Pulte Homes Reviews in Columbus, OH

The mortgage and title process experience were great. I was able to get answers to questions in a timely matter. That is not true with customer service with their responsiveness to issues. Every call went to voicemail. I did not get call backs or in a timely manner. You will have some things like not having the air conditioning turned on, or the heat which is frustrating. It took 3 weeks after I moved in to get a trash can. This was the responsibility of the hoa and their hired management company. What were the homeowner of the condo to do in the interim? The move-in experience needs to be better handled. I received no welcome from the HOA and no way to get help when I truly needed it. ... More

My experience from pre closing to current has been stressful and completing home construction has been a struggle. Sales team is fantastic.

We had an extremely disappointing experience with Pulte. From the sales process to our closing date and even beyond that, there have been issues on all levels. On our closing date we were still missing our oven and there were over 30 incomplete items that still needed to be fixed. Here we are almost 2 months after our closing and only a fraction of the issues have been fixed. We would never build with Pulte again.

Initial part of Pulte buying and building process goes smoothly, but once you get closer to closing it turns negative. They communicate like you are their priority, but all they care about is closing and getting your money. Once the closing date is set they don't charge it, even if they are behind. They do a poor quality rush job to ensure they can close. Then on the remaining items you are stuck dealing with contractors after closing which is a separate nightmare. After going through all the negative experience, you end up with a poor quality home with stains and scratches on the floor, uneven walls, paint stains on everything (floor, fixtures, etc.) across the house, poor paint job (can see drywall mud), mud stains on carpet, and much more. ... More

The finishing work work was horrendously bad: crooked, unfinished trim around the floors, doors that were not level, wall paint over spray on the floor, panels with over a half inch gap in the flooring that was filled in with a brown substance, missing handles on the drawers and cabinet doors, drawers installed with the wrong glides, unpainted end pieces on the cabinet trim, blinds improperly installed and with the wrong handles, door stops installed backwards which punctured the doors etc. Response from those responsible has been very late and the corrections that have been made so far have come with silly excuses as to why those items were left in the condition they were. Over all - cabinetry and fixtures are cheap and I don't expect them to last very long. If not for the constraints of location and timing I would not have bought the house. I can tell you I will not be recommending Pulte to any one and will certainly pass along my experience to those who ask. ... More

The build process was ok, but the responsiveness of Pulte was substandard and there are still a lot of open issues month after closing. Don't recommend Pulte.

Bad customer service, build quality very poor, worst contractor never and mis guided info from sales rep.

Low quality contractors, work completed is subpar for the money spent.

Worst experience ever and very poor build quality Bad customer support

We did not have a great experience in buying this home as from the beginning we had issues with the Field Manager(not mentioning the name as requested).There has been times where we have pointed out many issues and it has been resolved after a lot of emails ( and arguments always happened not thru email but face to face) specially in the yard grading , water accumulation in front of the house in Caul-de -sac where mosquitos are breeding and not safe for the neighborhood(when we approached the customer care they mentioned that accumulation of water is because of Dandi bags .No dandi bag is there atall as all grass has been laid ,still there is water accumulation converted to slime), the AC vent does not cool the master bedroom. Apart from this anytime we bring issues to the Field Manager, instead of handling the situation he tells in front of other contractors working in the site that "we are putting words in the contactors mouth", he is "running out of explanation" etc etc. He talks in a very bad way and also regarding the grading issues in the backyard he said that even if we get it inspected from 3rd party contractor he will do nothing about it . Many of our friends have moved to Pulte because we always had great word but with personal experience we will never recommend it to anyone. We have felt demeaning and absolutely talked down by the field manager in various occasion. ... More

I would never recommend this builder based on quality of work and I would never suggest using their finance group.

