Pulte Homes Reviews

Great staff and one that can improve will be the mortgage information

While the home construction process was not without hiccups (not unexpected in times of pandemic/labour shortage/supply-chain issues), Pulte addressed our concerns to our complete satisfaction. We are happy with the final product.

That the Pulte team is well organized and will do their best for you.

You'll love your new home built by Pulte, just be sure to keep the lines of communication open even if it becomes tiresome. Someone will eventually address your concerns only to make you feel they squeezed you into their very tight schedule. Personally, I trusted the individuals I dealt with during the process, but I was a customer, the feeling of being "we're with you" ran thin towards the finish line.

I signed my contract to build my house with Pulte on November 23, 2020. The building permit was granted on around March 2021 due to County backlog. But the house did not completed until 2/28/2022, almost a year later. What was really bothered me that my house build permit was granted 3 or 4 month before other houses in the block. But it did not get windows before other houses. I got the weekly update from the building manager stated that the widow order was delayed due to nation labor shortages. I know that was not true because other houses that was built later received their widows before my house. Also during the building process, I inspected the frame and drywall inspections and reported my findings to the building manager. But did not see those findings addressed until the final phase. Thus fixes were rushed and the building quality is very very very bad. The closing date was re-scheduled almost a week later to allow them time to fix the issues. However, on the morning of the final walkthrough, they still doing the paint touch up. I almost wanted to re-schedule the closing because the build manager ensured me and my wife that he will have the work done when we return from the closing meeting. Three hours later my wife and I came back from the closing office with my new house set. The key can not open the door because they gave us the wrong set of keys. I had to call the building manager and my sell representative came with the master key to let me in. The next day, we carefully re-inspected the house and found so many issues. The living room ceiling has about 2-inch gap, the kitchen double door wall crocked, the kitchen sink windows drywall was improperly installed, one of the kitchen cabinet cracked, the master bedroom widow crocked, the bedroom 2 window drywall was improperly installed, the paint job was messy, and the floor titles have so many holes. The more we look around the house, the more defects we found. Comparing this new house with the other two houses we built in the past, this one way behind on the quality. This is the worst quality we had never experienced. ... More

It is very difficult these days to judge a homebuilder due to material and labor shortages. The build took close to a month longer than anticipated which caused it's own issues. The labor issue and building materials were a bummer though. We hired an inspector to inspect the construction on two occasions and even he said that the materials and the workmanship we less than average. At this point we can only hope that the warranty process goes much better than expected and we can feel a bit more at peace with what we ended up spending a lot of money on.

Worked with a great job supervisor from Pulte. Was very communicative as we were going through the building process from another state. Had a lot of weekly pictures and phone calls during the building process.

Quality of the home has been great and every Pulte employee has exceeded our expectations!

The homebuying process was smooth but there were some pricing issues that could have been adjusted to ensure a happier customer in the negotiating process. The entire build process was very long (not the normal 6 to 8 months at all) Delays such as permitting, issues with shortages of supplies and staffing concerns due to Covid were a big part of hold up. Despite the long wait I am truly happy with the end result and I am totally in love with my home. Still some issues to be addressed and fixed but so far they are handing these issues very well by assigning a manager to deal with all the post build issues. The quality of certain things such as cabinets could be better especially for the cost of these homes. Every new home build is sure to come with it's issues but overall we are very satisfied with the end result. ... More

Great new home buying experience

The building process was great, always in communication with building manager, Carl was quick to respond to any questions and would send pictures because we weren’t able to be around for the different stages. My only issues have been after we moved in. We paid for A smart home however door locks were not installed and Company told us Pulte was responsible for installing them. We closed on the house most two months ago and I still have no smart locks. We’ve had roof shingles come off the house twice in the last month and a screen door that still has not been fixed, which is not fixed by Pulte but one of there contractors. Amy from Pulte’s warranty department has been helpful and quick to respond however I’m still not happy about how long things are taking to get done ... More

You don't get a lot of time for making your choices and they are somewhat limited but we are very happy with the design decisions we made. They handled the current supply issues very well and kept us generally ontime.

