Pulte Homes Reviews

Pulte is not a good company, never recommend them ever

We purchased our home from Pulte based on the quality of work that we saw in the model home and the sales personal. From the start all of their subs were sub par , from the block work to framing and roof and siding . We have been in our home for 1 month now the sprinklers did not work for 1 month and the grass is dying . Exterior paint around windows and caulking terrible, paint on roof , numerous broken tiles and leaks in roof , the flashing was 1” below the concrete siding which was short by 7-8”. The roofer said it might be a leak from a shower so we will call again to customer care and play the game . Oh by the way the AC contractor while backing in the driveway went too close to the edging of the pavers and broke the bond with the concrete , so do the road my driveway will separate, would I buy from them again, would you? ... More

Carpets were not placed correctly Tiles were not placed correctly Closet doors were broken Drawers were not working correctly Low quality materials

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

Although we like the unit, dealing with Pulte has been very frustrating. From sales, to closing, to builder manager, to "customer care", there is a overall lack of communication and transparency. Finishing of our unit is messy and careless. Many items on our punch list have not been fixed, and our customer care people have not responded to our email requesting a meeting. Even a simple acknowledgement of our email would have been appreciated. Taking the experience as a whole, knowing what we know now, I doubt we would have bought from Pulte.

Buying a new home has many expectations based upon what one pays and the quality of that purchase. We were shocked with a new home with no finish out on the garage, no gutters in a heavy rain area, no fans or light fixtures, no finish out on the laundry room and a new home with wire racks in all closets (very cheesy at best.) All of this will cost us $12K or more, . While we fully understand what you may call a "spec home" yet you seem to take advantage of what you provide to a new home owner.

Would look at other builders next time. Sales person left company during sale and no one informed me. Very poor communication.

We experiences delay after delay in the construction of our new home and did not close until more than nine months after the promised date. Error after error was made, and our house sat for weeks at a time with no work being done, while houses around us (most significantly including Pulte spec homes - built for their own account) started months after ours and closed months before. Even at the end point we were rushed to close with major items not yet completed. Now, more than 30 days after closing, we still have a very long punch list of items to be completed. Several are significant, including improperly installed gutter/siding where water pours directly onto a window and behind the siding. And a grading issue in the back yard that has our outdoor patio/lanai halfway flooding in a heavy rain. Quality of the structure elements seems OK, but major system and finishing details have been very poorly executed. If you are looking for a high-quality "semi-custom" build experience with great customer focus and service, I cannot recommend Pulte. ... More

We have several issues mainly related to design and architecture ranging from unreachable switches to rain water getting into the house from exterior door. Can’t even open the back door of suv while parked in the garage. The plumbing clean outs are installed in the master closet!!!!! The namesake laundry room is designed poorly. I could go on…..

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 !

Build quality is not as per standard. The material used is one of the worst. it is available in market with much cheaper ratesAlso, the construction manager never responds after the house is closed. One of the not so good experience.

Our experience with Pulte had positives and negatives. We chose to build with Pulte because of the lot location and available floor plans, not because of a favorable Pulte reputation. We knew we were taking a chance, but hopeful Pulte would raise their standards with our more expensive home. This was our fifth house to have built with the last two being custom homes, so our expectations were high. On the good side: Our sales rep was very good. Knowledgeable and helpful. On the marginal side: The choices we had to pick from for interior selections were very limited. Especially for a house in our price range. We have made many changes already in our first two months of ownership with more to come. Also, we chose a new floor plan to Pulte, and it included unknown design flaws not corrected. before build. The bad; Quality of the subcontractor's workmanship, especially the drywall contractor, was very poor. Uneven walls, corners out of square, poor drywall finishing and painting, etc. Some flaws were able to be improved through rework before closing but others were not. Unfortunately, we will live with the results for years to come, or until we have it redone ourselves. It makes us sick to look at the final product in light the price we paid. Seems as if our neighbors had the same experience. If Pulte wants to improve their image as a production builder with higher end houses, there needs to be a mindset change to think and act more like a custom builder. Improve offerings. Raise expectations of contractors. Hold contractors accountable for their work. Keep work areas clean and safe. Have some pride!! I understand Pulte looks at the process as a business to complete a house as quickly as possible to take in the cash. However, if there was more ownership, accountability and pride towards the end product and therefore customer satisfaction, it would go a long way. ... More

Great experience with our sales person, Vanessa. Always there for us, even after closing and made the process smooth. Our superintendent Morrison was all promises and no results. Warranty is touch and go with our warranty rep having communication issue but when we involve his boss, repairs start to happen! Our home had 49 items for warranty and even the warranty rep said he was shocked it closed in the condition it did when he came over. This is my 19th house and I’d have to say, it’s probably the worst quality of all of them.

Have everything in writing that is promised before signing any agreement. Once you sign everybody acts like they have amnesia. The overall home is good for there price point I feel like they can put more into workmanship we had a lot of sheet rock imperfections half million dollar home you would think you would get a level 5 finish not the case. They sprayed cheap flat paint throughout the whole house ceiling and walls and they don’t paint the garage. Our kids bedrooms are hot because they are over the garage thermostat can be on 73 and rooms are 81 again half million dollar home you would think they would put returns in every room especially rooms over the garage which is non insulated. Happy to say they are coming back to fix the issue but felt it was a bit much the lengths I had to go through to prove what was going on. Overall we are happy with the home but the sales process should definitely have an over hall and ethics training and people held accountable and attention to detail on workmanship. ... More

The process to get things corrected after we closed has been a nightmare. It has been determined that the master bathroom shower and floor has to be demolished and redone, tile backsplash in our kitchen has to be ripped out and redone, had to repair a brand new dryer four times, crown molding poorly done in some areas and cabinets weren’t installed correctly and majority of the hardware for the cabinets weren’t installed properly and cabinets have to be replaced. All of these issues should have been caught by the construction site manager prior to our closing, but obviously it wasn’t or I wouldn’t be typing this message. People need to pay attention to detail and monitor people’s work more closely. We feel like we were just another closing and now that we signed in the dotted line we are at the mercy of Pulte. Sad when you paid 755k and you are having to deal with these types of issues. ... More

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

Good building materials but very poor workmanship or poor contractors. Almost everything are heavily scratch after they finished installing (doors, windows, sink, bathtub, door handle .....). 3 sprinkler unit were buried sideways, some of units buried too low. There are many hairline cracks on the floor before we move in (bedroom, patio, garage). The cracks length from 1 foot to 8 feet and we was told those cracks are hydration cracks but I believe these are the foundation issues and it does come with 10 years foundation warranty, they don't do anything until the cracks 1/4 inch.

Responsiveness to issues is very slow

The experience with our salesperson, David was fantastic. Everything else was average or even subpar. At the closing, we only received one working key for our new home. The other 2 keys were uncut. We were told the proper keys would be sent in the mail instantly and over a month later they were not sent out. After contacting them again, they mailed us 2 keys but they did not fit the lock so we ended up buying a new door lock and installing it ourselves. There are also several minor issues in the house that have been brought to the builders attention but not addressed including areas that need to be painted and nails that can be felt on the floor of the carpet. Once the closing was done, the builder stop being responsive. The only exception is David, who has been helpful even when things are not in his area of expertise. ... More

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

Problems with AC, smoke detector, completing things that should have been done before Settlement, inability to access warranty website and no one answers the phone during normal business hours. Omar, Dale, and Jason are great, but I believe many others simply don’t care about doing a good job or even feel like working at all.