Pulte Homes Reviews in Washington, VA

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Too many problems when we moved in. For the price we paid the problems should have been corrected.

We were impressed with the design and spec of the house and decided to go with Pulte vs. other builders during the pandemic. Once we sat down, we recognized several red flags but went ahead because we needed a place. The first one was the premium for the lot. We asked for an estimate of a property next door and the price difference was outrageous. It wasn't a few hundreds but a more than ten thousand with less options than our current lot. Then, they wanted to charge us for LED lights that we later found out it was standard. Then they reduce the points for the Realtor once they found that we actually have a Realtor. Then there a whole spectacle with the loan processing. We ended up having to use outside loan which then made us lose out on the low 2% interest rate. Now that we are in the house, we start noticing quality of construction isn't up to par to the "talk". Looking back, we would have backed out if we weren't so desperate for a place. ... More

Awful experience with mortgage and finance department

Warranty service is very slow and sometimes unresponsive. I have to email/ call multiple times for same issue before someone finally gets back to me..

I would give less than 1 or zero if that were on the list! It is all cheap materials—looks like a trainee built the house rather than a professional. I can list hundreds of them. I had to get my flooring done with tiles and when the carpet is lifted, i t was rough surface and holes everywhere like they hammered it—-staris too same thing! Very poor job overall!

The house has many issues. We contacted the builder, but no response. We brought the couple of houses from other builders. They were somehow good to bearable. The Pulte is the worst and not following through the issues. I am very dissatisfied. I will never recommend Pulte to get the dream house.

The sales consultant and construction folks were very responsive and thorough but the quality and workmanship is so, so poor. After closing there were areas that were not painted that we did not catch, the stairwell started chipping, the railings were crooked, things that were promised at the walk through were not followed up on. The worst part is that I had a leak in my basement that wet a large area of the carpet and now the dry wall has been cut to look for the leak and it’s been almost a month and nothing has been fixed. I went over a list of items that needed to be fixed because it was never fixed before closing and the care manager did not meet the date that she was supposed to reply to me and then booked me out a week and a half after I escalated to her manager. For the amount we paid for the house, definitely expected better quality and customer service. ... More

This is the 3rd new home that we have purchased in the last 10 years or so. Initially, everything sounded great and it seemed as if Pulte truly stood behind what their employees said. Now we are noticing too many issues with the craftsmanship and no one giving a solution to the repairs needed from a water leak. There has been a hole in our main floor roof for almost 3 weeks now and we are told that someone needs to come assess the situation AGAIN next week. Most of the craftsmanship issues are misalignment of cabinets/drawers, door latches and hinges, and french doors. Also making cuts too small or jagged leaving a poor finish or gap. All these problems can be fixed with more care in the overall finished product and a true quality control process. This process may exist but it is almost definitely not followed, some of our walk-through fixes were missed and should have been seen if they were inspected. Please contact me if you need any clarification, that way I can actually speak to someone about our roof issue. Thank you ... More

The mortgage that we have to use in order to receive the incentives, is terrible at best. These house get built so fast they lack details, all the house are the same, the walls are not sanded well, and paints is patchy. Adding things like a dish-wash dispenser next to The sink faucet or soft closing option doesnt cost alot but these touches would make the home buyer feel like it wasnt just a wood box and pulte put it together. I bought an NV home before and I will always go with NV from Now on. By the time the home buyer pays off the house, it would cost million or $1.5 mil, put a little effort. ... More

I should have known dealing with Pulte was going to be a disaster from day one. From the very initial VIP phone call, all the way through the entire almost 18-month process has been nothing but a disaster and lies. Pulte only cares about the money and does not care about their customers or doing the right thing for its customers. Pulte manipulates and twists things around and takes advantage of their clients. They are greedy and they are unethical. I have more faith and trust in a used car salesman than I do dealing with Pulte. I would never suggest or recommend anyone have a home built by Pulte but if all other options were gone and you had no other choice but to deal with Pulte then I highly suggest you only deal with a gentleman by the name of Josh Earhart. He's the only person I dealt with that I had true integrity and morals. ... More

Lots of promises up front before closing that issues would be resolved. Painters came three times since closing yet quality of work and products are extremely subpar. We have not complained again because we feel it will be more of the same. Expectations have not been met and there seems to be little interest in engaging us to check in. Every door in our home has issues and all door handles are poor quality. We have given up and most community members (according to what we hear in the chat group) are unhappy. We will not buy from Pulte ever again!

Pulte makes the buying experience difficult and unnecessarily stressful. Lack of full motivation of win-win.

We have water leaking from our bathroom into our main floor, we have a sink hole in our front yard due to a suspected sewage leak, we have water coming through or basement ceiling from the HVAC system, we have water damage in our family room from a roof leak and this is just the water problems. We have electrical problems, smarthome system that was wired incorrectly, and subfloor8ng issues.

