Pulte Homes Reviews in Indianapolis, IN

During the build process, the field manager did not communicate with me; and when I called or emailed; he didn't promptly get back to me; if at all. Since closing, he hasn't followed up promptly when I reach out. And the list of items that still need to be done/corrected, hasn't been addressed. It is beyond ridiculous

Sales was not polite, push for more option purchase very aggressively. They are obviously short in man power. the field manager was a good man, he tried his best but there is just too much for him to cover. Little issues all around the house, not critical but annoying, especially for house at this time price range. My neighbor had a blocked sump pump the first day he moved in … i am checking mine frequently, my sewer pump beeped crazily one day after the bathroom was used, after a minute it pumped itself then everything went ok, not sure what was going on

Poor material quality for the price, worst customer service, and lack of options.

Pulte’s poor communication and commitment disappoints us so much. They really need complete responsibilities and accountability to listen carefully and timely communicate. Most importantly they have to take action but not simply disregard or inaction. Very disappointed and unpleasant experience.

Overall poor from sales to construction. Multiple project managers with poor communication, sales with over promises, and a swamp in my backyard making it unusable. Already considering moving.

All I can say is we are 30 Days past closing and have a laundry list of things that are not done

The construction manger delayed the closing and promised to fix a list of unfinished/half finished items. he never did. We paid a lot of money for this house trusting Pulte, now we have to pay extra to fix the problems on a new house!

Not a great buying experience

The attention to detail or lack there of really was disappointing. Lots of bumps in the road and still finding the little things that were sloppy in the craftsmanship. You can tell that everything was done with speed not care. Don’t even get me started with the sales representative.

We had many issues throughout the build process, most were due to the incompetence of the sales rep. On several occasions we were told we were getting one product by the sales rep only to find out too late in the build process that those items that heavily swayed our decision to purchase, either 1. Weren't available, or 2. Were only available if we chose a different option or 3. We were mislead on what we were getting. I could go on and on but there's not enough space. We never even got a response from supervisors when we had issues that warranted it. Overall there are so many issues, and now that we have closed the builder has been silent ... More

Closed on home in March. Yard has still not been installed - issue is not due to COVID-19. This is a shame as we would not have poorly rated this experience prior to closing. We have been understanding about a window needing to be replaced and workers not being allowed in homes during the pandemic. However, yards are being installed consistently around the neighborhood as we watch and wait for the past 2 months.

I closed on 2/19/20. To date, the exterior painting (including caulking and ceiling) and landscaping has not been completed. Also, the exterior was littered with construction debris. There are also interior issues that cannot be addressed at this time due to COVID-19 but reflect upon the quality of workmanship. I am currently having shingle blow offs and shingle flapping in several sections of the roof that has not been resolved although reported.

Pulte talks a lot about quality but the contractors they use for fit and finish are terrible. We closed on our house and there are still a lot of issues that Pulte has yet to fix. From missing siding, to poor caulking, uneven drywall, scratched appliances- you name it. I am confident that our framework was done correctly but from a fit and finish standpoint Pulte misses every mark.

The home seems nice on the initial inspection but once a closer look is taken, the craftsmanship is not good for the money that was spent. The attention to detail is lacking and we are continuously finding things that were not done properly. It seems that the attitude of "that's good enough" was taken when finishing the home. While Pulte is trying to address all of our issues, it is taking a long time to get someone in the home to fix things.

Pulte does not standby their product. Response time to warranty issues related to heating, plumbing and appliances is slow. You can wait more than a week for an initial service visit and the repairs can take weeks to complete. Pulte does not seem to be concerned with the quality of the components they use to build the houses and they do not take any responsibility for the individual components such as the furnace, appliances, and windows, etc. The homeowner has to resolve any issues with these components directly with the manufacturers.

Pros: Good floor plan (Alison), Very Nice and competent building manager ( Ryan) Cons: Inflexible and contract focused interactions with sales. ( If you have to ask for something that is not spelled out in the contract, don’t bother, the answer is NO). Excessive (in my opinion) “Earnest Money”.... more than $50K (10%) in our case. Once you have paid that much, you are locked in and not much room for flexibility/requests after that. Compared to our old Carmel subdivision, no pool, clubhouse. Not a welcoming HOA and community feel... got 2 “courtesy notices” within the first 3 weeks as we were still unpacking ( eg Trash visible) ... More

