Pulte Homes Reviews

Decided to re-locate my family and build a new house which should have been nothing but exciting but wow was I wrong. Sales was perfect, good communications etc. Closing communication was horrible! Caused delays and extra unnecessary flights only to cause more delays and frustration. Workmanship: sloppy, holes in the wall were not patched, overspray on windows, paint splatters on the brand new floors, lines of paint crooked, floor boards uneven and appear dirty due to the way they were installed, cracked grout, etc. (we moved in over 2 months ago and nothing has been done) Appliances: lovely in appearance but 3 did not work and had to be replaced- microwave, dishwasher and oven hood. WE had to report to Whirlpool top get them all replaced Pulte did not help in any way. Driveway pavers are crooked and look like a 2 year old laid them. Paid an exorbitant fee for a smart home only to not have anything installed, all of it was on "back order" even though many neighboring homes have it installed already. Kitchen cabinets are beautiful but one had a huge hole in the bottom, did they think I wouldn't notice?? Marble slab we payed a fortune for is cracked. I know that the builder was pressured to complete the home (not by us) so that they could meet a closing date which I believe led to a lot of sloppy and unfinished work only to add frustration. AS of today none of the above has been resolved, the construction manager tries but he is overworked and over booked and at the mercy of workers supervisors who simply just don't care. I mean really Pulte - this is horrible. ... More

Let's start with closing... Closing on our new build was originally 30 June. When going through a walkthrough (blue tape), there were a lot of issues that needed fixing. Building Manager pushed it out 2 weeks to get everything A-OK. Come Wednesday July 13, repairs were being made but still needed to have some things fixed. Building manager said that these repairs would be completed "for sure by Thursday". Pulte title company needed funds transferred 1 day prior to closing to expedite the paperwork which will occur 15 July. So 14 July I wire transferred the amount to close to Pulte Title, then went back to the house to see progress that afternoon. Issues still weren't fixed! Building manager mention that he would push closing if we weren't satisfied (which we weren't), but the wire transfer already went through. Getting money pulled back for a wire transfer is a huge headache so we were forced to close on 15 July with the promise of the last of the items needing repair will be done within 48 hours. Come to today, September 3rd, the issues are STILL not fixed. Pulte is a joke. You can only use "COVID" as an excuse for so long. Typically a new build will take 4-6 months (I know this because we built a new build from Centex back in 2015 in the same area). Building was "complete" in 12-13 months. So with respects to the COVID excuse, Pulte had DOUBLE the time to build this house. Also we're in 2022 where things are basically back to normal. Pulte needs to treat their employees better listening to their needs and providing the QUALITY resources that building managers need (tradesmen, the amount of houses they are in charge of, etc.) The building managers need to have better attention to detail with a house. Inspecting the trade-worker's work and making sure they show up to work, and if they don't, fire them and hire a new contract. Pulte CEO should support this for crying out loud. The amount of money and wasted time due to sub-par workmanship is astounding. When you pay for a half-million dollar house and you feel like your other house that cost around $200K had better craftsmanship, its speaks loud to what this company is really after... money. Pulte doesn't care about the homeowners, they care about their bottom-line. "How much did we make this quarter?" "Let's jack up the prices of these houses because the market is in our favor." "Pump out houses quick; I don't care if the quality is that of Habitat for Humanity Volunteer level." Never again... ... More

Huge turnaround with employees; had 3 different sales people in less than a year; 2 different construction managers. The sales people and construction manager not on the same page about what is needed in the house; we were told we only needed 1 garage door opener for a 3 car garage since we purchased the smart home package when in fact we needed to add another one for the 3rd car. Now we have moved in and are only able to use one side until we hire someone to come and put the other one in. They are unwilling to work with you on issues and Very slow responsiveness in regards to issues (you email them and they email you back 2 weeks later if you’re lucky) Poor quality of things that were upgraded such as cabinets and floors. They give you 30min to 1 hr for final walk through to find issues and if you email them the next day about something found such as chips in floor they won’t fix them since that’s not covered. Rushed closing due to them wanting to meet end of quarter quota. Overall we like the house but would never build with Pulte again. We built with 3 other families in the same subdivision and we all had the same issues. ... More

Most unfortunate experience, closing with the Pulte owned title company a fiasco, did not honor agreements offered in writing at time of contract signing, Non existence post closing assistance just keys delivery, no warranty deed provided until realtor insisted. failing to provided a forced title insurance purchase despise offering optional payment at a cash transaction, after 33 days of closing I have yet to receive policy certificate, house not ready, expect completion current week .

