Pulte Homes Reviews

This is the worst business of my life. the house does not have any construction quality for the price. Poorly painted, caulking missing on all walls, exposed drywall, hunched walls, none with 90 degrees, all doors scratched and poorly painted as well as door frames. The air conditioning has been damaged 5 times, the last time I was without air conditioning for more than 24 hours and they still haven't given a solution. Driveway flooring sagging, cabinets damaged, backsplash poorly done, you would never recommend anyone buy a home from Pulte. The warranty department takes time to respond and solve the problems ... More

All issues were uncovered after closing. Below are areas of concern 1. Poor quality paint job despite paying for an upgrade 2. Cheap finishes in the home from faucets/shower heads (paid upgrade), carpet (paid upgrade), tile (paid upgrade), bathroom sinks (paid upgrade) are poor quality and cheap looking. The upgraded tile was also poor quality and the grout applied looks like sloppy and full of holes. 3. No landscaping package offered on an $800k+ home. There are multiple areas of uneven grading for the entire lawn. Grass is dying as the pressure in the sprinkler system is awful. Was informed that it is a known problem but Pulte has done nothing to address it. Nothing will be done to fix as as closing has already taken place, 4. The upgraded cabinets are also poor quality with an installer who did not paid attention to detail; caulking had to be cleaned in numerous areas; nailheads visible on cabinets, visible joint lines etc. 5. Electrical outlets/lights not working in a few areas. 6. Drywall and stucco issues throughout the home. This list just scratches the surface. The bottom line is Pulte does not deliver a high quality home with finishes comparable to its price point. Every single aspect of the home was sub contracted without any expectations of holding contractors to a high standard. This experience demonstrates Pulte has adopted a “profit at the expense of quality” attitude with home building. Pulte will nickel and dime you for every single aspect of the home but fails to deliver anything that would be considered polished and finished. If you are relying on Pulte’s previous reputation as a quality home builder, please don’t. Choose a builder who delivers on a quality home and prides itself on quality workmanship. ... More

Sales agent says one thing to one person and something else to another. Working with the mortgage company was one of the worst experiences of our lives. Title and insurance companies were easy to deal with. Project managers must be over worked because nothing seems to get done in a timely manner- we moved in over a month ago and our door doesn’t lock- still waiting for someone to come and fix it- have to go back to our home in the north soon so will probably have to fix it ourselves. Also light switch cutouts are carelessly done leaving gaps around plates-don’t expect them to fix this. Any repairs noted on walk through still have not been done. ... More

Initial part of Pulte buying and building process goes smoothly, but once you get closer to closing it turns negative. They communicate like you are their priority, but all they care about is closing and getting your money. Once the closing date is set they don't charge it, even if they are behind. They do a poor quality rush job to ensure they can close. Then on the remaining items you are stuck dealing with contractors after closing which is a separate nightmare. After going through all the negative experience, you end up with a poor quality home with stains and scratches on the floor, uneven walls, paint stains on everything (floor, fixtures, etc.) across the house, poor paint job (can see drywall mud), mud stains on carpet, and much more. ... More

I've never seen so many corners being cut to save a few bucks and increase corporate profits. e.g. Commode door is an option. Build quality is the worst I have ever seen. Cracks, nail holes, unfinished surfaces are just a few examples. Main I sues are huge gaps in windows outside. Who does this? I've dealt with Lennar as well, and I was amazed how bad Pulte quality is.

