Pulte Homes Reviews

Pulte Sales misled me early on, costing me thousands of dollars. Low quality standards evidenced inside and outside of house. Contractors show no pride in their work, or interest in doing a good quality job. Pulte construction shows no interest in quality. They are incented to put the house up as fast as possible so Pulte can collect your money ASAP!!!

The entire experience was awful. The title company was awful, the y process was terrible and there was rarely communication, the warranty department doesn’t respond to my emails. Workers don’t show up when they’re supposed to. I had a better experience with Lennar and that’s saying a lot

House was not complete on closing date. Lack of communication. Issues still unresolved 5 months later.

I signed my contract to build my house with Pulte on November 23, 2020. The building permit was granted on around March 2021 due to County backlog. But the house did not completed until 2/28/2022, almost a year later. What was really bothered me that my house build permit was granted 3 or 4 month before other houses in the block. But it did not get windows before other houses. I got the weekly update from the building manager stated that the widow order was delayed due to nation labor shortages. I know that was not true because other houses that was built later received their widows before my house. Also during the building process, I inspected the frame and drywall inspections and reported my findings to the building manager. But did not see those findings addressed until the final phase. Thus fixes were rushed and the building quality is very very very bad. The closing date was re-scheduled almost a week later to allow them time to fix the issues. However, on the morning of the final walkthrough, they still doing the paint touch up. I almost wanted to re-schedule the closing because the build manager ensured me and my wife that he will have the work done when we return from the closing meeting. Three hours later my wife and I came back from the closing office with my new house set. The key can not open the door because they gave us the wrong set of keys. I had to call the building manager and my sell representative came with the master key to let me in. The next day, we carefully re-inspected the house and found so many issues. The living room ceiling has about 2-inch gap, the kitchen double door wall crocked, the kitchen sink windows drywall was improperly installed, one of the kitchen cabinet cracked, the master bedroom widow crocked, the bedroom 2 window drywall was improperly installed, the paint job was messy, and the floor titles have so many holes. The more we look around the house, the more defects we found. Comparing this new house with the other two houses we built in the past, this one way behind on the quality. This is the worst quality we had never experienced. ... More

DONT BUY A HOME HERE

Terrible experience. So dissatisfied

This has been a nightmare from day one. We are a young family moving to tampa from Orlando and were sold a house with an approximate closing date of 8/2021. We forgave many other better products because of this said closing date. Pulte off the back told us we were pushed back to 12/2021 and then later to 2/2022. Due to Current market standards we understood. Once the build process started we never really had any good feeling. The construction manager never had a control on the build process and was giving false timeline expectations. The build quality was poor the workmanship was bad and the construction team couldn’t seem to get a grip on all the problems we were pointing out to them. They cancelled closing and rescheduled it within 10 days of their own given date not once but twice. I had to vacate my rental with my family and live in an air bnb. I had to reschedule my finance closing. After we closed we were handed a poorly finished house with multiple unfinished sidings and paint jobs and I couldn’t believe a multi billion dollar company was ok with putting their name on such a product. The carpet had been put in earlier during construction and even an upgrade felt really cheap and was immensely dirt. My sons are both asthamatics and were falling sick on a daily basis so much so that I had to get the entire carpet reinstalled and all the ac ducts cleaned out at my own cost literally within 2 weeks of moving into a new house. During this change of carpet we saw that the hole in the floor that we had been telling the construction manager for weeks to fix - was still there and increasing in size now. Within the same 2 weeks the bath tub in the master bathroom leaked into the garage ceiling and flooded my garage and destroyed the garage ceiling and side wall with water damage. Mold is already in. And after the nightmare construction I’m going through a nightmare Mold inspection and dry wall work. There are innumerable other problems that we have faced during this move that would be too many to list here. This is my second new build. And I know from previous experience that new home builds don’t start like this, are not this painful, are not done with no care and don’t have such big problems to start with. All I can say is I was very very surprised by such a big name as pulte could not resolve problems when they occurred and were pointed out to them. And now are ok with putting their brand name on a product like the one they gave us. This was happening in a 725k house and I can’t even imagine what they’re doing (and getting away with) in the cheaper ones. This was as much a financial and social stress on me and my family as it was associated with their health and safety. I thought would be healthy and safe in a new house. Boy was I wrong. ... More

