Pulte Homes Reviews

Be diligent about addressing issues with the home. They’ll try to sneak them by you and cross their fingers you don’t notice. We upgraded and paid for paint and have been horribly disappointed. There were several spots that were missed. A lot of dry wall issues because someone left the windows open and it rained and the drywall on the windowsills are all cracked. Front door painted black but painted with the door open so there is black paint splatter on our light gray floors. Uneven walls. The trim on our stairwell was painted white which splattered on the upgraded rod spindles. It’s hard to look past all these issues. The list gets longer the longer we live here. There was little care or attention to detail to provide a quality home. ... More

Lots of little issues within the home & trying to get the field manager back to have the items fixed have been a challenge. Of course now I’m just told to email the “warranty dept”.

I highly recommend working with a smaller, more localized builder or purchasing an existing home and working with a contractor you can pay more attention to detail with along the way in order to customize. Overall, we like our home because we chose the neighborhood over the floor plans to begin with, but we are also willing and able enough to fix the mistakes made by the builder on our own and with the help of [capable] contractors. Based on the quality of work, we are glad we passed on several builder upgrades so that we can have them installed by true professionals.

tile fell off front of house only 33 days. The General Contractor told me I have to get with insurance company for the damage. ONE TILE fell off in middle of roof! We are not happy. Insurance adjuster told me it was about a 15 minute job for $100 and our deductible is $1000. I asked GC if he has a person who could get and replace same tile. Have not heard back from Don about this. All other items have been taken care of-to be fair.

Competitive pricing and features from a market review, nice location. Negatives are the initial sales process and that many of the items promised prior to closing were not fixed...subsequent follow up has been poor after the sale was completed. Recommend allowing enough time to hold accountability on getting items fixed PRIOR to closing.

Moved into a beautiful new home thinking all would be perfect, now after 4-8 weeks nothing but issues from carpet coming up in the corners seams splitting, horrible wall texturing, corners not even close to being somewhat square, holes in drywall counter tops having to be replaced due to not installed correctly, hole under kitchen island with rebar coming through it. I’m not happy with this home. Thought it would be a amazing thing being a home owner but nothing but headaches. On the plus side was the builder lender they where the only professionals in my book. The home Quility is trash

My problem started with Pulte during the constructions of the house July 2019. First the wrong flooring was installed and it took about a month with the back and forth before they admitted that the wrong flooring was installed. The AC vents in two rooms were covered by dry wall, I had to do multiple follow up before it was corrected. The repairs that we were promised during the initial walk through were not touched on the final walk through. We were promised that the repairs will take place after and it would be up to our satisfaction but forget about it. The workmanship the use is poor and cheap. I think I would have done a better job than what they provided. After moving in we had TWO CODES violation in the roof. One was related to the dryer air vent cap was not installed in the roof, so the hot air didn’t have a place to escape. This is a fire hazard and If my dryer didn’t have the technology to detect this issue I would have lost my house. The second issue, the were no air vent cap installed for the AC to help with getting rid of the hot air again another issue that caused high humidity in the house, which led to having Mold on my towels. I’m still having issues with the high humidity and it has not been remediated yet. The painting job is awful and not professional. The quality if the item installed is Very cheap ... More

Never fully completed home after continued promises . Always had excuses because of it’s this contractors fault it’s that contractors fault. That shouldn’t be my problem as a home buyer. And I shouldn’t have to make 1000 phones calls to get it fixed after a problem has already been noted multiple times. Multipurpose things also had to be fixed or change because they were not what was selected at design center .

This is the second time for me to buy a new home(previous one was from Bezer). Pulte hired non-professional workman and did a terrible job and the quality control is also not in place. The workmanship is totally worse than a DYI. Even the house was closed, the house still needs a lot of work. If I can upload photos, I surely will present them. To buy a new home from Pulte actually buys yourself frustration, I am still dealing with Pulte.

Pros: Good floor plan (Alison), Very Nice and competent building manager ( Ryan) Cons: Inflexible and contract focused interactions with sales. ( If you have to ask for something that is not spelled out in the contract, don’t bother, the answer is NO). Excessive (in my opinion) “Earnest Money”.... more than $50K (10%) in our case. Once you have paid that much, you are locked in and not much room for flexibility/requests after that. Compared to our old Carmel subdivision, no pool, clubhouse. Not a welcoming HOA and community feel... got 2 “courtesy notices” within the first 3 weeks as we were still unpacking ( eg Trash visible) ... More

I found the process to be very frustrating. I had a lot of surprises of things that were considered upgrades but that I would have expected were included. I found the field managers nice but not empowered to make hard decisions when it was related to mistakes made in the field.

We have a long punch list that needs to be addressed - some noted prior to moving in and some after. Pulte employees are very nice, but the lack of response to addressing the issues is growing increasingly annoying. Product is decent but recommend not closing until 100% satisfied with product.