We bought a home built by pulte at the end of last year. And we’ve had a lot of problems since then. The major ones include broken subfloor, broken windows, and the in appropriate dimensioning on the windows (I.e. tapered windows) and Green Mold buildup in the basement. Warranty has been working on most of the issues but when we brought up the issue of mold they won’t repair it. It has been just three months for us living in this house and there is green mold. And when we looked up pictures from construction it seems the green mold existed even before closing. Even after providing evidence to Pulte about the mold, they won’t fix it. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to go with Pulte for their home construction. Please avoid Pulte at all costs. The mold buildup in the home that was present from before the closing date is unacceptable, as it poses a serious health hazard to me and my family. Overall, I would not recommend Pulte Homes to anyone looking to purchase a new construction home. The build quality is poor, and the issues I experienced have made my experience with the company a complete nightmare. If you're considering Pulte Homes, I urge you to look elsewhere and find a builder that can provide you with the quality and professionalism that you deserve. ... More

The finishing work work was horrendously bad: crooked, unfinished trim around the floors, doors that were not level, wall paint over spray on the floor, panels with over a half inch gap in the flooring that was filled in with a brown substance, missing handles on the drawers and cabinet doors, drawers installed with the wrong glides, unpainted end pieces on the cabinet trim, blinds improperly installed and with the wrong handles, door stops installed backwards which punctured the doors etc. Response from those responsible has been very late and the corrections that have been made so far have come with silly excuses as to why those items were left in the condition they were. Over all - cabinetry and fixtures are cheap and I don't expect them to last very long. If not for the constraints of location and timing I would not have bought the house. I can tell you I will not be recommending Pulte to any one and will certainly pass along my experience to those who ask. ... More

No communication, no invitation to see work progress, no follow up. Despite 6 postponements in 2022, all of a sudden a mad rush to close before 12/31 at the cost of cutting corners, sloppy workmanship, unskilled labor. Attribute the lack of quality work to absence of supervision or sub contracting to lowest possible bidder. Things such as cracked tiles, then when replacing tiles, using wrong color grout. Terrible finish work on sheet rock seams and edges. Paint on doorknobs and hinges. Paint spots on brand new appliances and floor. Sloppy finish work on all 5 bathroom cabinets. Wrong touch up paint, using matte where should have been semi-gloss. All 5 toilet seats had blade marks where worker cut through cardboard to remove from packaging. Floor boards in loft completely loose, resulting in removal of carpet to secure and now loose carpet with visible seams. Master bedroom upstairs ceiling joint completely loose, when they tried to repair were unable to screw into ceiling joists leading me to believe that there were no joists in that area. Entire sections of pool area missing sand between pavers. Missing caulk throughout, inside and outside. All in all, sub standard work. The fact that you're asking me for my experience leads me to believe that your company is clueless as to the type of sub standard, unprofessional work being performed by what are obviously unskilled workers. (The young lady attempting to repair sheetrock in upper master bedroom ceiling was about 24 and absolutely clueless as to what she was doing, I saw her!) All of this I observed before closing, I don't want to even think of what is hidden behind the walls, what corners were cut, what shoddy workmanship was performed etc. Sorry, wish I could give better review. ... More

I was super excited when I first saw the house 12 months ago. But once I was in contract, the employees I worked with at the design center were curt, Zach with the financial department out of Colorado is why I didn’t do with Pulte, he was so rude, and after I closed, Pulte fired my point of contact and nearly 5 weeks later I get a response about setting up appointments to work on my punch list. Meanwhile, I have a hole in my ceiling, my banister isn’t secure, my fireplace doesn’t work, and the lights and cabinets aren’t installed according to the design packet, sloppy work all around the house. My walls are covered in blue tape. I want to love this house but this process has been awful. The only thing Pulte has been good at is asking me to rate them so here’s my honest opinion. 0 out of 10 stars. ... More

Terrible, construction was delayed and Pulte won’t confirm due date to protect themselves. Still no repair on the defects that was pointed out during the walk through inspection. Overall, the delay that Pulte caused has caused my interest rate to go up.

Quality of the construction work is very poor. The house was not built at the luxury home standards. There was mess up in flooring, they dig the concrete in kitchen which left a lot of dust on all appliances and backsplash in kitchen. Painting work is very bad. I don't recommend Pulte homes.

Very Poor Kept tell us one thing and then revised it till it became a 6 month nightmare.

