Pulte Homes Reviews in Louisville, KY

The site Field manager was very responsive, mindful and efficient in his job. I was regularly frustrated with Pulte Mortgage, Whirlpool and the warranty team. I was given appliances that were broken, not the right products, many unanswered questions with countless delays, while still waiting on my kit for my microwave. I have had several of the appliances not working or broke before I moved in the serviced one which should have been replaced and they replaced everything else. Pulte Mortgage's loan officer was unknowledgeable about her role. She was making big mistakes and placing me at risk of not getting my property. She never did follow up and when she did, she assumed that I was going with them because they were going to match the competitor's rate. Customer Service was terrible, and I would not buy anything else with this organization. ... More

From start to finish we encountered numerous problems. Most being the lack in quality of workmanship. It’s a shame a home owner has to point out problems multiple times and almost harass the company to get anything done. Then when it is done, it still isn’t done properly and we have to once again make a point to show their imperfections. As I understand we are still living through a pandemic and will continue to be for a while now, the excuses we’re getting old and frustrating.

We were told no more basements, so we picked a different model with more sqft. Yet right next door a few months in there was a basement being dug. Poor communication in the end, with completion date being pushed back a few times. Very poor paint job inside, even the touch ups were not good. Mistakes made on electrical outlets and what not, and one that led to a large hole being made in one of the walls to fix it (patch job doesn’t look good). I realize I didn’t spend a half million on a high quality home, but I did spend money on a new home that I expected to be better than what it is. Very little clean up from the workers and see trash and debris on the street all the time. ... More

To start, the house still is not complete. We’re been lied to at every stage of the building process. The quality of work is garbage. Parts of the house have literally started falling apart within 1-2 weeks of moving in. No one ever comes to fix the issues. My building manager, Blake, was unable to tell the truth or had no idea what he was doing. I could go on and on but I’m working and this isn’t worth my time.

Quality control is an issue. Huge issue. No one is checking the work to make sure done correctly. No one is maintaining containing regarding weathered list. Wished I hadn’t of signed so bonuses were dispersed for those who do work hard. Response from maintenance issues 30 days out from closing...well...still haven’t heard back but website says will in 24-48 hours. It’s been almost 2 weeks now...that speaks for itself.

Paint looks awful . cheap, flat paint with - drip/runs, missed areas, paint on floor and grout. None of our outside doors close correctly, doorbell doesn’t work. Carpet is poor quality with little padding. Just a rush job and cheaply done over all. Been in our house less than 2 months- very disappointing

Highly advise to take your time and look through things before you sign closing. We were promised thing that were left outstanding would be completed in a timely manner. And almost a month later everything on that list is still outstanding. Even down to them “cleaning” up their construction mess. Every time we call to address we are told someone will reach out and they never do.

Pulte tried to ignore major structural deficiency, tried to force us, the customer, to accept poorly installed LVT floor, installed a garage door if less cost than what was shown at the time of contract signing, left a very dirty garage floor with ingrained dirt and refused to clean, and fraudulently claimed exterior grading and sod installation as weather delayed construction at the time of closing and still have not completed the work 6 weeks after closing. There are several other deficiencies that I do not want to include here for the lack of space and time.

