Pulte Homes Reviews in Jacksonville St. Augustine, FL

Pulte built a beautiful house. Some issues but overall cosmetic. Very pleased.

My services provided thus far have been exceptional. However, after moving I have been concerned About the workmanship considering that I live right across from a train and my house shakes each time the train passes. Although Pulte reps were not as concerned as I was, I am not 100% content and concerned what will occur down the line as far as structural wise.

Check out your landscape.and irrigation very poor workmanship. Sprinklers set to run extremely long. My first water bill is over $350. The cleaning crew did a very poor job of cleaning up the place. All the floors were dirty and some of the tile still have glue on them hard to remove. Overall the potention is here for a good home, quality of workmanship need to be observed and corrected before delivery to customer, The staff is nice.

It’s been almost a month since we moved in to our new built home by Pulte, tons of issues, electrical, missing finishes, poor quality and issues never resolved after multiple inquires during build. Pulte hires sub-contractors where Quality work is never checked by Pulte construction manager, tons of things were overseeing and not completed, found many problems after living almost a month. Breakers kept tripping, missing light fixtures, holes on under eaves the size that birds could a home inside attic, walls not straight, too many to list

Pulte has great floor plans and beautiful model homes, however, the workmanship in our home is lacking. If you build with Pulte, stay on top of your build.

The house is great but the mortgage through Pulte was a longer process than expected.

Had to lock at a higher interest rate & was charged origination fees. Had a salesperson who took pics of progress since we were out of state. Helpful. Also called us bi-monthly to give us updates. Had a two month delay to close due to lack of builder supplies & appliances. Took 7 mos for a tiny home. A lousy lot...

PULTE aims to provide a caring environment throughout all stages of the home buying experience, from pre-sale to close. However, where they fall short is in quality and accountability of the trades. At this price point I would have expected higher QUALITY. It appeared to me their goal was to deliver a "Defect Free Home" on time and on budget. Expect to be their QUALITY inspector on all phases of work if you want close to what you paid for. Truthfully, all concerns identified have been addressed so far.

Keeping good communicated with buyer is important and closing process is not as clear as it is supposed. Building process is rushed. The buyer has to remind the builder several times to fix the problems and not all concerned issues are repaired timely. During mortgage application process and mortgage transfer process, buyer has to call several times, leave voicemails to find the right person and get updated information. Need improvement.

Had no luck whatsoever with the Construction Manager. As far as the house goes - pain dealing with Developer Controlled Architectural Committee for simple approval. Paid extra for a tiled shower and Pulte didn't even include a soap/shampoo alcove.

Overall, house is great. The house has minor issues we have to fix ourselves like tightening bathtub faucets, paint that was missed. Bigger items were fixed via warranty. communication was clear for things that were progressing but issues that arose were not communicated unless you hassled them. When you invest a large amount of money into a house, you’d expect it to be flawless to which it was not.

Half of my backyard has made preservation, as it backs up to wetland. Thus means I cannot do anything to it, not even weed it. I wasn’t told this when I choose the lot, otherwise I probably would not have chose the lot. Feel like it has devalued the property. Just over a month after move in, quality and workmanship on the home is average, but no major faults found. Bought connected home pkg, which still isn’t completely connected. New community so still alot of construction and growing pains with noise and dirt.

As the title states, quality of workmanship is below average for a $600,000 house. Drywall and paint leading the way for some of the worst quality the minute you walk through the door. $30000.00 worth of flooring that buckles and cracks when you walk on it and the electrical lighting system that consistently flickers on one side of the house. This is the fifth NEW house that we have purchased and the first and last from Pulte. We started with a DR Horton home which had higher quality control standards than this house. Followed by Rylan homes, Collins Brothers and finally Pulte. To set a clear understanding we are not extremely picky customers. So much so I haven’t put one repair ticket in because I don’t have the faith in their subcontractors to do a better job a second time around. Some might ask if all of the other builders did a better job. Why didn’t we stick with them? Because location and timelines narrowed the path with the timeframe we were looking to be completed. In the end, there were some concessions with pricing that were made based on the final product, which was agreed-upon on both sides, which will cover the cost of some of these repairs. But overall with the constant upsell tactics from all the other Pulte sister companies from the mortgage lender to the insurance provider to the design studio really don’t help the Pulte brand name. ... More

The buying process was smooth with no issues. Construction management was awful when it came to the framing of the home; forcing a change in construction site management. However, once the those problems were corrected the final product is beautiful.

we were attracted to home was advertised as 15000 bonus and thought we will get at 363 list price and final price should be 348 aprox. When we went to sign the contract we were even offer 2k more bonus and 5k Agents discount. Our price should have been aproc 340. But some how Andrew started all prices and options from scratch and we ended up paying 353 K aprox. I thought we were tricked into starting from scratch and paid atleast 12k more for the house.