They only started to be upfront after surveys were given. We were told originally that our building would be completed in about 8-10 months. It took almost 2 years. The only updates we received were when we reached out. The construction manager (second one that replaced the first one that left the company) was upfront and transparent initially but didn’t correct all the issues brought up at the walk through. Multiple issues with internet (took three weeks because of smashed pipes and needed an electrician that was never provided), tons of cosmetic issues (like an upside down stair rail), exposed live wires from a light that fell and weren’t reached out to until almost a month after closing. I would never ever recommend this builder to anyone. ... More

Extreme disappointment with the sales process, lack of communication and poor quality of the construction especially given the price point for this house. It's as if they picked up workers off the streets and taught them how to use a hammer and a paint brush. I didn't have the opportunity to make any selections and/or changes to the options in the house. I was told it was all in by fhe sales person. Builder decided to have a bidding war on the lots when the market got hot and demand was high. So had to bid and pay a significant amount on what was previously a low premium for the lot. Numerous delays and 5 missed closing dates. A month in and light fixture dangling from the ceiling, smoke detector alarm batteries dead, awful paint job, not much attention to detail and a plethora of other issues. House delivered dirty at closing, paint drops all over carpet, urine stains on toilet bowls and the list goes on....4 new houses in my lifetime and this was the worst experience ever!! ... More

The bad experience started early. We bought in the very first month of releases, but when it came time to lock in the color of the home, our salesman told us our color choice was restricted because he allowed people who the month after us to pick first. Then they discarded all the rules on elevation and model locations, which means you have houses with the same elevation next to each other. Our communication with our salesman stopped when no work was done on our house for 2 months after the walls went up. We were initially told to expect a mid-July to mid-September closing. Our closing date was moved 3 times and we finally closed late November. People who bought their homes after us, moved in four months before us. Spec homes that were dirt lots when our house had walls up were finished and sold ,while we continued to wait. We were given many reasons and excuses for our house being delayed. Some of them might have even been true. The workmanship is generally shoddy. The painters are incredibly sloppy with paint splattered all over the floors and windows, hinges, doors, and baseboard. Most of our cabinet faces were damaged in the installation and need replacement. Many of our cabinets still don't have handles on them. Many of our windows are deeply scratched. We had an unsealed laundry stack that leaked into our roof. Our oven door got ripped off during installation; we have been told it cannot be properly repaired but a replacement oven is not available. Every day we find a new unfinished or unpainted spot. We did not receive many of our purchased upgrades with no estimated delivery date being provided. They did not inform us about some of the upgrades we didn't receive like a $3700 air purifier, which we found out about on our own. The gates have been an issued. The transponder reader has never worked. The gates got left closed during the hurricane so they broke and have remained broken and open, except when Pulte decides to close them without telling anyone or tellling them the gate code. Supposedly they were getting fixed in December. It's now mid January. Overall, the past 14 months has been stressful and disappointing. Pulte SW Florida should not be building homes in the $1.5-2+ million range until they get their quality control vastly improved. ... More

I won't trust on Pulte anymore. Pulte just do the business unfairly.

The build process was ok, but the responsiveness of Pulte was substandard and there are still a lot of open issues month after closing. Don't recommend Pulte.

We experienced unmet promises. Unmet deadlines. The craftmanship was poor quality throughout home. Had leak within the first week. Asked them to please bleach the damaged wood from the leak, since it was a bathroom leak, they did not. Had to do it myself. Had sink hole in my front yard, again I had to fix it myself. Still waiting for them to fix it properly. A huge safety hazard. The mason stone fell off the front porch within a few weeks of moving in. During warranty visits, we've had several already in less than two months, they've fixed some things and left others undone. Overall, not happy with experiences. We have been previous home owners in various parts of the country. This, by far, has been the absolute worst experience we've ever had. ... More

