Pulte Homes Reviews

I'm very disappointed in the quality of workmanship in my NEW home. I feel that the house was thrown together and that nobody from Pulte was overseeing the build. The downstairs flooring has been an issue since before closing (8 weeks ago) and is still an issue today. I was told by Chad that once I put a rug and furniture in the room I would never notice it. There was paint left on the tile and carpet. The carpet in one room was cut and glued back together, but came apart, and the "fix" was to glue it back together again. The list of issues and sloppy work is long. Unfortunately, this has not been a positive home buying experience. ... More

At this time I regret buying my Pulte Home. Way too many service issues, and poor response to those issues.

We recently purchased a brand new Pulte home, moved in less than 2 months back and our experience in last 1 month has not been good at all. We had a leakage in one of the pipes in mechanical room which took almost a week to get fixed, noticed cracks on the wooden floor in few sections, bathroom lock’s doesn’t work most of the times and the walls get scratched very easily. Overall the quality of materials used in building the home are really bad and we wish we knew this before buying our dream home!

There needs to be better communication and better quality of trades. The quality was to the minimum of code rather than quality expected with the new higher prices Pulte charges. Our yard was not graded and has so many flooding issues as well as our septic was never turned on until after a month we moved in, it could have been a disaster. 1/5 of our backyard is un-usable due to mud and no grading being done. We can’t let our dogs out in our backyard because of it and it’s unacceptable being 3 months in without anyone fixing it properly.

DESIGN IN 3RD BATH IN BEDROOM ACROSS FROM LAUNDRY HAS A DOOR THAT OPENS INTO BATHROOM. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A POCKET DOOR. FLOOR TILES IN HOUSE ARE UNEVEN. PAVERS ON BACK OF HOUSE ARE BROKEN AND VERY UNEVEN . BIG GAP UNDER BACK DOOR.SUBMIITED REQUEST AND TOLD THEY WOULD GET BACK US IN 48 TO 72 HRS. NEVER HEARD BACK.

The quality of workmanship is a 1 out of 10. Sloppy details, lack of pride, and supervisors that barely care themselves. Very quick to sell, very slow to correct mistakes.

There is lot of air leak from all the windows and when we approached the team they informed us that it is how they have manufactured Did we ask for that kind of windows which wont stop the cold air coming inside Staying in Illinois no one needs a house like this We paid the amount for this house no one gifted this to us No proper insulation entire house cannot maintain same temperature Lennar was the best when it comes to quality

Very dissatisfied with before and after closing services .

Bought a new home in Florida for just under a half million dollars. The interior of the home displays the worst level of “finish” work I have seen. Low quality materials, rough finish work on most baseboards and door and window frames. Entire kitchen and three full baths contained zero handles or pulls on any cabinets and drawers. House was still very dirty from construction debris when we took possession. A full month has passed and we are still finding things that need replacement or fixing. Not a good reflection on this builder.

Workmanship is worst I have seen. Never seen brand new homes with this many issues with my past builders

We were not able to catch issues at each step during the build. As you can imagine dealing with problems after you close, takes months to address all the issues. It has taken 2 months to address the14 work orders- that detail badly installed, missing or completely incorrect items put in place. When I say it feels like there was no pride in the work... one example is when there was a safety issues with the upgraded oven, when it was pulled out, we found sawdust, screws and other construction debris plus scratches in the upgraded cabnets- that were literally covered up!(which showed what little regard the workers have that this would be someone's home) We also noticed that most of the upgrade choices, we made at center, put the workers off their game as 90% has been incorrect, disregarded completely or put in place broken. Whats worse, when I pointed out one obvious issue, i was told "yeah, but its not as bad as the house around the corner"!! ... More

House lacks attention to details. Many things in the house have poor craftsman ship. Seems like Pulte developers were more interested in making sure they finished the houses before schedule to get a return on their investment. Rather than take some extra time to make sure everything was up to par for the homebuyer. Paint drips and poor quality paint job all over the house. Nails sticking out of the carpet in every room. Which I had to take up upon myself to hammer down so my 2 year old daughter would stop stepping on them. Cabinet drawer front panel fell off in kitchen. Bathroom molding poorly installed. Sloppy cocking job along molding. These are a few things we noticed living 3 weeks in the house. ... More

Crystal did amazing job helping me get the right home

beautiful layout but very shoddy workmanshiip. still waiting on celebration walk issues that did not get completed after my first walkthrough. still finding cracks and issues that have been reported to the builder but still have not been addressed.

Lot of pain points. Dont stress too much on promising quality when you cant keep your words.

