Pulte Homes Reviews

Most of my issues would have been fine had the Construction Manager not overpromised everything. He set expectations that we were hoping for and the result was much much lower. The so-called "perfectionist" produced a home that clearly shows a lack of quality workmanship. Simple things like tile grout not wiped away and all over tub and shower, paint on LVP flooring, irrigation not properly installed and have yet to send out the vender (after 6 weeks), and a yard that was not properly graded for drainage shows the lack of detail the team had. Throughout the process, every issue we found was followed by a "remember this for my review- give me all 10s" by the Construction Manager. It sort of felt like extortion and we gave him all 10s so we would be taken care of- insane! If we rated him lower, there was a risk he would drag his feet even more out of spite and we would not have issues resolved after closing. I've fixed most issues from the final walkthrough myself and spent the money not to deal with Pulte (even though the job was done poorly to begin with). There was no review of work done and our "blue tape" walkthrough clearly didn't mean anything (they clearly just took down most of the tape). To top it all off, we were told by the construction manager that they would follow up on us after close to address anything else we may have found living in the home and he literally ghosted us via text. Not a great way to end a relationship and with that, I will never recommend Pulte Homes to any friends or family. ... More

Initial delay in the lot being released resulted in a 100% increase in the price for that lot. Disclosures of requested information was incorrect; we purchased the home and lot “virtually” due to the pandemic. This service was offered to us however the Builder (or builder representative) was not prepared to handle that as inquiries that we made were incorrectly answered. We did not realize this until after the closing when the obtrusive noise from a “commercial chiller station” was evident (not only outside but INSIDE the home as well). We inquired of this prior to the agreement being signed and were given misinformation. The “Pre-signing” walkthrough was done in a rushed manner and when we asked for items to be addressed we were told to go through the “After sales Construction Manager” (Angel); we (and this house) were not given the service or attention to detail that we should have been given. Multiple turnovers of Construction Managers for the build of our home resulted in copious amounts of oversights. For example: we were never given a “pre dry wall walkthrough”, incorrect color grout throughout the entire house, incorrect kitchen island cabinet installed, unfinished walls in “high” areas that we may not have noticed except for the fact that we utilized a ladder (by unfinished I mean missing Sheetrock, thus holes in our walls), kitchen backsplash tile was not installed prior to our walkthrough and was installed only after we mentioned that it was missing, the lanai frame, screens and door installed crooked and misaligned as if the installer had no experience, the lanai door appears to be a castaway as it does not fit and is missing parts, finish paint over the stucco (outside) was never completed and then covered up with mulch, clothes dryer vent not installed, dishwasher not working, electrical circuits “trip” constantly, trim work left uneven and unfinished (again resulting in holes in the walls in those area), paint on walls and trim work left with large “clumps” of residue visible, multiple sheet rock screws visible, dead bugs in the light casing in the garage, inside doors installed crooked and misaligned, outside door requires forced pressure for the lock to engage and conversely necessitates a forceful “tug” to unlock from the outside, 95% of door jamb plates are too large for the cut out that was made (ridiculously sloppy looking), multiple scratched windows, unfinished shower drains, uneven tile work in bathroom showers, uneven and unfinished tile work in kitchen and bathrooms, scratched hardware, incorrectly installed cabinets, inconsistent landscaping as compared to the immediate neighboring home (which is also a new build, same timing as ours). Unfortunately this is only a partial list of items that are to be dealt with. Despite this list the Customer Service Construction Manager (Angel) that we are now working with is trying to make this right for us. Although we are constantly reminded that his work load is large and contractors are busy. Our question is “How could Pulte stand behind the work and close on this house in the condition that it is in”? It is dishonest, disgraceful and lacking integrity. We were cheated out of the experience that we deserved and were expecting. ... More

We brought our first home with pulte. During 2022 we have signed our contract it took over 12 months for the house to finish…Taking more than an year the house came up with very bad finishing no proper cleaning lot of fixes and it’s been 3 months there are still issues when you spend over 500k in Texas it’s a big thing…they reduce lot sizes and they built very quality less houses… Please do some investigation atleast in San Antonio area when your going with pulte.

build quality is awful.. did not expect this from pulte..

Lashay who was very helpful with the move in and sales. Once we moved in, our experience went completely downhill. Our project manager, Tyler, was not helpful and not willing to fix things that were found even the first week of moving in. We bought this home sight unseen all the way from San Diego and were hoping for a much better experience.

