Pulte Homes Reviews

After two months of home ownership I have a 15+ bullet point list of issues still needing resolved. Still don’t have a working oven, and a row of tiles have fallen off my home due to poor workmanship during installation. A lot of the concerns have been brought forward from even pre closing dates that have yet to be fixed. Additionally since we started this process we are now on our third foreman... that should tell you something.

We are the new homeowner from Pulte, just moved into new home since August 18th for 3 days but with many surprised issues. Irrigation system has been set up wrong initially by Loving group who is hired by Pulte which caused $1200 plus water bill for 1-2 months and Pulte told us this is not their responsibility; Important warranty registration information was not shared during closing so we missed good benefits for extended warranty. Cabinets have scratches, lawns are damaged by community truck, we are told these are all not covered by Pulte warranty. We feel quality of home is not good and customer service is really disappointed. ... More

you need to be involved with oversight at each stage and require remediation for problems prior to closing.

The best part of the build is that they have done this at a pretty good pace and kept up with the timeline as promised (in fact a week before the tentative completion date). However the overall build quality is not to the expectations. It is quite evident in the finishing or touch up works done in the last minute and the very shabby job of cleaning the house or power washing the basement and garage. It was delivered in a "not so clean" state. Not satisfied !!!

Low quality materials and not with the current market materials. Price to Build is not great.

I was so excited to build my second brand new home. We went with Pulte this time because we thought their reputation was good. There were a lot of corners cut. The first minor but major thing is the paint they use. I have never seen paint so cheap and thin in my life. My last builder used flat paint but it was a decent grade. This paint pulte uses the minute you wipe it you're down to the drywall. We had delays because of COVID that pushed our close date back several months. We understood that it was no fault of Pulte however because of that when we finally got our close date we were determined to not let anything else delay us as we were living in temporary housing because we sold our house expecting to be able to close. We did our celebration walk before close and listed everything we found wrong, ON our closing day we did another walk thru to make sure everything was fixed but they were in the house fixing it as we were walking through. We signed the paper saying things were satisfactory in good faith that things would be resolved that day. Well they weren't. And after we closed it's been a HASSLE to get anyone to come and do what they said they would do. We still have things that are not fixed and we closed over a month ago. They had the wrong shower doors in our shower they did replace them but instead of replacing the base of the shower they just replaced the door so there's an unsealed gap under our tile in our shower and two indentations where the old shower doors used to be. Our windows don't lock. The wire shelving they used throughout the house is TERRIBLE and flimsy. Our pantry has wire shelving and we HATE it. The least they could have done was use the thicker, more sturdy kind. A few cans on the shelf and it's ready to collapse. We live near the pond, the pond has nothing in it to keep the water flowing. A small water feature in the middle would have cost them $2400 so the mosquitoes are in abundance as is the algae that grows in the murky water. When asked about resolving that we were told to get with our neighbors and maybe "chip in" to get it done. During the buying process we had an issue with not being offered an upgrade on our walk out basement. We did a walk through and they had a regular door there. We upgraded the kitchen patio door to a sliding door (which should have been standard). When i told them we were never offered the upgrade they wanted to charge us $1200 to change it. We ended up settling on $600 which would have been the cost of the door. We also had a problem with the countertops not being what we selected at the showroom. They said they were but they didn't look alike to me. I understood that granite differs per slab however they were much different. I escalated the issue up to corporate where i spoke with a young man with a bad attitude and who continued to insult my intelligence. It was a lost cause so I dealt with it. We bought a samsung refrigerator and everytime we plug it up it trips the GFI and wont stay on. We were told we will need to get a different refrigerator. So in a brand new house we can't have the refrigerator we want? They told us to contact Samsung, samsung said it was a problem with GFI. We opted for gas appliances. The home came with a microwave, range(stove), and dishwasher, the range they gave us was electric. And apparently when they installed the range they removed our gas line. We had to have the plumber come back (which took some time because they claimed he was coming several times and he never showed) I expected so much more coming from pulte I do understand that there would be things wrong as this is not my first new build but the quality of materials used and the workmanship has me a little scared as to what else they cut corners on. All my neighbors have similar stories. I just talked my friend in dallas out of building with Pulte. I loathe companies with poor customer service. I could've overlooked every issue that we had if the customer service was good but after it taking a miracle to speak with field supervisor to get things fixed and speaking to someone at a CORPORATE level and being talked to like i wasn't spending my money and even going through their mortgage company I dont have anything nice to say about the company. ... More

While workmanship is decent, numerous issue around the subdivision including ingress/egress issues and drainage issues. Columbus staff has not been responsive except with generic vague responses nor seem trustworthy at this point.

We moved in to a house with the outside property still under construction. We are extremely disappointed with the execution of the construction. The repairs to the outside promised were not done. The lawn has been a disaster waiting for, and the property is littered with rocks. Molding is not caulked and Pulte is now trying to direct us to put all the issues into warrantee.

Measure your expecatations.

