Pulte Homes Reviews

We love our new home, however the buying/building process was unbearable. Our Sales Associate, Blair, was condescending and somewhat rude during the entire process. She rushed us through our choices and didn't offer many that were available. There was never a time where we felt she truly cared or understood our wants and needs. Our sales contract was signed in June 2019. Our first walk through was on July 15th. At that time, we were given a closing date of September 26th. We had a home to sell and Blair continually hounded us about putting the home on the market. We listed the home on August 14th and it sold on August 16th. To make a long story short, we never closed on our new home until December 17th. We lost our buyer and he ended up suing us for breach of contract, costing several thousand dollars that Pulte would not agree to assist with. Also, our home was appraised at $12k less than the selling price and Pulte would only take $6k off. The home is beautiful, but still has minor issues that were supposed to be fixed before we moved in. The house was never cleaned before we moved in, so we had to do it ourselves. Pulte told us the subdivision was in Morrisville, but it's actually in Durham. These kind of things were continual and expected throughout the entire process. We have a list of items ready to send to the Construction Manager before our 90 days is up. We'll be curious to see if we get a response. I emailed two simple questions to him a month ago and still haven't received a response. ... More

Less than 2 months moving in, with the rain This week I have a water leak through the AC vent and window from the half bathroom downstairs. Reported and after 3 days no answer. Bad quality of material and labor. Where is the field manager from 218 Eagleson??????? The house can get flooded and nobody cares.

Takes several follow up calls to get response. Unwilling to mitigate noise issue emanating from Pulte owned model next to our new build. Four year old pool motor left on 24/7 and rattles. Attitude that we should take up with future purchaser of the model home rather than current owner (Pulte)..."not their problem". So beware of buying a model or spec already built.

I had to switch lots because the front elevation of my original home was drastically changed and would no longer allow access for my physically handicapped family members. There was no communication from Pulte about the change, I discovered it during my initial walk through, after construction had begun. The new lot was a compromise on my part, as it did not have the same benefits as the original, but I decided to go with it. Switching lots slightly delayed my closing date, but I was mostly able to transfer everything over from the original contract. Upon closing, the tiles in my bathrooms had to be ripped out and replaced because they were wrong and I spent the first few days in my new home allowing access to tilers. I have a laundry list of items that will need to be addressed through the warranty. Everything from crummy paint jobs to crooked installations. While many things do look nice, there are also a great many details that look like they were lazily slapped together. One reason I chose my new lot was because it had no rear neighbors. I was told the area behind the home would remain green and lush with trees and grass. Less than one month after closing, my HOA fees went up $30/month because they “forgot” to add insurance to the monthly assessments. Less than 2 months after I moved in, the green area, newly planted trees, and quiet bike path behind my home were ripped out to make way for a parking lot. The beautiful, natural view I was promised would never change is now a dirt pile awaiting ugly asphalt and concrete, to be filled with strangers’ cars, not 10 feet away from my driveway. There has been no communication from Pulte about the change, I have been trying to get information from them on how/why this decision was made, and how/why Pulte feels they can change an agreement after they’ve taken our money. Not to mention they’ve been working on this parking lot for almost two weeks, and the heavy equipment being used has been shaking and rattling my home to the point that pictures have fallen off the walls and items are being shaken off of shelves. I am angry and frustrated with Pulte for one instance after another of pulling the rug out from under their customers. The ladies who work in the sales office have been as kind and helpful as possible, but they can only do so much. Pulte needs to step up and treat their customers with integrity and honesty, and keep their word instead of changing the terms after a contract is signed. ... More

Looks nice but the not really satisfy with the quality of product used. Lots of cosmetic things are unfinished. Tried to reach the builder but said to contact costumer service, did but no response.

When we moved into the condo, we found two problems that should never have happened. First they installed the wrong size damper on the heat (net result, no heat on the first floor and too much on the second). Four days later, the problem was fixed. Second, when the closet shelves were installed, the drilled through a PVC waste pipe. The leak is now fixed, but I am still waiting for them to repair the closet.

First, the good. The main employees you deal with are great people. They really are. But the line is pretty much drawn there because their hands are tied to corporate policy that’s not conducive to a quality product. Answers to questions and problems are “the labor force is terrible”, are not acceptable and should never be when buying a half million dollar home. Several subcontractors just flat out do not care about the quality of their work. I’m not sure why but it’s really none of the consumers concern. The end result though is a poor product. I bought a Pulte home back about 1 years ago and the experience was so much better then. Not anymore. ... More

Though we are finally getting things addressed, it has taken 2 months, and numerous complaints to regional management. Our sales person, Ellen, has always been upfront and responsive. But we know there is only so much she can do.

Pulte has agreed to address a serious design flaw in my new home. They have limited the actions that they are willing to take. I hope that the actions that they are starting to take will somewhat resolve this issue. I realize that I'm insignificant in the scope of this large corporation. However, my spending almost $500K for my house is huge and I was hoping my new home would be a wonderful sanctuary of peace and enjoyment.