SUPPORT SYSTEM : The sales agent Gisabel was not that helpful and very seldom reply to queries, which were always delayed and worsened after the closing period. The construction manager Finley did not do the proper walk-through during the initial and final inspections of the property. There were several issues identified within the house that were forwarded to her through the 'pick list'. That list is getting longer as the days pass by because of the slow response by Finley. There were handymen sent to repair and sort out the issues but most were inefficient and needed to return a few more times just to fix one. Whenever we try to text or call Finley, she does not reply in a timely manner, and most of the times she wouldn't. I already escalated this problems to warranty department of PULTE but was advised to liaise with Finley, to no avail. The issues just keep on going in a cycle. It's been over two months now since we moved in but with the way the issues were handled, I am unsure whether these will be sorted out soon. If I have known that these would have been the norm, , I would have not purchased a property with PULTE. It can only be compared to buying a new car, and after the contract was exchanged and the deposit was secured, you are issued a dodgy one instead and the dealer expect the monthly payment to be paid in full. It is ok to part with your hard-earned money as long as you are getting what you deserved. It is unfair to pay for something that does not merit its value. ... More

It was a nightmare with Pulte. They never gave clear timelines. Huge mismanagement. No proper planning. Delays on everything. Now seeing at other friends houses from a different builder I see how bad Pulte’s work is.

We were rushed to close the house and it’s our fault that we agreed to Kirk and Kevin who are the construction manger and sales rep for Pulte here. Bricks weren’t clean, all muddy and dirty , HVAC system wasn’t operational, AC vent in one of the washroom was left open . Kitchen cabinets were installed crookedly, part of the Microwave Oven were left in installed , screws were not bolted to the oven . Elevation design is missing pieces to be attached. Electoral box was broken while construction of an adjacent house and they never came by and it’s still lying as it is posing a hazard . Pathetic response once you close the house . They just want to sell and move , no after sales service . To get one you would have to contact people from pulte and get it done all by yourself . I am very disappointed with the management . ... More

The Pulte sales team fails to admit and take responsibility for any wrong doings or mistakes that they've made. They will attempt to sweep their mistakes under the rug and fail to communicate their errors or find a solution. You will have to contact them many times in order to receive a response. However, Dustin, the construction manager, is great to work with! He spends quality time reviewing the construction process during each step of the home building process!

First, I believe this is a reputable builder nationally; however, my experience in San Antonio was awful. 1 out of 5 based on the following: The builder represented the house was ready. I sent my inspection crew as a result. The house in fact was nowhere near ready. A day later the builder wanted to close on the house and insisted on keeping the closing date, while ignoring the facts. Then, during the last day before close, they increased the closing amount by $1500 to move more HOA funding fees to my column that even the title company showed them Pulte was obligated to pay on their end. The builder was unrelenting and ignored title and ignored my inspection company and closed the transaction on the date they chose. Because the house wasn't truly ready, the builder then spent the following week supposedly finishing the home. We then moved in two weeks later and found immediately that there was a large gas leak, and a significant water leak under the kitchen sink. Furthermore, the cabinets were damaged. We are now 3 months into our move and are still waiting for cabinets to be repaired. Many of the things the builder promised "if we close on time" have been ignored, such as the paint which didn't come through. I had to hire my own painter and purchase my own paint to complete the house. I would not buy from Pulte again. ... More

A lot of materials look/feel cheap, and had a lot of difficulty getting responses on issues.

After pointing out a load-bearing beam was left floating it took 3 months of constant asking for the contractor to actually fix the issue and only fixed it the day before they started hanging drywall. Then Pulte painted my house the wrong color and only fixed it after being pressed about it, and in the repainting process they got paint on everything what shouldn’t have paint on it and had to be constantly asked to come fix the parts they missed and they refused to replace/ fix some of the items they got paint on in the process. Then at closing, the construction manager Aaron and I tried to push closing due to the AC not working and hurricane Ian coming in. His management Bill told aaron, I had to go to closing regardless and that the AC would be fixed by the time of closing. I call Bill at closing and he’s tells me the AC will be fixed. Then Bill then calls me 2hr AFTER CLOSING to tell me the AC will not be fixed and that closing should be pushed. Pulte then gave me an list of items they would fix after closing and gave me dates they would have it done by and several of those items were either not fully completed or never done. ... More