Pulte Homes Reviews in Columbus, OH

Too many decisions made for the customer, not by the customer. Mirrored floor plans create windows facing neighbors windows. Electric switches & conjoining lightening fixtures aren’t conducive to clients lifestyle. No rear porch option available. Would appreciate concrete driveway option and finished interior of garage. Should avoid nails in drywall as nail pops are visible. Hold subcontractors accountable for quality workmanship and to follow blueprints.

Construction process was good up until closing. Day of closing there were still workers in the home. Landscaping had not begun. The walk prior to closing had the home still waiting to be cleaned. The closing with Pulte Mortgage went well. Came back to house to find workers had left trash and some items were incomplete. Landscaping was not completed until almost 60 days after closing. Field Manager was unwilling to address items from the 30 day list due to our schedules not lining up during the summer. He said that policy was the reason. I reminded him of the fact the home wasn't complete at closing and we waited on landscaping for two months. He decided that coming in and trying to restore the goodwill of the last 60 days was secondary to just shrugging his shoulders. If I had sold a customer a $500K house, I would make sure they were satisfied and willing to pass along the story to anyone who asked. Now when asked, I have to tell a potential homeowner to make sure they watch out to make sure everything is complete because you might come up short. Please treat this as an opportunity to look at your customer service approach. It shouldn't be so hard. ... More

Our street address with the county auditor is still not correct 7 weeks after we moved in. We have issues with our mail and any other deliveries because of this issue. Please work to get this updated.

Seeing little stuff that needs to be fixed

We do like our home, but since we closed March 9, 2026, the response to finish the outside of our home, driveway, grading the yard, landscaping, etc has been very lacking. We watch the speck homes around us and even the recently closed homes have a driveway before us is very upsetting. Pulte seems to think we are not important since they already have our money. There have been water problems due to things not being done, like water and mud coming into our garage, not being able to get to our cars on the curb because our driveway area was blocked by a pile of rocks and the ground was so muddy you couldn't walk on it. The construction manager and sales team were non responsive until we complained to customer care, and then a day went by being stranded in our home before something was said. ( Which by the way some workers kindly created a walking ramp for us )This was very upsetting. While over all, we are pleased with our home, we are anxious to have it finished in a timely matter. It is now over 2 months since we closed. ... More

The buying experience was fine, and the construction experience was fine. Home was completed on time without surprises. Build quality was on par with houses I've built in the past for much, much less money. Granted, some of the inflated purchase price is due to the large lot size, but I don't feel that we received a product worthy of the purchase price. If the house was maybe 25% less expensive then I might feel differently. Financing through Pulte Mortgage was another lackluster experience. It seemed like they were trying to find reasons to not approve us for the loan. We had to submit countless documents and separate proof of the info on those documents. It was a long and stressful process. Post-closing repair work has also been a struggle. Two months after closing we still have construction debris (wood boards, metal stakes, tile scraps) scattered around the lot. We've been told that it will be cleaned up but that has yet to happen. Responses from the warranty department have been vague and non-committal on addressing submitted issues. Overall, not a terrible experience, and the house is very nice, which is why this is three stars instead of being lower. Would I buy with Pulte again? Maybe. I'd be much pickier during the closing process to make sure everything is done well, not just done. I purchased from them because of the lot and location, not the builder. ... More

Pulte could have a better construction manager who has higher standards regarding workmanship of the house. They tried to squeeze everything in the last week of closing.

This is my first and last new build as this house is now my "forever" home. I am still waiting for many issues to be resolved. Most of it could have been avoided if the subcontractors cared about workmanship and quality. Too much of a rush to just get it done no matter if the outcome was obviously sloppy or neglected. Not allowed enough time to really inspect the house before closing. The construction manager trying to get issues addressed on the actual closing day! The newly assigned warranty manager is a positive as he took the time to listen and spend time going over all the remaining issues that need to be resolved. ... More

