Pulte Homes Reviews

Since moving into our house, we have had quite a few issues (broken furnace, plumbing not working, creaky floors) as well as realizing that there were some poor design choices or just cheapness (cabinet doors that need bumpers because they bang into walls and other cabinets, odd placement of countless light switches, master bath door opens in front of shower, frames only on 3 out of 6 mirrors, counter overhangs not quite enough for comfortable seating, floor tiles and vinyl not running the way any of us would have expected, furnace lines running directly in the center of the master bedroom wall and not protected by anything other than drywall). Eventually I think we will be happy with the house ... hopefully the issues that we have been experiencing will all be taken care of, and hopefully this is just a bad start and we won't continue to have problems. ... More

We wanted the house in the brochure but it seems that - house may not exist -

Overall the experience was very stressful and not very exciting. Lots of problems from the beginning all the way through the closing and still dealing with isssues almost 2 months after closing. The contractors that Pulte uses leave a lot to be desired. Don't think I would ever build a new home again. Not a good experience.

5 month delay, followed by many construction issues once we moved in. If you look closely, there are a lot of small details that have not been correctly taken care of in the house. It is a hassle to call Pulte/Warranty department/etc, as it should've never happened in the first place. My AC/Heating unit had missing parts, and took multiple calls and visits to fix--I wish pulte checked the quality of their products before pushing their customers to sign off on it. I also have a couple of lopsided doorframes. Some are rather obvious, but some not too noticeable. This could've been easily prevented, but it seems pulte is rushing through the building process and not paying enough attention to detail. ... More

I love my new home. Once we signed the papers to close the contractors were not responsive to issues. We are almost 60 days into owning the home and are waiting for our 30 day walk through. Other than that, the house is great!

We keep being told that work will be done and then nothing . . . No one reaches back out to us like they say they are, to actually get the work done. It’s been a bit disappointing.

Had two mayor issues within the 1st month. 1. Howling through the windows. If there is any wind outside, you hear a howling sound coming from the windows. Improper installation or manufacturing problems. Unknown. But windows will probably need to be replaced which is a mayor inconvenience. 2. AC has not worked properly since I moved in about month and half ago. AC tech's have been by the house twice and problem still present. Did not expect mayor issues like this from a new house. Maybe minor issues yes but not like this. Somewhat disappointed.

Be thoroughly aware during inspection. Ask questions and don’t be pressured to buy.

We love the home we chose. But there are and. Have been several small issues and lack of attention to detail in the construction of our home.

Need to improve repressiveness on issues that are still outstanding from the final walk thru. They were marked but never were completed our fixed.

I discovered a couple of issues in the construction and service. The Pulte provided a decent quality of service until the closing date. After signing on all the required paper, my request or inquiry email is not well responded. Follow-up appointments extremely hard to schedule. Pulte mortgage didn't do their job thoroughly, failing to pay to insurance company. No show for follow-up service, etc.

Project manager tried very hard to stay on top of crews, but fell short in drywall and paint. Drywall was not installed properly and we tried to hang a ceiling fan only to have 5 nails pop out in the ceiling. Down the hallway you could see the drywall bow and swerve in and out. Paint in carpet, across tiles and in the grout; which was never sealed, not even in the wet rooms.

The kitchen is great. Everything else is good but not as good quality as we were expecting with what we paid for it. It looks very nice at first glance, but once you move in you notice so many details that were missed (like bathroom counters half an inch away from the wall on one side, etc.). In the building process, a lot of nice and assuring words were said that did not necessarily always happen in the end.

Could be better all around.

They charged me more, delivering a different finish than the one I requested. We had choosen U2 model, but they sold (and charged us) another model. We spent about US$7,000 more. I asked for money back, but had no answer till now.

Beautiful home, but moved in with multiple issues. Construction and cleaning crew did a poor job leaving paint spatters throughout the house on the outlets, carpet, windows, and tile floors. It took 2 months to get water heater to work properlt and two main walls downstairs are visibily bowed. Warranty officer is extremely responsive and has resolved issued quickly as trades are available, but shouldn't have to fix so many problems prior to us moving in...

Be sure to ask to see a house with the brick you choose (rather than select from pictures) because they wouldn’t take responsibility when the brick thye planned to put up was completely different from what we had selected, even though they hadn’t even started to put it up yet.

Bring T square to check Pillars and walls. Verify WIFI. Provide options to add a couple cabinets and move accessories to desired.

Not impressed with this home.

Overall nice home but they do not allow for ANY customization which is a significant disappointment considering how expensive these homes are. They have a decent selection of finishes, but upgrades are costly from base selection and even basic items are costly to upgrade. Overall feel of house is nice and would only change a few things like increase the size of the garage and adjust layout of the basement if the builder would allow. Absolutely avoid Pulte Mortgage at all costs.

There are a few minor and relatively low cost things that Pulte could do that would greatly increase the quality and experience of the home. The overall build quality is as expected though.

Very disappointed with the amount of issues that the home had since moving in, and the amount of time it is taking to get these issues addressed and resolved. My closing date was 11/15/19, and as of now (1/08/20)I still have approximately 20 items on my list that I continue emailing to your team on a weekly basis. Quite a few of these issues were pointed out prior to moving in, and did not get addressed at the time. Anderson has been proactive with trying to help to get issues resolved, however most of them should of been resolved prior to closing.

We are happy with our new home, but the build process wasn’t seamless. We are still fixing issues after move-in.

Overall house looks good and build quality is okay, but the upgrade options looks way cheaper than the price charged

Had some major issues prior to closing. Gave Pulte more then a month of heads up. Was told it will be taken care of. It of course was not done prior to closing. Now months after moving in still dealing with people coming in and out getting things done. Not talking about punch list, paint areas type of items. Major headache for something that could have been addressed prior to me moving in. Pulte is doing what they said they would but I am having to constantly remind and send emails to ensure that things get done. I am having to project manage basically and stay on top of things which should have been done prior to move in. I do not think I would build with Pulte again. Premium price for average to below average quality of finish. For sure do not get their options! Do it yourself through contractors after close and save yourself the extra headache and $$$. ... More