Pulte Homes Reviews in Phoenix Mesa, AZ

There are problems with my final inspection - and more that we are finding as we live in the house.

always check the building progress

Paint and painters were terrible. Poor workmanship along with some damage to glass, doors, and floors. Flat was the only type offered. Why not eggshell? Also it was watered down alot. Toilets are the worst. I've never seen a toilet you have to hold handle down until tank is empty. There is no designation that these are two stage toilets. You shouldn't have to instruct guests how to use your toilets. Very poor. I have heard from others in our area that are equally disappointed. The center opening patio door is also a poor design. The sliding screens travel the whole length of the tract instead of having a positive stop. House color and roof combinations are too restrictive. Why not have a flat tile color available for all exterior design combinations. ... More

Pay close attention to flooring placements when using their basic flooring. Some of it doesn't flow properly.

Shannon our home counselor was wonderful. Field manager, Lloyd, did not respond to multiple requests to repairs items we discovered after moving in.

People, workmenship, communication is good. Quality wise; material like paint, finishing can be improved. Design center collections are very expennsive.

We purchased the Firewood model because it was the only builder in the area that had first floor master. I would have preferred the laundry room on the first floor instead of the 2nd. I would have liked to be able to see the prices for the material at the Show Room earlier than selection day. We were allowed to see the material but had no opportunity to ask anyone prices until Selection day. The flat paint used as standard will come off with 1-2 wipes if it gets stained. You most definitely will have to repaint if you don't upgrade the paint - which I wouldn't recommend because you can get paint contractors for cheaper. We've built several times before, this is probably the worst paint job in our 3 experiences of building. I wouldn't recommend the Standard flooring or cabinets, they definitely are substandard quality - You WILL upgrade floors & cabinets. You're given receptacle boxes for fans but not even a standard fan was offered which was standard with other builders we've built with. Our biggest set-back was no Internet access for over a week - on a week I was working remotely. This situation was a hassle with Pulte & our Internet provider. The cable couldn't be run from the street box to the house due to "broken pipes." And neither Pulte nor the Internet provider would take responsibility to fix it. Multiple calls to Pulte & the Internet provider resulted in a blame game. Currently, getting the HOA agency or Pulte to appropriately manage the "gated" community has been a hassle. No one takes responsibility when you call. One quotes the other is responsible. In the mean time, come sun down people experiencing homelessness, groups of teens walk about the property - on more than one occasion in the "gated" community. Multiple calls to the HOA & Pulte from several of the residents in the community resulted in closing the main gate & leaving another gate open. We're from the Midwest. Arizona homes are definitely inflated compared to the Midwest. However, we chose a new build over an already inflated existing home that would need updates & upgrades. We may build with Pulte again, knowing however that we will put about 30-35% of the sale price in upgrades. This area was important to us & was the only builder in the area with a first floor master (Firwood model). ... More

I love my new house. HOA is a little high. Water is in the streets.

Over all the updates on the build was excellent. If something doesn’t get done by the move in date it takes forever to have the items fixed after that.

I wasn’t sure why roof tiles are falling of from top.. I don’t even understand how they constructed it. This is kind of crazy with issues in my home… I didn’t expected that house will be built without proper material and lack of knowledge on how to build.. it’s not issue with model it’s the issue with construction. Why construction guy take survey from customer directly and why they won’t show up when we have issues in home

Several outstanding items during closing were not taken care of. Paint splatter everywhere, chunks of caulking on base boards that were painted over. Missed caulking areas. Even the homes to both sides of us still had blue tape on them after closing. Do not buy from here if you are looking for quality.

There is way too much to share, but the bottom line is that the sales process went well, but not the finishing the construction's final touches. The last finishing touches, such as fixing things that are not done right or incomplete has been a frustrating slow process. Ranging from bad solutions to no (or slow) response. Even 60 days after closing we are still chasing resolution. This is true for us and other homeowners on our new street. Pulte's operations can't seem to get the 'last mile' of the journey completed. Very disappointing.

