Pulte Homes Reviews

It was a very good decision to buy a Pulte home. They did an awesome work to support the whole process in a record time. I really trust on this company to handle every single step. My only complain is that by design, they decided on my property to install the air conditioner compressor on the 3th floor outdoor area instead of having it in the ground, outside of the house , so you can hear the maddening noise of the equipment all the time. Regardless of this, I'm very happy with Pulte.

Overall they’re ok

Overall this has been a great experience for us. Home is roomy, efficient, and in a great environment.

This is my fourth house that I purchased in the last 15 years and by far it was the easiest process. Pulte made the experience very efficient and made sure that all of my needs were met. Furthermore, the design and the workmanship of the houses is amazing. I would definitely purchase another Pulte home.

Quality construction with a value price inside of an exciting new community!

Lack of communication and customer satisfaction from warranty dept.

Over all is good. Thanks

Sales staff and project manager were great to work with. Love 99% of our new home. Some of the quality of work - particularly on the trimwork was less than what I would expect. Additionally, kitchen design leaves a lot to be desired. Cabinet doors open into walls and range hood and they do not provide enough support in the subfloor to keep the island area from vibrating. They have been great to work with on this issues thus far, but some may just be design flaws that need to be addressed.

We LOVE our home. Pulte was easy to work with, met their deadlines, and answered our questions. When we had a sewer issue, we called the emergency number at 3:30 am and got a human! Then, Brandon, the warranty specialist fought for us with the city, and all utility companies to get the problem resolved so quickly. The problem was caused by the city, but Pulte stood by me throughout the entire crisis. Great company! I highly recommend this company.

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,

Maybe we just don't understand about production homes but we find quality or workmanship issues pretty much everyday.

Take more attention to detail.

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

Home is well designed. Mangg features standard.

Customer service is real slow to respond to problems , had appointment for 3 problems today 8-12pm. Only one showed up. Called 24 hrs ago for another problem, left voice msg and havent received a call back

For the price I paid I expected better quality and polish to the workmanship. So many cosmetic flaws and oversights. Moulding and trim are beat up. Walls have varying degrees of texture when they should be smooth. Different paint colors used on a wall. So many things that are disappointing to continue to discover. Pulte makes these big customer experience promises, but no is reaching out or following up on my requests. Responsiveness has been so poor. The house and it's finish feels and looks like a rush job- and that was after pushing back closing. I never would have accepted this house in the condition it is in if I wasn't going to be homeless after they changed to closing date. ... More

Once I’ve moved in I was not pleased with The make Ready cleaning in and outside the home and Craftsmanship of the cabinets

Found quite a few issues of shoddy work. Although Esteban is working to correct, it should have been resolved before I closed...

I really liked it when I toured the model house. However, after I moved in and living here for about couple months now, I am very disappointed that how poorly its made and there are so many little things that have issues. For example, our kitchen island is not leveled correctly, so when there is water spilled, it falls down to the edge and dropped to the floor. I hear so many spots that making squeeze noises on the floor. Master bathroom mirror outlet becomes broken itself due to too much tightening the volts I guess. There are so many little things that we're seeing it every day. How unsatisfied when you purchased the new home. Definitely not a good experience for us, first home buyers, and we already thinking of sell this home later in the future. ... More

