Pulte Homes Reviews in San Antonio, TX

I have been in my new home for 3 months and have yet to be fully settled in the house. My floors were not to standards and what is worst the “replacement” has been just as bad; now I am waiting to get my floor redone again. My wife and I have noticed the workmanship was not as good in other areas but the main thing that stood out was the bad tile work. The responsiveness has not been up to par when asking for something to get fixed.

Everything went smoothly for us.

11 months to build. Was told 8-9 months. The quality of the workmanship is horrible. Closed a month ago and still have outstanding items inside and outside that have not been provided or fixed as promised

Overall good experience even though there were some delays in the building process.

I'm very happy with my home. I got exactly what I asked for. Good communication during the construction. Pulte keeps you informed all the way through the construction process. I used Pulte's associate companies for Mortgage, Insurance and Title... same kind of service, the whole process was seamless. Thanks!

A complete lack of quality control

Toward the end of our build process we encountered a few problems with about a month or more to go til closing. When brought to the attention of our construction manager they were either down played or we were told it was suppose to be that way. When asked for things to be fixed we were given alternate methods to fix the issue instead of just fixing it the right way the first time. These issues led to moving our closing date multiple times and at the end still had many unfinished problems. These problems were suppose to be fixed immediately after closing in mid March and here we are mid May with the issues still not handled ... More

From start to finish, the communication throughout the building process was exceptional. Pulte scheduled weekly meeting calls to keep us apprised of the progress and answer any questions that we may have. Once the house was built, the follow-up on the minor issues that needed attention was equally impressive. This is our second Pulte home and we trust them to deliver on the quality and value.

Fantastic experience. Would definitely recommend this builder to anyone.

Slow in respond and never gave me the touch up paint.

We absolutely love our construction supervisor, Carlos. He was so personable and always very understanding. Although, the crews that Pulte decides to hire for drywall, texture, painting and especially Landscaping are crap! Having no construction experience, I feel like I could’ve done a better job! The landscape company that was hired for our neighborhood does the BARE MINIMUM!! They DO NOT roll out the ground before lying down the sod. We did not have any dirt in some areas and even had areas full of mulch under patches of sod. Since the ground wasn’t rolled out, we’re having drainage issues that higher ups and grading companies don’t think are bad enough to do anything about. These areas will cause foundation issues eventually and I refuse to settle for mediocre work and excuses. As far as the drywall and texturing, there are numerous VISIBLE nail holes from securing the dry wall. Instead of fixing it, they just textured and painted it. I will be having these areas fixed before my 1 year mark. There are numerous areas that the painters missed; not just barely missed but huge areas! ... More

Although our salesman was new with Pulte he was fantastic!! He always made himself available and he is the sole reason my husband and I stuck it out with Pulte when things became rocky. Our first construction site manager refuse to ever meet with us then out of the blue he quit. The second site manager was 100% better and communicated with us weekly. There was a 60-day delay in the construction of our house. Delays happen with construction; however Pulte did an extremely poor job at communicating these delays. When there is a lack of communication, problems will surely arise! All delays were discovered solely because we were proactive in requesting updates. Pulte provided us feedback regarding the delays: 1). The first site manager quite and he did not do some of the things he was supposed to do. Well the customer is not responsible for the actions of Pulte’s employees. 2). Pulte’s second reason for the delay was their construction worker were getting sick from COVID-19. I completely understood Pulte’s second reason for the delays. Where Pulte failed was in the communication department. Had we not inquired about not seeing any movement at the house site, we would have been in the dark. Supposedly, the delays had an effect on multiple houses been built. If this was a mass problem Pulte should have communicated these issues in writing (email/letter). When we would visit the construction worksite we often found beer cans throughout the house and yard (yes, we have pictures). We were extremely concerned and provided a Pulte representative the pictures and mention this matter in a survey. No one from Pulte contacted us regarding this matter. We found a water bottle find with urine placed in one of our tubs and yes we reported it and have pictures. Just as we reported food wrappers throughout the house site (in and out) to include yogurt, some type of meat bone, and fountain drinks. Then one day we notice what appeared to be raccoon footprints and once again I took photos. We did hire an independent home inspector, especially after a couple driving by in the neighborhood yelled out “Make sure you get a home inspector.” I have never experienced anything from neighbors before. We decided to go with Pulte’s financing due to their incentives. The young lady who served as a loan manager for my loan was very pleasant. I noticed she was asking for paperwork that was originally generated from Pulte. What I discovered is Pulte business processes need to be improved!! An example is a request for a receipt. We made a payment to the Pulte’s sales office using our debt card however Pulte’s financial department request a copy of the receipt from us the customer when Pulte already had a copy of the receipt on file. This is at no fault of my loan manger as she was just following Pulte’s processes. There should be a benefit to doing everything related to your house with one company. As with any new house defects will be discovered and we are slowly discovering them. We discovered one major defects (front door lock not working) and multiple minor defect. It took roughly 30-days for our front door to be replaced (completed yesterday). We are waiting the other items we discovered to be fixed and some replaced. Overall we are 85% satisfied with the house itself, which is a direct result of the second construction site manager we had. ... More

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.