I wanted to say that everything was great that we bought an amazing home, but its been almost 2 months since we closed and we still have issues that have not been fixed. We bought a spec home and started the process in April. After a couple walk throughs we were supposed to have issues fixed. Many of them are still pending going into July. The sales agent didn't know how to communicate, often times never responding to questions. We had the foreman who was getting things done for us on punchlist items, only to get laid off leaving us waiting with someone else who is slow and unresponsive at times. It shouldn't be like pulling teeth. The craftsmanship on this home or lack there of can be seen. Paint splatters all over the flooring, paint missing from cabinets. Uneven flooring, stained carpet, siding popping out, stained patio/concrete, the list goes on. If the craftsmanship and attention to detail is this bad on the outside I can't imagine how bad it is on behind the curtain. I would probably not buy with Pulte again and go with Chesmar like we had intended initially. ... More

If I had not stopped at the construction site every week, many things would not have been fixed until it was too late. Plumbing in the wrong place. Air conditioner pad in the wrong place. Electrical disconnect and service outlet for A/C in the wrong place. Contractors smoking in the house. Shower stall glass in master bathroom not caulked. Garage door controls on garage wall reverised. Screen for patio door bad, still waiting after a month and half to be replaced and installed. Base trim cut wrong but installed anyway. Hallway wall by third bedroom not plumb...

Issues are not addressed in a timely manner. Quality of construction is so poor.

Very well designed and functional. The only thing is that the workmanship is very poorly done, not professional workers. The paint inside is horrible, spot missing on wall, paint on the rugs, doors are so rough you can’t wash them. The grass was put on top of the sprinklers we had to dig them out. We spoke with neighbors in the community and they told us they had similar problems. For the price of these home I expected more quality work done.

lighting, painting, workmanship issues from beginning to end.

Pulte has been awful with the quality of work that has been performed, I have shutters that are coming of the home, I have not been in the home but a little over 60 days. The wood on my deck has completely cracked, there has been absolutely no one from warranty to address these issues whatsoever.

Compare to other new construction houses ,Pulty model house is simple design, not special at all. We found out lot of issues when we walked through the house after it built and the whoever person in charge promised he would fix the problem but which he missed multiple area not fixed at all. We are kind of disappointed. The material they used are super cheap. After we moved in not even a month , the paint on the wall started to peel off. All the material they used my professional friend said it’s the cheapest one can not last longer time. About the house pricing ... I can say the seller really good at selling. But the price is not worthy for the location it is. ... More

Everything seems great until about the last 1-2 weeks prior to you closing on your new home. During that time is when the inside of the house actually starts to come together. At that point you will meet with a Project Manager that will walk you around the house to mark any areas that you deem to be flawed. The majority of this is related to drywall, paint, etc. At that point they will add tape to the affected areas. Here is where the issue lies. After you spend literally 2 hours marking the whole place up, they trust and turn over the work to subcontractors that have no skin in the game. For example, if a certain area needed to have the drywall fixed (i.e. sanded) it will require 2 coats of paint. They will just add one coat, remove the tape and call it a day. If you are not good about going back a day or two after and can remember ALL the MANY areas you marked up, you will find yourself having to do it all over again. Now you will find yourself days away from closing which this is where the issue of their process gets worse. Before closing you will tell the PM all of the things that still remain (including things that a home inspector will find but will most likely do the inspection days before the close) and you will be assured that they will be fixed and that you have a warranty. As soon as you close, you will be turned over to another person, Warranty Specialist who was not privy to all previous discussions, issues, etc. and will become extremely frustrated having to be redundant going through all of this again. And now, best part, every issue you have YOU will now have to access Pulte's "maintenance portal" and document these issues (i.e. creating a ticket) to get this work done. Also, the warranty specialist will ask more questions and possibly provide some push back on things that were agreed to and pointed out previously. ... More

I closed on 2/19/20. To date, the exterior painting (including caulking and ceiling) and landscaping has not been completed. Also, the exterior was littered with construction debris. There are also interior issues that cannot be addressed at this time due to COVID-19 but reflect upon the quality of workmanship. I am currently having shingle blow offs and shingle flapping in several sections of the roof that has not been resolved although reported.

House we moved in to needed a lot of work. It was very dirty and we felt it was of poor workmanship. Even the materials used in our house are flimsy.

We have had several issues immediately after buying, several cracked tiles noticed it appears Installed this way and tile chips, uneven floor with dips, cracked driveway pavers. Quality of kitchen cabinets is poor, had warranty work on cabinets and when they put the doors back they are now uneven, And draw keeps falling off track, Incorrect spacing of wires for tv wall hanging. Dripping gutter, house lacked final cleaning with dried grout or caulk on floor and very difficult to get off. Dripping kitchen faucet and loose bathroom faucet handle, loose entryway door step paver. Crack in garage floor. We could keep going but I think you get our thoughts. ... More

Paid $1.4M for a home that has a laundry list of issues where you can tell the workers didn’t care. Damages all over that instead of being fixed, were painted over. Requested the repairs and the repair work doesn’t fix the problem.

The quality of the material used is a very low grade. No proper insulation, even the noise of TV can be heard by the neighbors. Quality of the wood floors are terrible, with a small contact they get scratched, tiles in the bathroom are loose, crack on the wall.

It was a very disappointing process. Work doesn't get fixed until the end if you point it out. Workers are slopping in there trade.

The home seems nice on the initial inspection but once a closer look is taken, the craftsmanship is not good for the money that was spent. The attention to detail is lacking and we are continuously finding things that were not done properly. It seems that the attitude of "that's good enough" was taken when finishing the home. While Pulte is trying to address all of our issues, it is taking a long time to get someone in the home to fix things.

When we closed on the house, we found the place a mess. There were nails and screws strewn through the lawn on every side of the house and garage. Debris was littered all around. Painters had smeared pain on outside faucet, mortar and paint buckets were washed out and poured in the grass. We have a window that was incorrectly installed and it has been nearly three months with no one correcting the problem. Sloppy is how I would characterize your work and dissatisfied is my reaction to it. One of the subs on the house, the A/V installer has yet to deliver speakers and finish the install. After nearly three months, waiting for a sub to finish a job is unacceptable. ... More