Pulte Homes Reviews in Austin, TX

Major grade/drainage issues: Well, where to start this experience. •The day before closing and after a rain storm, our upper neighbor which did not have sod or grading, had erosion sweep into our yard and the builder had to frantically remove the erosion from our yard, place erosion barriers up and put new sod for us to close the next day. Unfortunately, they did not remove all the erosion, and this affected our grading away from our house. This was the first red flag. • Intermittently, I noticed that water would pool by our outdoor AC unit on our right yard from the builder saturating the houses close to the upper neighbors’ yards with sprinkler water and this water would run though our upper neighbor’s yard which did not have sod or a grade. • The water would pool by our AC unit making our right side unusable. On top of this, the erosion barrier that the builder put up by the AC unit failed to prevent erosion from moving into our right yard by the outdoor AC unit. • This combination of events caused our right yard to become muddy and unusable. • Multiple messages were sent to the Builders PM to put a new erosion fence and regrade/re-sod our yard. A new erosion barrier was not installed. • A warranty ticket was submitted to regrade the right yard and add sod. I escalated the issue to the Warranty manager. He stated they would regrade and re-sod. • The above issues occurred over two months of closing. The last straw was when I found the upper neighbors sprinkler (possibly intentionally/carelessness by the builder) pointed towards my right yard where my recycle and trash cans are located which soaked them. • After talking to the PM about regrading my yard and possibly putting in a trench in, they finally regraded my yard with a 0.5” grade with about a 4' x 10' long area and then resodded. I asked the PM if this enough and he stated yes and if not, they will rip up the sod and regrade and resod again. Great! • The yard still has standing water when the upper neighbor waters their yard, we have placed outdoor gutters by the retaining wall ourselves to resolve the issue. Major HVAC issues: • After two weeks of closing, we noticed the AC system could not hold temperature in the Texas summer, we phoned the emergency line for the AC company: CASA mechanical. The company came the next day and noticed there was a leak in the coolant line (location unknown) and charged up the HVAC system with refrigerant. • The company came back multiple times to do leak testing and decided there was no leak and charged up the HVAC with refrigerant. Two weeks later, the AC could not hold temp. they did another leak test and replaced the outside compressor thinking the compressor coils were leaking. The CASA mechanical company gave no work ticket. I also was relaying information given to me from one technician to the next, essentially project managing the technicians. Mind you, the HVAC system is under warranty. • Two weeks later after replacing the compressor, the HVAC system could not hold temperature again, they charged the unit up and essentially supervising the technician, I stated there must be a leak in the coolant line within the walls of the house. The coolant line had to be pressure scoped within the walls. • Lo and behold, a technician had to rip up our dry wall to find a framer’s nail puncturing the coolant line which was leaking freon gas into my daughters’ room. • Framer finally came to put new dry wall in and painter finally painted the replaced dry wall. • The above issues occurred over a two-month window after closing. These experiences are beyond frustrating. It appears they have downsized during Covid and they have fewer project manager managing builds but this is no excuse. ... More

i am satisfied with most of the aspects but i do have few things that i dont like. for example, unless we go for an upgrade option, i dont see a quality in the things you install in bathrooms. like shower-head or the plastic wall (in guest bedroom) are kind off fragile is what i feel.

From the meeting all the way through the closing, Pulte's staff have been wonderful to work with. All the questions I had (and even questions I didn't think to ask) were answered promptly and honestly. The quality of the home is spectacular! It truly came out exactly as my wife and I imagined. Pulte's builders are great and kept us up to date at each stage of the construction. We even got weekly updates as we rounded out the build to make sure we were always in the know. We love our new home and are incredibly happy to have built with Pulte!

Great home and value

Excellent overall experience!

I wanted to say that everything was great that we bought an amazing home, but its been almost 2 months since we closed and we still have issues that have not been fixed. We bought a spec home and started the process in April. After a couple walk throughs we were supposed to have issues fixed. Many of them are still pending going into July. The sales agent didn't know how to communicate, often times never responding to questions. We had the foreman who was getting things done for us on punchlist items, only to get laid off leaving us waiting with someone else who is slow and unresponsive at times. It shouldn't be like pulling teeth. The craftsmanship on this home or lack there of can be seen. Paint splatters all over the flooring, paint missing from cabinets. Uneven flooring, stained carpet, siding popping out, stained patio/concrete, the list goes on. If the craftsmanship and attention to detail is this bad on the outside I can't imagine how bad it is on behind the curtain. I would probably not buy with Pulte again and go with Chesmar like we had intended initially. ... More

Beautiful home

I like the design and flow of my house. Project manager gave detailed description of phases of the construction. Final walk went through every little detail of the house and I was satisfied that I would be moving into a well-constructed house.

Good just need a little more communication

From start to finish, our experience with Pulte was great. We have been well taken care of, lots of open communication and celebration, and even after our build was complete & moved in, we have been well taken care of on anything that has arisen in a timely fashion. I would recommend Pulte to anyone!

