Pulte Homes Reviews

Our wood floor had three nicks/dents in it. Looks like someone dropped something and put a nick in the wood. We also have splits going down the wood planks. We have, what I believe to be Caulk or some other film all over our tiles on the floor and wall in both bathrooms and on front door. The tile work in the laundry room is done horrible and doesn’t go flush to the wall. Waiting to see if there is proper drainage under our washer and dryer since they weren’t properly installed. During use they shook and moved all over the laundry room. The vent in the downstairs bathroom doesn’t go on. I was told due to back ordered piece. There are nicks and dents around the molding around the doors. The front door is so hard to open. Not only ours but our neighbors too that they go in and out so much the picture frames on my walls move. And it’s just annoying to listen to throughout the night when we are watching tv trying to relax. Still waiting on our water line to be connected for our fridge that got delivered late. The fridge was delivered with a dent on the freezer door. The kitchen cabinets have defects in the doors and cracked cabinet frames. The weather stripping on the garage door isn’t in place. The painters were messy and missed spots. Noise and creeking at the top of the steps. We were promised top quality work that didn’t follow through. The work done was rushed with little effort. ... More

They build a decent home but the follow-up on punch list items and defects is lacking

House had a lot of imperfections in the paint job, flooring buckling, spackling of outside stairs had holes in it and concrete perfections on the outside stairs leading to front door. gouges in the garage floor.

This is the worst home buying experience I've ever had. Once we signed the contract, all communication stopped. No updates, no information on when the build would start, nothing. Once we moved in, we hired an independent inspector look at the house. He found issues with the roof, HVAC, and some other minor things. The roof is yet to be repaired. HVAC came out and worked an entire morning re-wiring the A/C unit and thermostats. A/C wasn't even connected. We had no heat, no A/C. Once they were able to fix the A/C unit, they realized the thermostats were configured where the upstairs thermostat controlled the environment for downstairs and vice versa. When we moved in, the stove wasn't connected to the gas so no cooking for us. There were things identified by the foreman which have still yet to be resolved. ... More

Workmanship of all area was very poor, and I was not happy enough about quality.

First when we moved in there were numbers of things to be fixed but nothing really had been taken care of and we have been experienced that not many punch items have been completed after a month.... I need your attention to fix our house so that my wife can use the kitchen and receive a new home as expected.

They did not finish the house and fix what was missing. Some examples no bathrooms mirrors, No water in the refrigerator, Details, etc etc... I close a month ago and they haven't fixed the things they had to fix. I haven't move yet and the closing was a month ago. My advice is before you close make sure they have finish everything, because you will have to make appointments and appointment to get it fixed and it takes lots of time. I think this should be easier since people dream is to buy their house. But ended up being stressful. Thank you.

Be careful when signing a contract. You have to make selections at that time that cannot - or will not - be changed. You are given the choices on the day of contract and have to decide then. No changes allowed.

"Hydration" cracks in cement in garage, front porch, back porch. I continue to see cracks, chipping, scaling, chunks of concrete missing from garage and front/back porch areas. Repairs have been made once but cracks continue to expand. I've purchased many homes (both new and pre-owned) and have never experienced foundational cracks to this degree. I am continually told the foundation integrity is solid but I can't see how that is true. Even so, the cracks significantly degrade the "curb appeal" of what is otherwise a beautiful home. Given the cost of the home, I'm extremely disappointed cracks continue to show and expand. Perhaps I should have considered another builder. ... More

Our experience was negatively impacted by a weak construction manager who did little to oversee the pace and quality of the build process. Fortunately, our sales representative was great and has helped us mitigate the issues. Frankly, the rest of the story is the most important, as we see the response to the items that need repairs.

I had a horrible experience with my Field Manager. He was rude and non-responsive.