I purchased a brand new home from Pulte in April 2025. Just two months later, the inner pane of our double-glazed sliding glass door spontaneously shattered—with absolutely no sign of impact, misuse, or damage to the exterior pane. This is a textbook example of a stress fracture or material defect, which is supposed to be covered under Pulte’s 1-year limited warranty (per their own performance standards under section 10.5 for cracked windows and stress cracks). A properly manufactured and well installed door SHOULD NOT spontaneously crack within 2 months. It’s the right door that is fixed and does not move, so nothing hit the door. Despite this, we’ve received no meaningful support or ownership from Pulte. We’ve asked for escalation, but the response has been dismissive at best. STILL WAITING FOR A RESOLUTION! We expected better from a national builder. If this is the level of warranty service you can expect in your first year of ownership, I strongly urge others to reconsider before building with Pulte. ... More

Pulte does a rush job. Everything from the installation of the doors to the paint job to the construction of the walls was clearly done in a haphazard fashion showing a lack of care. Even the toilet they installed had a crack in the basin. Whenever an issue arises, I have to play email and telephone tag to get any kind of response. And then, there’s a lot of gaslighting about whether or not the issue I present is truly a problem. Don’t buy Pulte.

Build quality is really bad. Customer Care personnel is not effective in terms of responding.

Absolutely HORRIBLE workmanship. Building the house was a nightmare, my floor plan was messed up multiple times, my items that were installed were incorrect multiple times, the paint is cheap, the walls were not all the way sanded down, the work looks cheap and there are multiple things that still need to be fixed including the leaking pipes. Would love to share pictures if you give me a link to upload. Not worth the 1.2 million dollars and would not recommend to anyone I know.

When I first decided to build a new house, I had no idea the nightmare I was about to endure. I was filled with excitement and anticipation. Little did I know, their negligence and shoddy workmanship would lead to months of frustration, disappointment and wasted time and money. The quality of the home was not what I expected with every room in the house having some short of damages, such as cracked doors, misaligned garage with incomplete concrete flooring, and much more. From the start, the company was unresponsive to my emails and calls. My experience has been so discouraging, I want to warn other homeowners to be aware of the risks associated with this construction company. ... More

Had an issue with main staircase with visual nail marks on treads and open gaps between stairs and stringer. All 16 steps out of 16 steps have gaps and nail marks. Reported to site manager before closing and he told us to handle it with warranty. Stairs contractor and Pulte warranty manager came out and look at it. Both agreed that it’s poor workmanship but still Pulte’s response is it’s within spec. Still working with warranty but this shouldn’t cause this much trouble. Still not sure if Pulte is going to fix the stouts. And so many little issues but once you closed the house, Pulte don’t response and resolve the issues promptly. Asked site manager to 3 door stoppers multiple times but no response. ... More

Salesman mislead us on options and used supply chain issues to give us down graded appliances. Had a number of issues with the finish carpentry. Exterior had mud all over sides and back of house. Was told it would be cleaned by close and on day of closed was a mess. Said it would be cleaned by end of day. Not done, touch up on trim not done, sod was burned out completely in a number of areas. Said it would be replaced. Not done. Pulte Mortgage never presented A competitive offer. Waited until interest rates went up a second time then after considerable pressure submitted an offer that wasn’t even close. Went with own financing and Pulte coordinator waited until day before closing to get information to my closing company. The $10k incentive is a joke. Designed to pay Pulte’s seller fees and difference in exorbitant doc and prep fees. This was my 16th home my 3rd Pulte home. I do not expect anyone to respond to this. You do have my email if you wanted to. ... More

Its has been a horrible sales experience and the followup has been even worst. I wouldn't purchase a Pulte Homes property again. I feel that your company doesn't care about their customers and its all about the money!!

Even on settlement day,there was no preparation for delivery of house,but only the words of the person in charge of of the field and waited,but until now,it has not been fulfilled. 1. It has been more than a month since the water from master bedroom has leaked out and has been shown to the site manager, but there has been no contact yet. 2. I asked to check up garage’ outlet. But he said to me as it. That is it. So I personally called electrician for fixing 3.From the beginning,I made issued that the tree in front of house is something like die.. he said that it is ok. I wait but die. 4.Even though the lawn was damaged after installing the fence in the backyard,it has not repaired until now 5.Even thought it was the day of settlement,some jobs were completed,not clean house, not clean window that there is lots of silicon and dirty one. 6.Also there are so many main issues that I can not write.. Anyway I had very very worst experience and I never recommend Pulte homes. Before moving. I lived at Pultes home but 100 percent different now I can not understand why changed too much. Thanks for reading my comments ... More

Minimal communication from construction manager, felt like a number to Pulte

The house started showing cracks and the ceiling starts to deteriorated and some drywalls starts to sink within a month. The builder ask you to give them a great survey rate and they do not fix the repairs that suppose to be done prior to closing if you don't comply on it. They claim the house is high quality, but I never seen this low quality even from various leasing apartments