Everything was great until we filled out our 5 star reviews that they all begged for. After that, everything takes a turn because nobody cares anymore. They got their good review and now it doesn’t matter - maybe a public review will spark some initiative. We moved into our new home 12/08 and discovered a leaking valve on a toilet 12/21. Construction manager wanted to fix it but because of “liability” gets told he isn’t allowed, and we need to contact customer service. We have been contacting customer service off and on with empty promises and zero follow through since then. The plumber called once and rudely says, “I’ll be there in 30 minutes” when neither of us are home and we were not given ANY heads up to expect him. Now they tell me they have no appointments until the 10th. So, they want me to deal with an unusable bathroom for 3 weeks?!!! Beyond that, Morgan at “customer service” is one of the rudest, worst customer experience reps I’ve ever talked to. I would fire my employees if they ever spoke to one of my clients the way she spoke to me. No empathy, no sincerity and just a deal with it attitude. Great neighborhood, beautiful home, HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT AFTER. Buyer beware. PART TWO: 1/16/2023 we find water pouring out of our master window, down the wall and onto the baseboard and carpet. We call the emergency number like we were told to if anything like this happens.. Emergency line tells us its MLK day and everyone is off, somewhat understandable. Tells me that they will send the info to the manager and have someone reach out the next morning right away (they said manager was Ariel) By 10am we still hadn't heard from ANYONE so we made another call. We were told that a manager needed to review, and they would pass the info on. We waited 2.5 hours for a call back and received nothing as usual. Called and spoke to Elizabeth at customer service, she is beyond rude and does nothing to even try and help. She told us someone was already working the file and she had to refer us to them and she would have them call us. We asked for their number and she told us, "I don't have it, they work in the field." Then she continued to tell us this person would call us within 24-48 hours to check our leaking roof. 1 to 2 days just to have a customer service "manager" come out to look at our issue? This is an absolute joke. ... More

Great Sales Personal and Mortgage people Construction crew chief was vey good ,, quality workmanship on house----well not so great ..... The personal building appear to less then qualified and in a hurry to get work done alot of simple quality features missed... trying to get things corrected good luck see ya in a the next lifetime.... after you close---your almost on your own

The builder was fine. The supply issues and finishing work of the contractors were very disappointing. Still trying to get things finished that were identified prior to closing

It is very difficult these days to judge a homebuilder due to material and labor shortages. The build took close to a month longer than anticipated which caused it's own issues. The labor issue and building materials were a bummer though. We hired an inspector to inspect the construction on two occasions and even he said that the materials and the workmanship we less than average. At this point we can only hope that the warranty process goes much better than expected and we can feel a bit more at peace with what we ended up spending a lot of money on.

Could have been better in the mortgage application. Need to communicate effectively re temporary use of range hood. Different brand as specified on the contract.

If our lease wasn't up in our apartment we would not have signed to close. 2 months after the final walk through, we are still missing an electrical plate, we still have 1 wrong outlet in the laundry room that we need to plug in the freezer, a floor tile still has the color and brand printed on it, the bottom trim still has the color of the grout all over the trim and we still don't have the right thermostat in the house. I had such high hopes with the Pulte reputation.

Pulte is very responsive up until they get your money. Poor workmanship and terrible customer service after closing. They are not responsive to the needs of their buyers. Need to go over the house with a fine-tooth comb and demand everything, no matter how small be repaired.

Could have communicated with me at each stage of construction more

Many issues that we brought to Steve’s attention (field manager) during final walk through are not addressed even after moving to new home and it’s been 2 months. Field manager doesn’t pick the call from the time you get the keys and won’t handle issues in timely fashion. We had great experience with Toll Brothers home we bought back in 2017, Pulte has to catch up!!! Poor in responding to issues in timely manner. Have to wait a month atleast to get something working!!!

I will never build with Pulte again or during a pandemic

The price/value of the home does not equal the price. We felt rushed to go to design before we were even sure about getting a mortgage. As the building process progressed, it would have been nice to change a few things. Design should go through options better. Products used are definitely lower quality and pride of workmanship lacking.

Buyer beware - production building means you give up your rights for a quality built house!! Sub contractors used are at the bottom of the barrel because Pulte pays them so poorly so they can make more profits. Do your research before buying from Pulte.

Had some problems with garage door and fireplace.After being in house two and a half months finally got resolved