Pulte Homes Reviews

My experience with the sales office was absolutely phenomenal. They were amazing. Pulte Mortgage, on the other hand, almost made me lose the house with their lack of information and incorrect information. I had to seek out my loan officer with questions and was given wrong information, making the process incredibly stressful and tainting the whole buying experience. The building manager is very kind and works very hard but the responsiveness of the crew workers when it was time to fix things, they didn’t show up when they said they would. Still 6 weeks after closing, I’m still waiting for a fix that was discussed during our final walkthrough but it isn’t at the fault of the building manager as he has reached out to the crew several times without response or them not showing up at the time they said they would be by. ... More

Lot of things were not completed by the time of closing. Still lot of issues exists and slow updates/follow-up on them. On the 2nd day post closing, a little wind blew the roof of covered porch. Not a good quality work. We can understand delay in closing date/home completion due to Covid/supply chain issues but workmanship/quality control is somewhat lacking

We purchased a home already under construction. The sales person was exceptional. However, the build process was not. We viewed the house about 3 weeks before completion and there were many issues that were not done. We provided a list and then had our build quality meeting about 1 week before close of escrow and virtually none of the items were corrected. After the meeting there was blue tape all over the house and even 1 wall was out of plumb and still remains that way. We were told that 100% of these items would be corrected and a final walk through was scheduled for the morning or our close. While they made a decent effort to correct the issues many still remained and some are not corrected today. On the day we moved in were were inundated by ants which destroyed most of the food we had purchased and ruined most of our cleaning supplies which we had to re-purchase. Paint was splattered on the floors, some walls were thin on paint, cabinets were damaged and also much of the sod was damaged or dead as well as planted trees which were also dead. Pulte has tried to fix most of these issues but should have not set up close of escrow until they were all complete so that we are not dealing with these issues while we are already in the home. ... More

1st week after closing the master bath floor started leaking. A big puddle in the kitchen from ceiling . I am not sure what kind of quality check happens before handing over the House.

Good experience working with our sales consultant, construction manager.

We chose Pulte because they're one of the top 3 home builders in the US, and with the trust that they'd do a great job building the house with all the years of experience they had building homes. The reality was a stark contrast. They're outsourcing literally every piece of the build, which isn't necessarily bad, but they're not spending any time in quality control. Contractors come in, do their thing and leave, and it is Pulte's job to verify things after every step and get the necessary corrections done, which I don't beleive they're doing. I literally had 20 items that I could visibly see and had to raise maintenance requests for, post closing, despite identifying them in the build walk through. Now at that rate I can't even imagine what all could be wrong underneath the drywall. The build manager was unresponsive for the most part during the build, and he's almost totally unresponsive post closing. If anything, I appreciate the sales team, as our consultant kept us posted and helped us follow up with the build manager when he was unresponsive. ... More

Had a very good sales experience and buying was smooth. Had a bad experience on closing day - keys wouldn’t work and AC was not working - they got it fixed in a few days. Service tickets promised to be fixed after closing took a long time - couple of months to complete. More empathy and responsiveness from construction managers will really help. They are rushed to close.

At Trails of Woods Creek in Algonquin, homebuyers are passed along from sales rep Kristen or Christine, to Celeste at the design center, to construction manager Anthony, to Brandon for pre-drywall review, to Alex for pre-closing review, to Kerie for after-sale support. It would be helpful to have a single advocate homebuyers could turn to at any stage for support or to have their questions answered. It is difficult to find out what is included in the base price, because the models include so many options. This is especially true for lighting and electrical outlets. Be persistent and keep asking. Ask to see the base plans. You may be surprised to find that there are no overhead lights in the bedrooms, or that no mirrors are included in the master bathroom. While the base price might be competitive, options are often significantly overpriced. For example, for $734, Pulte will not install the two standard toilets included in the base price of the home, which can be bought for $114.80 each, and instead install tall height toilets which can be bought for $167.30 each. No additional labor and $105 additional parts costs, and for this they charge $734. It is best to avoid options which can be easily changed out after closing at less cost. ... More

I didn't appreciated not being told up front that Pulte was waiting on a lawsuit to be over between the developer and another builder. We should have been in our home in September of 2021, but they didn't start until October 2021. the first building manger we had was a nice a person but, he gave me the feeling that he either know what was going on with my floor plan or just didn't care. When you asked him a question, sometimes he acted like you were getting on his nerves or shouldn't be asking, but with the amount of money I am paying for this home I have every right to ask any question I like that is within reason, and respectful. I was told that I would get an update weekly. Most of the time had to call them. When we got our new building manager, I felt bad to Jose because he walked into a giant mess. When he got here he got more done from April 14th to May 26th, and the first guy had been working on the house since Oct 2021. As far as the people you contract to do the jobs, you might want to do a little more background on them. A lot of them don't care how things are done, because its not their house. Overall Jose made our experience with Pulte a lot better. Thank you sir for all you did and all the hard work YOU put it making our new home the best we have had. ... More

They will attempt to close with issues / defects / cover up. Aggressive Closing / Title Dept. Have the 'Gift of Gap', ccome across as sincere.

The home buying experience was good. The design center experience was great. Once construction of the home started, communication was sketchy. We had four different project managers (PM) and I believe the communication between each PM during the transition from one to other was lacking. The quality of the workmanship could be better for the price of the home.