Right now, I am dealing with the Customer Care Manager, and she is the first person in Pulte since the construction of the house that has been so helpful, collaborative, and most importantly, my wife and I feel respect and comprehension from her. Except for the sales consultant initially, I never felt this way with any other person I interacted with in Pulte, especially the construction team (4 different construction managers). Everyone started to be friendly, but then they treated you like five years old and, more importanthy, they lied to you and then it becomes a battlefield because you need to prove them wrong. During the countruction, I had so many issues that I cannot list all, but I will provide a sample in four key areas: compliance with regulations, health and safety, Pulte’s building standards, and customer service. Non-compliance with the rule of law, such as when I asked for the permit to build the retaining wall behind my lot, they made fun of me because I was asking for that, and I didn’t know what I was asking for. Then when I contacted the City, the inspector told me that I was right and issued a stop-work order because of that. This subdivision where we build our house, Hamilton Springs, has three stop-work orders already. Health and safety issues like when they covered the mold with fresh paint in the basement; I could not believe when I saw this, and I had the pictures when the contractors were doing that. They remove the drywall after I show the pictures. Be aware of how Pulte “remediates mold.” Building standards, I know that none of my vents had flashing as I had the pictures before the siding. Once again, nothing was done because “I don’t know what I am talking about, and that is a Pulte standard” I had the pictures, and I know there was no flashing before they put the siding. Customer service is the small stuff that will show excellent customer service, but they are unwilling to help you. I had comments from the construction team like this “we cannot do anything with that drawer in the cabinet because these are mass production cabinets.” When the customer care manager saw the drawer, she sent one person, and the drawer was adjusted in less than 5 minutes. Once again, I had a long list of issues during the construction, and the ones mentioned above are just some examples. I feel exhausted, and this process took a toll on me. I am not a person that is looking for issues to report or complain about, but I am doing that with Pulte, as I always have doubts if they are doing the right thing and not cutting corners. Recently, there was site degradation of the lots because they were not using barriers, and when it rained, all the mud was going to the storm sewer. I reached the local authorities as Pulte was not doing anything, and guess what? I was right, and they issued a fine with a notice of violation and another stop-work order. Pulte plans to start another subdivision in Louisville closer to us, Fordham Park, and hopefully, things will be different. I know that my review will not make any difference, and all those houses will sell quickly. You get excited when you see the model and the floor plans. You will notice things in the model home that they didn’t offer you as an upgrade, such as buring the drainage pipe from the downspout; they have that in the model home, and looks great with no water around, but that is not going to be your house, My advice to anyone building a house with Pulte, you must be on top of them, do your research as they will try to cut corners, and do an inspection before the drywall and another one before closing. If I didn’t do all that, I would be having serious issues now. I was able to catch a few things early in the process. I wish you all the best with your “Pulte experience”. At least it gets better when you are with the customer care team. ... More

We had a very terrible experience with overall quality and management of our house construction. Nearly two months after purchasing and closing our home and we still have a long list of pending incomplete work that we are not sure whether they would be addressed or not. Shoddy work and mismanagement of the entire process. The quality of the cabinets and wood used was very poor. I wouldn't recommend anyone wanting to build a quality home for the price charged choosing Pulte Homes!

Would not recommend this builder

So disappointed in quality of home. Cheap paint, nail holes not filled throughout hone, thin drywall, cracked granite in kitchen, extremely small kitchen cabinets, no garage door opener mechanically The statement I receive when I call with a problem is “This isn’t a custom built home.”I have owned several non custom built homes, but this home is below apartment grade.

The customer service from this company is non-existent. From the top to the bottom they do not value their customer’s experience in the slightest. We had multiple issues with our foundation and basement during the building process caused by the field manager, and had to contact him first about it. Then we had to demand certain things take place to ensure they did not try to cut corners. Communication on progress or about issues was never initiated by Pulte and it takes a minimum of 2-3 attempts at contact before a short response that often doesn’t even address your concerns or answer your questions. Close to closing our inspector (not anyone at Pulte) discovered a leak in the basement wall. We had to fight tooth and nail for that to be fixed, and fixed properly. On our celebration walk, our house wasn’t close to finished, our railings were the wrong color, and there was a leak in the basement. The field manager “guaranteed” it would all be taken care of by our closing. On the day of closing for our final walk through, our house still wasn’t near ready. We could not believe they would try to close on a house in this condition. The final paint was not done, the railings were still the wrong color, it was filthy, there was still a leak in the basement, and the sump pump stopped working causing the basement to fill with water. The only one who ever apologized was the sales person. The field manager would not even come up from the basement and has dodged us since. We also dealt with the VP of Sales, who was completely rude and clearly does not value the customer after the way he spoke to and about us, before he even had all of the information. Everyone I’ve talked to in the neighborhood has had similar experiences. I would not recommend building with Pulte. ... More

Pulte is a great company

Our manager of the project went over and above getting everything done. By closing

We moved into our Pulte house in late March, and there have been a ton of issues with our house. See list: -Roof in our office leaked due to defective shingles which led to trim damage. -Painting was rushed as whole walls/rooms need to be repainted. Our house is currently stickered as we wait for the painters to come back. The painters have been scheduled four times over the past two weeks and have not shown up. -Windows in the master bedroom/third floor do not lock. -Cabinets with splits were identified during final walk through, and we are still waiting on replacements. -Toilet in upstairs bathroom leaked which caused damage to our floor. Issues that were encountered but resolved: -Main floor had a ton of scratches due to contractors when we moved in. -Water leaking through our stove hood when it rained. -Gas leaking through the pipe under our stove. -Our driveway had a drain in the middle of it which scratched the bottom of my car and was a major inconvenience. Two months in and the house feels like a construction zone. Note: Brad Cunningham has been great with resolving any concerns/issues. This survey does not reflect on Brad's performance. ... More