I was the PM for essentially the entire project build. I was forced into the house saying if I didn’t close, I may not get the house for a while blaming COVID. The trades rushed to get the job complete and botched everything. I’ve been in the house only 2 months and I’ve had EVERY trade come out, at least once, for one reason or another: - Forgot security system entirely - Botched entire electric plan and wasn’t caught until I said something right before drywall (delayed the project weeks) - Had to regrade about 60% of lawn due to sitting water and lack in grading - Chipped tile - Bathroom tile had permanent marker all over them with serial number for the tile #28314 - Grout seal was left to stain floor tile in master bath and laundry - Concrete runoff left and never removed before sod was laid in backyard - Sod died due to concrete and was never replaced to the point where the dead sod was over run with weeds and grass (still isn’t fixed) - Masonry grout had holes and they used white caulk instead of grout in front entryway - Countless texture and paint issues inside and out - Items left under the carpet (nails, plastic and extra padding) but they laid carpet anyway - Found nails, glass, brick, wire, wood, stone, beer cans, sharp rusted blades all in my grass while weeding - Appliance Touchscreens don’t work for Whirlpool oven and I need to go outside and reset the breaker each time this happens - They installed an old HVAC control and fought me until I showed PowerPoint documentation from my first day that I standard is the touchscreen - Irrigation head broken, lost water for days, and not all my grass was getting wet and subsequently died - 4 Windows upstairs were installed off the track and/or squeeked so bad it had to be replaced - HVAC dampeners we’re backwards so upstairs controlled down and vice versus - Media Room is significantly hotter than the rest of the house so they had to come out and install 6 more vents in my roof Are you getting the point? Where does it end? I’ve only been in the house 2 months! Our neighborhood Facebook group has nothing but TERRIBLE things to say about their experience with Pulte. Even with how bad everything was above, PULTE Mortgage was the WORST of all. Heard from multiple sources they are corrupt and I saw it first hand. My experience was so bad, they offered me a 3% rate and I took a higher rate with another company because they were so manipulative. They do not stand for quality and don’t be suckered into the 5 star client feedback they must have paid for. I truly hope you don’t go with them and have to deal with their incompetence. ... More

The warranty team is very prompt. The houses are fairly priced.

The sales team is very good and helpful. However, I am not satisfied with the workmanship and materials used. The service team seems to be on top of the issues and fix them pretty fast.

I’ll be glad to speak with the Pulte’s Vice President. My house has tons of cosmetic issues and warranty is not doing what they supposed to do. I have all the pictures that prove that our house doesn’t meet the requirements of quality that Pulte sells or offers to their clients. If Pulte considers itself a trust builder, I’ll be more than happy to talk directly to the Vice President. I don’t want to deal with the Salesperson or warranty guys anymore. I want the house that I paid for. Not the garbage that I received. The house is so bad that even the Field Manager got fired. Let me know how can I get in contact with him and how can I send you the proves. ... More

First time buying a new home. Just seems like a lot more imperfections and issues than I expected.

Great value for the price. I heard a lot of horror stories about spec home builders, even in my own subdivision, but Pulte has been great to me. Any issues I've had were addressed to my satisfaction so far. The team seems to be genuinely concerned about the customers satisfaction and has been completely transparent.

From start to finish, my home buying/building experience with Pulte was excellent! Stephanie helped me to pick the best lot, Matt made sure the foundation and frame were solid as a rock, and Josh was a fantastic communicator answering ALL of my questions and promptly addressing any concerns. Expectations were not only met, but exceeded. Nice job, team!

They should have better team . They planted a dead tree that never got replace , I have send an email regarding the water line for the kitchen refrigerator it has been fixed. A lot details around the house. I thought for a nice Community things would run different here from other communities. Overall neighbors are Kind and friendly.

I am very impressed with my home and Pulte overall! Thanks so much for taking very good care of me and my family

Construction and field team were great, low ratings were purely the result of sales team member we dealt with.

Great experience and beautiful home! We worked with Dylan who was always very helpful and quick to answer any questions! Highly recommend Pulte homes

We had a difficult issue with Pulte, as they reneged on their own contract, causing closing delays. Do not buy from them without using your OWN lender and title company!!!

Plenty of issues with the house with workmanship and quality. I wouldn't be able to recommend Pulte just with the number of issues we've had with them. They did go to lengths to make everything better but that only eases the sting a bit. The house was A COMPLETE MESS the day of closing. Landscaping was not in. Carpet throughout the house had to be replaced a couple weeks after moving in. We had to continually nag the builders to get things fixed that were not right. Then it would be "fixed" and we would have to get things "fixed" again. Second time having a home built and was a nightmare. I honestly would blame most of this on Plute contractors and them rushing to get work done due to the amount of work. But Pulte really needs to either find new contractors or do a better job of inspecting and having them come fix their work vs. having the customer inspect and tell Pulte that the work wasn't done correctly. When all is said an done, I would go back and pick a different builder. If it wasn't for the sales rep Molly and the Construction Manager Daniel, we would have tossed in the towel. ... More

The house is well built and floor plan is convenient. There are some minor issues that would be taken care of in the next few weeks - delay due to current emergency conditions.

elements that I paid for at the design center were not installed and we had to show our copy to prove the issue.