Me and my fiancé had a very difficult time with our mortgage consultant and I highly recommended that you check in regularly because communication was not good at all in my experience. The house is great although we’ve had a hard time getting people to fix little things that’s in the warranty

My family needed a quick move in ready home, and the original buyer of our home was unable to perform. We love most of the layout (would have nixed the 5th bedroom in favor of a loft or bonus room, and would have liked a tub in the master bath) and the builder was willing to make a few last minute cosmetic changes for us. That being said after moving in there is poor craftsmanship and quality everywhere. And Pulte is unbelievably cheap!!! CHEAP!!! Most of our lightbulbs burnt out within the first few weeks or never worked when we moved in. They dont finish the garage walls. They skimp on the insulation. The planning room had cheap ugly looking laminate instead of quartz to match the rest of the kitchen(we already ripped this out) There are barely any straight walls in the house. There are lots of paint touch ups and dry wall touch ups needed. There are lots of markings and quality issues with the laminate floor. Kitchen island countertop has multiple cracks and damages. Maybe we are more picky than most but I probably would not build with Pulte unless I could be there every step of the way to supervise and make sure its done right from the beginning. I appreciate Pulte wanting to give blind construction workers job opportunities but I think going forward they should at least hire people who can draw straight lines and count to 10. (excuse my sarcasm) . Pulte sales people were nice and helpful and made it easy to find a quick house, but for half a million dollars I expected much much better. ... More

not detailed oriented at all. couple of issues within 1 month

The girls that you talk to in the call center , need to listen and put down the doughnuts, They are not the top notch of the tree!

Quality of workmanship is not what I would expect for a half million dollar home. Most of the work seems to be subcontracted out. Their response to issues have been extremely slow.

It was a rush on closing on our house never had a chance to address all house issues Exhaust vent above microwave still leaks leaving a greasy residue. Disappointed

Cleanliness throughout Check air filter to furnace windows. Check every installation fixtures. Check every light and every switch in every room. Make sure all appliances work , all doors and draws operate as they should. We have had several issues from plumbing to electrical to minor structure though the response is good it doesn't ease the trust of the quality to value of the home. We love our new home we just don't like all the inconviences we experienced so far in our first two months.

We love the house. But there are so many cosmetic issues after closing. The manager on site seems like he didn’t regular his contractors on their workmanship and the quality of the house before closing on the house. After, closing we had to call in and address alot of problems and he was very selective on which emails he wanted to answer or reply. He was very unresponsive. For example, we contacted him about the issues and asked him to schedule for repair services he didn’t answer at all and it been like 2 weeks. I had to call costumer services and they told me they would have him to call me to explain and still nothing. We are very unhappy and disappointed. ... More

6 weeks after closing we still have outstanding items from Weather list. Our Field Manager keeps promising to resolve but then never does.

Field manager was great but after closing, several requests for repairs went 100% unanswered, which we have never experienced from other developers before. Very disappointed. Until now, we still have not received a call or email regarding requests. So poor.

All of the Pulte folks tried their best. And actually the sub contractors were friendly and responsive, and fun to talk to. The trouble is when they finished their respective job there was little or no responsibility placed on them to leave the job completed in a workmanship like manner which includes leaving the job site clean and hazard free. I thought that there was little or no accountability placed on the sub contractors unless I complained. Then, perhaps, my concerns would be heard. I would be afraid to not do my own supervision.

I was shocked at the condition of my wood floors when closing. There should have been some type of covering on them.. The mud was horrible and it took me 3 cleaning to get it all up. There was paint on the floor and also on some of the dark wood. There were screws under the cabinets that had to be pulled out and holes were made. the calk on the fire place is a disgrace. The front door had a large gap and cold air was coming through, the garage entrance to the house would not even close unless I through my whole body weight against the door.

I submitted my 30 day checklist on Nov 15th and have not heard back from anyone (Dec 5) on when the issues I reported will be resolved. I contacted CAC@pulte.com on Nov 29th and they said someone would contact me? Haven't heard from anyone. (Dec 5) There has also been a lot of problem with landscaping collapsing on this block over the past 2 weeks and it has to do with Packing that wasn't properly done when pipes were laid to the sides of houses. There is confusion on who is responsible (Arizona pipe or Desert Valley) and what the reporting process is, there isn't one? you contact Pulte Reps and no one responds. You call Desert Valley Landscaping and they are too busy or don't want to spend anytime resolving the issues. They send someone out and they put rock on it to cover problem so you can't see it. Not happy ... More

Most expensive tract house we’ve purchased. We’ve dealt with four other tract builders. By far our experience with Pulte has been the most disappointing of them all!

The worksites are not clean and cannot believe that areas that I am finding glue and messy painting and we paid extra for site finishing and not sure we received what we paid for. I have nails sticking out of doors and dents in utility doors along with chips and cracks in our granite countertops. We cannot believe how much silicone that we are having to clean up in the bathrooms. Just not the quality we were expecting for the price that we paid. This coming summer we have outside that need to be addressed. And we could not believe that on the garage walls they cleaned their caulk off on our walls...so we have that to look at too. Also they cleaned their caulk off on our siding which cannot be clean-off so we are having to wait to have the siding replaced. We have to believe that all of this is costing you more money...so why not slow down and treat these houses as your own versus slapping them up as fast as you can. Also we have to continue to have workmen come in and fix the issues and we are getting tired of this too. ... More

The quality of the house was disappointing. Uneven flooring, walls not straight or levels and the siding is not straight and has many bulges