Pulte Homes Reviews

Still waiting for repairs, master bathroom mirror, fan switch in the master and family room and very unhappy with the baseboards there a 1/2” to 1” gaps from the door frames throughout the home. Some areas they did correctly but for the most part it looks terrible

Lots of issues I didn't inspected the house before closing due to Covid19 issue and social Distancing

Since closing and occupying my home I have been getting the run around concerning service requests from the Project managers, all the way up the latter to the VP of Construction. Seems like there is little recourse.

Pulte sold me a new construction home with a dead tree in the front yard. Customer service rep explained that this is not covered after home closing. Trees were not blooming prior to opening so I had no idea the state of the tree. It has been almost 2 months since closing and we still have the landscaping fencing / barricades muddling our backyard. There has been other issues that continue to not be handled. If you are brave, buy Pulte, they absolutely do not stand by their product.

Construction managers had poor commutation throughout the process. Most importantly the quality was poor. Paint and stain was spilled all over the tile floor and carpet. Things that were supposed to be fixed were not. Closing was delayed and should have been delayed again. The cabinets came off the wall right after moving in. Poor workmanship overall. Better off going across the street to Ashton Woods.

The house wasn’t finished at closing and we are going to be dealing with remaining issues for several months! The trade workers they use are terrible; it might be easier to fix things myself and would be done better. Not to mention you have to stay on top of it or they won’t do anything! Advice if you work with Pulte, stay on top of them from day one. And don’t buy one of they already built spec homes.

Low quality. Not trustworthy. Not Responsive.

House was not complete upon move in like it was supposed to be. Been like pulling teeth trying to get things corrected as they were supposed to be before closing. Yard has been under water for over a month.

Am absolutely ashamed of the workmanship and quality control over my community by Jenny. The house had an abundance of issues at my final walk through that she said would be fixed by the time we closed. When closing came around they had still not been done, so I have her another week to have them done by the time we moved it and it still had not. I am incredibly disappointed with PULTE. I had paint stains all over my garage and they had told me there was nothing they could do about it, I am still finding paint all over my tile. The quality control is absolutely terrible and and our field manager the rudest. After reaching out to Pulte multiple times and attempting to reach corporate I finally got someone who was competent. We have finally got our original walk through stuff finished but now I lost my 30 day walk through and now have to deal with customer care from this point forward. ... More

Pulte did not care about the customer's need . The quality of finishes are what you see in much lower priced homes.

Just moved in 2 months and half, already have 2 times of water problem. One-way valve under the ground of basement was glued together so that water from furnace exhaust system caused flooding. drainage pipe from laundry room were damaged during construction, caused flooding again. Gas valves for water heater were not tighten together, caused gas leakage at basement.

Worst framing I’ve seen in years. Studs missing, no corner studs, single king studs around window openings holding up thousands of pounds of roof tile. Electrical wiring pulled with the sheathing pulled off of it. Wires taped together buried in the walls. Outlets covered resulting in excessive opening made in the drywall to locate them. Gas lines moved and only tested after I questioned them About it. Names constantly missed spelled in documents and even yelled at our lender on the phone because they thought it was a robo call - really your a business! I would never had boy this Property had I know about the pending litigation and recent customers waiting for nearly two years to have properties corrects. I would never recommend Pulte. My door bell doesn’t work for goodness sake. Horrible builder ... More

My bathroom clogged within 2 days of move in. When I requested for checking that, I was informed that it was clogged due to use of toilet paper. My concern if you cannot use toilet paper in toilet what else can I use. Builder doesn’t show any responsibility in fixing the issues at all. Overly priced home. Builder charge differently for upgrades for each model making low end homes come out be expensive than it is worth. They miss the updates said over phone and blame customer that it was not informed to them. Doesn’t accept even some of minimal requests once the contract is signed. For example, before signing the contract I was said I can go for 8 ft or a 9 ft basement, but once I sign the contract and requested to add basement they said they can only do 9 ft basement, due to which I had to pay 10000 more on the purchase price. Doesn’t recommend anyone due to quality and tesponse ... More

The sales office will mislead you. For example, I paid for pull out drawers in the lower kitchen cabinets. There are 3 cabinets. They only will put drawers in 2 of them - When I asked they said - Oh, that is the way we do it. We don't put them in the third one. I paid for soft closing cabinet doors. They didn't tell me that it was only SOME cabinets, not all. They painted the inside the wrong color and then wanted to repaint the entire inside after I moved in. Materials are cheap. the kitchen cabinets have gaps and drawers often come off the rails. The bathtub is a bad design. Oven, microwave failed in 2 months. Dishwasher heating unit failed immediately. If you still buy Pulte after this warning - for sure do not get your appliances from them. My friend bought Pulte 2 months before me and her oven and microwave failed exactly the same way! And Pulte washes their hands of the appliance repairs immediately. You have to go to the manufacturer directly. Workmanship is shoddy. Electrical outlets did not work. Doors have big gaps, The tub overflow cover fell off into my bath along with the mounting screw in a plastic bag - Just floating in my bath water. There is paint and drywall mud on the floors. Many details done badly. There was a long list of repairs as soon as I moved in. Refrigerator and range hood both installed with dents and Pulte had to replace. Beware! They sand the drywall after installing your new rugs. And they don't even cover them. They used my new rug as a work surface. They stored the bathtub on the master bedroom carpet. They left their drywall mud and filler supplies on the bedroom carpets with nothing under them. Pulte's response was - "that is how we do it." Beware! They left so much dirt under the flooring that the floors were damaged from below and they had to remove and replace sections. Oh, and the roof leaked at the first hard rain - water dripping from the can light onto the dining room floor. They had to rip off part of the roof and re-do it. Later they say they will replace the attic insulation. Keep in mind i have only lived here 8 weeks and I could go on for another page. I gave 3 stars for responsiveness because they seem to be working on the issues - except of course for the appliances. They aren't bothering with those. ... More

