Pulte Homes Reviews

Do NOT build with Pulte Homes. Their quality of work is horrific and there response to ANY issues you come across is VERY slow if not completely ignored.

Promised times/dates provided by Pulte were NEVER updated. It was only until we showed up on site that we were informed on numerous occasions. Closing date was cemented, Pulte Mortgage asked us to wire our Escrow funds, and we ended our apartment lease. We didn't receive a call for closing location, so we called... and only then was informed the day prior closing needed to be moved. We could not stay in the apartment longer so we had NO WHERE to stay. We had to move to a hotel with our personal belongings moved to a storage unit. Sales, mortgage and construction not communicating with each other and when concerns were presented, we were instructed with again, false info or told to wait... but then it's too late. In addition, since move in, on-going repairs being made as botched installs are rampant. Scratched glass, paint splatter, new carpet installation was done prior to workers finishing, carpet had large amounts of dirt. Literally DIRT! Caulking missing in areas, plumbing leaks. Pulte is focused on you turning and burning rather than doing it right the first time. Cashing in on the high demand during pandemic. ... More

Pulte scheduled my home to close on January 31 - well before it was ready for a new buyer. Several weeks before the scheduled closing, I saw what a terrible state the home was in and asked if they were sure they'd be ready. They assured me they would. Well, it came time for the walk through, which takes place a few days before closing so that they have time to finish any small punch list work before the actual closing date. The house was a DISASTER. I told them I would not close unless they agreed to fully complete my punch list, which had well over 100 items on it. They confirmed they would do everything I asked for. So, I agreed to close. Well, you probably know the rest of the story. It is now March 9, and there are still so many major unfinished and defective items in my home (since closing, I think all they've done is come and touch up paint, which was the least of my worries). What's worse is that Pulte is now pushing back saying they're not willing to do things they promised to do as a condition of the closing! I'm beside myself. I would NEVER recommend anyone purchase a Pulte home. I WISH i was able to upload pictures of the $692,000 home as they sold it to me. ... More

Pulte as National builder has not lived upto the expectation. They are taking the buyers for a ride with no good overall buyer experience when buyers are putting their hard earned money into their dream homes.PULTE is taking them for granted right from start of the buying process - Sales, building and closing. Everything is rushed with very or no execution support and the owners are kept in dark with out any due support that they are expecting. Spoke with several existing and new owners that are coming to this NORTH COVE community and they are buying these houses to have a roof over them and that is driving the drop in quality and workman ship. Over all it is a very bad experience and PULTE leadership team needs to retrospect if this is really sustainable and help buyers . ... More

Good sales people. Horrible trades workers that don't know what they are doing and don't care about your new home. I would never buy another Pulte home, it has been a living nightmare trying to get my home built. RUN, RUN, RUN as fast as you can away from buying a new Pulte Home!

This is the worst experience I have ever had with a builder, an yes I have built previously. Project managers were horrible (Zach, Chris (replaced Zach) and Mike the Project Manager over them, unreceptive and did not provide updates as promised Mike Bahr was the worst individual to deal with, he was even more useless than the others. Mike swore he would get all the issues would be completed and forced me in to closing, even though the house was clearly not ready. All the project managers are no longer with the company. 3 months into the home since closing I have a sagging garage ceiling, a torn out master bath shower, a toilet replacement and threats to remove another from the spare bath and other issues I can not just name at this time. I have a warranty man (James) stuck in the middle of this mess because Pulte has hired less than worthy contractors. So to be honest, this is not at all the experience I expected from what I an alleged reputable company Pulte was. I honestly would not recommend Pulte to anyone. ... More

Awful communication and service, lack of inspection of sub-contractors poor work, and lack of urgency to manage & complete a long punch list of items after closing that should have been completed before closing.

Have been waiting for purchased dishwasher and front door knob for three months with no proactive updates from the construction manager or Customer care manager. I keep having to email for updates, team is not proactive and barely responsive.

Everything is still broken Kitchen is flooded with no response Boxes and bags of loose drywall compound left on floors and in closet has caused sickness and hundreds of dollars of cleanup Still missing basic things like door knobs Ridiculous

Field manager ignored buyer’s concerns throughout the build process. Due to supply delays, Pulte took shortcuts to keep production moving. This meant drywall, floors, cabinets, and appliances were all installed before windows and exterior door were installed. No effort was made to cover windows from the elements. Issues that were not corrected prior to closing, were promised to be corrected within 30 days. It’s now over 2 months passed closing and issues have not been resolved. Pulte has stopped responding to correspondences. Overall quality and craftsmanship of the house is appalling. Hardwood stairs have cracked steps, cabinet doors coming apart, noticeable draft coming from behind the cabinets to an exterior wall, paint touch-ups give two-tone effect, outlet has no power supply, uneven patched drywall, and exterior doors have gaps. ... More

I would like others to stay away from Pulte all together. I have never experienced such poor workmanship in my entire life. The so called brand new built is ready for renovation. There isn’t a single wall that is even, trim or paint that is applied correctly, tiles that are unevenly set, holes, scratches, etc. I understand that nothing is perfect and things are more complicated with COVID and “great resignation” on top of it, however there is no excuse for such poor quality on almost everything. Pulte should not be allowed to be licensed to build houses in my view as well as my neighbors. This should have been a happy time for us, part of life to relax and enjoy but it is far from it at this point. The company exercises bait-and-switch tactics presenting a well build model to you but when it comes to delivery of your own unit, you end up with something totally different. This is unacceptable. Do yourself a favor and stay away from them. If not, you will regret. I promise you that. ... More

Did not meet commitment to buyer on building phase walk-throughs. Are not responding to the fix-it list items.

