Pulte Homes Reviews

We selected a 2-story design on a concrete pad in the $500K+ price range. Under present circumstances I cannot recomend the purchase of a Pulte home. Mortgaged it through Pulte w $15K closing cost incentive which was quite helpful in lowering interest rate. The mortgage app process was fairly simple and smooth. Loved it but: The quality of materials is average at best, a lot of the workmanship was simply awful. After closing, problems (even obvious ones) are only acknowledged by Pulte if buyer mentions them first. To name but a few of the problems: 1. The drywall finishing was crude, lumpy in places, not even and smooth in others, drwall tape edges showing through at corner beads etc. Workers who come to repair are obviously inexperienced and certainly not very capable. 2. Corner stud walls were installed out of square and plumb, so much so, that almost every corner spot and wall in the main entry/ hallway is visibly out of plumb (i.e. floor trim bows in and out and isn't parallel to floorboard joints). 3. Most of the baseboard trim in the house, especially the entry way, is rippled or bowed due to bulging wall studs and out-of-plumb corner studs. Nary a straight line in the place. 4. There are countless globs in the paint finish everywhere. In all probability, either their brushes were dirty or they just painted over drywall mud that hadn't been removed. And no matter what they might call it, Pulte applies only a primer wall paint throughout. 5. Immediately upon moving in water infiltrated two windows (at interior windowsill) during an average rain shower. We were told the infiltration was due to "improper caulking" by installer, but imo there is a design flaw by Simonton the like's of which I've never seen in homes at this price range. Also, 8 of the 18 windows are difficult if not nearly impossible to open beyond halfway (due to improper installation or inferior quality), and one is quite visibly not square. 6. Large, dark, unsightly stain spot (16" approx) on the back porch from unknown source remains. We had to ask for it to be fixed. 7. Plumbing was run primarily below concrete pad resulting in a minimum 2 - 3 minute wait (2.5 gal) for hot water at kitchen sink, master bath sinks, and the 2nd first floor bathroom. ... More

Pulte provides mass produced builder homes, built by the lowest priced sub-contractors, and rarely respond to customer questions/complaints. The designs are great, the lots are small, and the finishing touches are god-awful. Still its better than CC Homes and Lennar in SWFL. These can be a good live, just be aware of what you are getting into.

The quality is not good, lot of issues! No more Pulte again!

List of things that we discussed still not taken care of. HOA people make everything sound like you are an inmate. Our salesperson left and the new person said he would do follow ups and never did. Our construction manager was not effective in follow up our his own pre inspection before our inspection with him.

The whole process was a nightmare. The house was build by a couple of guys that didn’t know how to do anything it was insane. Please don’t make this mistake look somewhere else. All the houses have problems.

We bought a property at Pulte knowing they were the number 3 builder in the US, but least to say that we’re dissatisfied and disappointed. We’ll probably going to try another builder next time we purchase a home and we’re going to recommend it as well to family and friends.

Lots of challenges from the beginning w pulse lender , time to get things done. And then when house under appraised only way to bring price down was to close 3.5 weeks earlier. However the house had a lot of punch list items that even with 2 weeks post closing was not finished. 5 weeks major items complete. Still a few left that time is tbd. Jeremy was least helpful…seems after he got the sale he could care less to make things right. Adam was the most communicative with repairs. Rob and Julie are good too. However seems to be a lot of sneaky tactics. And rushed work to finish homes w issues w walls, ceilings, etc that had to be fixed. There was no way it would be done in 3 days before closing and instead of pushing closing bc house was not ready I was promised the two weeks I was gone out of country after closing it would be complete. If anything things got worse rather than better. ... More

The process started off easily, but then my house sat with no work being done for a month until right before closing. Then closing had to be pushed back twice. I’ve been in the house for a month and it’s still not done.

It's been a long journey, with no end in sight. We are not happy with the deficient workmanship of the trades Pulte hired. Little attention to detail on the finishes leading to multiple delays in closing. To say that this process has been very frustrating is an understatement and would not recommend this builder to anyone. People are nice, but this is our home, and unfortunately, they did not take that in consideration. They say they understood our concerns, but they didn't. Piece of advice: be vigilant and hold builders accountable throughout the home building process.

Poor workmanship - lots of sloppy work. Paint runs and spatters, cracks and chips in tile and quartz counter tops, kitchen cabinets and all doors (including glass shower doors and sliders misaligned. Trim was low cost and fairly rough for price. Door trim at front door is peeling away from frame. Responsiveness to problems was slow from the sales personnel to the construction managers.

1. When you use Puhlte mortgage company, they change rates on different items to keep your money. It doesn’t do any good to buy down your rate because your payment stays the same with the increase of charges they add. 2. Very hard to get them to fix any new house issues, in a timely manner. The construction manager and maintenance crew will tell you whatever you want to hear to get you off their backs and it won’t be true. Still waiting to have issues taken care of from the day I moved in. 3. The maintenance rarely shows up on the date/time that was given to you. They waste your time taken off from work. ... More

Cheap material are used to build the house with a lot of defects, which took 2 months after closing and not yet completed. The process is a joke with LIES . They will rush you a date to do the walk and rush you a date for closing. My suggestion is that DO NOT TRUST THEM !