We closed on our home in early April. We have a long list of blue tape repairs that were not done before closing and are yet to be done. A supervisor has been by and reviewed our problems and has told us that the problems will be addressed. We trust that will happen soon

When my wife and I decided to build a new home, we had lots of excitement and anticipation. Pulte made mention early on of celebration walk just before closing. Unfortunately, that final walk was anything but a celebration. In fact, it became a walk with the building manager to point out a ridiculously high number of details of poor building quality. There were so many details that it became a disheartening experience. I’ve lived in the house for over a month now. The house was supposed to be amazing and it’s mediocre at best. We’re still finding issues from electrical to HVAC to superficial imperfections like paints drips everywhere and missing caulking. Their warranty department leaves so much to be desired and it all comes from the same problem. As interest rates rose and demand for homes dropped, layoffs took place. Two building managers were laid off during the build process. It became obvious that the laborers who actually build the house had little to no supervision leading to a huge number of details that fall way short of expectations. I’m sure warranty administrators were also laid off and those who still have a job are overwhelmed. So like many other companies out there, Pulte put investors and profits so far ahead of having satisfied customers. This review may not ever reach those who can make a difference and nothing may change, but maybe someone will think twice before considering Pulte. I wish I would have. ... More

While the buying experience was quick, and was given update on progress regularly, the quality of the house was poor, and it is taking forever to get the issues fixed. There were around 20 issues from which include some safety concerns. I am still frustrated following up on half of the pending issues 1.5 months into occupancy. My suggestion to buyers, don't close until all the issues are fixed.

Contract to closing took 8 months longer than promised. Make sure you’re on site (or have someone on site) weekly to monitor quality. Workmanship is less than mediocre.

My family closed on our new home on 3/24. We were forced to close on an incomplete home because we were told that it would be ready, closing was scheduled, therefore we ended our former accommodation. We showed up to the walkthrough a few days prior to closing to find a house that was nowhere near finished. Huge holes in the ceiling, appliances not hooked up, paint not finished, drywall not finished, exterior not finished, carpet not properly installed, GFCI’s not placed correctly, the list goes on and on…. Stuart our incompetent construction manager had every opportunity to communicate, yet there he was, ready to walk a very expensive home with us that looked like a poor incomplete fixer upper. The day of the walkthrough, I stood outside with our newborn twins with tears in my eyes, knowing that if we didn’t close, we would be homeless. Every single dollar we had saved was going towards purchasing this home for our family. What should have been a joyous time for us, was completely robbed. The most frustrating part was that my husband and I had been very active in communicating issues we had seen while our home was being built. Stuart clearly ignored us and spent absolutely no attention to quality or standards on our home. No one should have signed off on this house to any standards. We closed due to having no other housing option and at the risk of losing our 25-thousand-dollar deposit if we backed out. After closing, Stuart was pulled off of our job at my request and Brandon and Nick sat in our kitchen with us and promised all items would be completed to the utmost standard and in a timely manner. Poor Nick got thrown into an absolutely mess left by Stuart. Unfortunately, here we are on 5/10, still living in a construction zone. Priority was not taken. It seems that Pulte would rather send 6 incompetent workers to try and fix something, rather than spending the money to have it done right the first time. We have not been able to unpack. We have not been able to come “home”. We have not been able to take a photo with our babies in front of our home. We have lost endless hours managing workers instead of earning income and spending time with our kids. Precious time and so much of our money has been lost. I am a cancer survivor. Why is this significant? Because I am supposed to control stress in my life. The amount of stress Pulte has caused me, and my family, cannot even be put into words. I have been forced to yell and argue numerous times with grown men, just to get work done to any type of standard. They threatened to paint my home when stucco was not complete! I had to yell and argue, just to have painters pulled until stucco work was done. I have had grown men refuse to take off their work boots, tracking God knows what into my new home for my babies to potentially ingest. I have had their playpen, cribs, clothing, covered in drywall. I have had to risk their health and my own by inhaling paint fumes and dust. The emotional distress Pulte has caused me is plentiful. It is May 10th and my home is still not complete. There are homes closing on my street, homes being worked on by many workers, yet the work needed to be completed on my home is scheduled weeks out. All my family has ever asked for is the home we put our life savings in to be done in the manner promised. I should have never had to be forced into a situation to yell at employees just to get work completed to standard quality. I shouldn’t have had to argue, just to have work done that was promised. But this is what it has come to. Every step towards completion has been difficult. As much as we want to start settling into our home, we will not settle for sloppy work. This is over a million-dollar home, and we expect the quality as we were promised. All outstanding work is currently still being scheduled and unfortunately this whole experience and lack of quality has left us hating our home. I fear the bigger issues that have yet to be uncovered. Only yesterday the electrician discovered that our kitchen pendant box had been covered up with drywall which is why we were only left with 2 instead of the 3 that was in our contract. We also have rattling ducts every time the AC comes on. Every time we try and make progress on unpacking we find more and more problems and issues with our home. A 1 year warranty is not nearly enough for what we have already and have yet to uncover. Attention and quality have clearly not been spent on our home. I fully regret our decision to purchase and close on this home. Pulte doesn’t care nor want to spend money to make things right. Most items are an argument and things only get resolved if I threaten to contact the ROC. They cut corners and cause extreme stress. I will never ever recommend anyone purchases a Pulte home. I feel robbed of so much. ... More