This home was ‘technically’ finished for closing after 6-8 months. However, multiple work issues remained unfinished after closing. Pulte states they inspect contractor work throughout the build process, but that was not the case. Most neighbors, like myself, had to contact Pulte multiple times after closing regarding pending work. It wasn’t until 2 months after closing that all my contractor issues were completed. Quality of work is questionable. I do not believe Pulte monitored or inspected all contractor work before signing off on progress. I recommend any future buyers inspect their homes DURING the build process. ... More

Since we are a first time home buyers, we wish we have known or did many things different while dealing with construction manager, he verbally promised to "take care" of the issues I had with the house on the closing day, during next week after the closing but their attitude changed as soon as the house is closed and was very unprofessional later on. had talked to warranty and they said I will have to note the issues down for the one year warranty one time fixes. Should have not closed until everything is fixed, big mistake.

The process started off well but went downhill starting with the mortgage process. Had things missing inside. Air conditioner had issues. They seem to care a lot in the selling process, but after built and in home it is not as great.

We experienced numerous issues, and the response time was very slow. Some of the problems remain unresolved. They provided many excuses, but honestly, most of them seemed unreasonable. You need to be assertive with your requests. I believe the main office is unaware of what is happening at the local sites, as it is a large company operating nationwide. I doubt the people at headquarters understand the situation here.

Finish work that was promised prior to closing was not done. We have been in the home 2 months and there has been little or no communication regarding completion of the drive (now done), irrigation system, sod. Gutter system was completed yesterday with no notice to us which may complicate installation of our planned concrete patio. Yard was rough graded several weeks ago and both neighbors sod and irrigation systems were disturbed at great inconvenience to them. Experiencing problems with water intrusion into porch area. Inspection completed and it determined there is a row of missing shingles and that roofing material requires extension for gutters to work effectively. No firm commitment as to when work will be completed. This is our second Pulte built home. The first was a better experience. ... More

Please ensure everything is in written communication and I hope Pulte does a better job in hiring construction managers. Some especially mine was horrible

Follow up on concerns after closing is a problem.

Construction process communication was minimal. Don't expect consistent check-ins on the build. Water penetration issue in basement existed all up to 2 weeks before closing. Construction manager did not believe our communications and kept commenting it was wet from cleaning. I would micro-manage the build process if you decide to go into contract with them.

Lots of time and energy on the homeowner. Pulte project managers seem overworked so the only person keeping an eye out on your house is you. At the very minimum, we had to stop at our house once a week so we knew at least someone was monitoring quality. During our build, we told our project manager that our floors squeaked and was told by him that the floors would not squeak anymore once they install the LVP and carpet. WRONG! We move in and all throughout our house, it is nice and squeaky and reminds me of our 1930s apartment floor we were renting. We hired a third party inspector who showed us we had mold all throughout the drywall in the basement (lots!!, we have pictures) and we had to also point out to Pulte we had no attic insulation 10 days before closing. I would have a lot less gray hairs if Pulte had done quality checks themselves throughout the entire build. Our first project Manager Lisa was very underqualified and luckily we got Jason. Jason was miles better but we could tell Pulte had him managing a lot of homes so even he was missing issues in our home. At the end of the day, an overworked Jason over Lisa was fair better quality. We are not happy that Pulte took out a sidewalk panel and decided to pour a new panel and get rid of excess concrete all over the grass. How do you expect grass to grow with chunks of concrete?? Sloppy. Our dishwasher has not worked a single day since moving in. Sure, the cycle runs but the soap pod is found in the bottom every time we attempt. Why isn’t this someone Pulte checks before handing us the keys!! Lastly, the two required trees out front are very dead and that’s what Pulte gave us. I used an app to identify the tree and it told me the trees were unhealthy. These cost hundreds of dollars to replace and Pulte doesn’t take responsibility for installing dying landscape. ... More

