and it’s been nonstop issues. We have had 4 people out to fix the stairs (the ones they tried to cover with carpet to hide) and each time a vendor comes unprepared, forcing us to be available from their hours of either 8-12 or 12-4 ( and you must be available or they’ll leave and be rescheduled for 2 more weeks down the road) and sometimes they come early and sometimes they come late and sometimes they stay well beyond their time frame. Again resulting in a full day spent waiting for them to fix an issue that they never fix. Our stairs are still not finished. 4 visits, 30 days, dozens of hours later. All in all, absolute nightmare and would never recommend to anyone. ... More

Be careful take lots of pictures during construction build.

Pulte homes are built so quickly and with the cheapest materials. They sacrifice quality for the sake of completing the home to turnover quickly to satisfy shareholders. I have a full page list of items that need to be repaired, a stained kitchen sink, a broken drawer, paint on tiles, hinges, carpet, dead plants, etc. Scheduled the repairs with warrantee department but they never showed or call. Found out later that AG was on vacation. Suggest looking at every tile, molding, well everything. before closing or buy from another builder.

Pulte is a terrible company!! Buyer Beware!!

I am writing this review to express my deep dissatisfaction with Pulte Homes. My experience has been nothing short of frustrating and disappointing. Here are the main issues I have encountered: 1. **Lack of Customer Service:** From the beginning, the customer service has been abysmal. The CM and management I dealt with were rude and insensitive to my concerns. They displayed a complete lack of empathy and professionalism, making the process even more stressful. 2. **Need for ongoing services Shortly after moving in, we discovered an infestation of pests. We have had the AC and electric out 3 times and are still getting it serviced. It’s unacceptable to move into a new home and have to deal with such problems. 3. **Missed Upgrades in Plans:** The upgrades that were promised in the initial plans were not delivered. This was a significant factor in choosing Pulte Homes, and the failure to provide these upgrades feels like a breach of trust. If we didn’t catch the mistakes, Pulte would have gotten away with it and took the money. 4. **Lack of Response from Management:** Perhaps the most infuriating part has been the complete lack of response from management. Multiple attempts to reach out and resolve these issues have been ignored. It's clear that once they have your money, they no longer care about customer satisfaction. In conclusion, I strongly advise against choosing Pulte Homes. The combination of poor customer service, unfulfilled promises, and unresponsive management has made this an incredibly regrettable decision. Save yourself the trouble and look elsewhere for your home purchase. ... More

Our experience with buying from Pulte has been terrible. Construction manager Colton reassured us that the problems we had prior to closing would’ve been fixed afterwards when in fact, they did not. No communication from him apart from when we needed a new sliding door but instead left a white patch on my wall without paining over due to an error on the constructions team behalf. Our sales representative Monira hardly ever reached out to answer our questions, unless she needed something from me and my husband. You would think we would be treated better and the build quality of a half a million dollar home would be an impeccable experience but it’s not instead I’m sending in pictures to warranty for things to be fixed in my home four MONTHS after closing! ... More

Very poor service! Even before I moved in i was sent a water bill for over $600. I should not be responsible for something I have not used. Pulte management was not willing to help. The patio door is of low quality. Tiles are laid unprofessionally. Even the smoke detectors are not in working order. I will not recommend Pulte homes to anyone. My brother was planning to purchase from Pulte, but he changed his mind after my experience.

My experience is not a pleasant snd happily one Pulte hires unprofessionals just to get the job done snd they collect their money from the mortgage people to the closing table a big mess then you have the building supervisor that don’t and over his head to make sure issues are corrected. I can show pictures of my garage that the superior said that is acceptable I will post pictures later.

Save yourself from pain and misery and look somewhere else.

PULTE is very negligent with poor materials, poor finishing. Terrible experience with this he employees since the sales department until construction manager and customer relations. We don’t recommend this builder ever and never.

We have had nothing but issues since the whole process started. First, our original sales person left the neighborhood and was MIA. We ended up with three different construction managers. We had a long list of items to repair, replace, and/or fix and Pulte has dragged their feet at every opportunity. The few items that been address are still not meeting our minimum expectation.

Communication was horrible the entire time! I finally moved in and have submitted around 12 service tickets I’m on week number 3 and non of them have been addressed. My next step might be legal representation!

I was so happy when I decided to buy a new build. However, this happiness was completely lost when I moved in. Quality of materials used is below even apartment grade. Example, the garbage disposal won’t even break down a piece of fruit. The paint job seems like a 12 y/o did it. A Quarter size dent whole in one of the rooms that was supposed to be fixed while I was doing the closing, is still, 1 month later unfixed. I could go on, but I just want all to know be mindful in the process. Go out to the home sight as much as possible and make sure to pressure the contractors to do their jobs. One is paying yo much money to get D grade materials and work. ... More

Sellers agent was shady and Didn’t want to negotiate the price even when appraisal came back lower than listing price. One month after closing, ac started acting up. Got dragged around to get service done. This company only hired cheap subcontractor do do the work. They have messed up the ac thermostat wiring during build causing it to overwork the Motor and somehow the construction mananger signed off on it. It is ridiculous. Ac has been running nonstop. It has now been taken care of but it takes long time and the electric bill was really high due to ac thermostat malfunction. Would not recommend a buying from this builder. ... More

It is astonishing that after paying over $1,000,000.00 for a home, the amount of issues present at closing and their refusal to fix those issues presents itself. They consistently try to NOT FIX anything or give excuses as to the existence of those problems. They spend more time trying to explain away problems that are fairly easy to fix.

Very bad finishing work, very irresponsible customer service managers when it comes to getting issues fixed, you call them, they give you the run around, and never get back to you. They make appointment with contractors to get issues fixed, you sit at home waiting and 95% of the time, contractors don’t show up. They managed to turn our dream house into a nightmare with they lack of respect and responsiveness to the house issues, you pretty much have to chase them, and almost beg to fix issues at the house that you paid a lot of money for, like they doing you a favor. I’ve been waiting two months to use a summer kitchen that I paid $18.000,00 for, and still can’t because, the work on it is not complete, not counting the many others finishing issues and I’ve been begging them to have the contractor come and finish, and nothing! I am pretty much giving up on them , and I’m going to have to use legal means to force them to honor the house warranty. I had issues with pulte from day one , beginning with the sales manager, that after the sale was secured, never answered or returned my phone calls and text messages. This was a sign , that I was about to get frustrated throughout the whole buying process, and so I was and still am .The only one that tried to help me in whatever he could, was the foreman named Dominic Romano, other then him, everybody else just give you the run around, and believe me, make you mad. Very bad house buying experience I’ve been having with pulte, not happy at all and I’ll never do business with them again in the future. If you don’t believe me, buy a house with them and find it out for your self . Absolutely not recommended! ... More

All areas of the home are having issues. Knowingly installing recalled electrical panels and refusing to replace them tells the ethical issue. Doors and windows do not match and close properly. The hardware installed is not aligned and is crooked. Tiles have grout and glues that weren't cleaned properly now it is too late to clean. I do not recommend anyone paying round million dollars for the home they are building. Please vet other builders before choosing Pulti.