Pulte Homes Reviews

Construction process was thorough and detailed, however I wish the follow through after closing would have been better.

Pulte are really good with their commitment. They take responsibility for the things they deliver. A few things that we don't like about was the charges they do have onto the upgrade options. They do provide the time frame for the closing which is really almost 4 months which really doesn't help if you are renting the apartment in your current situation. And qualities wise they always talk about the Pulte standards if you really find any defect or something that you really don't like with them.

Leo was great and always responsive

On field manager was always available during construction to answer questions and try to solve issues. Thirty days after closing he is no longer responsible. The next person in line is not as available and issues are unanswered leaving us as new homeowners to solve them

Craftsmanship was evident throughout the home. The cabinets, countertops, floor etc all have been installed very well.

I love my home but my experience has not been good with getting answer from the project people on getting answers. I was not left any paint for touch ups and have asked everyone they tell me they will check into it but no response. I moved in on 8/13/2021 it has been 2 month with no answer I have spoken with Javier and Julie and nothing.

We love the model we chose and the location is great. We are still getting settled and have taken on remodeling our basement to complete our home. Only wish garage was a little wider I don’t know not everything is great

There can be more value addition for the money paid for house. Builder should be having more professional staff for interior painting and trim works.

Make sure you double check all your sales options from the very beginning. Mistakes can be made and you have to live with them. Our construction manager was awesome and easy to work with. We had a contractor come into the house shortly after it was built to do some work for us and he commented on numerous things that were done very well in the house, which made us feel really good about the purchase as he didn’t have to say that. When you go to Pick your colors and materials for the house it is a three hour session, get as much information upfront as possible from the sales people so you know what you’re looking at before you get there. You’ll spend too much time searching through things you could’ve looked at prior to getting there. Pulte could have a better set up if they put things on their website and allowed you to click through them. All in all we feel the house is an excellent home and our experience was a decent one. There were bumps and sales people could have been better, but our Construction manager was awesome and we love the house. In the end, I think that is all that matters. ... More

Great customer service but very bad mortgage experience. Stay away from Pulte Mortgage.

It took a while to get started but once we did the purchase part was fairly simple. We did have major concerns regarding our lot and the final look of it. Transparency was a huge issue. We were offended by someone from Pulte while trying to resolve the issue and ended up going to the city for help. Our sales contact was relocated after we bought and introduced us to her replacement. However, we had a single email from him and when we asked to meet he couldn't arrange a meeting as he too was moved! Our FM, Chris, was very easy to work with and cooperative. He helped us in every way he could throughout the build. He delivered a complete product as we expected at closing. We would certainly recommend him. AFTER closing we found a couple of things that were not right and not attributabke to our FM but rather to "PULTE design requirements". Our cafe light was not centered and we had to seal our own grout! We are senior citizens and did not expect to have to do this! We are very disappointed with the layout of the kitchen. It is a poor design and not what we expected or were shown by the design center. Because we have a corner lot, and paid an additional fee for it, we were told we would have some extra landscaping there but there is none. We don't really care about not having it but why were we told we would have it? Our mortgage contacts were excellent, helpful, always responsive and a pleasure to work with. We believe a buyer should walk the lot as it will be and it should not change without the buyer being made aware of it. Buyers should not be given a diagram of what their kitchen will look like and then, when it goes in, be told that the diagram really wasn't how it would look. As beautiful as our home is, (thanks to our FM) and given that we do have wonderful neighbors, it was a painful process to get through and we are not certain we would choose to buy again. We know things were held up due to pandemic and certainly understood that, but definitely feel these other concerns could have been avoided. ... More

Had to lock at a higher interest rate & was charged origination fees. Had a salesperson who took pics of progress since we were out of state. Helpful. Also called us bi-monthly to give us updates. Had a two month delay to close due to lack of builder supplies & appliances. Took 7 mos for a tiny home. A lousy lot...

Great quality homes but communication was few and far between. There were delays due to Covid which is understandable and out of anyone's hands. However, the communication around updates and delays was difficult and unclear which made the process frustrating

Made things right, stuck by promises

I think you have to monitor carefully along with field supervisor the quality of workmanship.

Visit the home as much as possible and stay on top of the Forman on how thing are going

The experience was ok overall, but the main detractor was the horrible mortgage process. Poor communication and a flood of last minute document request was extremely frustrating and made me want to abandon the sale altogether. I’ve since purchased another home two doors down and I am SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING WALKING AWAY FROM THE BUILD AND LOSING MY MONEY. The quality of materials is horrible. The pace of construction is slow. The craftsmanship is awful...and I MEAN AWFUL! It’s a home for my mother, and I wouldn’t live in it. They changed framers and it shows. The two story house going up next door has better materials and is being constructed quicker, cleaner, and with far better craftsmanship. I want someone from Pulte to call me and schedule a visit, because I am exploring ways to walk away from this project, at a substantial loss. I am beyond furious when I as a consumer have to walk into a house that’s being framed and tell a framer they put a wall where a door was supposed to be. Additionally, tell them the back patio door was installed in the garage. Headers missing, shoddy workmanship, inconsistent installation of moisture barrier, ceiling joists not installed, trash lumber inside the structure, supports still up because the framing has been halted or done half assed, mud and dirt all over the structure...and the list goes on. ... More

I had issues with the sales department. One person specifically- then they changed me and I was with someone great. The house quality is great but some small issues after closing. The responsiveness during the building process and after have been great.

Design center person is very helpful

I was very happy with the initial delivery and construction of the home, but afterwards I have not been able to get significant issues resolved. This is partly due to Covid-19 , but we have issues in the home that should have been caught before we moved in that we have had to live with for the last 1.5 months and counting. I am concerned that I wont be able to get them fixed after the crisis ends.

The quality of the sod and installation were very poor and that has been my primary disappointment.

Overall I am pretty pleased with my construction. There have been a few shortcomings, however the warantee department is being very helpful

I feel that some short cuts were taken. The sheet rock wasn’t good quality. The master bathroom shower is poorly built and the frame is of poor quality. The construction manager Sefano is extremely good in taking care of issue that he can.

I feel the quality of our home we built with Standard Pacific (now CalAtlantic) homes was a better quality home. We had less issues moving in and the home was entirely ready when we moved in. However, Pulte told us they had a 7-9mo build time and it was done in 5, which put us in a bad spot with our lease. Then, they were scrambling to get everything done by closing. And when we moved in, there were still things missing or broken. Not the best experience and it didn’t give us much faith in the integrity of the home.

I will say that the project managers Norman and John return our call promptly and do everything they can to resolve and problems as soon as possible.