Pulte Homes Reviews in Myrtle Beach, NC

Paid 290k for our home and over 45k of that was upgrades. You would think if you spent that much for a brand new home that you wouldn't have to finish work that should be standard in every Pulte home. Here are just a few exaples.... #1, upgrade for wooden blinds for 9 windows but no window sills. Seriously, just sheetrock ($60 of wood and trim would have finished the job). #2 upgrade to better stainless appliances and get the cheapest out there (Amana gas stove (even paid extra for gas) and Amana dish washer). Already called to have the dish washer warrant looked at because it won't dry. #3 cheapest FLAT paint that will make a marks anytime you touch, rub or even look at the wall. I just painted the whole house myself for under $500 Sherwin William's ProMar Egg Shell paint. Why flat paint? Pulte probably spent that much for flat paint why not use better paint? #4 tile in master bedroom. Paid extra for tile on wall and paid a lot more to put in a garden tub. You would think, since you paid extra, tile would go all the way up the shower and tub. Nope, tile goes up all the way to ceiling in the shower and only 1 tile up around the tube. Rest of the wall above the tube is sheetrock so looks unfinished and poor looking (too bad I can't attach a picture). Another project to be done. #5 zero light or fans in the house. Moved in with CAPS on the ceiling for me to put lights in. Fans with lights cost $35 at home depot. No lights for the first few nights in our new home. Not fun when you can't see if your own bedroom. Again another project. #6 no gutters. When it rains, it will look like Niagara Falls at the front door ruining the flower bed that is over sized with alternating shrubs that don't match. Now, the office staff and contractors are very nice and helpful. When getting warrant work done, so far has been easy and simple. They have work around our schedule to get things done, zero issues with the workers or staff. Have lots of other examples but these are a few. We don't think that for the 290k that we spent was worth the home that we are having to finish. We will not build with a big builder again because we feel the house was built with low standards (not like the model homes they show you at the front) for high profit for Pulte's share holders. ... More

Quite an eye opening experience overall. If we go back to our “walk thru” - we find marks on my driveway. I was told I could have a piece of concrete replaced OR I could choose gutters - one or the other. First - gutters were never offered to me when “building” things for my home. And things that I said I would absolutely want for my home - I find out after close that I am unable to get like other neighbors have. I have been told many times by Carolina Shores that our house was “too big” for the small size property that we have thus having easement issues. Also another huge thing was where my irrigation was place - AT THE STREET! Therefore I am watering the common area and the street. I asked to have it moved and I was told no - they could only “shut down” that area if I felt it was an issue. No - that is NOT the “only” thing that could be done - you could move it to where it should be - WATERING MY PROPERTY - NOT the common area or street. After being here 2 months, I was sitting on the kitchen floor and noticed a chip out of the flooring that no one would have seen just walking thru our final walk thru. I asked about it and was told “nothing could be done after we closed”. But remember to tell your future buyers that they have a 1 yr warranty by Pulte. (Ya right) I could go on but I think I have made my point. Would not recommend a builder who claims they care so much for the buyers needs and turns out families in our plan are just another $ figure for Pulte. ... More

My story is too long to tell about the finance division, but I felt like I was watching a version of The Kindergarten Keystone Cops! Sooo inexperienced and deceptive. I reported them to several government agencies for their shady business actions. Sales agent Cynthia was great, but “left out” important information about the homes structure elements and use of the amenities. The Construction manager Ryan was awesome. He pulled everything together for us so we went through with the purchase. I have yet to find a problem other than a few dead azaleas.

I would not recommend Pulte to friends or family

Just do what's right. There is no way I would leave someone's house in a terrible condition.

Nails are poking through the siding. The gutters were installed improperly. My patio concrete was broken. My floors aren't level and need to be removed and replaced. My walls weren't sanded before being painted. There are zero smooth corners in the house. I have "orange peel" all over my walls and ceilings. My windows aren't hung level. There are very few 90 degree corners in my house. The trusses in my attic are covered in MOLD. My shower was installed with broken tiles and a shoddy repair was done, the entire shower needs to he ripped out and redone. My ducts werent attached to the vents and I have insulation blowing into the house. The shower doors were installed improperly and had to be replaced. I could list more issues from my two month old house but I'll wait and see if "it can be done better". ... More

The employees of Pulte and some of the people Pulte hires as subcontractors have been very disrespectful to me.