Home has way too many problems, poor workmanship, it was incomplete when delivered to me they have a long list to fix and complete. I will update with how well they do delivering me the home I was promised and if it is corrected, as I am still hoping for integrity and that this is an isolated situation and not their new normal.

We closed on our house over a month ago and are still waiting on things that need to be fixed. We still haven’t hung mirrors in our master bath because they won’t come and fix the shiplap that was installed incorrectly. We are also still waiting for Pulte to replace the carpet upstairs from where their painters spilled paint. Not sure why they didn’t replace it prior to us closing??

The purchase process was complicated by inaccurate option descriptions. Finishes were rushed (poor taping & drywalling, cabinetry misalignments, exposed electrical outlets, a number of electrical wasn't grounded, front door painting incomplete and interior doors misaligned, ripped carpeting, incorrect height on up[graded/deep-pour basement) and are very visible. Some of these items were raised before closing and we were told nothing would be done. Do not recommend.

Overall not happy with Pulte sales builders or Pulte mortgage

Salesperson was great and construction manager was trying to do everything he could, but corporate was rushing closings. We were promised that everything on our walk threw list would be completed or scheduled within 3 weeks.....Didn't happen! 2 months in and still waiting. House was really dirty inside and grouting looked like a 3 year old did it. House is almost 2300 Sq ft and they put a 2.5 ton AC that runs constantly. Mario's AC cannot do anything to help and said Pulte will need to do an evaluation......Still waiting! Electric bill $333.00 which the Salesperson said should be around $100.00. Dead grass has yet to be replace but they said it would be replaced by June 20th....Still waiting. With all the great reviews of Pulte this process has be really disappointing. I was really hoping for a better experience. ... More

It’s usually the “unresolved” issues that get magnified and thus ruin a good rating. I specified during the design phase that I would be needing grab bars in the shower and paid for it. During delivery I was told that the installation of grab bars was not specified in any work order. Then when I pointed it out in one of the printed out work orders, I was told that they only do the backing. In the mean time, 7 days into occupying the house, I slipped and fell in the shower and ended up with a 5-stitches laceration in the arm. It’s now 2 months into occupying the house and all that was installed was one grab bar when I paid for two. Every time I bring up the issue, I don’t get any resolution but a verbalizatiin that it will be brought up to whoever’s attention. I could on but you get the idea I am frustrated - it’s not like I am asking for some freebies- I paid for it! ... More

Pulte is very inflexible with design options. Their baseline features are low quality. Everything seemed to be an upgrade. Pulte tried to force me to move from a double oven convection range to a low budget range. I refused to do so and they charged me more, and still did not get my double oven in time for closing. It's been 8 weeks since they ordered and still nothing. Getting repairs completed due to Pulte's poor workmanship takes an extremely long time. And constant follow up.

During the entire build process there was little to no communication and if there was any it was triggered by myself. Post closing a list of items to be fixed were shared with the customer care team but again no communication on timeline for repairs were given. It is beyond disappointing the customer service provided - it is something you would expect from a builder with no experience.

Sales team was pathetic. Construction team was OK until closing but hasn't been responsive after closing. Overall very disappointed with pulte

We went through the purchase process relatively fast. The builder anticipated the closing date although the home was not 100% ready for closure. Our home has quite a number of upgrades which were charged at premium cost. Overall, the quality of the house is unsatisfactory, both from design and construction perspective. For example, partition walls do not have any sound insulation, and you can literally hear conversation or the TV sound from the other room(s). The AHU (air handling unit) is located nearby the living room and its super noisy! The utility room has no insulation and sound vibrations are transferred across the entire house (pretty rookie design for an experienced builder like Pulte). This basically destroys the comfort of this home. The tile-work is well done from visual standpoint, however the underlying sub-grade is uneven and creates wavy effect. By simply looking at the baseboards (trim), large gaps filled with caulking are present in almost every room. The exterior walls (facade) were most probably made in a record time and are full of imperfections, dents and blemishes. Some of the walls are build out of plumb, and I am not sure how Pulte will be repairing such major deficiency. We have been leaving in this home for about two month now, and the responsiveness to issues (most of which were prior to closing) is pretty poor. Our home was advertised as luxury, but the reality is that it hardly hits an average. ... More

Need improvement in Build Quality & Serving customer needs. Help customers after purchase agreement.