Overall we are happy as we have to be happy. Nice to work with Anthony (Sales) and Steve (Site Manager) are very professional and impressed with their overall responsiveness. With reference to the quality of the construction, I am not at all happy. There are gaps (bugs can build their homes) between the baseboard and flooring. Baseboard guys say that the flooring is uneven and Pulte folks say that the baseboard. Very poor quality material was used for Window sills. Found and still finding several nails and other metal objects in the backyard and all my requests to find and remove those went into deaf years. Ordered a customized Garage Door and am still waiting (about two months now). Totally careless attitude after we moved in. Well. Learning to live with such issues. ... More

We’ve had so many issues. We were promised the home would look like a model home and it wasn’t. We are waiting response to get our issues resolved. Just felt like things were put together as quickly as possible knowing things could be fixed. On top of that we have plot issues. Our plot is smaller than what was supposed to be according to the plan.

Have had a lot of issues with labor shortages, back ordered products, and wanting us to close on an incomplete home. Still trying to get shutters since they are on back order but other identical homes are receiving theirs. Also told sod and landscaping might not happen until spring of 2022 and we moved in July 2021.

Poor communication Delayed closing with no notice until day of originally scheduled closing No mailboxes for 3 weeks after closing Unable to use driveway for 5 days after closing due to driveway being poured late because of late inspections 5 weeks after closing and closing checklist items have still not been addressed Nails and debris all over the roof Damaged garage door from subcontractors has not been replaced Drywall and paint touch ups still not completed

There was a serious lack of creativity when it came to figuring out the siding delay. It was very frustrating! Not to mention that communication did not come from the top down. It’s important that customers know that companies care; not just the sales people.

Bought this home after coming to know Pulte homes are good at construction and they take care customers well. Realized that they are no more as the community was sold out and they wanted to handover the pending homes soon and move out. It was supposed to be inventory home with upgraded materials and we did not have a chance to choose any further. Had poor laundry flooring, handrails, poor paint quality (know that we had to wait for a year to settle down, but the paint that I got was very poor quality). More than a month now after closing but there were many pending items and still not fixed. There were many missing items in the build (tissue holder, towel holder, towel ring), back side door entry door was fixed right in front of floor air vent. Some of the fixtures (done via contractors) had loose fittings, improper workmanship. One would think the field manager is the one who pulls over all contractors and inspect what is in the build and what was completed however we had to end up in telling him many missing things. Not sure how they would keep their promise of coming back after 1 year to inspect and fix things once the home settles down. ... More

They told me issues were going to be addressed before home purchase and that did not happen, up to today issues have not been completed.

Terrible issues on day one

The home buying experience is okay. The builder's lender involved some high fees so we didn't choose them. The closing day was okay, but all the documents were delayed so we did not receive community gate access nor trash bins until 6-8 weeks after we moved in. The wood floor and doors are not quality material, chip off easily only a few weeks after moved in. The irrigation valve was broken and Pulte insurance would not take care of it and their management are using freezing weather as excuses. We understand that Pulte home prices are slightly lower than other builders, but quality is not that good given the overall price we paid. Will look for options other than Pulte home in the future. ... More

The overall process with Pulte was very frustrating, unprofessional, and of low quality. The quality and workmanship of the home were below our expectations and standards that Pulte portrayed during the buying process. The team was unresponsive and unprofessional until we went to management with our concerns.

The mortgage side was a horrible experience as was closing due to the mortgage side. Final Home inspections were a joke because there was a multitude of things that still needed to be done and even on the last and final inspection there were issues that had to be corrected repeatedly.

Worst experience. Would never build with Pulte ever again. Had to visit the house every day to make sure house was completed properly and on schedule. Had to go above site manager’s head on multiple occasions to his boss to make sure proper repairs were completed. Initial Electrical and plumbing done incorrectly in the kitchen, no water to the dishwasher, multiple cabinets damaged, windows leaked at the time of closing and then charged $700 in late closing fees because I wouldn’t sign until windows were repaired. Told me since I didn’t find it during the walk through it was my fault. I could go on with even more issues. Do not build with Pulte. ... More

Overall not satisfactory experience due to followings surprises: 1. Congested townhomes. 2. Not enough guest parkings available. 3. Garage driveway is the smallest one can imagine, you cannot even park a single car on it. 4. Roads are not wider enough to do parallel parking. 5. You can hear music sound from neighbor house. 6. Many houses doesn't have the garbage pickup from the front / back side of the house.

Not a very good experience, Major issues upon move in day including mechanical and plumbing.