Pulte Homes Reviews

I would never build with pulte again. From rushing to get things done, to even the trades doing terrible jobs just to get it done. The home buying process in supposed to be exciting and fun, and building with pulte was nothing but miserable. Put my down payment in may 2020 closed end of December 2021 on an unfinished home. (If people are coming in your house often, that is not finished, liveable or enjoyable) You Always have to check up on them, and even when you find things wrong they still don’t fix them or if you do find something wrong they will say it is fine it’s supposed to be like that and then you bring in your own inspector to say the same thing you did and only then will they fix it. Bring in your own inspector, because I brought in my own and the house supposedly passed a plumbing final on Pulte’s end but my toilets and showers were backed up and it ended up being something with the sewer out on the street. The paint, dry wall, and baseboards all look terrible. I had to close with things not done on my house and someone is here every week to fix something. It’s far from enjoyable and the people who come to fix things then leave it a total mess for you to clean up and sometimes even cause more problems. While living in the home they hooked up my neighbors sprinklers to my meter and it was only caught because I asked why all these people kept coming into my yard all the time and what they were doing. It’s like you have to be a babysitter. People just show up unannounced and don’t call before hand or schedule something. There is literally an excuse for everything and they make you feel like you’re the problem instead of taking full accountability for everything. I could write a book on everything that went wrong and how miserable the process was and still is. If I could go back I would have never bought with Pulte. Save yourself the aggravation, time, and money. ... More

If you are a person who cares about attention to details then pulte is not your builder. Stay away from pulte unless you get good price deal

As one of the top-rated real estate brokers in Sarasota-Manatee, I have worked with most builders in the area. Pulte used to be my favorite national builder, but I can definitively say I will NEVER build with or sell a Pulte home again. I just built with Pulte in Sapphire Point in Lakewood Ranch, and it has been the worst experience imaginable. I closed over two months ago and am just now moving in because it has taken them that long to attempt to fix many of the seemingly countless problems with this house. It will probably be six months or more of fighting with Pulte just to get them to do things that should have been done before I was ever asked to close. The biggest thing that stands out, above even the horrible quality, is the indifference of almost everyone in the organization. No understanding of the concept of empathy whatsoever, and they seem to think they're doing you a favor by letting you purchase a home from them. They are completely out of touch with reality, and I have yet to meet anyone in the community that is actually happy with their home. This has disrupted my family and our business in such profound ways that I am already thinking about building elsewhere with one of our more reliable builder partners and selling this house. I truly wish I chose to build elsewhere, rather than waiting eight months for Sapphire Point to open and then another 11 months to close on this slapped together, poor excuse for a house. ... More

My entire experience was bad from day one, I had 2 conversations with my sales rep and never met her. Was told I would get updates from construction Manager as the home progressed through phases, never got an update, luckily I was smart enough to include a realtor in my transaction. The only progress reports I received was her picture messages through windows when she was in the area. Materials and craftsmanship of the home are of the lowest quality, not a single wall in my home is straight, windows are the lowest grade available, opening your curtains will change the temperature of home almost immediately. My exterior doors have such large gaps I can see the street when locked. They sell you on "Energy Efficiency" but do absolutely nothing the deliver on that promise, my home is so poorly insulated I hear foot steps from accross the street in my living room. They are cashing in on this ridiculous real-estate market and are selling their 400k home for 700k with absolutely no intention of improving the quality, my home is no way indicative of a home valued at almost 3 quarter of a million dollars. The stucco used on the exterior is already discolored and cracking my home was completed late November 2021. I am very disappointed with my purchase and at times feel taken advantage of, but the worst part is the lack of customer service and accountability. If you are going to build a low quality home and charge top dollar, your customer service better be stellar to make up for the short comings. In this case I don't know what's worse the poorly constructed home or the terrible customer service. ... More

Not follow what I wanted.

the home quality is terrible

Horrible experience, zero customer service, no pride in their work, sloppy, constant mistakes that they never fixed, did not care about the customer at all, just throwing up the house as fast as possible with unqualified workers.

More than 7 weeks after closing: - the tile incorrectly installed has not been completely repaired - there is no enclosure for the owner's shower, so it can't be used - the owner's bathroom toilet has been removed and sits in the shower - the material that should have been ordered in November hasn't been, so we're still waiting for it - the bad stain job on the stairs and handrails has been poorly redone and is turning yellow - many other issues communicated in October and November to the field manager remain unaddressed Pulte has not been trustworthy at all. They find the words to make you think they've got a grip on issues now and they will be resolved: it's all lies. They don't to what they say and let their suppliers drive the show at their advantage. Do yourself a favor, don't buy from Pulte. ... More

Buyer BEWARE! My advice is DO NOT purchase a home built by Pulte. We recently did and regret our choice. Qualified carpenters do not do the construction on interior or exterior. Our home should be totally redone. Interior trim not sanded prior to paint, particle board used as trim rather than wood. Exterior siding applied over damaged frame, attic trusses not installed properly, just for starters

After the closing of this house, problems started to appear. Doorbells, internet cables, air conditioners, and other minor problems were resolved, but they did not keep their promise until today. AC still has problem. I don't know when they will come to check and resolve it.