Craftsmanship leaves much to be desired. The Pulte closing team do not communicate with their own project managers or homeowners. Lived here for two months and my cabinets are not finished, missing slider door screen, unable to open windows because all the screens sag, hole in the ceiling, cracks in the stucco, grout needs to be finished, unable to plug in dryer because the drywall was over the outlet, etc. when we brought this to Pultes attention we were told to go through warranty! What?! This isn’t a warranty issue things are missing and never even were completed!

Really not happy with the awful conditions of the front and the back yards of my new build house since we closed in March . We still don’t have any sods in front and any seeds in the back, landscaping never got done for 2 months since we closed. The front yard is still full of mud, trash, black plastic bags, water retainer bag, plastic bottle full of pee, big rocks, gravels and dirts from when the house was being built!! We’ve been told by the construction manager that it will get cleaned and fixed but nothing actually got done!! Being a first time home buyer, I will definitely learn a lot from this bad experience! Won’t do it again! Even the neighbors upset about the situation! Pulte needs to do a better job! ... More

New home buyers should thoroughly inspect their new home before closing. Once you close, and there are issues with the home, you than have to rely on the pulte warranty department to get the needed repairs fix and it will be a process!!

Where as we love our new home layout, we are very disappointed with the process and quality of materials. The standard finishes are embarrassingly cheap. When you walk through the models you are tempted to mimic what you see but doing so will cost you many 10’s of thousands more. The sales and construction crew made many promises they were not able to deliver and left a terrible taste in my mouth.

Honestly if I was the one that came and look at the home I would not have purchased it. The first day I own the house there has been a lot of problems that has still not been fixed I have here for 4 weeks and still have all the same problems. First time it rain here is Orlando it rain cats and dogs in my house all the way from upstairs to down stairs, that has still not been fixed, broken tile still not fixed paint on the outside still not been fixed, smoke alarm has been going off since before I moved in no one seem to care if we go deaf, we had to disconnect them, some part of the roof tiles has lifted that has still been outstanding this list goes on and one. If there is a way to get a refund on this I am would very much like this to happen. Too many things to list.... I feel like I purchased a lemon house!!!! ... More

From the start of our home buying experience, we had nothing but problems with Pulte! We were told initially that it would take 8-10 months to build our new house and needed up taking almost 13. At one point, our house sat as a wooden frame for almost 5 months without being touched while other houses around us went up. Our homesite was left unattended to the point where people started stealing our build materials so new stuff had to be ordered and that took even longer! At one point we had 4-5 inches of water standing in the second floor of the house because they refused to put the roof on the house because “it’s not the right one line to install the roof”. If we hadn’t put so much money down for earnest money and upgrades, we would have walked away a long time ago. Now we are in the house for about 2 months and we are still fighting to have things fixed or done correctly. There is no pride in workmanship and their “word” isn’t worth anything. Potential buyers beware! If I had to do it again, I’d look elsewhere. ... More

The location was very desirable, but the Quality was not. Expectations for a nearly $400K unit were simply NOT met. The upgrades which were nearly $50K, were done with very little attention to Quality. My expectations for a new build were similar to purchasing a new car, yet this Pulte Townhome offered very little of that. Poor quality was evident in the painting, caulking, trim work. The construction process left the carpet full of construction dirt, despite the claim that it was "deep cleaned". Simple items such as insuring the windows were cleaned, were not completed. I'm now forced to work though Pulte's Warrenty team, for items that should of been addressed prior to completing the unit. In short, very disappointed with the quality, from one of the country's largest builders. ... More

Honestly we had purchased a home from Centex several years ago and had no issues. We loved it and loved the whole building process. We were really excited to build again with Pulte but had major issues this time around. We ended up with a new contractor and the end who was very responsive and worked really hard to try fix things and make things right and we appreciate all his help but we are now still having trouble getting things fixed after we closed and finding more and more stuff that has issues now that we have closed. The workmanship has been the hardest part of this especially for the cost of the house. There is minimal contact between us and the people who arrange getting items fixed or replaced. Often people will randomly show up to fix things and we had no idea they were coming or we will be at work and not have arranged for anyone to be home. Communication after closing has been difficult. The workmanship feels poor. ... More

Extremely frustrated with the speed at which I am getting the support on variety of issues raised. Customer Support executive is extremely slow / or not responding providing status on issues raised