Throughout the entire build process, everyone we dealt with was terrific. The only issue I had with the build design was that the layout that was assigned to us was the opposite of our neighbors on both sides of us. That meant that while our neighbors on either side of us have layouts that provide them with SW views, (which I desperately wanted when we selected one of the most expensive lots available) our layout gives us a SE view which is much least desirable to me. The arrangement also means that all of our windows on each side of the home face directly into each of our neighbors’ homes, as a result of being a mirror image of both. After the home was completed, I met one of our neighbors who informed me that for an additional $2,000 we could have “flipped” the floor plan, as they had opted to do, and had the SW view I wanted so badly. Our sales rep never mentioned that option to us for some unknown reason. Again, all the personnel we interfaced with were extremely pleasant, helpful and responsive. I couldn’t have asked for better customer service than what we received. THEN came the completion of the home which upon initial walk through appeared to only have minor cosmetic repair needs. We loved the materials we selected and the overall appearance of the home. Once in the residence, however, we had time to more carefully inspect the finished product and found a significant number of defects in the workmanship. For some reason, the way it was designed, many, if not most of the cupboards when fully opened bang into doors or walls. To prevent damage, we’ve had to stick little rubber bumpers all over the place. Also, the quality of the workmanship proved to be VERY sloppy. That’s the best word I can use to describe it. Things were installed crooked, we found excessive paint globs on just about every wall, uneven caulking so that in some places along the windows it’s about 1/16” at one end and over 1/4” at the other. Very sloppy paint job around all the windows and paint splattered on the porcelain tile floors that nobody bothered to clean up so i’ve been going around with my fingernails chipping it off. There are gaps around cabinets where there shouldn’t be. We selected and paid for the “Upgraded kitchen appliance package” but I am not at all impressed. The fridge is relatively small for an “upgrade” model and the drawers in the refrigerated do not glide in and out at all, and the bottom drawer scrapes as you pull it in and out. When I reported the problem to the Pulte Warranty Service, I was told that they would send me some lubricant. I haven’t yet received that but i’m doubtful that it will solve the problem as the parts that scrape are plastic. There also seemed to be missing shelves in the door because there’s a huge gap between where the bottom shelf fits and the next one above it has to go. The oven, as it cools down, whistles quite loudly. I was told that it’s just a “hum”, but whatever it is, it’s sufficiently annoying to me that i’m reluctant to use it at all now. The washer is apparently made to use very little water, so even with a large load the items seem to be sitting in about 2” of water which tends to cause it to go out of balance frequently and the entire machine shifts in its position about 15 degrees —- and it’s a heavy machine! When the microwave completes its cook time, rather than signal the end and then shut off...the fan continues to run until you either open the door or press “cancel”. The maintenance supervisor received our initial Punch List and came over to review everything. So far he’s been very responsive and understanding. Although nothing has been remedied yet, it’s still too soon to reasonably expect any action. We have a 3 car garage that consists of one large entry door, a shallow divider wall and one small entry door which actually makes it more difficult to get 3 cars into it than if it were one single garage door entry or if the space between the doors wasn’t so wide) both doors are already having issues after just 6 weeks past closing. I called the garage company who was able to schedule a check on them the same week I called (this week) With all the complaints we have, I want to stress how wonderful everyone was to deal with. Pretty outstanding, actually. It’s really a shame that the product doesn’t measure up to the personnel Pulte hires. They made the entire experience so easy, stress-free and kept us informed about everything during the entire build period. We also went through Pulte Mortgage and Insurance and got a much better insurance rate than with All-State or even Geiko, which impressed me. The Mortgage folks were equally outstanding in the service they provided to us. I would give the construction quality a 2 1/2 stars and the people we worked with all 5 stars. This is definitely a “production” home build and it shows in the final product. I think it took about 3 1/2 months from start to finish on a 2480+ sq. ft. house with a lot of unskilled and poorly trained labor. For a $520,000 home, the finished product falls way short of that price point, in my opinion. Going forward, if all of my “issues” that CAN be resolved, are, I hope to have another opportunity to submit a final review wherein I can provide a much more positive response for prospective home buyers. ... More

Check icemaker in frig, ours was block of ice missing the cube tray! Check all tv hdmi cable are easily accessible, ours was hidden deep inside the wall, had to dig it out. All receptables are on , none are “tripped” , cable man had trouble powering the internet panel...check gutters during heavy rain, water missing gutters.

Have had a gutter issue since purchase. Finally someone responded this week. Grass was dead at time of closing waiting for it to be replaced.

There were 6 square feet of shingles missing, irrigation system leak, AC air leak in the attic, and wiring issues in the ceiling fan and pendant light prewires. So I can't help but wonder if there are hidden issues elsewhere in the house. I understand that building a house is a very involved operation, and requires a lot of different crews to coordinate together. So some problems are expected. But I can't give 5 stars to something with these types of problems. Otherwise, the house SEEMS to be well built. But hire a good home inspector to make sure everything is like it should be.

Pulte homes are built so quickly and with the cheapest materials. They sacrifice quality for the sake of completing the home to turnover quickly to satisfy shareholders. I have a full page list of items that need to be repaired, a stained kitchen sink, a broken drawer, paint on tiles, hinges, carpet, dead plants, etc. Scheduled the repairs with warrantee department but they never showed or call. Found out later that AG was on vacation. Suggest looking at every tile, molding, well everything. before closing or buy from another builder.

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