My wife and I had such high hopes when we started the process with Pulte and after closing and moving in we are extremely disappointed in the building team and the service provided. It seemed to be the epitome of bad service and very poor customer service. From the design center to the building team and management. The process throughout was more than frustrating. We took the time to walk through the designing stage and were given our upgrade options. We picked out several upgrades and signed off on a contract with the designer to then be told that an important option we signed off on could not be done. What seemed to be an easy fix became confrontational with the designer and builder. It is hard for me to say anything positive about the building team. Prior to closing we had a list of more than 10 things that needed to be addressed and we were told it could be done. Come to closing and 90% of it was still not taken care of. Some of the things that were addressed had to be re-done. Some things I pointed out I was told they could go to the model home and get what was in there. I understand that was the quickest solution but not a good one to suggest. When you pay for a NEW home you want NEW material! Because of the lack of concern on Pulte and the buildinging team we closed on an incomplete house which required me to schedule several days off from the field and working at home. This was very frustrating because it all should have been done. We have been in our home almost 3 months and we still have issues that need to be addressed. Seems to be no urgency or care at all. After closing and having to continue to call, I was told by the building team and management to not expect perfection. After this I cannot recommend Pulte to anyone. I would not want them to go through the same process and issues. It seems to be a common thing when talking to others in the neighborhood. ... More

We didn't get truthful information about the number of basements in the addition from the sales person and that is why I am giving a 1 star review on trustworthiness. I feel like this is basically a good home, but we can't get some of the last detail work completed which is why I am giving a 1 star review on responsiveness. I'm also frustrated because it's early June and one of the few sunny days we've had since we closed in April, but there are no landscapers working in the addition. At this rate it's going to be fall before we get sod and landscape.

We are not happy with the quality of the house built by Pulte. Our previous home was also a Pulte home and was in a great condition after more than 10 years. We are disappointed to see that the quality has gone down with the new house even though it is a more expensive home. There were many errors in the building process that we caught and had to bring to the field manager's attention. There were still many issues that need to be addressed after the closing.

I found a lot of issues after I signed up, I am paying for a new product, and I found out that the backyard door and garage door have a lot of issues, which I requested a replacement, it looks like those construction managers want to save money for their company, also they ignored me many times when I asked for any repair. I don't recommend to build with pulte homes honestly.

Felt mislead from the beginning by our sales agent. The overall quality has been disappointing and the finish work is bad. The carpet was installed too early and no care was taken by the project manager to protect all the trades from coming inside and "trashing" our upgraded carpet. Highly frustrating and disappointing! At closing, we were given a date that didn't work for us. We told them immediately, and no one responded back to us with another date. Less than 48 hours before the closing date that they suggested and we said would not work for us because of a business conference out of state, we received a text message and email from our sales agent stating that we would have to close on the original date or they would access delay fees. Highly frustrating! The entire process has not been a disappointment. ... More

Builders were in a rush to sell the house. There was a broken window which they were aware of however did not fix. In addition contract had a ring door bell included. They refused to push the closing date regardless of these features not being present. It has been 2 months post closing and both things have not been fixed. Have reached out to them many times however it still has not been addressed. Definitely a terrible experience and would not recommend to anyone

A lot of the angle cuts on boards in the roof structure were very poor. A lot of drywall screws were sunk to deep. They don’t tie all the corners together structurally resulting in cracks in more than 3/4 of the corners. Doors not hung properly allowing for visibility from outside a room.Defective patio door that they didn’t want to deal and passed it on to warranty which still hasn’t been fixed. We had to go back and forth to have lights that we paid extra for put in the correct place. Poor fitting on countertops and trim work they’re solution just a bigger caulking gun..There wasn’t an electrical box in the wall for two of the light fixtures, which I know because I switched out their chrome fixtures for oil rubbed.Several unnecessary holes were cut into walls because workers were unaware of what or where things went. The reveal around the windows was nowhere close to even on several of the windows. The gap in the stone flashing on the front of the house is not consistent. The garage door track hangers were hung poorly, which they did finally level them. After moving in and installing my garage door openers and found that one of the door track hangers wasn’t even fastened into a truss, but instead a 1x4 that was only there to fasten the two ends of the drywall ceiling. Overall very unhappy Yes the finished product just to look at seems nice but it’s all the little details that really hurt the quality. Would not recommend or use them again ... More

Location and floor plan were the draw for our Pulte home purchase. After we put money down on the lot we heard throughout the design process they are a production builder. That is for sure. From limited design selections if you do not want gray to the half bath fan that never shuts off to a light switch placed in the middle of a wall forcing you to stretch to turn on, thoughtful living was not executed. Overall we can walk through our home which is expensive and see details that do not match the price we paid.

Really not happy with the awful conditions of the front and the back yards of my new build house since we closed in March . We still don’t have any sods in front and any seeds in the back, landscaping never got done for 2 months since we closed. The front yard is still full of mud, trash, black plastic bags, water retainer bag, plastic bottle full of pee, big rocks, gravels and dirts from when the house was being built!! We’ve been told by the construction manager that it will get cleaned and fixed but nothing actually got done!! Being a first time home buyer, I will definitely learn a lot from this bad experience! Won’t do it again! Even the neighbors upset about the situation! Pulte needs to do a better job! ... More