Pulte Homes Reviews in Detroit, MI

The contractor I worked with was great and responsive during the build, but the quality and workmanship was far below what is acceptable. If you pay over $500k for a condo, the cabinets should not be the same quality that you find at Walmart. The floor has severe squeaks and the paint job throughout the house is horrible. I am so disappointed in the overall quality.

The build quality is really bad. I had kitchen cabinets scratches, issues with engineering floor, interior door after house closing. The workers are lack of experience. I call the pulte customer care department ten times... I couldn't reach any people to talk with rather than leaving a voice message..

they try hard to please

Everyone was very nice to deal with.

We had our house closing on 17th December after quite a few postponements. We happily entered our dream house with a sense of relief and belief as we got this from a reputed construction company. Within 48hrs of closing , during a family gathering, I heard a big sound and water came running from the roof ,making a puddle and dripping from the brand NEW house. Rushed to check but water was just pouring , ran up not knowing what to do, but couldn't find anything, our NEW roof was just leaking. Just be in our place and imagine our horror. Never heard anything like this from any new homeowners. After calls and messages ,and a quick checkup, found that the pipe wasn’t soldered properly. We didn’t know how to react , to be relieved as it was a human error or to be horrified at the level of inspection done .How can such things be missed during all the inspections. Leaving me wondering what all things that can happen in future. This incident kept me awake all night, thinking what was the advantage of going with the good builders if not for their quality. Also warranty for us buyers doesn’t mean if anything happens it will be covered , it means that you are so confident about your product that till that tenure all will be functioning properly and if IN CASE something happens it will be covered. Today April 4th as i am writing review till date this issue has not been fixed completely. Warranty customer service is very very poor. There was a delay for closing my house got postponed two times is due to cabinets, those are not up to the mark quality due to below reason. We went with Cabinets kitchen convenience package 2 roll out trays to the kitchen and pull out trash can, most of them are falling out within the days. Pull out trash can are not at all working properly. ... More

Very difficult to get responses once the sale is closed. They don't call back!

While the work and communication with Elaine and Chad were quite good, watching the overall build process was very disappointing. The trade workers did not appear to show any pride in their work and their sole purpose was to get done as quickly as possible without any attention to detail. After move in it has been discovered that most of the products used are of poor quality. We are still waiting for resolution on an issue with one of the appliances that was in the unit. Not what we ordered and paid for. This appears to be coming to a resolution soon.

They are not trustworthy in completing home with quality materials, my previous apartment home paint job was 1000 times better. Fit and finish of pulte sucks. they want to squeeze as much as from customers during the pandemic. Material shortage is just a play they want to do.

Many noticeable issues were found after move in.

I am glad I waited a little while to do this review. Generally speaking I am unsatisfied. Even taking into consideration these very difficult times my condo buying experience was nothing close to a celebration. I have multiple issues some small but several that are significant and when I look at the whole picture it appears to me The process was hurried. When I look at the small mistakes that were done I begin to wonder about the workmanship behind the walls and under the floors. Several problems in These areas have already been identified and I hope will be appropriately resolved. I would reserve my final judgment regarding my Condo building experience until I see how these numerous insignificant issues are resolved.So far my experience has not been a positive one ... More

overall experience is good and nice support for fixing things for the house

It was a good experience!

The building process was excellent. Everything was completed in a timely manner.

Trusted builder for quality homes.

Sales team was very helpful during initial contact but pushy and sometimes misleading at times up until closing. The design process was quick and easy and the women at the design center were extremely helpful. Building was delayed due to weather and pandemic shortages but overall an easy experience with good communication. Thus workmanship was good quality for the price but not completely finished. Attention to detail was definitely missed. Pulte made it impossible to use an outside lender but were not forthcoming about that until just before closing. Once we started the process with Pulte Mortgage they were very helpful and were able to help us with a smooth process at the last minute. The closing process was very easy and title company made it possible to do most of it online before the actual closing appointment. Make sure you inspect everything carefully and take your time at your final walk-through before closing. Overall, despite some bumps in the process we would recommend buying a Pulte built home. ... More

The staff was great. Very informed.

Field manager Chad was awesome who went above and beyond his job expectations. He was professional, courteous, and a helpful problem solver.

Pulte offers a qulity home buying experience and they deliver an excellent product.

I had previously lived in a Pulte Condo which I truly thought was a 5 rating - all I needed or wanted. This second time around - I would rate it inferior to what I enjoyed the first time. Realizing that the times now are different with great help hard to find in different areas, some of what I experienced could be understandable - but not all.

There was an urgency by Pulte to close before the end of the year 2021 to meet budget which caused workers to do poor quality work in order to finish and meet the timelines. Sloppy is unacceptable to a buyer. All in all they have worked hard to fix any issues in a decent time after move in. The workers have been super and I am sorry for giving 3 stars for quality of workmanship but given the conditions I felt I had no choice.

I feel the closing was rushed. I was told to fill out a document online. Come to find out the document was my actual closing. I wanted to sit down, and sign papers and ask questions. It was like i was deliberately misled. I did the closing on 12/21/21, I still haven't received my closing documents. I was told they would be sent to me

Pulte is not interested on building a quality home, too many issues not address and lack of supervision. I have bathrooms without the silicon on toilets, showers, overall paint was not apply correctly, it needed to be sanded and then paint, floor you can feel is missing something because when you walk you feel a hole under the floor, cabinets have a lot of cracks and missing soft close, my island in the middle of the kitchen shakes when walking around it. Ceiling has a lot of marks and a few cracks days form closing. My experience is bad on my first new home I have pictures and video if you are interested on seeing the evidence. . ... More

Worst experience of our lives changed so much on us. Extremely rude sales team, Kelly and sales manager mike. Regional president did nothing for us (k Christopher son) they all cover for each other. Most importantly workmanship is terrible took tons of pictures. We are re finishing a lot on our own so the house can look of descent quality. Couple bright spots on the construction team who worked with us to resolve everyone else’s mistakes. If you don’t care for quality and being just another sales number buy a home with pulte. I would do a ten times better job running this company.

The quality of the home built out was to put it mildly some of the worst workmanship I have ever seen. Very disappointing to have spent so much money for the final product. Started a punch list for items to be remediated in the future.

Pulte should allow 3rd party pre drywall inspection as part of their process to be confident on the build quality. Final Inspection quality should be improved. Warranty issue response time should be improved. Overall home finish is good.