Pulte Homes Reviews in Hilton Head, SC

While the final product looks nice on the surface, my overall experience building with Pulte was frustrating and disappointing. From the beginning, key design elements were either poorly explained or not presented at all — including options like stair trim, siding choices with certain layouts not available and a natural gas line out back. I later found out these could have been included if I’d been properly informed during the design phase. The mortgage process through Pulte’s preferred lender was also a nightmare, adding unnecessary stress to an already difficult build. Midway through construction, my original building supervisor was replaced, and things only went downhill from there. I dealt with hundreds of issues, both before and after the official inspection — far too many for a brand new home. To their credit, the Pulte Care team has been responsive and fixed most of the problems, and I’m thankful for that. But the overall experience — from miscommunication to poor quality control — left a bad taste. I expected more from a national builder. ... More

We purchased one of the model homes. We've owned a Pulte Home in the past and we're very happy with the workmanship. However, this experience has been quite different. Since moving in we have found a number of issues. We have been met with great difficulty having these issues resolved. The Pulte representatives have been rude, they have put us off for months with excuses. The craftsmanship is not what it once was. I would not purchase another Pulte home at this point. Moving and purchasing a new home is already a stressful experience- this was made even more stressful by your representatives. ... More

You have my number and address. Give me a call to set up a meeting as I am not writing all of this for this email. If your concerned about the client, customer or whatever we are to you, contact me.

The Landings at New Riverside is pretty - it has no golf course to pay for (a plus), and a great color scheme as to the houses. We decided to purchase a Quick Move In option. Prior to closing I did a walk through and we found numerous issues to correct prior to closing (they promised they would correct all of the issues, citing their high quality standards, desire to make things right, etc.); the day of closing (hours prior) I did a final walk through, complete with an embarrassingly large welcome home sign across the garage - nothing, literally, not one single item (such as nails sticking out of the carpet, entire pieces of trim missing from on top of the front door, etc.), had been addressed by Pulte since the prior walk through. But for a must move move-date I would have followed the closing attorney's advice and delayed closing. One hears about Pulte Quality, etc. - it is about equivalent to getting a cold burger and fries at a fast food place during off-hours - sure it is a house, it looks like it could be good at a quick glance, but the quality is sub-par and leaves you regretting spending the money (and feeling a bit sick to your stomach). The follow-up as to the multitude of problems found post-closing is horrible (ex: we had holes still with blue repair tape from before my FIRST walk-through in cabinets) - for example, we set an appointment with the "local" initial 30-day contact for many issues about two-weeks ahead of time so we could get our small child with medical issues out while many contractors were set to come in - only one showed of several "period" (while having a family member spend an entire afternoon waiting, and me taking an entire unpaid day off of work) - the local first-30-day Pulte person handling the appointments would not answer his cell phone the entire day or return voicemails, so now we have all of these problems still. Not even a courtesy call was received, and the one person who did show had a horrible attitude (he showed up well over an hour before the earliest scheduled time (my relative was not over yet) and we had to call to get him back - he admitted he never even looked at the work order with the time prior to showing) and did sub-par work on top of the already low quality Pulte initially performed. I would never recommend the Bluffton area team for anything. The people one speaks with are polite, make promises and commitments, and then absolutely fail to follow through at all (or even answer calls) - and we are only 35 or so days past closing as of this review on a home that cost well in excess of $400,000 dollars - I can only imagine how Pulte quality holds at lower price points. Frankly, I would only buy Pulte at New Riverside (or ANYWHERE) if a) you can delay closing (you are not in a hurry to move) to ensure you have had numerous walk-throughs checking EVERYTHING - ex: our hall-bathroom diverter has already failed - the thing that allows you to switch from a bath to shower (hope you like baths) and b) you may still need to hire a professional inspector (yes, for a BRAND new property). Do not trust them as I did - they will only disappoint. I have always followed a belief of trusting upfront and then hopefully being proven correct - if you are a trusting person, find someone to handle this part for you who will assume Pulte is not going to follow-up after sale. Lesson learned - before money goes into their hands at closing, get EVERYTHING you expect to get taken care of taken care of. Their people, even with appointments scheduled 10-days out, will NOT EVEN SHOW UP for large time blocks (ex: 12-4 p.m. like the cable guy; I am not talking about a late-show by a few minutes or an "I had a sick kid call" that I perfectly understand - just you are sitting around for hours and no one calls, no one answers your calls when the afternoon is almost over, etc. Basic human respect and respect for your time is missing - but the property is pretty so I am sure they will continue to sell well. So quality - poor; trustworthiness - below poor; responsiveness to issues - I am also still waiting on that girl I met when I was 15 on vacation and asked to call if she wanted to go out to give me a call too I suppose(?) - poor humor - this is a joke just as is Pulte's responsiveness. Lucky for me, worst case, I have an affordable handyman that is reliable that can address most of these issues if I cannot get Pulte to show up in the next 10.5 months of warranty time. Oh, and the HVAC - already a call out for service - 3,000 square feet with a unit that is absolutely maxed out and already having problems holding the temperature - I did not want to forget...probably a cost-cutting measure like the rest. Beware - do not buy from them at all if you cannot absolutely get everything corrected that you can find PRIOR to handing them a dime. ... More

What a joke. This entire process has been 1 fight after another. The construction manager was useless. Any time I had questions or concerns I was dismissed or ignored. Escalating issues did nothing as management did not care, want to understand or acknowledge what I had to say. Pulte quality has gone down hill and they are trading off a reputation.

I am not happy with the work ethic or the construction of my new home.

The sales manager was horrible and rude. The craftsmanship was atrocious