The overall experience hasn't been great and I would not see myself recommending Pulte to anyone. We bought an existing home that was in the middle of being finished that another homeowner walked away from. First of all this builders scheduled the celebration walk through. We live out of state so we booked tickets, hotel and a car, then the week prior they said they were closed for a holiday yet they were the ones who booked the walk through date and time. So I spent many days and many phone calls sorting that out. We did our own home inspection and during our celebration walk through, none of the items on our list were fixed, yet our list had already been reviewed with our construction manager and agreed upon to get fixed but nothing was done! It was agreed that the list would get handled, but our close date had to get pushed back, so again more work on our end. Once we finally moved in and again we live out of state, there has been nothing but issues. Toilets not working, AC went out, fuses keep blowing, paint on all the floors, carpets, door handles, multiple things on the list not fixed AND more items that got damaged inbetween the walk through and signing (which now Pulte is saying if its not on the list they won't fix it). The minute you sign on the dotted line they just don't care and make unsung promises that take 5, 10 phone calls and emails to fix. It has been a HUGE nightmare and I am so upset that we bought a new home, especially this builders home, never again. I didn't buy a home to spend weeks fighting with the builder about things they should have fixed! ... More

Responsiveness to issues is very slow

Buying experience was great! Pulte does a great job of that initial days leading up to buying. The workmanship and home quality on the other hand was quite poor. From a large number of polish and quality issues to installation errors, it's been a journey from one problem to the other. The warranty and support staff do their best to smooth out the kinks, but the initially bad experience still leaves a bad taste. I'd expected much better from Pulte. Personally, I will steer clear of Pulte homes any chance I get in the future. While I still enjoy my home, the initial spell and worries was not something expected of a new home. I've had one prior home with another builder and the overall build and quality was much better in every way. While they also missed some items, it was far lesser and far less significant than what Pulte had left. ... More

Quality Assurance after the build was non-existent, many of the problems caught by me should have been caught during the final QA such a gas leak discovered by the gas company after I moved in, front door improperly cut around door lock, garage door that would not close, no HVAC supply in one of the upstairs bedroom closets, paint, plaster and grease all over most of the window frames, paint all over interior door hardware and switch and outlet plates. I really have no confidence in any of the inspections performed by Pulte.

Corner cutting is way too much esp at things like paint, insulation fills, windows, floor material, quality of cabinets etc. I upgraded a lot of these but still the quality was not good.

We purchased a new home, that sat empty for a year. Several buyers went under contract and then lost their financing. This was a fast move for our family and sadly I didn't go through the house with a strong discerning eye. This house is a thousand cuts, so to speak. Window portals are not even (one window portal in the drywall is about six inches lower than another. Many are not even level. Flooring is separating, siding is loose, no hardware on any drawer or cabinet, paperwork wasn't filed properly to trigger the city to deliver garbage cans (been seven weeks and we have to take our garbage to the construction dumpsters a few blocks away) no refrigerator, property line is now in question (from the builder I might add) and they think the foundation was poured in the wrong spot, the hot water in the house reeks of bleach and we seem to be the only house on our street with the problem, no radon mitigation and the house failed miserably during the test, leading to a credit issued to us by the builder that covered 1/3 of the actual cost to have the mitigation installed. The warranty manager informed us that Pulte fired the original builders and construction managers, that he and his counter-part came in toward the end of Phase 1 of the development. Put in service requests and it's been days and they are "still working to send someone out." The list goes on and we are doing what you have to do to get solutions - which shouldn't be this difficult, especially when you spend over $600,000 on a house. Bottom line - I do not recommend Pulte as a builder, anywhere. We built a brand new home in 2019 with Lennar and the house came with hardware on cabinets, a refrigerator, window blinds that were of a good quality, etc. This house with Pulte, honestly, does not make us feel good that we spent so much money on clearly a troubled project. ... More

The home seems to be priced well, compared to the competition, however, this came with a lot of sacrificed quality and workmanship. The final product workmanship is bad, we walked the entire home pointing out to all defects and bad things, and 5-10% of it was redone, all the blue tape we placed for hours was simply removed and no work was done. We had someone inspecting the house when this took place and they saw the contractors that were supposed to do the work simply remove all the tapes and walk away. The experience was not the greatest; we have bought multiple homes from other builders in the past, and this is by far the worst experience. ... More

In short, do not buy a Pulte home. In the first month, we’ve experienced leaky pipes, improper grading to the land resulting in water pooling around front and side yards, and a number of other issues a new home should not have. Fingerprints from workers are in multiple places, paint has chipped from multiple bedroom and bathroom doors, etc. Again this is a new home. We asked other builders about Pulte prior to signing with Pulte and they had glowing remarks. Also, the sales rep offered an additional concession if I could find a lender who didn’t require what Pulte’s lender was requiring and when I did, she reneged on the offer. I even took the complaint up the chain to the division president, Michael. He said he’d call me to hear me out and he never did. This is the 3rd new home I’ve bought and this has been the worst experience so far. Disappointed since Pulte has a great reputation. ... More

I moved in before three weeks and within three weeks I had issues to start with Garage door making noise , cabinets in kitchen were coming off from the holder ,big crack in the master suite counter top. Yesterday I turned my AC and it didnot work . AC tech has come and identified that there is a gas leak and AC won’t work unless they fix it. This means they need to cut open the entire home drywall to find out the location of leak and then re work . This is not definitely an exp a first time home buyer would expect. I would not recommend Pulte

Multiple project managers, moving of my closing date 3-4 times, dead raccoon in my new build that took 1.5 months to resolve and the solution was my initial solution from the beginning. Many issues left open with home after closing. Unfortunately this is 180 degree different when I built with another company. This was post pandemic build boom and expected better finishing work. I just hope the warranty department reputation isn’t as bad as I have heard and the issues will get resolved timely.

Build took nearly one year longer than projected completion date and the overall product is disappointing. Nice from far away, but close up is unfortunately not the case.

Our salesman and construction manager were great. The final fit and finish was not great. Still have many things that need to be made right, including the electric bill from prior to closing.

Jen has not responded to my email, texts, nor calls. I’m still waiting on my refund for hotel and truck expenses. I was not able to move in my house on the closing day.