Pulte Homes Reviews in Chicago, IL

Pulte has bitten off more they can chew. Sales associates rush you through bid process and choosing finishes. Builders are under pressure to finish in a certain time frame, hired workers who do not care about workmanship, and rushed to complete builds in the last days. It shows. Our brand new home already has a running list of work orders to get our home into the shape we would have initially expected. There has been virtually no response to our submitted work orders and we are having to reach back out , because understaffed. I hope we can get our issues resolved in a timely manner so we can enjoy our home and stop worrying about what needs to be fixed. ... More

I don't think I would ever go with Pulte Homes again in my life. The buying and building process was okay. I'm very very disappointed with the quality of workmanship and materials used in the home even with everything upgraded. I feel like I overpaid by a lot compared to the value I received in the home. Most of the items marked to get fixed during the final walkthrough were not fixed as they had only kept 2 day window between the final walkthrough and the closing. I have contacted the supervisor to get these fixed and still waiting to actually get them fixed. With upgrades, I did get to choose the stuff but it wasn't as much as I would have liked and also what their competitors such as Toll Brothers and Lennar are offering. I regret not going with the Toll Brothers who are way better and less expensive. I have a cousin who choose to go with Toll Brothers in Elgin and he was given so many options even with the standard options and the service he has been receiving is excellent. I feel like Pulte is only focused on building as many homes as they can and increasing the revenue number. Another thing I'm extremely disappointed with is that Pulte isn't flexible at all. You would have to work per their schedule and they will hardly make any changes you would want to make in the schedule even with early communication. I would advise new buyers to be very careful in buying a Pulte home. ... More

The quality is not good and the way construction is not as expected

Atleast in my case, i don't think this is the right value for the price i paid. Firstly my house backyard is main road facing and there is no fence provided, typically it should have been provided. Secondly, I just requested for couple of extra bushes to be installed so we don't hear the noise from vehicles and there could be some privacy. My request was denied. Still there are bits and pieces left to fix, it feels sad that giant Pulte constructions is having this trouble fixing the issues requested for. I have people coming to my house and had changed the perspective on Pulte Constructions ... More

After the sale the representatives were of no usefulness

Resolution of issues after closing is horrible. It takes a act of congress to get issues resolved. I’ve never been so disappointed with that part of the home guy of process.

House took over a year to complete! Standard Ascend model, no basement or upstairs. We were rushed to get all our options picked. Contract signed 8/21 but foundation wasn’t laid until 4/22. Overall options were not properly conveyed. Insulation in a garage in the Chicagoland is an option! Didn’t realize this until a walk through but was relieved that the drywall wasn’t up yet in the garage. I asked to put insulation in at that point, I’ll pay, too late. Nothing was ever Pulte’s fault, shortage of workers, the county inspectors, weather. Those problems turned into my problems. I feel no issue was ever escalated to senior management. Homes were completed well before ours even though they signed their contract after us. My biggest frustration is that Pulte never took responsibility for any delay! ... More

Overall was not the experience we expected, thought Pulte would be a very reputable company to work with; however ran into issues every step of the way. Quality is definitely not to expectations of a luxury home, especially for the price we paid and the neighborhood value. The mortgage process was also very poorly managed, we had to close at a much higher interest rate that could have been avoided. Our home exterior is still incomplete with no line of sight when the exterior and landscaping will be complete.

The quality of work in the materials for the price I paid is what really upset us. Issues are notated and the lack of responsiveness to those issues is taking time pose closing. The exterior property like siding, caulking, painting was poorly done. I guess that’s what you get when you have guys working in 10 degree weather so the builder can close, get their money, and put out a poor product. During the homebuying process there was surprises that came up such as location of the home on the lot, the grade of the property, upgraded options I selected were not fully explained, etc. I tried it addressing this all the way to the top and the corporate level and they didn’t seem to care and told me to deal with it and there was nothing they can do. It’s nice because it’s new but we could’ve went with a full custom build and paid the same or less. ... More

Not good workmanship. Pretty sloppy construction. I would think twice before buying a Pulte Home next time.