Jenny is the best! She was extremely reliable, trustworthy and great at communicating with us. If you needed anything, Jenny stepped up and got it done!

Up front, professional but friendly, every question or issue was handled usually same day. I can't say enough how much I love my home! Having a construction manager in contact with me every week with pictures of the progress was a delight for me. I highly recommend Pulte Homes.

This is my second Pulte Home in 17 years. Unfortunately, this new home did not meet our expectations in quality workmanship. From the sparse front landscaping to drywall repairs and tile mess-ups it has been frustrating. Due to the company rushing the closing before the houses are done is an experience that all homeowners are faced with in this community! At walk throughs with Superintendent things are not completed at all and this should not be. I have waited over 2 months for a tile repair. I have waited for over 2 months for a drywall ceiling patch job that looks terrible. Windows on the house are scratched by the cleaners and have weep holes plugged with stucco AFTER the house closed! This because the windows were filthy at walk through and still not done when we moved in! The kitchen sink that we paid over $500 extra for does not drain properly and food sits in corners. We can see light through the front door and door from garage has a lock that binds. All of these things and just a lack of attention to detail that frustrates the buyer. We live in a construction zone with many houses being rushed. In 2 months the roads have never been cleaned. Nails, trash, dirt are everywhere. Every morning trash has piled up on my porch and in the rock landscaping. The workers park on our rocks and thus, we lose the rock landscaping into the street. This is just nuts when buying half a million dollar + homes! I am sorry Pulte, but your mortgage company caused us undo hardship and over $900 in expenses also. When I complained I never got my money back! You see they told us to come to another state that our house was ready to be signed for, when in fact there was no clearance from VA ...so they said. House was not done. After waiting in a hotel room for days we ended up having to go back home with no house signing! $900 in hotel expenses and NO ONE CARED! THEN WE FOUND OUT FROM VA THAT THERE WAS A CLEARANCE LETTER IN OUR FILE THE WHOLE TIME! THERE WAS MORE TO THE TERRIBLE STORY, BUT I WILL NOT DISCLOSE IT HERE. ... More

It is my first experience with a house, time will tell how good the construction is

The house its build with cheap materials and there is no engineer building your house, the people who build it they dont know how to read drawings at all. Turns to be that your Libe of property its different because when they install the sod and sprinklers they installed all wrong., you dont want to close until they finish your house right but they force you to do it or they will sell your house to another person, they only want your Money. On top of that, they are selling the house way more expensive that the market value, so when you get the appraisal the house isn’t that worht it and you have to put more money down. I will never get a Pulte Homes again, their warranty department its even worse, its a total Joke! ... More

Pulte Homes is my first home buying experience, so I do not have much to work off of, but I think that it was a good experience. The quality is decent overall, but for the price of this place, it is amazing.

The quality of house is ok. Have found floor not fixed properly, doors are not closing properly, water stagnation in the yard etc...

Advertisement shows units available and cost in the middle 200k, reality was there we no home available within two months and the cost was a 100k more than advertised

After closing the house, it was made in such a hurry that everything was messed, and I had to placed multiple work orders to make it happen in order to move in.

This home buying experience was worth the wait. Art walked us through the entire building process and kept us well informed by sending us weekly updates and pictures. It’s like watching our precious baby grow. Every questions we had was answered and thoroughly explained. We felt at ease with the quality of the building materials because Art made sure quality assurance inspection was conducted after each phase. We love the fact that we were invited to inspect the quality ourselves prior to the builders sealing the walls with drywalls and stucco. Overall, the entire process was an excellent experience and we will never forget. ... More

Excellent experience when I received my house by Matt.

During this time of shortages of material and labor Pulte was able to get our home built- just later than expected. We had 4 projected closing dates. It seemed that the focus was on getting the building done more than on the home buyers at some points. When we closed there were some issues and the important one was addressed but some of the other items are still waiting attention. We do like the design and basic quality of our house and would buy from Pulte in the future

Great Sales person who was there throughout the process. Fantastic Project Manager who kept us informed and quickly resolved issues. Great end product (Home!)