Pulte Homes Reviews in Washington, VA

During the construction of our home, we heard a lot about Pulte quality. Within the first two months of living in our home, we have had to repair the oven and the air conditioning. I am not sure that the quality is quite up to the discussion it is given.

Beware you can get decision fatigue from all the choices you have to make when you design a home from scratch. At one point we said yes to a shower head upgrade that Pulte charged $1,700 for and we later found on Amazon for $149. When we pointed that out, they were unwilling to make an adjustment. Otherwise, the buying experience was very pleasant. Unfortunately, our move in has been postponed indefinitely because of the corona pandemic, so we can't speak to how livable the house is just yet.

I recently purchased a home, and while the overall structure and layout are great, I’m somewhat disappointed with the finishing touches. The contractors that do the caulking are terrible at their work. It has taken them multiple times to caulk our main shower, without leaving holes in the caulking.

All things considered - just have been a month in The house. So far without any big issue. Most of issues are cosmetic due to sloppy/job in a hurry work. Pulte employees are polite, mean well, but unfortunately at times unhelpful. Overpromise and underdeliver. Quality of materials seem good. Problem is sloppy work due to how fast they build and little attention to detail. Or quick fixes that don’t solve the problem. Overall good materials, good houses, little attention to detail.

There were several small items that needed to be fixed and it took over 1 month of being in my new home before these issues were addressed. They need more than one Customer service manager for a location as large as Potomac Shores.

The team at Pulte was proficient and good to work with - very timely in response to inquiries and issues. The quality of some finishes makes me question their subcontracting - rushed and not good value for price paid. If I buy another home, I would go with the basics and hire out my own contractors for higher quality finishes and materials.

Good buying experience, but not responding to workmanship warranty requests.

The building team is responsive and trustworthy.

Everything is comfortable and good conditions.

haven't moved in yet. everything looks fine by far.

Painting quality is low. I'm noticing a lot of imperfections in painting.

in the process of negotiating an interest rate on our mortgage, we were specifically told that Pulte would match any rate offered by any other lender. i received a very slightly lower rate from George Mason but Pulte WOULD NOT match it. they violated my trust in them.

People are friendly and polite. Yes the quality and workmanship are less than great. Several examples. Show curtain rod came off without being used and without having the shower curtain put on. Small cracks in ceiling started to appear in one month after closing. Cuts in the wood floor. I noticed those defect not having been moved in.

Everything went as planned and upto satisfaction

Overall a good experience. There were some communication issues and I wish Pulte had tried to reach out to me instead of me trying to contact them first. But my home is beautiful!

Overall great customer service and buying experience with Pulte Homes. Quality control could be improved and the cost of the upgrades vs. the quality was subpar compared to my experience with other builders.

Pulte should improve on their responsiveness.

1. First, we do really like our new house! These are some issues (not deal-breakers) that we have encountered after we moved in: 2. Very little closet space and storage space. 3. The house seems to be better suited to very tall people (the shelf in the shower is too high to be useable and the showerhead is too tall for my wife to adjust, the cabinets in the kitchen are too high to be used without a stepstool, the closet organizers are too tall to be useable for my wife - a person who is 5 ft 2 in - Even the shelf in the laundry is too tall.) 4. The closet organizers are not adjustable or easily removable 5. The shelf spacers/holders in the kitchen cabinets are extremely hard to adjust 6. The overhead LED lights are too high to be safely changed by the homeowner, even with a ladder 7. The driveway should have been disclosed as too short to park a car 8. Garage issues - of which we are currently dealing with Pulte and they have been very accommodating 9. When you use the icemaker, ice goes all over the floor by the refrigerator. 10. After using the dishwasher and opening the door to the appliance, water leeks on to the floor, There are more issues that I am still finding out about, so I would welcome the opportunity to submit a new survey after we have been in the house for two months. Thank you ... More

Sales agent was great and helpful but after moving in there were many quality issues to the home. Ceiling seam was wrong so my ceiling bubbled up and when they came to fix it they left a dent/hole on the wood floor. Our wifi upgrade took forever to get done. vintage took over a month to get someone out to install WAPs and when they came out the installer did not even know why he was there and did not have the right things. sometimes the lights take awhile to turn on after the switch has been flipped and our shower rods have randomly fallen off in two bathrooms when nothing is even being hanged on them. the pavement on the driveway and road turning in is super uneven and has pot holes. the loft door is not sealed properly and when it’s windy the wind can be felt and heard whistling in. ... More

We've bought his house based on its location and the fact that it is a new construction. Design of house is fine, used every inches of the space to be useful and functional. We have problems with workmanship and quality control of the builder after their contractors finished the work. We've had so many electrical problems and still finding out more each week. Most of all, our house is literally next to the road. The noise we have in bedrooms are terrible. When we've met with project managers, he was showing how the noises are greatly reduced in their homes with special windows in model homes. They failed to mention that our home "didn't qualify" to have those windows until we've moved in and noticed the such. Pulte informs me that those windows were only for the few homes on Brock road. The road next us "doesn't have much traffic or high speed limit". It is so loud and feels like sleeping on the sidewalk at times. You've thought that over .1.3 million dollar home would get you a quiet home. We have a middle and high school children and we are worried that they can't focus or get restful sleep due to the noise from the street. It will definitely affect on their academic and athletic performances. We've spoken to other home owners in the neighborhood and they all have similar issues as well. Also I am still waiting on a simple part for my AC unit to reduce the noise. Pulte home warranty service provides pretty good job with responding to the issues. But why does't Pulte build a better quality homes in the beginning and do the less warranty services? ... More

Take too much time to respond and too many repairs after closing

Pulte was 100% communicative and responsive during the home buying process. AFTER I moved into the home, there were a few issues that needed to be taken care of - one of which that was promised during the final walk thru - that still has yet to be delivered. Constant calls to the community customer representatives for repairs on items is turning out to be a nightmare and quite frankly is a huge disappointment. I've had to request several service request on the SAME issue. The assigned customer service representative does not follow up nor returns calls nor emails. I've made a huge monetary investment in purchasing this home and I'm sad to see such a quality builder be represented by employees that don't abide by the Pulte Guarantee. ... More

Biggest disappointment was in the very shoddy workmanship, with painting of doors. There are dried paint runs and finger prints on the doors. It was brought up but they never addressed it, pretty muy new us off. Garage floor lines are crooked or not square and cracked floor. Molding already coming off the walls in less than six weeks. Address plate was poorly painted as well, was supposed to be fixed and they never did. Overall very disappointed in the quality, especially when you pay as much as we did got this home. I DON’T recommend PULTE homes.

The garage door is way too loud and obnoxious when opening/closing. The fact that it sounds and feels like a mini earthquake from the primary bedroom is crazy.

We are having issues from the day signing the contract as not much information shared on lot grading. We have to dig in and research rather depend on pulte. And also they gave outdated appliances which is not worth for the price.