So far my experience with Pulte is very bad. I will never buy again from Pulte or recommend it to any of my friend, I had to select 1 star ratings because there is no option to select less than 1 star, Pulte doesn't really deserve even a single star. Some of the highlights: - Build quality is very poor. - Almost every door in the house has one or other problem. - Air outlets do not work properly to close or open. - Bathroom/outdoor outlets do not have GFCIs. - Floor Squeaking sound all around the home. - cabinet issues. - Paid for the Sod but got lots and lots or Crab grass, feels like I paid for the crab grass. - Drywall finishing is not good. - Power outlets not working. - Sump Pump lid not there. - nails are popping from carpet and hurting toes. - there is endless list of issues. - There is Pond in the back of my home and the fountain is not working ever since I singed contract in November 2023. There was no proper walk through before the closing. Pulte Mortgage literally made me cry for the loan. Loan agents do not even know how to process the loans. I closed my home more than 2 months back, but issues are still there, Pulte is taking forever to resolve the issues. I hope this review is also not just for the namesake. ... More

Poorly built. There are numerous issues with circuit breakers, concrete work is not done properly. Needs multiple follow-ups for every single issue. No confidence in the builder's inspection. Builder is more interested in getting good ratings than the quality. I have built houses with other builders like MI and Rockford. I would recommend them than Pulte.

The post sales experience has been disappointing. Workmanship is sloppy with poor quality control. Expected the home to have been in better condition upon closing, especially given it is a new construction. Issues pointed out at pre-closing were not addressed and 6 weeks later, still waiting for resolution. There have been new issues with the home just in the last 3 weeks. Customer Care is unresponsive. Would not recommend.

Bad quality, things break down in the first month

I would not recommend buying a house from Pulte. I had a horrible experience with Pulte. The field manager is not focusing on the build. I had many issues after closing my house. They are not fixing the problem yet. My field manager is lying a lot. They messed up the staircase, interior doors, curtains, rods, etc.; I will move to a higher level to fix all my issues.

Very very bad experience, don’t trust pulte. Had multiple issues through out the process but they don’t have time to fix it as they are very busy with other customers and don’t care about old customers. I made a bad choice building my dream home with pulte, please don’t do what I did. We built our house once in lifetime and they don’t care once they get the money.

First, the sales representative is very rude in responding. Even after 40 days of closiystill there are lot of non weather related items pending.

We have a leak in our ceiling (now with two holes in it), flooring damaged, garage door seal / weather strip damage, interior doors not shutting properly and one whole side of our garage is not powered. Not what you expect when moving into a model when the Pulte sales team worked here every day and had to notice / see all this.

Company wouldn’t listen to our concerns, eventually leading to a basement that’s flooded twice, once after we closed and moved in. List of things that still haven’t been done in almost 2 months of occupancy. Broken promises the entire way.

Poor customer service from builder and sales team. Unresponsive and provided misinformation.

I would have answered the 15 question build questions completely differently after I moved in if I had uncovered all the problems with my house. The ONLY thing that went well was the title company for this all cash purchase. My punch list is over 20 items long and no one provides updates on anything. The completely wrong counter/sink/mirror/light bar configuration was installed in my master bath. The data panel/closet in the garage has an electrical outlet that is not connect to anything and the other bathroom has a light fixture was not installed and is sitting on the toilet tank. Those are just three of my issues, but the quality of the build is very crappy. The sales personnel, although very personable, don't know details on what they're selling and the construction manager doesn't know the housing development. Construction manager said don't say there are unfinished items in the 15 question survey after closing because people have lost their jobs over this. You need a real ticketing system for service orders with one ticket per service issue. Then you need to provide regular updates rather than communicate either via email or not at all. As it is, service issues seem to fall into a black hole. ... More

would not recommend Pulte at all.

Don't go with them, Very Bad experience

PLEASE STAY CLEAR. Extremely horrible buying experience. They made mistakes in the basement for wet bar plumbing and bathroom rough-in plumbing but refused to accept it. They changed contractors 3 times over the course of the build. Build quality is extremely poor - hear squeaky sounds like the house is from the 80s. Zero professionalism and accountability. Horrible management and really bad workmanship make this an experience I would not wish on my worst enemy. Do not build with Pulte.