Pulte Homes Reviews in Sarasota Bradenton, FL

Generally pleased

My house was built on time. I a very happy with the results

Excited to be in our new home. Many features that we truly like. Some workmanship is not in keeping with what I would have expected for the price paid. Pulte crew has been very responsive in addressing every issue and am grateful for their attention. Matt and Nic have done a great job as Pulte representatives.

We love our house! There were a few minor cosmetic issues but any issues we had were responded to quickly. Our construction manager Sean Crittenden was great and explained things every step of the way.

We live 1,500 miles away from Tampa, so the majority of the building experience was remote/virtual. The Pulte staff were great- we received weekly updates with pictures from Daniel, our site manager, and we completed the closing by mail. Ten few issues we had were addressed in a very timely fashion.

The whole experience from the salesperson, to design center consult to the celebration walk-through was a wonderful experience.

Quality of workmanship/materials needs improvement

I would recommend Pulte Home to all my family and friends. I have good experience and a satisfying results

The sales team and project managers are great, but things went downhill after closing. The quality of vendors/trades used to work on this home were of a low quality. The drywall is sloppy, my slider leaks/is missing panels to keep insects out and there is debris on top of all of my cabinets. There is paint all over my carpet and upstairs window exteriors. The warranty representatives are not helpful. I work in the home building industry and truly disappointed in my experience.

We loved our sales person and our contractor before we bought was awesome. After we bought, it has been so hard to get anyone to respond: we had issues with broken glass doors, cabinets not installed well. Two months in no one has showed up to fix them. Multiple shelves with damage in the kitchen (the guy who installed them should be fired). Now we have backup of sewage and after frantically calling, very rude plumbing contractor (pulte’s) came. We can’t use our toilets or take showers much less wash clothes or dishes. We spent a fortune for this house and I can tell you builders with half this price have way better quality, workmanship and follow up. ... More

I love the home but a lot of additional expense because Pulte refused to do change orders that would have been so simple to do and I raised them day one, more than 45 days before the build began on my home, so there is no way they should not have accommodated my requests! You need to ask questions up front because they will do nothing once you sign the contract. My first time experiencing this and it is my 4th new construction home. My lower rating overall is 100 percent tied to the corporate office and their policies.

Firstly the locale, solid durability and the value are top on my list! Please know that I looked at every builder around here! Located close to St. Petersburg, Florida, where new homes directly in St. Petersburg are in the 6 to 7 hundred thousand dollar range, Pulte delivers a modern, functional and sturdy home for hundreds of thousands of dollars less than those home builders in St. Petersburg! Why should I spend every cent I have on a place to live comfortably? Second, the site manager, Zach and his boss (I forgot his name) are thorough when they are creating my 'punch list' to be rectified before I closed! Lastly, the one thing I was confused with was the discount pricing at point of sale. Leslie is knowledgeable and has a ton of experience; but I still was and am a bit confused as to the pricing. It seemed difficult to wrap my brain around one price with a line drawn through it, then it's a lesser price (which is great) but then there are incentives which a buyer can apply in differing ways. I would say that I'm pretty good at math, being a former IV additives technician, but even I was confused. Otherwise, I love this house. I am older and I feel as though I can live here near my children and when it comes time, I can have in home help or move! The amenities are superior. There's no hot tub but I could have that put in at home! Life is short so enjoy. ... More

I expected buying a Pulte home would. be the same. as the Pulte home I just sold. Nothing could be further from the truth. The house is wonderful. The construction is wonderful. I gates did not work but they were fixed quickly. The. community center is not ready. The HOA is not ready. All things will be fixed in time. I understand that, and the price was right...

I recently purchased a new home in Arbor Oaks. Overall I am very happy with the home. I do think the quality of the workman ship could improve. Even after inspecting the home before we closed and having a lot of cosmetic issue's fixes we are still finding a lot more that need to be fixed. Most of what we are finding is just sloppy work. Pulte is very responsible to getting items fixed but if they were to do a better quality job to start there would not be a need to come back to make these repairs.

Have had a few issues, largest being that the fence around the property was torn down in the last hurricane - back in October. Being told construction on a new one won't even begin until January. 3 months without a fence when we're paying to be in a "gated community". Also were told no damage to our roof in the storm (we were out of town) only to find out - by accident - weeks later that a section of our roof had been torn off. Overall, Pulte has been pretty responsive when repair requests have been made, and we've had a couple. Overall, we love the home - at least we WILL once we have a fence back up! ... More

Our construction manager Chris was absolutely PHENOMENAL!!!! his attention to detail was unmatched and his responsiveness to any concerns was prompt and thorough.

Our Construction Manager Daniel did a good job covering things with us as we are not around for the build. We had a record rainfall yesterday, no issues at all.

We purchased a Daylen overlooking the lake. It’s a great little house at a great little price. The build was incredibly fast - Feb to June - and everyone was caught by surprise. Finishes are nice, but corners were cut to get to the price point. No gutters, bathroom towel bars, missing kitchen cabinet, no screen on back slider. Should have been given the option to upgrade. But all good. Follow up issues are dealt with very quickly and Stephen St. Armand is great.

Great subs. Proficient and fast. Home built before projected time line. They are there for you even after ownership. Great person relations from the entire company.

Andrew in sales was great to work with up front. Our Construction Mgr Sean was awesome- did a great job and great communication. House was ready at closing and so far (6 weeks in) minimal issues

The quality of the home is excellent! We used Pulte Mortgage for our financing. It felt like they were splitting hairs with the overly thorough nature of some of their requests—but we got there in the end. We have been in our home for one month and are very happy with the house and the community!

Awesome experience! They did a great job.

After the purchase, things got better. Shane and Ed have been very responsive to any issues I’ve had with the house. The house floor plan is a sweet spot in the housing market. The workmanship is not something I’d brag about. But I realize that the nature of the trades in 2024.

We have been in our new home approximately 2 months. So far we are quite pleased with our experience. We purchased the home as a spec that was about 1/2 finished at the time of purchase. We were pleased with the quality of materials and craftmanship that we saw at time of purchased and as the process continued. One are we were disappointed in was the builders decision to fence behind our home and all of the homes along our street after our purchase was made. We made the purchase based on the development plan we were given which showed no fence behind any of the homes on our street. To Pulte's credit they did give us a aluminum fence which ultimately did not impede the wooded view we paid a premium for. However the vinyl fence behind all of the homes to our left was a disappointment due to the way it degraded the view of the wooded common area behind all of these homes. The only other issues we have encountered have been with a toilet in our master bathroom. The float has gone out twice now in two months. However Pulte and their sub have been quick to fix the problem. The second issue had to do with a sub splashing concrete all over the side of our home as they were pouring the foundation on the home next door. Again Pulte was quick to have the left side of our home repainted to repair the damage. All in all I have been pleased with my experience with Pulte and would recommend them and the Marwood community to other prospective purchasers ... More

Construction manager and warranty manager are awesome!!!