It has taken a lot of time for Pulte to fulfill their commitments

Very disappointed in quality and functionality of this condo. Appliances are flimsy and stove is terrible. Both Whirlpool and Pulte should not be happy with that range. The bottom drawer falls out when you pull it open for starters. The tub does not seem to be a standard size but a bigger problem is that those tiny spaces for shower needs are absurd. Can't barely place a shampoo bottle let alone a full size soap on those. Did anyone try these out for function? The cabinetry is very mediocre but the need for organizers underneath sinks is hampered by the fact you can't put a pull out organizer due to the under the sink design. The toilet is certainly cheap as are the faucets and fixtures. I expected a bit better quality from Pulte. The selection of a tankless hot water heater is a poor choice. So we save on electricity while we waste huge amounts of water just to wash hands with hot water. I have no one above me yet, but I am scared to death that this construction only means a lot of noise overhead when someone does arrive. I might have been better off renting than buying something like this. I would find it hard to recommend Pulte. I suspect this does not meet your guidelines but is an opportunity for me to express to Pulte some things that were just not done right and perhaps Pulte should think about. I had no problems with the sales office or Pulte Mortgage just terribly disappointed that I chose to buy this condo. ... More

Lack of communication and customer satisfaction from warranty dept.

These homes have been rushed and not competed correctly, There are so many mistakes that could have been fixed prior to closing, We are very unsatisfied with Pulte,

Consumers should be allowed to go to the design center prior to finalizing the contract as the design center adds 10's of thousands of dollars to the purchase price. This not revealed up front. They build the homes too quickly and do not give enough attention to quality. The materials used are not good quality and the subcontractors are not supervised and they do very poor work. The homes are very expensive with cheap materials used so the profit margin is high and the consumer does not get a quality product

Excellent experience up until 8 weeks before closure. However, the closure and now 6 weeks post closure has been an exhausting experience, with the need for me to become a project manager of all the open issues in my home. I’ve had contractors in DAILY for repairs- electrical, plumbing, CAT wiring, drywall, painting, duradeck, cooling system, security systems, GApower.....and before an escalated email to a Pulte VP, it would’ve continued. No postal mail service for last 6 weeks and still unresolved. The communication from pulte, pulte mortgage and post closure to the ga customer care and field managers is nonexistent. Beautiful home, but nightmare experience in getting anything completely resolved post closure. ... More

My wife and I had such high hopes when we started the process with Pulte and after closing and moving in we are extremely disappointed in the building team and the service provided. It seemed to be the epitome of bad service and very poor customer service. From the design center to the building team and management. The process throughout was more than frustrating. We took the time to walk through the designing stage and were given our upgrade options. We picked out several upgrades and signed off on a contract with the designer to then be told that an important option we signed off on could not be done. What seemed to be an easy fix became confrontational with the designer and builder. It is hard for me to say anything positive about the building team. Prior to closing we had a list of more than 10 things that needed to be addressed and we were told it could be done. Come to closing and 90% of it was still not taken care of. Some of the things that were addressed had to be re-done. Some things I pointed out I was told they could go to the model home and get what was in there. I understand that was the quickest solution but not a good one to suggest. When you pay for a NEW home you want NEW material! Because of the lack of concern on Pulte and the buildinging team we closed on an incomplete house which required me to schedule several days off from the field and working at home. This was very frustrating because it all should have been done. We have been in our home almost 3 months and we still have issues that need to be addressed. Seems to be no urgency or care at all. After closing and having to continue to call, I was told by the building team and management to not expect perfection. After this I cannot recommend Pulte to anyone. I would not want them to go through the same process and issues. It seems to be a common thing when talking to others in the neighborhood. ... More

Pulte homes are built using C-Grade Subcontractors at best, who are incentives-ed by quick turn over. Pulte Field managers advocate for the builders and reward poor quality work, and not work for the home owner. Much attention is paid to the model unit but not to the purchased homes. I would recommend hiring a private Project Manager and Inspection agency to oversee the construction.

spend a good amount of time on your walk thru!

The house looks nice but the workmanship is poor. Only a couple of days after moving in we found many issues with the house. Crushed ducting in the attic, air conditioner breaking, cabinets not installed correctly, appliances not installed properly, wiring done incorrectly, and poor job on the wood floors to name some of the issues. It has been evident the work was done without any regard to quality in mind. The builder did not follow through on several things we were told were going to get done. When we would call to ask about the issues with the house no one was helpful in how to get it fixed. It seemed as if their job was finished once the house was sold. ... More

Price not worth for the quality of work done. Spent money on upgrades to get good quality/brand new items not items that are used somewhere else and items repaired due to damage done while transportation or installation. Issues are pointed out multiple times but never been looked into.

3 main issues throughout the 19 month construction process...yes...19 months. 1.) Poor communication throughout the organization 2.) Poor timeliness in the building timeline 3.) Quality of workmanship was below average. If you're looking for a builder with a lack of attention to detail, poor communication, and blatant basic construction flaws, then Pulte is your company. A company that is clearly interested in THEIR bottom line. Worst buying experience I've ever had in my life.

For the money I paid, I should have received a better quality house. For a $550K, cheap material seem to have been used. Everything was extra and not came with the base price.