Quality of the end product is terrible. When you provide feedback you get yelled at and ignored most of the time as if you have no say. Very poor customer service. Field manager acts as if he is doing you a favor when you approach him with an issue. The contractors make many mistakes and skip important steps in all aspects of the building, if you are not versed in construction you will miss serious issues they create. Very sad!

Ovan was not working from 27 Nov 2021. It was replaced on 28 Dec 21. Paint was wrong whole house. Hot water we are getting milky as of today. Replace hot water but still getting milky water

Our site manager promose get things done nothing done. Most of houseing numbers W missing.Call something to fix take weeks to fix it.Big pormises no excutions. Customers are furestrated, Front desk lady Gina is very good.

Houses are really built with very poor quality, there are lot of echo and you can hear through walls up stair/downstair, also even slow walk sound as a big bang noise. flush in a bathroom will create noise as if there was a big machine turned on and it is very lound rt below bathrooms (this is a big issue where we have work from home and in the meeting), this itself show how poor quality is.

In comparison to a custom home builder the quality of our Pulte home is poor. Walls aren't straight, tile is crooked, windows aren't level, and paint work is lousy. Perhaps all production builders have the same bad quality, but for this pricetag you should be able to expect better workmanship! I won't buy another Pulte house!

I bought House from Pulte because of the name but i am very disappointed in their process and level of service they provided.

I would never build another home with Pulte. The people are nice and the paperwork processes were modern, but the home itself has the cheapest materials and fixtures, with little to no attention to detail. Uneven floors, lumpy yard, hacked cabinets, 40gal water tank for 4 bed, 3,000+ sq. ft. And after all the months of construction seems as if it was only broom swept.

I found the process to be very frustrating. I had a lot of surprises of things that were considered upgrades but that I would have expected were included. I found the field managers nice but not empowered to make hard decisions when it was related to mistakes made in the field.

Everything with Sales was good. The construction phase is one where all SawGrass members (my neighbours) had issues with a Construction Manager (Dominick) who talks to customers like piece of trash. I wish i could gives Sales team (Lori) 100/10 and then the next part of construction and post closing experience is 2/10. Definitely do not recommend Pulte at SawGrass till the construction managers learn how to behave with customers. You can buy a bigger house and good construction managers at MI homes

We closed in early April and were told we had no driveway or landscaping due to weather. Later we found out the Pulte was having contracting issues and it took 3 months to complete the work. Response to calls, texts, and emails was very poor. A week ago our neighbor's house burnt down and our house received significant damage. No one from Pulte had contacted us to see if we were OK. We love the community and have become increasingly aware that our opinion of Pulte is a common theme. Almost everyone we have met has shared similar sentiments. The good news is that it has create an odd common bond. ... More

What Pulte shows in their design center and what they deliver was completely different especially for flooring. The floor tile selected at design center was smooth and what they delivered has rough grooves on every tile and they even don't want to correct the isssue. Its forBronk farm lot263 even the A/C unit makes lot of noise and they aren't accepting its an issue to correct it

Is anyone actually reading this review? Never hear anything back after submitting reviews. Sales personnel, design center personnel, and title closing personnel were all good to work with. Lack of caring about quality by contractors and project managers is evident. 1. Paint all over vinyl flooring (still there) 2. Installation of aluminum around outside of house is terrible and has major issues still 3. Door installation issues. 4. Siding was installed all dirty, with handprints and mud all over it, which is still there. 5. Concrete sidewalk and front stoop issues. 6. Backsplash tile issues 7. House was not in "new" condition for move in. Basement floors all dirty. Garage floor was filthy. Sidewalk and front stoop weren't cleaned at all. Had to clean myself so we could get in without walking through dirt. 8. We could go on and on.... ... More