It’s been very bad experience, in terms of communication and response. And new house has so many problems ,Including faulty equipment and it’s hard to get hold of people to get issues fixed. And closing has been delayed for months . And after waiting for Months and overpaying interests we still have to face issues like low water pressure and dishwasher, oven not working , electrical issues which cause inconvenience consistently in every day life.

From the time we signed the earnest money contract, we were rushed, pushed to make design decisions and then pushed at the design center. The sales agent was useless and impolite. We learned that the design center was incompetent and it took days of wasted effort to get things right (although they managed to still install the wrong countertops TWICE). The workmanship on the house was extremely shoddy. Holes in the floor, damaged drywall hidden behind cabinets, scratches and scuffs, crooked shower heads ... I could go on and on - and oh - not a square light switch or outlet in the whole house - all of them crooked. It looked like a tenement, not a brand new house. And when you ask them to fix things, they get offended. This is the sixth home I have bought. All my previous experiences were very positive. This was just awful from the get go. ... More

Not referring anyone to pulte or their financials

I don’t even know where to start or end - worst experIence of my life

The experience is not what I thought it would be. With over fifty items still to complete, they force you to close or they will sell your home to someone else. I am still waiting on every type of trade to come complete projects. There has not been any response at all from the warranty department and it has been almost two months. I know I am not the only one in this predicament.

The build quality is really bad. I had kitchen cabinets scratches, issues with engineering floor, interior door after house closing. The workers are lack of experience. I call the pulte customer care department ten times... I couldn't reach any people to talk with rather than leaving a voice message..

PLEASE STAY CLEAR. Extremely horrible buying experience. They made mistakes in the basement for wet bar plumbing and bathroom rough-in plumbing but refused to accept it. They changed contractors 3 times over the course of the build. Build quality is extremely poor - hear squeaky sounds like the house is from the 80s. Zero professionalism and accountability. Horrible management and really bad workmanship make this an experience I would not wish on my worst enemy. Do not build with Pulte.

I cannot endorse Pulte. Covid delays and supply chain delays aside, I’ve found their pre construction supervisor literally supervises nothing and is the last to know about QC issues, which there were many. Almost a different excuse everyday as to why things aren’t getting done. The post closing construction manager is equally unresponsive. Yes, things are getting done, but at a snail’s pace. Further, the subs that finally show up to correct items that should’ve been done correctly in the first place (had their been actual construction supervision) have a bad attitude and lack skill. Some are nice and do good work, but that is the exception, at least in my experience. It shouldn’t be this hard to get what you paid for. My house was not cheaply priced and I expect a level of construction to match. Not the case. Stop with the excuses, I’ve heard them all by now. Just want things done right and in a timely fashion, is that too much? Apparently. ... More

This is probably the worst company I have ever worked with. They don't seem to communicate across the multiple divisions within the company at all. We had to beg and call repeatedly to get updates and then had our closing date moved out 2 weeks 3 days prior to closing. The quality seems okay, but we found leaks prior to closing and they left us a present of drywall frozen to our garage floor on closing day (why someone would pressure wash a garage on a 20 degree day is beyond me). What was supposed to be a great experience turned quickly into a stressful nightmare. We were hours away from living in a hotel with all our belongings in a Uhaul thanks to Pulte. They chose not to allow us to move our stuff in despite signing the closing and a temporary Certificate of Occupancy. We still do not have an oven and it seems like we are going to have to buy our own and eat the cost because Pulte doesn't know what is going on. I have done business with some bad companies over the years, Pulte is now in the bottom spot. I will never recommend this company to anyone, nor purchase another home from them in the future. ... More

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