Nick was the only positive experience we had during our home purchase. He was very attentive and quick to respond to our new buyer questions. All other departments were very disappointing, especially the finance department. They were not efficient! We were given a lot of generic responses! We didn't feel like Pulte cared about our needs and concerns about purchasing our home. This experience felt like we were on a conveyer belt!

Im having multiple issues with drywall, lighting, and the dryer not being installed properly. No sod has been a nightmare especially with a dog. The construction workers leave trash that blows all over the neighborhood. The blacktop on the driveway is crumbling.

We bought a new home with Pulte and the minute you sign, you can't get anything fixed that was promised and you have to follow-up mulitple times for any warranty issues. Would never build again with them.

Our Sales Agent and the Warranty Person we deal with have truly been the saving grace for this transaction. I am disappointed with the quality of work the construction manager approved and then passed off. We have walls that are completely bowed, corners that are at 75° vs 90. Door ways that don’t line up, we had a major leak from the electrical people drilling a hole in the pipes, and after our inspection pointed it out, they said it was resolved, only to find it was never looked into. Our shower had no seals so it leaked until the warranty people sent someone to repair it. The construction people left piping and grout in our shower pipe and covered it with the drain so the shower flooded, and needed to be cleaned/snaked. The drywall people after we tagged prior to closing left the mud all over our bathroom walls, had to call the warranty people to send someone to sand and paint. They never sealed our fireplace mantle. Wiped it off after hanging the tv and took off a ton of stain. It’s sadly been one disappointment after another. ... More

Hard to get a hold of and have someone take accountability for workmanship after closing. People are not responsive.

I was very disappointed in the sloppiness during the construction process with paint and drywall materials found on many finishes and resulted in the need for steam cleaning. There seemed to be a rush to complete the home which was behind scheduled and definitely a trade off between quality and speed. The CM seems over stretched and able to focus as there were too many houses to manage. Overall it was a very average experience and so far a very below average experience with after closing service for issues requested in Pulte Owner's Entry portal.

I wasn’t allowed to make my own selections for floors, tiles, cabinets etc. Kind of took the fun out of buying new. The windows are poor quality and some don’t latch/lock. They did not paint the interior of my garage and it looks really ugly when the garage is open. They need to start installing frameless showers and crown molding for homes over 700k price point.

We were excited to enter into contract with Pulte on our new home back in July 2021. The interaction with the sales team through the majority if the process was excellent. Tara was pleasant to work with in terms selecting our floorplan and upgrades. She communicated extremely well with us and we were grateful for her services. On the other hand, our experience with the construction team was poor. We had 4-5 different construction managers along the way thay didn’t provide us with the best communication. We never felt a great connection with any of the construction managers, we actually felt as if we were being passed around without any consideration of our experience. It took over a year to complete our home, after we were told it would only be 9 months. We were very involved with our home project from start to finish, we visited the site 2-3 times a month to witness the progress. While slow at times, we did notify sales/construction of issues we noticed on the quality/workmanship of the home as is progessed. We were reminded various times that all the quality issues on the home would be addressed 1 week prior to closing. We were also assured that ALL the quality issues we highlighted would definitley be resolved before we closed. I was always skeptical as I witnessed the slow progress of the home being built. None the less, I put faith into Pulte to resolve all the quality issues before we closed. With that said, we closed on our new home in August 2022. We were disaappointed that the quality issues were not fully addressed prior to closing, as we were continuosly assured. As of 10/05, as I provide this review, we are living in the house and are still having to put for effort to have Pulte resolve the quality issues in our jew home. It is quite disappointing to have a brand new home, with all new construction and upgrades that we selected along the way, just to witness the lack of quality that Pulte sold us on in the begining as being their top priority with their customers. Since we moved in, my wife and I have not been able to shower in our upgraded spa shower that we paid for. Not one shower! This is extremely frustarting and downright unacceptable. There remain multiple issues with our Spa Shower and Master Bathroom as a whole. Not to mention they other issues throughout the house that have yet to be addressed. The communication is lacking with addressing these issues and confusion seems to be an overwhelming sense amongst your Pulte team members and trades we have been dealing with. I have lost just about all faith and confidence in Pulte to provide us with good communication, a sense or urgency to address our concerns, or to even a quality product! Our experience began with excitement and joy, but has quickly deteriorated, which is unfortunate. We are happy to be residents in the Santa Rita Ranch community, but are extremely disappointed with the Pulte experience regarding Quality, Workmanship and Communication. ... More

Pulte employees need to have better communication with clients and management isn't the best.

Poor response from build manager. Lot of finishing issues and unanswered in walkthrough. Quality is not as promised.