Constructions are done in a way to pass City inspections/standards, i.e just so much to ensure that you can live inside the house, but it is guaranteed that you will live without any satisfaction of any kind. There are occasional goods done but not noteworthy due to the pain, stress that we had to go thru before that good finally happens. But hey, that's likely happening across all builders and not just this builder - right? So helpless. If only I am given chance to improve my rating to 5 stars in this lifetime.

Our dream house turned into a nightmare process due to dishonesty, poor quality, and lack of planning on the part of Pulte.

I will never build a new home again and I most definitely will not use Pulte. One bad experience after another.

I would recommend having a home inspector accompany buyers on the pre closing and closing walk throughs. This would hopefully catch many of the incomplete items. I think the builder rushed the process in order to close on the last day of the month.

This is the 3rd new home that we have purchased in the last 10 years or so. Initially, everything sounded great and it seemed as if Pulte truly stood behind what their employees said. Now we are noticing too many issues with the craftsmanship and no one giving a solution to the repairs needed from a water leak. There has been a hole in our main floor roof for almost 3 weeks now and we are told that someone needs to come assess the situation AGAIN next week. Most of the craftsmanship issues are misalignment of cabinets/drawers, door latches and hinges, and french doors. Also making cuts too small or jagged leaving a poor finish or gap. All these problems can be fixed with more care in the overall finished product and a true quality control process. This process may exist but it is almost definitely not followed, some of our walk-through fixes were missed and should have been seen if they were inspected. Please contact me if you need any clarification, that way I can actually speak to someone about our roof issue. Thank you ... More

I started my experience with Pulte in April 2021, I was told the house would be completed in September 21 but wasn’t closed until March 22. Numerous problems other than delays. I understand the delays due to the times we are in but when mistakes are made and pointed out without being addressed only to be held up later, that’s completely on Pulte management. Quality materials are okay but workmanship is very subpar, either they can’t get quality workers or they hire the cheapest. At closing I had a list of things to be accomplished and was assured they’d be complete, I even gave the project manager a good review to assure things got done even though he didn’t deserve it. After being in the house 2 months, i still have about 12 items to complete including a leaking basement. They haven’t replied in a timely manner to any issue during this whole process. Definitely wouldn’t recommend them. ... More

The title company is very badly . No service, no respond or wait until the last minute to respond . The painting of our house is very bad too . Even the main contraction guy who showed us the housing before closing said It was definitely a below a average job

Builder tried their best to make it but the raw materials used might not be good quality. Had to buy a repaired house instead of new house.

Don’t expect Pulte to meet their deadlines. 125 days from dig date is a joke. It was almost a year, 345 days, to close. Things were still not finished and it’s now been two months and the exterior finishes are not complete. while I love the layout of our home I do not think the workmanship of the contractors does not equates to the what we paid for. For almost $450,000 we got $250,000 in finishes and workmanship. The painting, plumbing, flooring, etc was sloppily or half completed. Additionally turnover is bad. I will say our last build manager was great to work with and if it had not been for him I don’t think we would be in this house today. ... More

Up front, Pulte seems to think they are the only company with a lot on their plates right now. While we can appreciate the increased workload, your customers have an increased workload as well. Our stress level is amplified when we have constantly follow-up on workmanship issues which should have been caught during the build process. We closed on 3/29. We have a few small issues with our home, but it's taking forever to address. House was FILTHY upon transfer with no offer of remediation except to agree that the cleaners are awful... but no action by Pulte. Landscaping ("Impact Landcaping") is awful - they planted dead shrubs in our backyard and despite being in the neighborhood every day, have not come back to replace them because they can't get sea grapes right now. Its the most popular plant in FL and every nursey I have been to has piles of them. They also put roughly 1" of mulch around the house so we see more dirt than mulch. We are still waiting on the fridge that PULTE ORDERED since we bought a spec house. Pulte is completely non-committal on when the fridge will be here since "it's JB Hunt's issue"... Sorry - you can't have this both ways. Pulte wouldn't let us change ANYTHING on the house. Even really minor stuff like a flat panel TV prep in the living room so we can be sure we are avoiding the plumbing which is behind that wall. But on the other hand, they won't take ownership for getting us the fridge THEY ORDERED, even though we can get the same fridge down the street (oh, "but it's not the same model because the serial # is one digit off"). A few other issues that are being ignored as well - scratches on countertops, windows which don't open/close right (if you are strong enough to even get them open). We would be hard pressed to recommend this builder. ... More