The list of issues is extremely long. I will save everyone the time and just say, I will never build another home with Pulte.

Unresolved issues remain even now

I don’t trust any of the workmanship of this home. By the time I correct all the unacceptable finishes and workmanship, I’ll have spent $700k. I could have built a better custom home! My old Denver, 1925 bungalow, was quality construction. This is NOT!

We are 3 months post closing on our new construction home and have multiple outstanding issues that are yet to be corrected. If you like empty promises and poor workmanship Pulte can help you there. This is the 3rd new home that my wife and I have built and has been by far the worst experience we have had.

Don’t buy Pulte!!! Don’t buy Pulte!!!

Multiple changes that were forced. Terrible experience with builder title company. No follow up or communication post closing. Sub par build quality.....

The sales manager was horrible and rude. The craftsmanship was atrocious

The paint its really trash there’s stain and hole everywhere and also the appliance didn’t work either and its really hard to pls them

You guys just rush to sell and closing date Thanks for ms to learn good lesseon Dont buy anything from pulte It is dirty and dont care after closing Thanks It is my first and my last pulte related owns

Our Closing Date changed Day by Day! Never had Final Walk through before we signed! Asked Christian He changed the subject Now Our House is a Mess Inside and Out! The Appliances Pulte made us order are Cheaper than what We paid for! And we're told by Christian quote "Your Lucky You Got Appliances at All!" Still Waiting for those! Were suppose to receive by October 26th sent a text to Christian, haven't heard a word! Even the hood over the cooktop isn't installed right Falling off in the front! Paid for a Higher toilet Did Not get that! Have 2 dents in the kitchen sink! Someone came a couple weeks ago to fix drywall What a joke! 3 areas so far Not completed. Didn't have trim paint, didn't take switch plates off plastered to wall! Need to Fix Again! Need a whole crew who Know and Care about what their job is to have Fixed Correctly! Between the Ceilings,Walls Trim, Doors and Floor will probably take at least a week! Haven't heard a word to seewhat was Done and still needs to be Done! There are Many Neighbors Also Not Happy and are discussing going to the Media and Plain Dealer and News Herald as a Group to Spread the Word How their Customers are being treated after Pulte Gets Their Money! Especially the Quality of Work and Now the Mess it's going to cause when repaired! Should also be responsible for Deep Clean when everything finally gets repaired! Also, our fireplace goes off went to Model and Vanessa gave me a card with the customer care number! Have left 2 messages! Shows how they Care! Still waiting for a call back! Can't hang pictures or curtains because of the Mess created by the dust and sanding to repair the ceilings and walls which should have been corrected before we moved in! ... More

Inappropriate content because it's the truth this overall experience with our new Pulte house being built sucked if that's inappropriate content and take it as you will like I said you got your money that's why we won't expect a email in responseWhy don't you blame it on Covid like everybody else that's what everybody seems like they're doing with the crap that happened with this pulte house

Pulte doesn't care about the quality of their product.

I had great expectations for Pulte when I signed the purchase agreement. The property is in an affluent neighborhood and I paid premium dollars for it. My experience leading up to signing the purchase agreement was great. Their mortgage team was also great. This wasn't my first new construction. My last was several years ago with a builder in a similar area. My overall experience back then was way better than my current experience with Pulte. The construction was poorly supervised and had problems ranging from poor interior finishings to structural problems. These issues were uncovered by my independent inspector. I understand home buyers typically close with a few minor weather items, I closed with more than a few of them trusting Pulte to address them swiftly. The customer experience of getting them to fix these issues couldn't be worst. They wouldn't pick up or return my calls after the initial reporting. I felt like I didn't get the value for my money. ... More

Hi, I bought a model house and the day of the walk in the refrigerator was broken and asked for a replacement. Since I am in the final phase of loan process they said I have to take care of it. I did took care of it calling whirl pool customer service and they said they would send me a replacement model with a better model since they don't have this model. I was asked to provide receipt for this one. I requested builder to provide the same and they refused to provide it since it charged more than what the original price was (3800$) the original price was $2400. I had to pay extra money from my pocket to go for the new one. I was given the house the most dirty way. I asked for deep clean since this isa model house and plenty of foot traffic. They denied it and said since it is model house we have to take dust along with the house. I have never imagined Pulte would be so rude and harsh for the customers. Currently there is a demand for homes and they wanted to capitalize on it irrespective of the customer satisfaction. There is no clear understanding of who should take care of things that are not perfect in the house after buying. I am writing this with so much regret of buying a house from Pulte. If I had a chance to go back and change my decision, I would definitely do it. ... More

Terrible experience, total nightmare, many many issues..