I had a good overall buying experience. Also, I do believe that the internal construction of the home is decent. However, the workmanship of everything inside the house is suboptimal to poor - from using poor paint (flat paint which is the cheapest paint on the market and completely nonfunctional for anyone who wants to live or have kids in the house), uneven walls that bow in and out, uneven edging bowing in and out, careless painting with uneven lines around windows and paint on baseboards, reckless paint splashes on doors, paint on floors, uneven painting on doors, unfinished rough door edges -- literally all the aesthetic aspects of the house that you have to look at every day you live in the house -- and the unevenness of floors and walls, which makes it hard to install closet organizers and window treatments. It's been a frustrating experience getting someone to actually listen. I had added an "upgrade" paint package which was literally a color and was still flat paint - and very poorly painted. Overall what I paid for the home does not match the quality of the workmanship. I had a Pulte home before this one for 20 years and had a fantastic amazing experience and loved my home. That's why I didn't even question buying another one. But it's clear Pulte has cut lots of corners to cut their expenses, lowered the standard of quality in products and labor in their overall process and is still charging a huge premium. It's disappointing overall - especially because it seems they value customer feedback and has a warranty program. If you want to make customers happy, then quality cannot be compromised. Buyer beware when buying a Pulte home, ask lots of questions about materials, quality, labor, etc etc. And talk to current homeowners in the same subdivision before buying. ... More

They pitch high quality workmanship, but the product ends up actually being low quality and they don't care to fix it. They stand behind their contracts and legal jargon to justify houses falling apart from year 1.

Since this was our first "new build," my wife and I were extremely excited from the beginning of the buying process. We have two little kids and wanted a house we could make a home to make memories in. We were fortunate to be able to afford a house in Sheldon Woods and add all the upgrades we wanted. However, since moving into the house, we learned that some of the materials used were cheap and some of the craftsmanship of the work could have been and should have been better. We began having electrical issues within a few days of moving in, followed by a loose pipe in the walls connected to the washer machine. Actually, we had electrical problems since before closing that were found by our private inspector. These were allegedly minor issues and were fixed by our closing day. We submitted a service request, and they came out to fix the electrical issue (outlets tripping the breaker, preventing us from using them for daily household appliances) and secured the pipe after having to cut the wall. However, since November 9th, I've submitted seven service requests for electrical problems. Problems that should not be occurring. For example, outlets are constantly tripping from simply trying to use a washing machine, a coffee machine, a toaster oven, a hair dryer, a hair straightener, and a vacuum. All of these are new, reliable brands and made for the standard 120v residential outlets. For several days at a time, I have not been able to wash my clothes and, in fact, have had to leave work clothes soaked in the washer because it would not stay on for the water to drain and the door to unlock. All the outlets I had issues with would not be able to hold power once they tripped until several hours later or until the electrician came out and replaced the breakers. Since then, the customer service manager for the area would come with the electrician and try to diagnose the issue of what was causing these power trips along with flickering lights I've told them about and caught on camera. They eventually determined that one of the ports in the "bus" had a poor connection to the breaker and moved the breaker to another spot. However, the problems continued, and I was told the breakers used were Arc Fault breakers connected to GFI's, making them too sensitive. This, to me, made sense to an extent, but not completely, as it was various locations of these trips and it did not explain the light issues. Furthermore, the neighbors have not had the same electrical issues, and I am pretty certain they use all of the above-mentioned household items. I am now on my 7th service request because after the breakers were replaced this morning in my master bath and washer, I plugged in my vacuum upstairs, and it tripped instantly again. This would then turn off the lights in my master bath. This breaker was allegedly replaced again this morning. For the amount of money we are paying for these homes (significantly overpriced), my family and I should not be having this kind of issues. I will say that they come out and try to fix the issues each time I submit a service request. However, it seems as though they are just doing a "workaround" correction and not trying to figure out the true problem of what is causing these headaches. This has become a daily problem and such a nuisance that I have reached out to my attorney and briefed him on the problems. My next step will be trying to get an electrical engineer not connected to Pulte. As much as I love the house, I can not say that I am happy with the end result, nor that I would recommend Pulte to any of my closest friends or relatives. As I mentioned before, other than the electrical issues I've been struggling with, we have noticed a lot of poor-quality craftsmanship throughout the house. ... More