Pulte Homes Reviews

Emotionally draining and Traumatic experience, we have to pay money and then beg for it to completed soon by given dates. Lot of issues after move in ,you can never get hold of customer service on phone . Requests to fix issues ETA of 4-5 months. Do not take keys until all things are taken care .

I wouldn’t recommend Pulte to my worst enemy. The seller I worked with kept on forgetting things to busy trying to rush the deal. I brought 2 others when with me when I selected the home and upgrades. I requested irrigation systems to be installed. The seller failed to include that. I found out 2 weeks before I close and they did not approve the add on later. The builder manager told him it can be installed. Now I am shopping around for an irrigation system. Most home builders in TX already include irrigation without being requested. On top of that my grass is dying since it wasn’t being water for multiple days during the summer. I was given the house with dead grass and a dead tree. I now have to replace the tree since it’s dead. The home is nice mirror issues. My sidewalk is not done right. It’s not smooth and it’s bumpy. This has been stressful. I need to replace the dead grass that they are not owning up to and find someone to install and irrigation system. After I lived in the home for a month I was given a case manager to work with regarding any issues. I called, left a voice message and send a text in 9/24/21 and 10/8/21. As I type this review it is 10/23/21 and still no response. This was my first home building and it was not a great experience. Whoever is reading this be careful with Pulte if you choose to have them built your home. ... More

Pulte is a cookie cutter homebuilder. Please do not expect to make any changes, even with a change order. Three days after I put my contract in, I wanted to put in a change order for a screened in lanai. I was told I couldn't, because the order had already been submitted to the county. I am still without screening for my lanai (the housing industry is booming in Florida, it is difficult to schedule the work or get a response). My experience was and still is very stressful (ongoing issues). I am still trying to get items up to par. They push closing because they are schedule driven. With this, quality is diminished or lost. My home closed with three major items that should have been fixed/repaired before closing: an air conditioner that didn't cool, a very crooked oven hood, and damaged kitchen granite (two of these items I didn't know about until after closing). Additionally, I'm trying to have some electrical outlets installed in my home. I must go through the company that did the work or the warranty will be voided should something happen; however, the electrical company has not/will not return calls (I've called three times) after promises of a return call from an estimator. I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Pulte. What should have been a joyful experience turned into a depressing and negative experience. ... More

I see many issues after my closing date and I discover new ones everyday. You need yo make sure that your craftsmanship is high quality. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I have the switch of disposer in my cabinet. But why? I have unpainted portion of a wall. I had a door that was impossible to lock now I can lock it but door has a bad alignment now. Please make sure you pay particular attention to details.

I would never buy a Pulte home again.

Not the best experience, that we expected!!!!

We had a very terrible experience with overall quality and management of our house construction. Nearly two months after purchasing and closing our home and we still have a long list of pending incomplete work that we are not sure whether they would be addressed or not. Shoddy work and mismanagement of the entire process. The quality of the cabinets and wood used was very poor. I wouldn't recommend anyone wanting to build a quality home for the price charged choosing Pulte Homes!

Remember it is all about the benefit of Pulte and nothing about you the consumer!

I hesitate to spend any time on this survey because I completed a survey a few weeks ago and I took a lot of time filling it out and there has been no follow up about the feedback I provided.

Buyer Beware! Pulte does not deliver what they promise verbally or in writing.

Home was finished over a month late due to multiple avoidable delays, most of which occurred due to lack of time management and communication by the builder. Will never build with or recommend anyone to build with Pulte.

Terrible building experience. Started filing warranty claims the day of closing. Not happy with the quality of the home at all. The workmanship is horrific and the "Pulte Promise" is nonexistent.

quality wise there is lot to improvise for the price of the home or you can ask 10-15% more of the price so that customer gets quality product.

Very disappointed with my house and bad experience with pulte

The local process with Pulte (sales rep and building manager) was amazing. The Pulte Mortgage side in Colorado was terrible. They will make promises then stop communicating with you when you need them the most.

This was the worst home buying experience I have ever had. From the sales person who lied to us over 4 times, from personally having to talk to people to get things fixed proved that this was not worth the investment in time. Timelines were way off when they told us of the bill, they kept realtor in the dark and also messed up the title service paying our people. This is not acceptable when you are selling 350K homes.

The quality of work and delivered to us as homeowners, completely underwhelmed us and for the price you pay for this property we really felt taken advantage off! I would not recommend.....

We love the floorplan and design of our new home. Unfortunately, there has been one significant issue after another since our closing. The lack of response and attentiveness to major issues (flooding due to improper appliance installation requiring the replacement of our entire kitchen wood floors in the first week, electrical systems melting due to improper fireplace installation, front porch requiring complete demolition and re-pouring of concrete just to name a few) has left us shocked. Pendant lights showed up to be installed two months after closing, and they are pendants that we did not select and have never seen before. We are going on another month of trying to get the correct pendants installed with no progress or commitments from Pulte. Everyone we work with just points at each other to "investigate" issues but nothing ever gets done. Everyday we have a feeling of what next in our brand new home. In no way would I recommend Pulte homes to a family member or close friend looking to build a new home. ... More

If you buy from Pulte while the market is still hot in ATL , do not expect anyone to hear or address your concerns. It is take it or leave it.

Don’t believe the hype ! The houses are nice but way over priced especially what you get and the size of the lot . Our main issue is the fact that when we closed on our house it still was not finished ! It’s taking about a month to finally get things to about 90% . There is much better builders out there that will actually finish a build before you move into it . I would not recommend Pulte to anybody! No integrity or Quality control process .