I had a very positive impression going with pulte homes but as it came near to the completetion of house, the type and amount of quality issues we came across is just frustrating and aggravating. I don't know where to start in terms of quality but every single inch of the house has some faults and defects which as a home owner i need to look and identify and get it fixed which was supposed to be a builders responsibility. I don't even want to talk about the workmanship since it looked very immature on very basic parts of the construction. Painting, nailing, finishing the gaps, flooring, dry wall finishing, stairs, basement.. If i have to pull each and every bit of issues found in the house then it would clearly shows how Pulte lacks quality and is something a new or year old builder would construct than someone in the industry for a long period of time. My only good experience was with the Sales manager Mrs. Samantha and Closing reporesentative Mr. Steve but anything beyond it i can't even imagine what to say. Do i recommed Pulte to someone?? - I'm totally hesistant about it and sorry to say that.. It's my first new home and i'm moving in with so much hesitation considering the issues it has, but no other positvie feeling. ... More

1, Spectrum drilled holes in my siding with out using them. I was told by Pulte to take care of it by myself. So I paid an outside contractor and was reimbursed by Spectrum. 2. My air conditioner and thermostat were not working properly, I called Arrow and they found out the circuit breaker for the Air conditioner was installed in backwards .3. The commode in master bath rocks back and forth. Have not been able to get anyone out to fix, 4. I reported to customer care that the outside siding has warped. It's been I week since I reported it at Pulte no one has committed to appointment to review siding yet. 5. Garage door gets to the top of the cycle and has a loud bang. Have an appointment next week. I have a major concern about the Water basin behind my house BASIN 4, I got a small non-descript answer from your Pulte manager, so I contacted Columbus Drain Water personnel. They mention that the EPA was out here in the week previous and review the ponds. Columbus Water sent a inspector out. I met with him at the pond and explaing what might be happening to the basin. He agreed and we got on a conference call with his boss Liz M. we reviewed the ponds map and focused on Basin 4. They were in agreement that they water level is too low and causing Algae build up. I did not want to get so involved with this but this water levels way too low and will cause water quality for the rest of the Ponds. So communications worked with Columbus service and some did not. ... More

Lot of quality issues and issues with workmanship. Even after the closing day there were lot of paints issues that were not fixed. I have talked with few others in community and their experience is similar. I driveway I understand it can’t be done because of winter time but they didn’t even remove the nails from driveway which caused 3 tire punctures and tire replacements for guests visiting the house. Cabinets not done properly and I am still waiting for them to fix after more than 45 days after closing. Overall not so great experience. They charge you a lot of money for simple upgrades which other builders have included in their price. ... More

Many small small issues are there, but customer care is not great and supportive. They never pick the calls at all.

We have been disappointed with the workmanship - we have had a list of as many as 15 items that needed repaired after we first moved in. Two months later, we are still waiting on most of them.

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The home buying process was smooth with the exception of the "Profiling" we encountered with the Sales representative for the community we live in. While the Manager of the sales team tried to reassure me ...the facts of the situation outweighed her safe responses. Our house was a Inventory house that appeared to have been purchased and then the original owners backed out. They worked so fast to get us approval for occupancy that they really did a less than PULTE job on the house. Our driveway is crooked, Our Keypad does not work on the garage, carpet is coming up (we've only been in the house 5 months) less than responsive times on customer service. They just hired a new manager for the service request. Maybe it will get better. I hope so! ... More

Unfortunately we became disillusioned with Pulte administration. From gaslighting to outright untruths. We felt rushed to pick out materials only to have delays six months later as items had not yet been ordered. We felt that Pulte was doing us a favor by building this house. Also, there was very little flexibility when we wanted to make a change but when Pulte made a change we were just supposed to go along with it.we also had multiple project managers. At times, we had become the problem solvers as the managers didn’t seem to know a next step. When we questioned why something wasn’t completed , we simply got an “I don’t know”. On one occasion we were told a step was delayed because two different tradesmen couldn’t get along on the same site! MANY times we were ghosted with no communication for weeks to emails and/or phone calls. The HOA in place also has demonstrated poor communication by not answering emails/calls for weeks. There’s no annual meeting, nor budget presentations. We tried to meet in person and the issue never answered. At this point, we have one wall without drywall in the basement (we have only been here 7 weeks) because a basement window was not sealed. We had mold on the baseboard and drywall. Obviously at this point we can not recommend Pulte at all as a builder. ... More