seems like everyone is trying to get their bonus and hit their goals by rushing to close. After moving in, I realized there are excessive amount of repairs and fine tuning needed (very sloppy work). Spending few minutes in each room during walk thru is completely insufficient. That burden should not be placed on homeowner and it should be with the builder/field manager. Paint drips all over the floor and carpet, gaps and chips throughout the house, loose faucet/sink, etc..etc.. Seems like there are too many homes going up at same time and not enough quality control and not enough field manager to spend time in each home while they are being built. The response and attitude is .... "just close now and let home warranty deal with it. I closed and hit my goal and it's home warranties responsibility now". My neighbors have been dealing same ongoing issues with home warranty for almost a year now. I'm hoping that won't be me. ... More

pulte is cheaper and product really cheap. your new home will feel like old starting very first month

There is a culture of shoddy workman ship that has developed. Almost everyone who worked on our home had to come back to cleanup or redo something they did. Forget about the home warranty department. They don't respond. I will never buy from a National builder again.

While the salesperson (David) and Erin (Project Manager) were both terrific, the overall experience in building a Pulte home was anything but. They are the definition of a tract builder that slaps up the houses in record time...workmanship is atrocious. But, the fact that we were told just a few days before closing that our home did not appraise is sickening. We didn't even do many upgrades (like countertops, flooring, fixtures) because the Pulte offerings were so outdated...can't even imagine how much more under the appraised value the home would have been with these items added to the sales price. Typically, if a home does not appraise, you either cancel the contract or bring the difference in $$$ to the table. We were not allowed out of the contract and had to take on a different loan product with PMI, which Pulte "graciously" paid for...probably because we decided to use them as a lender. Can't even imagine if we had used another lender and had to bring the dollars to the table. We were also told that appraisers were brought in from other parts of the state and were not familiar with the Carmel-Westfield market. Wow. Do your homework before moving forward with any Pulte product. ... More

We were so excited to move into our new home, but all we’ve been doing is filling out work orders to have everything fixed. We are very disappointed.

Nails are poking through the siding. The gutters were installed improperly. My patio concrete was broken. My floors aren't level and need to be removed and replaced. My walls weren't sanded before being painted. There are zero smooth corners in the house. I have "orange peel" all over my walls and ceilings. My windows aren't hung level. There are very few 90 degree corners in my house. The trusses in my attic are covered in MOLD. My shower was installed with broken tiles and a shoddy repair was done, the entire shower needs to he ripped out and redone. My ducts werent attached to the vents and I have insulation blowing into the house. The shower doors were installed improperly and had to be replaced. I could list more issues from my two month old house but I'll wait and see if "it can be done better". ... More

We were rushed to close on a house that was not completely finished. We ended up not moving into our home for two weeks after the purchase so Pulte could fix numerous issues that needed to be redone of finished. Even after that, it took multiple weeks to get other issues resolved. Eventually, we were sick and tired of Pulte not finishing things correctly or in a timely way and decided that any minor issues we still have will be done by us with our own contractors of our choosing.

Very poor quality construction for the money they charged. Not at all satisfied with quality.

I searched the web for reviews on Pulte before signing my contract and most were pretty bad reviews. Unfortunately for me, I moved forward with the purchase and here I am, adding to the bad reviews. I should have known better and I'll be kicking myself for a long time. Overall, the subcontractors performed subpar work and all their work went unsupervised by the Pulte field manager. The field manager told me during and after construction that he was too busy to supervise and quality control the subcontractors. That's great news for a new homeowner. (The cheapest subs Pulte can find are building my house with no supervision) I believe the field manager because I saw the poor workmanship for myself and really felt it after I moved in and uncovered multiple problems. I have been in my home for 6-weeks now and still can't take a shower in my master bath due to poor workmanship. My issues were not specific to me, 3 out of 4 of my neighbors had a major issue immediately after taking possession of the home. Overall, real bad experience but you will probably have the same experience with any national builder. If you want a quality home, build a custom home. ... More

There are so many issues ranging from poor construct to mortgage process.

The following transgressions have happened since moving into my home via the contractor next door: Pulte did nothing to stop theft of Water and Electricity. Came home to workers helping themselves to my water and power. This happened multiple days, had to call police to arrest behavior. Contractors working next door splashed stucco on my Vehicle and the windows of my home. They made a mudhole out of my grass on that side of the house. Washed their paint brushes between which also helped to kill grass. It remains to be seen if this issue will be resolved. I get to pick up trash daily from the construction next door. The people grading the yard next door cut the Fiber(internet) which feeds my home. The contractors next door thinks it's a great idea to park in front of my driveway. All in all a miserable experience. Thanks for being classy Pulte. ... More