We really like the design of the house. There is a lot of storage space. You do, however, pay extra for every little things. The things that come standard are so basic that everyone - from the sales person to the consultant at the design meeting highly encourages you to upgrade, which then, of course, drives up the cost for the house. Most frustrating has been our closing experience. We had a pre-closing walk-through date set. At 5 PM the night before, we got a call that the walk-through and our move-in date (scheduled for that weekend) had to be moved back. I understand issues around supply, but those should have been known earlier on. We already had everything set up to make the move happen - and trying to manage a move during COVID with a 1-year old baby is challenging enough without the company changing dates on you last minute! Many of the issues from our pre-closing walk-through had not been addressed. We have since added additional items to the list that we noticed (e.g., we paid extra for a mirror in our master bathroom since don't come standard - the mirror they installed was chipped. We didn't notice it during the walk-through as a lot of furniture had paint splatters on it - so I assumed it was the same with the mirror. But when I looked at it, it was chipped). Now, two months later, nothing has been taken care of. Last Friday, we were told that contractors would stop by to address all items on the list. The e-mail confirmation, however, only listed two of about 10 items. We called and were told all items would be addressed. I then rearranged my work schedule to make sure I was available during the time the contractors would come by. And nobody came. We called to let them know and now, almost a week later, nothing has been done yet. I have responded to several surveys sharing the challenges we've had with getting our closing items completed - we then get a phone call from someone higher up in the company promising that things will be taken care of. That sometimes results in an e-mail or phone call promising that work will get done - but then there is no follow-through. I would not buy from Pulte ever again. ... More

I've owned a few homes but this was my first build and unfortunately, this whole process has made me not want to build again. It has been very frustrating and almost 2 months after closing I have a list of corrections that I am still waiting to be addressed. At least with preowned homes, you know what you are walking into and what you have to do. I never expected to have to wait on things to be finished or corrected once closing on a brand new build. Very disappointed.

They were wonderful when they were trying to earn our business, but once we signed the paperwork they just didn't seem to care about our satisfaction. The issues started immediately after we signed the contract when we found out that our home was going to be a different orientation than we were told when we decided to purchase the property. While this may not bother most people, changing the placement of the garage meant that the mountain views we paid a premium for would be obscured by half the house, and the living and dining room windows would be facing the neighbor's house instead. This was very frustrating, and we couldn't get a straight answer from Pulte about why they made the change until after they broke ground on our home. Eventually they said that their records were wrong in the computer for some reason. Later on, we learned our house was in the flood zone, but when we purchased the property we were told it was NOT in the flood zone. This felt manipulative, and now we are stuck paying for flood insurance that we didn't budget for. As we neared completion of the home and had already received the final closing date from the title company and made plans to move out of our existing home, we were notified by Pulte that our home wouldn't be completed on time and that they were going to need to push our closing date back by ten days. At this point, we were supposed to close in a week and a half, and now they wanted us to close in almost three weeks instead. We then had to speak to the buyers of our exit property about allowing us to stay in the home a little longer, and thankfully they agreed although they asked us to make some additional repairs - again, something we had not budgeted for. Then, about a week before the second closing date, we were notified by Pulte AGAIN that the house wouldn't be completed on time, and that they needed to push the closing date back again by another week. So, once again we asked our buyers if we could stay in the house an additional week, and they agreed but we had to decrease the price. Had we not been trying to move in the middle of the pandemic, we would have just stayed in a hotel for that week, however we have a toddler, a dog, and a cat and we knew it would be an easier transition for our toddler if we stayed in our exit home longer. So, we took another hit on our finances by agreeing to decrease the price on our exit property so we could stay there until our new home was ready. The morning we closed on the new home, the roof still wasn't done, the carpet wasn't fully installed in one of the rooms, and the doors to one of the bedrooms still didn't have a handle. Considering our closing date was pushed back twice because they were behind on getting the stucco installed, I figured the interior would at least be completely finished, but it was not. Over the next few days, tradesmen were coming in and out of our house (again, in the middle of a pandemic) to finish the things they were supposed to finish before closing. Even now, two months after moving into our new home, the doors haven't been fixed, the stucco is still not completely done, and there are issues with the grading on the exterior of the home. My husband and I have started referring to it as our "lemon house." The exterior windows are also dirty with stucco and paint splattered on them from the construction since they haven't sent a cleaning crew out to take care of them yet, so every time we look outside to see our views we also see the mess from the construction - a mess we were told would be cleaned up prior to our move-in. Through it all, our project manager acted as if he were our savior by letting us move in to the house when we did - three and a half weeks after our initial closing date. Now, as I walk through the neighborhood and see the other homes nearing completion with their sparkling clean windows, finished stucco, and impeccable grading, I can't help but feel slighted by Pulte, a company that does not care about their customers once they've received their money. Considering our home cost almost half a million dollars, I certainly expected the quality to be much higher than it is, and I expected to be treated like a valued customer instead of like an afterthought and an annoyance. ... More

Had to point out many defects which were overlooked probably due to the lack of properly trained workers. Walls, countertops, cabinets, window frames, doors, etc. were installed improperly and needed to be repaired or replaced after my own inspection. This shows that there was a lack of quality control during the build. Since closing on the property , I am still finding defects in the build.

This was the worst experience I have ever had in my life. From the beginning to the very end, the entire process was horrible. The lack of communication was the worst experience I have ever seen. I have been in the home now since the middle of September and I'm still waiting on final touch ups throughout the home. I would never recommend this company to any family or friends. Very unfortunate because the location are great. Ps. If you can get the contractors to follow through with the finishing touch ups that would be great.