One word to say about pulte is “Worst”. Right from the beginning of home contract signing nothing went according to the plan. Delivery date got pushed 4 times without any prior notice. I was literally homeless for almost 23 days staying in hotels and friends place due to Pultes last minute date push. No compensation was provided with all these issues. More over after moving in, house is sub par. Floors are with paint stains, my master bathroom was completed after a month of move in. Still open issues yet to be addressed by service team. As soon as we raise a service ticket, first response would be it is as per spec and no issues with the installation. Is Pulte thinking that we are that dumb that we do not know anything and we take whatever they say? Classic example: my dishwasher was not draining after I move in, raised a ticket, got an appointment fixed, on the appointment day customer service person called and told me that they cannot make it today as they are waiting for spares, Really? Without visiting and checking how they decide that they need to change something to make it work. The above is one in many, better please avoid pulte if you can. ... More

Communication very poor. Drywall finish workmanship very poor.

* A lot of broken promises * Regular quality

My experience with Pulte to date. My wife and I arrived late Friday at our new house only to discover the keys provided did not open any locks. (great quality control) The woman in the sales office helped us gain access via the garage, luckily the code was not changed. She then used her master key to unlock the front door. Nine to know they have access to every house in the community. Saturday, we went to the Sales office to inquire about what could be done to get keys. I’m not joking, three agents looked at us dumbfounder, stated they had no idea who to contact and laughed at our situation. Already frustrated my wife and I left and went to Lowes to purchase three new locks, at our expense. Later that week while setting up my office I tripped a circuit breaker that would not reset. I called an electrician who said he had seen this before and proceeded to rewire the outlets because he said there was a short. Within two weeks of moving in I noticed that a tall pine tree on my new property was dead. I contacted Pulte only to be told trees are not covered under any warranty. Pulte sold the property with a dead tree and I feel it is their responsibility to remove this unsafe condition. I will note that I contacted an Arborist who confirmed the tree is dead and should be removed. Pulte last communication was instructions on working with the county for approval to remove the tree. As to responsiveness I had to give one star because they don’t allow negatives. Pulte is totally unresponsive to any issue, and as demonstrated there is no central point of contact where you can go. Pulte’s response – not my job, don’t know who to contact, if you want it fixed do it yourself. Oh yes, Pulte is quick to send you a violation notice because your garbage cans are not far enough back along the side of your house. Received this violation a few days after notifying them about the dead tree. ... More

The whole experience from the Sales Team, Design Center, Pulte Mortgage and Construction was stressful and horrible. First, the Sales Team did not make clear or explain in detail the different options offered which left me making some less than favorable choices. At the time, I didn't know what questions to ask so I made the decisions based on what I thought I understood. Second, at the Design Center I felt rushed and had to make decisions quickly or start to get charged for extra time. It's hard to make choices quickly without seeing how all of the different items look together. It would have been nice to either have seen all the items & choices before the meeting or get a second visit to the Design Center to make sure that my choices were what I actually wanted. Third, there was a lack of regular communication and misinformation from Pulte Mortgage. There were inconsistent requirements that caused confusion and last minute approval decision which caused me a lot of stress. Lastly, with construction there were 3 different construction managers which caused closing delays. This caused me an extra $8,000 dollars to fork out for rent because the lease was up and I had to pay month to month because the closing date was pushed out several times. The original closing date was right at the end of the lease. Due to the delays, the final stage of the building process was rushed. The workmanship was shoddy and unprofessional. The paint and caulk job is awful, there is a door in one of the bedrooms that still won't close after supposedly being fixed. All of the door hinges were covered in paint and the master bedroom window above the shower was left unfinished with an extremely poor paint job. Also, if I didn't hire a home inspector prior to closing there would have been numerous items unaddressed before closing. The day of closing the painting and cleaning were not complete and I didn't want to go to closing but I couldn't reach the lender to find out the consequences of the rate lock if I did not close that day. Unfortunately, I had to go to closing without the house being 100% complete because I did not want my rate to increase. I heard from the lender too late that the Builder would have been responsible for the rate increase. I was so frustrated and disappointed that I really just wanted to back out but couldn't afford to lose the earnest money. My husband and I had been looking at Pulte homes for years and thought they were TOP NOTCH and couldn't wait to purchase a new home so was excited when were finally in the position to make it happen just to be DISAPPOINTED! The Pulte reputation is slowly being destroyed by the poor workmanship. For the cost of this home it should be 100% we shouldn't have to do any fixing, caulking or paint touchups ourselves. If I had to do over again I wouldn't....... ... More

Finished our home on the agreed amount time. The quality of our home is very poor. Zero supervision of workers and now we’re trying to play catch up to fix our patchwork house. Every time we turn around there’s something else that was done poor or incorrectly. Wouldn’t purchase this home if I could go back in time.