Nothing but issues since move in. Instead of enjoying my home all I have been doing is taking pictures, documenting, emailing and following up. The flooring was installed incorrectly which is the largest issue and I’m having to fight every step of the way. I thought Pulte delivered quality but apparently they allow tolerance for lippage so they are only fixing the ones that are really bad. Outside of that that I have tons of pictures showing that every room in the house has issues including the backyard which was left with nails, razor blades and construction debris.

Recent owner of a Pulte home in Southwest Florida. For all the advertising about excellent quality work and what not, they don’t even do a fraction of it. They have taken on way more than than they can handle and just are just cranking through houses to get better numbers while completely ignoring quality. I have built a house before and know what to expect with any new construction. It was evident that there has been no supervision or oversight of the work being done. Workers are telling me directly they got maybe a fourth of time they should be getting to complete their work. I personally will not buy a Pulte home again and will never recommend it to others. I don’t care if it’s supply chain shortages or too much demand, you are taking my money for full price so I expect the returns to be full and fair. Get your stuff together and pay attention to your homes, not just how many homes your close. ... More

The company refuses to solve any of the problems you point out about the homer unless you get someone who is very knowledgeable to argue with them. Things such as bumps all over the floors and a gaping gap between the floor and the parking garage door, half an inch crevice between the stove counter, walls that are protruding by about 1-2 inches, which are all normal according to Pulte. The small problems involves a crooked oven and microwave, which is useable but it could look better. Another is random nails missing from door hinges, which again is useable, but really could just not forget the nails maybe? Either way, I understand there may be problems with a new build, either due to lack of attention from the workers (they had beer cans all over the place when we came to check the unbuilt house), or unpreventable problems like shrinkage, but I really do not like being told obvious problems are "normal". ... More

Poor quality, rude, unresponsive, over promised and underdelivered, not worth the money, our paint looks like it was done by a toddler, among others. We 100% regret buying this home and will be selling within 5 years.

The entire build process was tainted by the fact that our closing date was a moving target, issues with the build quality (an entire wall was crooked, dozens of paint/drywall issues, secondary bathroom tub had to be redone due to a framing issue, several door latches throughout the house do not latch), and the title company's inability/unwillingness to work with our lender. The sales consultant consistently told us inaccurate information, the title escrow agent was rude and obnoxious, and our build manager was overworked and stretched thin, no fault of his own. The build manager was the only person who was honest throughout the process, and seemed to be undermined by some metric that corporate was pushing to close on a certain number of houses by the end of the year. He didn't have enough tradespeople to do his job effectively, and the consequence of this was that our home was built poorly. In a market where builders are price-gouging homebuyers, do not expect the quality of the home to match what you paid for it. ... More

PLEASE DONT BUY PULTE HOMES !! Quality of construction poor, horrible closing process, worst customer experience.

Pulte subcontracts, the subcontractors hire people that have zero skills (less money spent, right?) Our home is a nightmare with a ton of issues from the beginning with a plethora of construction and workmanship issues. Pulte is less than responsive, admits no fault, refuses to put anything in writing, says they will do one thing, but never do. We contracted in good faith, kept our end of the deal, but not Pulte. Do NOT waste your money, your time, or your energy. Pulte claims they have quality home and offer the consumer peace of mind, but nothing could be further from the truth. I am fairly certain that a class action lawsuit will be the result of this nightmare scenario, which is absolutely unfair to the new owners. ... More

I had a pretty bad closing experience with lots of frustration and I still have not got things installed in my house which I paid for. And Pulte did not give me any incentive for the experience I had

Sleazy salesperson, zero quality control for construction, lots of obvious problems in new home, no attention to detail, terrible follow-up. Pressure to close on unfinished home—which they do to everyone No one is overseeing the contractors so they do really sloppy work. All neighbors say same thing. Terrible experience all the way around. I would NEVER buy another home from Pulte.

Worst service ever, after my house close With a lot problems they never respond to me, the field manager just fk around, doesn’t do the job at all.

Construction managers are in trustworthy and the warranty department denies everything. No help. We have a half a million in an investment and was sold a Home that was incomplete with no working heater. Granite cracks and damaged shower and cabinets in the kitchen. We need someone who cares to make this right.

The overall workmanship of the home is not good, especially for paying over $300 per square foot. I closed on my house 6 weeks ago and still do not have a bathtub for the master bath and many other issues that were noted during the final walkthrough are still not resolved. Timeliness and responsiveness of correcting the issues is an issue as well. I would not recommend using this builder. They cut every corner possible to save money for themselves.

There are so many things to share regarding my home buying/building experience. I have built a Pulte home once before and had a wonderful experience. I wish I could say the same for this time around. I feel like my home was so rushed that the craftsmanship is not what it should have been. Before closing there were so many things that needed to be completed which we agreed they would complete but many still have not been done and I closed over a month ago. Communication has been so poor between the field manager and warranty - I have to follow up many times before a response is given. Even then most times there is no solution to the issue. All I can say is I am very disappointed that I spent a great deal of money on a home and it doesn’t really feel like home. ... More