Pulte Homes Reviews

I’ve purchased 5 new homes. Pulte has been the worst in initial quality.

We were told during closing - Cosmetic things does not count towards overall house completion and warranty. Which is not not so great as this is what we see. Whatever is inside dry walls, we will hardly know of. Every warranty item has a tolerance level with respect to concrete cracks and floor levelling (so far noticed only these two). And certain things are designed in a way, so can't be fixed. Outside lawn is not covered and HOA need to fix any workmanship defects. The list goes on, I guess you get what they build and get at closing, expecting anything else is just too much.

Not a great buying experience

Finance process was convoluted and not transparent. Closing postponed multiple times. Construction is still not done.

Though we love our home & are happy with how beautiful the house turned out....the process was miserable and we felt as though we were just a number to Pulte as a whole. There were some individuals working for the company who we had relatively pleasant experiences with but as a whole there was a SEVERE lack of communication. If asked by friends and family, I would not suggest Pulte.

I would buy from the sales rep 100 times over and the the site manger is great too. Warranty team is poor, talk a great game but poor delivery.

Brand new home and already experiencing leaks in sink, cracks, paint coming out. Also, boundary vinyl wall was supposedly changed for a dent and that hasn’t changed even after a promise to change.

Not at all happy with the purchase. We like the layout hence we went with it, but the sales agent we worked not at all knowledgeable and we are suffering implications because of it. Also pulte management is not at all flexible on things compared to other major builders. Also the things included in standard price not good , also build quality as well not great as even paint, trim etc are very sensitive

There were a few items that should be included in a house. A garage door opener, pulls on cabinets, and vents in the toilets. You all really seem to step over dollars to save pennies. If I would of known the above along with the fact that you were not willing at all to help with changes on a house that was not sheet rocked is very disappointing. Would not recommend you all or buy another home from you.

It was a bit of struggle with Pulte on all accounts (construction, sales office, mortgage) from start to finish. Construction issues were covered up, we were told some of the staff cut corners (by other staff) and given a multitude of misinformation by sales, and our mortgage representative had little knowledge of the products he was selling. In regards to construction, the paint is already chipping, cracks in ceilings (1 month in), house was not properly cleaned upon move-in (still tape marks all over floor) and just general lack of attention to detail. We are happy to finally be in our home, but would not buy a Pulte home again. The silver lining is that some of the upper management (construction and mortgage) were extremely helpful, professional, and responsive--it just took us a while to get to the point of us contacting (and end up working with) them during this process. ... More

I bought House from Pulte because of the name but i am very disappointed in their process and level of service they provided.

The workmanship has been poor. While we were rushed into closing, many issues remained unresolved. There were many minor flaws. However, there were many major flaws requiring redoing/replacement of the following items. 1. Crooked windows - needed re-installment 2. Kitchen sink scratched - needed replacement 3. Front door peep hole drilled wrong - waiting for replacement 4. Master bath toilet door installed wrong - waiting for re-installment 5. Guest bath cabinet damaged - waiting for replacement 6. Master bath toilet did not function properly - after two service calls it is finally in working conditions with a warning that it may happen again 7. The heating system is not working well. The master bedroom area is very cold and we are barely managing by using extra heaters. With each of these being redone, we are going through lot of inconveniences. It is disrupting our regular activities. ... More

Issues show up daily. Overpriced extras.

We made the mistake of planning move-in based on the dates the builder had given us. They made the date for closing but many items were missed or sloppily done for to make the date. After closing, we walked into workers in the house cutting holes in the drywall and hap-haphazardly installing the back splash tiles with all the associated mess. 6 Weeks later, we are still trying to get many items addressed. Most customizations we asked for were not allowed and any "late" changes to the order caused problems.

I absolutely loved Mario and he was very responsive and helpful with any issues. I could not get in touch with anyone else for any issues at all! I have new things that I have found wrong with my new purchase but have been waiting for weeks for results.

Structurally our home appears good. Fine details are really terrible. We just gave up on complaining because it never got addressed. Even when they came to fix it multiple times. When you choose Pulte, you get a great neighborhood, but not a great house. (To the point when others come in and point out the bad looking fine details.)

Very difficult to get a hold of someone to fix issues under warranty

This was the first time we had a new house built and will definitely be the last. We had no idea what we were getting into. The day we put our deposit down we were instructed that we had to choose the plan we wanted that day. Next we were instructed to meet with the interior design team to pick out what we wanted inside the house. We were allotted only 3 hours to pick out everything from granite to cabinets , flooring and paint. I wished we were given more time as 3 hours is not near enough time to decide. Then 2 weeks before we closed there were several issues that needed to be corrected including the master bathroom tile, drywall and trim. After taking down the tile we were told the framing was off and that’s why the tile was uneven. We found that every time they would come in to fix something they would screw up something else. We feel like the cheap laborers they hire are careless and amateurs. We felt like it was a never ending process. I have to say they have been good about getting things fixed but why are we having to get alot of things fixed with a new house? We can understand a few things but not like this. If we had to do it all over again we would run the other way. ... More

Had to ask several times for things to be fixed, appointment were missed and requests were overlooked.

Unfortunately our excitement to move into our new home was quickly replaced with regret. This is the second house we have had built new and this one looks and feels like it was rushed to completion with little to no attention to detail. Our cabinets were not level, the handles were not even close to even, the trim and paint were both very sloppy, the stonework was falling apart (literally stone falling off), there was/is paint and stain on the carpet and tile, the yard wasn’t flattened before the sod was laid, the list goes on. They are currently working with us to get all of these items fixed, looking back we would not have closed until everything was fixed. The cost of the house does not match with the finished product. ... More

We’ve been in the house for nearly two months and our house still does not have the ability to have internet because Pulte did not coordinate properly with internet companies to make sure our house was serviceable

Construction was adequate and of an average quality. Common sense items in construction are overlooked and cannot be corrected as NO alterations are allowed. Consistency of construction from one unit to another is missing. Many items are not disclosed or glossed over. Numerous items and options in the model homes bear little resemblance to what is actually built and no answers for the differences are provided. Attention to details, particularly in finish work and cleaning seemed to be lacking.

Lots of little issues within the home & trying to get the field manager back to have the items fixed have been a challenge. Of course now I’m just told to email the “warranty dept”.

Moved into a beautiful new home thinking all would be perfect, now after 4-8 weeks nothing but issues from carpet coming up in the corners seams splitting, horrible wall texturing, corners not even close to being somewhat square, holes in drywall counter tops having to be replaced due to not installed correctly, hole under kitchen island with rebar coming through it. I’m not happy with this home. Thought it would be a amazing thing being a home owner but nothing but headaches. On the plus side was the builder lender they where the only professionals in my book. The home Quility is trash

After submitting an offer that was excepted, a deposit was made, and a very important item that was agreed upon was taken away. It’s tough and I could forfeit my deposit I was told I would not get the item after three weeks into this and there was nothing they could do about it. I was told I could forfeit my deposit if I didn’t like it. I was hoping after communicating back-and-forth for weeks on this item that it will come to a resolution that I was very happy with and unfortunately it did not. Another frustration I have concerns a privacy fence request that I submitted weeks ago. I have been told that my fence request and anything to do with ARC is on hold because we have no HOA. I don’t understand this as the majority of the homes being built in the same neighborhood are all getting fences. In conclusion I was disappointed with the sales team and management of sales, but very happy with the efforts of the of construction and project managers. (Jordan, Rob)They did a good job in solving any issues I had in their control. The overall townhome is nice, I am enjoying it. ... More