Times have changed! Prices have increased two-fold, yet the quality has diminished somewhat - this is our 2nd Pulte home, and the differences are noticeable. Hoping Quality control is the focus in the future

Overall, we love our new home and everyone that we worked with at Pulte throughout the process, but you should have realistic expectations about the level of attention your home will receive. It's just the nature of their business. Pulte is one of the largest builders and they excel at building homes quickly and efficiently, which positively impacts their top and bottom line. The downside is that they won't pay close attention to the quality of your home in the same way a custom builder would. Quality - Remember that Pulte is essentially a middle man. Your house is being completed by a large number of third party contractors. Pulte provides oversite to the entire process, but you don't know what reputation each of those contractors have and what quality you're going to receive. This also explains the poor attention to detail. Value - They are cheaper than going with a custom builder. I can't complain about the value for the price we paid. Responsiveness - The level of attention doesn't go beyond what's required in order to pass inspection. Do not agree to moving in if you aren't comfortable with the quality of your home. Once you sign the dotted line, they have less of an incentive to respond quickly to any issues. Pulte Warranty is dealing with backlogs of their own so your issues won't be attended to in a timely manner. ... More

Not the greatest experience, build quality and finishes were lacking due to limited construction quality control of contractors. Pulte quality assurance relied on new homeowner to find faults to include damaged cabinetry, electrical code violations and poor workmanship.

During final walk through there was paint splatter on the floors, paint on window frames, ceiling paint on walls and vice versa. It seemed that things were rushed in the final weeks leading up to closing.

We have an issue with mud. Mud from the lot next to us is flooding over to our lot. The mud is about 1 and a half to 2ft deep. It runs the length of our backyard. This mud patch never dries. It is a very very bad smelling mud. 100% because of improper containment and barrier of adjacent lot that is not built yet. This has caused a nightmare for us when our two dogs go out to do their business.They are tracking mud and sand back in to the house everyday. This has been a constant battle for a few months now.Kinda takes the shine and joy out of buying a new house. Our construction manager Nate has been great overall. He is very good at his job and the whole neighborhood is happy with him. That being said we should not have mud and sand tracking in our home from negligence of the adjacent lots containment. Now we have dead grass, a muddy backyard, and no solution. I have many many videos and pics if anyone cares to make this right. ... More

Pulte is a volume builder/developer. Consequently, the sales and build departments don't always have time to communicate fully the realities of the delivered product verses the promised product. The end product can come close to your expectations if you help manage and track the process.

Overall, the home is great! The design studio was amazing and staff super friendly. Kerry was very helpful at answering our questions and making sure our home had the specific upgrades we wanted. However, we closed on the home from across the US and there were still many things wrong when we moved in. There were many issues flagged during the walk through that were supposed to be fixed, but were not. We are trying to put in warranty calls, but no one answers and the automated system doesn't allow for voicemails. Stepping on nails/carpet tacs in each doorway, severely cracked granite countertop, and a giant spot on the outside of the home that needs painted... no answers! The home design and office staff are great. Quality of materials, build, and follow through... poor! ... More

While Pulte Homes are rated one of the highest quality homes in the home-buying field they are amazing. However the pulsing Mortgage Company is less than to be desired. Our sales men and our construction manager we're also very good I would recommend Pulte Homes we love our new Dream Home.

I'd like other potential new homeowners to know that they should not close on any empty promises. In other words, do not take over your new home until everything (repairs/owed parts and or equipment) has been 100% satisfied. Just because there may be a warranty in place, a new homeowner should not have to dip into their warranty on day two of one taking over their new home. You do not want to be left wondering, "How much lipstick is on that pig"? I do not need Sonny (Senior Construction Manager) telling me he's completed thousands of homes, and my concerns are minimal (not exact words). He's completed million-dollar homes, and he never had any issues. Well, I see the materials going into my home, and I am not ok with split wood due bad nail placing or simply bad wood (materials). Currently, I'm left to listen to my neighbors with their complaints of having to still wait for their repairs to be completed, months later. Tonight alone, my neighbor has a leak from the second floor to the bottom. How long will that take to be repaired. This is one of many complaints she has. I have emailed my concerns (list of 21 and growing) with only about four items being addressed. I am trying to reframe from bringing in someone that WILL have my repairs fixed. I will reach out to my crew next week Monday 7 Oct 2024 and my concerns will be addressed then. I refuse to wait months for resolution on something that should have never taken place. Thank you for reaching out to me. ... More

Our builder would often promise to get back to us and never would. Before closing, he stated that items on our punch list would be fixed. One issue was fixed very poorly and I’ve reached out the warranty rep many, many times to be addressed and it still has not been corrected. Another issue he stated was fixed very clearly never was. The quality of work overall is mid level.