I think the owners should have more options in selections - ex. if the owner wants handicap cabinets bottoms or not - this is not for everyone - some examples in model home choices don't always appear to be the same when installed - owners should be allowed more custom options of the condo - big tubs a waste in master bath - keep a larger shower and linen closet. add more kitchen cabinets

We were excited to move in but Pulte had fallen short of expectations. We closed 2 months ago. We still have broken cabinets, mix matched paint, missing light fixtures and NOT A SINGLE HANDLE ON ANY CABINET OR DRAWER IN THE ENTIRE HOISE. There were too many misses to cover. The entire experience had been MEH.

Builder uses COVID excuses for 95% of issues that arise during the whole process. In-house financing also does not communicate well or work to make a decent homebuying value. Foundation and framing are good quality work. Finishers are rushed and have poor quality of work.

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I did not have the best buying experience with Pulte from the mortgage issues to some of the details in the workmanship. I know the mortgage company is "separate" from the builder, however this is not my first new build and from past experiences with other builders, this one by far not the best experience. I had several issues upon moving in. The construction manager was great to work with but some of the other contacts did not live up to my expectations.

Tyler, the sales rep was wonderful. He helped us figure out the home options we would like and is very good at his job. The home was completed in a timely manner, and the overall workmanship was very good. Everything was going well until the end of the build. There were SEVERAL issues at our final walkthrough, and this was addressed with the project manager BUT nothing was fixed or corrected. We were assured by the project manager that everything would be taken care of, but when we moved in, the garage door opener didn’t work, the garbage disposal didn’t work, the ice maker did not work, the oven and microwave didn’t work, the painters did a terrible job( painting over switch plates, floors, tile, clumps of paint in places,etc), tile still needs to be acid washed, and framing in some rooms needs to be corrected. We didn’t expect things to be perfect, but we didn’t realize it would be this bad. Angel, a Pulte representative, is helping us now with all the corrections necessary. ... More

Our garage door is broken 2nd week into a new construction home because the J bar was not installed into the wall at all. When it came undone, it caused damage to the garage door, and would have caused serious injury to anyone walking into the garage , or damage to our vehicles. Most of the window latches don't close correctly in the house either. We also do not have the property line marked correctly to setup a fence in the backyard.

Not too bad but typical trac home construction.

Seller rush to get closing. But there are so many thinks are not ready for the walk through. After moving in, many stuff were not working.

Our Pulte sales lead was a breath of fresh air. Her business and new home acumen exceeded all expectations. Marissa followed up on all sales, design and new home questions. A very kind and professional approach. This was our 8th new home and ranked as one of the lowest in home construction. We bought multiple upgrades on just about all materials. The product was what we had hoped for, unfortunately the the finish installation was poor and second rate in some instances. Among the worst was paint, drywall and electrical. Too many items to list and comment on. Since our move in, we have had several warranty calls and follow up on multiple issues. Mike and his warranty team have done a great job following up with timely responses and service calls to address some of the issues. We love our home, floor plan and neighborhood. We love it here. So grateful and lucky we landed with an outstanding sales person. Just wish your fit and finish was up to the standards and quality stated in all your brochures and advertisements. Please feel free to follow up with me on details, recommendations, suggestions and ideas that could help with your customer expectations. ... More

At a first excited glance, everything looks okay, but with time, you start to see the imperfections. The base boards are some of the worst I’ve seen. A lot of unpainted uncaulked areas. The stairs as well, paint drips, uncaulked seams, exposed areas. Some unpainted areas In ceiling. It was a rushed job and I get that they’re building in bulk, but for the amount of money paid, you’d expect a little more care.

Covid delayed material deliveries extended our build and closing date Consequently our rate increased 1.5 points The materials were acceptable, but installation ruined some of the cabinet doors Painting was poor to average even though we opted for higher level 2 tone paint scheme Kitchen backsplash marble looks bad Garage door won’t go down, keeps reversing Pulte has scheduled trades to address all punch list items and we shall see if fixes are made to our satisfaction

It’s been just over a month that I closed my first home, and I have seen a few issues with overall build quality. Even though Pulte uses good materials, overall workmanship can be only given 3 stars. I raised my hand on a few issues, and the site manager responded that they are working on it; however no response or actions were shared with me after that correspondence. This is not the service I am expecting for the price paid. I understand that a home is built by a human and there will be some errors, however I expect quick response to issues for the premium home price paid from my hard earned dollars. ... More

The challenge of the supply chains I realize and have built many other homes but it doesn’t excuse the fact of how dirty my house was during construction and especially after the finishes started going in the cabinets had some white dust all over them that has never been totally cleaned and the cabinets need a lot of repair and look terrible in some places a person worked on them the day after I closed and now have heard nothing four weeks later. My floors were not protected and there are many stains on my new laminate floors. The carpet was dirty or damaged and never taken care of I have lights that don’t work the Courtyard has dented gutters a sadly finished gate and paint and construction materials on the entry door. Everywhere I look I find new things cracked laundry sink scratches on the bathtub and a leaking window when it rains. I was told at closing don’t worry I will take care of you by the person at the walk thru and have never heard from anyone again. I turned a lot of these items in on line a week ago and I am waiting to see if I hear from anyone. ... More