Pulte Homes Reviews in Chicago, IL

They closed the house on time and overall, it looks good and met my expectation. Quality could be better though.

I’m about 95% happy with my new home, and overall, it’s been a great experience! Everyone I interacted with was fantastic—especially the builder and the community, which really exceeded my expectations. The only hiccup I encountered was a lack of flexibility around the closing date. It was a bit stressful and frustrating at first, but thanks to the builder’s help, I was eventually able to get it moved. That alone speaks volumes about the kind of support you get with Pulte. Pulte has proven to be a great builder, and aside from the closing process (which I consider a minor bump), everything else was smooth. Their service, responsiveness, and attention to detail were wonderful. I’d absolutely recommend them and this community! ... More

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

Nice home Pulte sales department needs to improve their communication. Would like better insulation in the garage but the rest of the house is very nice We have been in the house for 2 months and nothing minor or major has showed up.

There are cracks in my new house . This is at the ceiling which is clearly visible . this is not handle properly.

make sure what model and plane you select, after signing the contract it's difficult to change. Same as design center to choose items.

Bad experience with Sale Agent. Felt I was judged from the beginning. Sales agent did not mentioned all of the possible options. She decided that I could not afford the house. Sales agent was pushy in making me choose Pulte Mortgage. She did not explained all in details. For a first time buyer, there is so many choices and decisions to make. The Sale Agent should always give complete explanation, description or options of what is part of the house. Had a different experience with the Construction Manager. He was very helpful and understanding and listened to my concerned if I had any.

From dimensions of home to poor build quality in each aspect of construction, they have used the lowest quality material possible to give homeowners their homes so that they will end up spending thousands and thousands in dollars in subsequent years while Pulte maximizes the profit. This kind of corporate greed at expense of consumer is appalling. Pulte and its employees are so rude and dont care about issues

Although the interior of home build was discussed and reviewed, the exterior of the home was not even an afterthought. We were expecting to have a front porch but our model does not have one. This was quite a shock and there was no review of model exterior allowing us to believe the photos we were initially shown of ranch duplexes all had porches. Pulte very unresponsive to our disappointment, almost negligent. Contract allowed no room for discussion or alterations. The build was also delayed from what sales representative discussed. Lastly sales rep. said we could plant our yard with arborvitae as "it's your land you can do whatever you want". However, HOA has extreme restrictions on most plantings. Overall would not buy with Pulte again and could not cancel contract without losing $50,000 deposit. ... More

We have issue with Subfloor 2nd floor we did mention that when we did walk trough, Also mention that to Warranty manager, Plus many other issues from kitchen cabinets to paints ects

Buying a home is overwhelming what more if it’s a new construction. The realtor who assisted us was very helpful. She didn’t mentioned that the price of the lot went up from the first consultation to the time that we signed up which is a week apart. Just a week!!! I tried to appeal but to no avail. They just made more money out of me. The house is just okay. It seems that they rushed the construction. It took them less than 5 months to build on a winter time. Pulte needs to reconsider their general contractors. There’s a lot of hard dried paint on the carpet. The carpet edges were not smooth. The grout in the bathroom tiles are not smooth. The thing on the edge of the tiles are peeling off. The floor has a lot of crack. I have the pictures saved on my phone I’ve been finding things since day 1 and I am still finding things that needs to be repair until now. The construction manager Anthony and Justin are very helpful and kind. It is hard to recommend Pulte to homebuyers. ... More

Our salesperson was excellent to work with and a great communicator. The building side, not so much. Why? Because there is no follow up. What good is a warranty or punch list, if they are ignored after they are recorded? We still have missing items and quality problems. Over promised and under delivered.

Great property location next to Danada Forest Preserve and convenient access to the highway.

Too many things they leftover to fix. They said after closing we will fix but now they don’t show up

Will never buy through Pulte ! I wish I could go back in time! Poor workmanship and Quality.

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

This bad experience started with a bidding war on lots. Then the high prices for features, then not disclosing that home wouldn’t be ready at our forced, rushed closing date. They stated that our landscaping and driveway wasn’t done due to their bust schedule even though other homes not even sold had theirs completed before winter hit. Then their mortgage people’s refusal to us for withholding funds since the home wasn’t completed at closing and Bradyn, the manager, had no estimate when it would be completed since they had 30 more homes to work on. Poor response from him and poor craftsmanship on exterior trim work, etc. I will never buy from them again, nor recommend them. ... More

Experience is what I expected. Pulte associates were very nice. Contractors with big builders can be very hit or miss. Carpenters, plumbers, tile workers, and others did a great job. The painters/drywall workers did a poor job. Drywall seams are clearly visible, paint missing in plenty of spots, and overall messy work.

Cold air is flowing into the room, no proper insulation. Even after repeating request issue is not addressed for months.

Sales and contractor as well as design studio is not sync in between. So lot of communication gap. Material used for build this home is not as expected, lot of material things are not finished in our home. No proper finishing of base board paint grout and door handles. Our first floor is totally vibrating a lot when walking slowly. Our floor is EVP still we fill when we walk it is not properly installed.

Sales - Kristine was really helpful with our questions/concerns. This helped us pick the right options and come to the point of putting the initial deposit down which triggers the start of construction. Builder - Joe was also really helpful and build our house in timely manner answering all the questions we had. Closing experience - We opted with Pulte Mortgage and Derek was also great at guiding us and getting us best rates. Can be done better: 1. Co-ordinating with various parties including Pulte builders, mortgage, escrow to make sure I have everything needed for closing. The onus was on us and we kept getting email updates anytime there were changes made behind the scene. We then had to follow up to understand what changed and what are our obligations. 2. Quality: The quality of material is decent. The wall paint chips off so easily compared to previous places I've rented. I'd have expected a new house built to have a better quality than the places we usually rent. ... More

Pulte is a great home builder, and financing with Pulte has made things easier. I highly recommend Pulte as a home builder and to finance your home if needed.

Everything went smoothly. Very good at communication

Entire team was extremely professional and helpful

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.