Cheap materials. Cheapest paint money can buy. Will have to repaint right away. Messy workmanship. Closed in April and 2 months later they still haven’t put our grass and sod in. Several homes here have waited 6 months for their grass& sod. Pulte’s answer to this is: we don’t know... meanwhile our mud has washed down driveways and stained them and sidewalks. Yards are washing out. Poor!

Builder offers ideal floor plans while other builders do not. There were limited options to select from which made the selection process that much quicker. Would have liked to have seen attention to detail and follow through on overall product workmanship. Issues with scratched windows and sills, drywall unfinished areas that later were finished, painting blemishes, lack of insulation on second floor bathroom, stained sink hardware and multiple months delay on sod.

I am still waiting for many issues to taken care of. It is hard to get a response from anyone.

Anyone considering building with Pulte needs to know right away, that the craftsmanship, and attention to detail are not at all what you would expect from a new built house. Paint, trim, fixtures, and cabinets are thrown together with no real care or precision and some details are not finished. At first, the construction manager(s) are responsive and assuring that everything will be taken care of, but often disappear and become disinterested in the latter stages of the build. Soon after move in day, we realized that we had essentially moved into a house that was built with the same care/materials as a decent apartment. Also, currently it is May 12th (Closed in early March), and roughly 9 houses on our street alone are without sod, and no timetable as to when they may get it. Summers can be brutal on sod, and I doubt anything will be done if it does not survive a hot summer. I have this suspicion because our concrete was laid the day before a major winter storm and was covered with tarps and boards. Now it is permanently discoloured and has patterns etched into it showing where the boards were laid and where ice collected on top of the tarps, and we were told there was nothing that could be done about it. The online ticketing portal is a good way to address some of the issues and the contractors usually reach out in a reasonable amount of time, but that it hardly enough to overcome the poor workmanship and cheap materials that the initial build was performed with. The only reason this is not a 1 star review is because we love our Linwood floor plan, and major problems that have arisen (some things are expected to happen with ANY new build) have been resolved in a reasonable amount of time. ADVICE: If there are things you would like for your Field Manager to assist with in the initial weeks of your closing, be sure to not complete their review until these items are resolved. Once their review is completed there is no incentive for them to assist. ... More

It's been two months without any seed in the backyard or sod in the front. We were promised this would happen a few weeks after closing. If we had known, we would not have moved in our dog. It's been a disaster with the dirt and mud.

Very disappointed with my house and bad experience with pulte

They have beautiful home plans. However, I was so disappointed with the materials and appliances that they use. They use the cheapest, crappy materials which disappointed me a lot considering the amount of money you spend on the home and what’s expected of a brand new built home. The other disappointment was, when I moved into my house, it was missing a lot of things that they didn’t finish in time. I almost didn’t close on the scheduled day as promised! However not only was it missing stuff, I was under the impression they would get all that fixed right away but evidently not. It’s taking them centuries which is very inconveniencing. Per the contracts you sign, your house is supposed to be fully completed except for the outside grass and plants but with them, it wasn’t the case with me and it’s taking them along time to fix it. Communicating with them during the process is great but communicating with them now is a headache which makes you wonder why it gets so complicated once closing is done. They tell you something will get fixed only to turn around and chase them just to have them complete what was promised. Communication with them sucks which is interesting because they tell you that they over communicate which with me, I was always the one reaching out to see how far things were and if the house would be completed in time as promised. I almost was gonna be homeless with my kids during that period which made me very anxious and stressed. However, even though my construction experience wasn’t as great, I liked working with their financing department. They were on top of it and communicated with you in a timely manner. I also liked working with my sales person Anna. She was very helpful in so many ways from structural advice to everything in between. Now if only they could use materials that are worth the money that clients pay for these homes, my experience with them would have been super great but I would rate them a 2/5 just for the financing department and the sales. ... More

There was an incredible amount of trash left in our yard that was simply buried. We love our home, but I would not classify it as “high quality” craftsmanship.

Robert and Kenny were great! I really appreciated their attention to detail through the process..