That’s great experience to buy the house. I would recommend any of my friends to buy pulte house.

I wish we had asked more questions. We would have made slightly different moving arrangements. There were too many issues after closing.

If we had to use Dayna, sales, again for anything we would not buy, build or even think of owning a home. Working with her was the worst experience for us. She continued to call my fiancé by my last name and Jose when that isn’t even his first name either. Matt, our builder, we would work with him on any home at any time. He was amazing and followed through every time and timely.

Our experience was great!! The transaction run smooth and we love our house, it's very functional and pretty. We've had to contact them for some questions after closing and they are always available and ready to help.

We had a couple little hiccups with design choices and small things being wrong during build, but our field manager and sales consultant were always responsive. In the end, things went really smoothly despite some COVID-related delays at the start. And we overall were very happy with the quality of our home.

The virtual purchasing experience was quick and painless. It helped that the home consultant actually lives in the neighborhood and can give honest feedback about Pulte and the ins-and-outs of the new community. We liked the virtual design center appointment too as it was easier for us to narrow down on our picks and not spend on other things we would have seen if at the center in person. The build process was fast however even though we were told the house would be done by mid-November, this doesn’t mean the whole house, just that it was structurally sound. The house was still being worked on even post-closing. Warranty has been responsive but we definitely recommend that home buyers do not close until even the aesthetically flawed items are fixed if time isn’t an issue. The exterior of the house is nice however the workmanship could improve in the interior. We found the inside of one of our linen closets with an incomplete paint job - as if they were hastily painting to just get it done. I just so happened to notice that the walls facing inward were haphazardly painted with lots of exposed drywall still. A painter was sent quickly after I let the field manager know. We paid extra for hardware in our kitchen and almost all the doors and hardware were misaligned. This took over a month to fix and oddly enough, the cabinet technician that was sent to align our cabinetry did not have a level or a ladder. Luckily, we had these items and just let him use ours. There was a crack on our entranceway tile and we were scheduled a month out for the repair. Once the tile technician came out, he looked at the leftover tile Pulte left for us and informed us that Pulte failed to provide the 17x17 tile so now a box has to be ordered for us and we are going to be scheduled out yet another month. Our front and back yard had nails and trash on it when we moved in after closing. Brown sod was delivered and installed. We noticed afterwards that other houses on our block had their front yards raked and pretty much debris/trash free before sod install and the sod that was delivered to them was still green. FYI warranty doesn’t cover sod. There was a gap under our front door that let bugs in and messed with our insulation -which also took about a month to fix. Overall, the field manager was responsive 30 days post-closing and the warranty officer has also been responsive and easy to communicate with. We’re also glad that we only pre-plumbed for a water softener and then got our water softener system directly from the vendor because it was considerably cheaper than going through Pulte. Same with our security system. We opted to have them put in a panel for us near our Pulte Planning Center for fiber internet and stuff (total waste of money) however it was frustrating that the panel is useless and both our security and AT&T fiber had to drill elsewhere to be able to work. Be prepared to go around with a hammer to hammer down the nails in the carpet as all of us, including our toddler got our feet stubbed plenty of times. Also vacuum as soon as you can so that you can get all the staples, dust, dirt, and other stuff from the build. Having a home inspector is a regular part of any home buying process (regardless of existing or new construction) and ordinary. It would have been great for the Pulte field manager to work with our third party inspector directly. However, Pulte told us they do not interact with our third party inspector so we had to be the go-between. Considering on top of this, this is COVID times, Pulte should consider coordinating (as they strive for excellent customer service) and not leaving it to the homebuyer especially those like us coming from out of state. ... More

Over all I am satisfied with my house. How there are a couple of areas that need to be addressed Communication between the salesman and project manager. Don't promise work to buyer that can't be performed

The workmanship is sloppy and lazy. All the finishes in our home look terrible and have issues. I’m terrified to think of things behind the walls that we can’t see. There’s no quality assurance and no follow up to reported issues. Do not build with Pulte. I wish I could move back to my DR Horton home.

Love my brand new home. It is not only beautiful but I am continually amazed at the quality of materials and workmanship.

Great builder with a great contractor manager. I would recommend this builder to anyone

Very professional very helpful good customer service also I’m happy for you brought our first house with Pulte we are really happy with them.

A multitude of problems during the building process due to faulty, below standard construction. Pulte failed to hold their sub contractors responsible to fix major issues in our home and two months after closing we are facing major renovation work in our home to fix the problems. We have little faith that everything will ever be fixed properly. We were lied to multiple times about issues we brought up before closing with promises that these issues would work themselves out or they would be fixed. We thought the stress of this build would be over after closing, but I believe the worst is still to come. ... More