Pulte Homes Reviews in Hunterdon County, NJ

Communication was very good. The team kept us updated.

A few issues timely response

I’m very happy to be part of this community and look forward to enjoying all it offers. I have made several attempts to have some things done to no avail. I have NEVER heard back any answer re the property grading. Having paid mor fo my lot I did not expect it to be as hilly as it is, to the point of dangerous. I would be most appreciative if , perhaps before the next door property is started someone could explore the possibility of leveling mine beyond and to the side of my front wal and patio. Other than the grading I can wait for my other problems to be solved. Within reason, of course

The experience with Pulte overall has been very good if not excellent. We love our new home and the workmanship was high quality. Overall, they have been very responsive. If there is any negative it is that they contract workers who make mistakes which then require they be rectified - which has occurred.

We love it but follow up on issues has been very slow.

Quality home but final walkthrough issues still not resolved over a month after closing

Communication is key in the new construction process. Unforeseen delays, setbacks, mistakes, and misinformation hamper the relationship between buyer and builder. Weekly email updates, a phone call when there's a problem, and a communication assistant supporting everyone would help build trust in the product and the professionals responsible for delivering.

Some Pulte representatives were very helpful

The house buying experience in times of covid has been stressful, everything has been on a very delayed schedule, materials and equipment used have been faulty, requiring urgent attention from the time of moving. Adding to all this , the response from the support team is very poor.

I had issues with my new townhouse. Air conditioner did not work. Washer water was turned off. Refrigerator water did not work. It took weeks for someone to figure out there was air in the line. There are a ton cosmetic issues. For example, who paints on the wall switches? All the hardware has been painted around. Even the bathroom towel racks. They should have been installed after painting. There are random holes in my siding, because the hand rails were installed crooked and then were moved and holes not filled in. This is just a few issues.

Building a new home during the pandemic was challenging with delays in the delivery date because of supplies. This was understandable but frustrating. The project manager during the build was responsive and provided updates approximately every other week, but as the home was getting closer to completion, the communication was not as timely as I would have expected. Closing dates were changed without informing me; fortunately my mortgage is through Pulte and they were the ones that informed me of the delays. I don't know what the experience would be like if someone had a mortgage with another firm. The overall quality is relatively good, although there are some cutting corners. My fireplace was not installed correctly and there is hardened concrete around some of the pipes and plumbing, and some of the finishing work is sloppy. The front door handle provides no security at all. There is only a deadbolt but the handle itself does not lock and so it forces the homeowner to purchase their own door handle at their expense. The real challenge comes after the closing. Pulte commits to providing responsive customer service and homeowners have access to an online portal to submit their requests for repairs. Unfortunately, requests are merely acknowledged but not addressed in a timely manner. There are several items that were not completed prior to closing and 2 months post-closing, these items remain open. Some are very simple things like providing some extra paint for touch-ups or even just informing the homeowner the make and color of the standard paint so that it can be purchased. These are simple things that should and can be addressed in an email. There are no timeline expectations for repairs and the "on-site" customer service manager seems to be overwhelmed with homeowner requests. It is only when the homeowner makes repeated requests for a repair to be done that someone responds. It seems the focus is on building out the remaining homes in the community, leaving those of us who have already moved in a secondary priority. ... More

There was a lot of promises to enjoy the buying experience of new home. It sure was not a smooth ride. A constant delay, toaany cooks in the kitchen. I had the run around, Pulte mortgage said that the service mortgage and keep it, it was sold another closing, the house was rushed so the company can close in the last quarter, after closing still things to be fixed. The quality of material is not there, I could not add option even when the item is not installed yet. A lot of complaints from everyone in the community about things are done and Pulte being on the board.

Overall it’s a beautiful layout, but too many issues and delays.

I love my home and I am glad that I am finally in it. The sales process was rushed and not detailed, I loved the model and the community, but things change after you sign that purchase agreement. The design appointment was cold and uninformative, way too many things to chose from in a two-hour span. After you sign for $70k in upgrades, good luck if you ever get in touch with that salesperson/designer again. The customer service from the sales end is lacking, they put you in touch with a myriad of people that are supposedly there to assist you, but the minute you have a question, or you call them out on something, you hear crickets from them. This was particularly frustrating for me, as you pay all this money for your home, and they did not even have the professionalism to return your call. The way I took their action or lack there off is that they don’t care about you, or your hopes and dreams all they care about is the sale and their commission. Have you heard that saying “You aint nothing but a number…”? Overall, the company is good to get you sold on the house, but the real work is done by the project manager. I have to say that my project manager was the real MVP on this transaction, he was left with a mess of misinformation from the sales/design contract, and he took it all in stride and worked through every single one of the mangled mess and did not stop until they were all corrected to my satisfaction, I feel that he was the only one that actually lived the Pulte guarantee. There were things that were never resolved, but it wasn’t because of his lack of trying. The sales process needs to be more professional, with transparent communication as this would have avoided most of the issues that I experienced. A word of advice…reply to your customers, ALWAYS, even if only to say, I don’t have an answer for you, but I will look into it. ... More

Don’t let the process get to you. And pay attention to details from the beginning

A lot of promises are made throughout the process and the end result eventually meets expectations but there are a lot of shortfalls and required followup to get there.

read all the information before twice

Matt, the sales associate and project manager, Tim, (for the most part) were exceptional to work with. The contractors, not so, and should be held responsible for their poor, sloppy workmanship. There are many items that have to be addressed by Customer Care: most of the door edges were not sanded properly and are rough and sharp, cracks in ceiling spackle, broken window pane, broken window lock. In regards to our upgraded kitchen: chips in quartz counter top, damaged cabinet doors that need replacement, improper alignment of cabinet doors, shelf supports left out. In our upgraded Laundry Room: Cabinet doors are scratched and need to be replaced. In the Master Shower: cracked floor tile and corner shelf, grout fell out around shower base while showering. The list goes on. Our upgraded hardwood floors still needs to have the saddle replaced between the laundry room and garage entry foyer. It does not match the upgraded flooring. We were told the white garage door is temporary and will be replaced as they ran out of the beige garage doors. A garage door needed to be on for the closing. Yet across the street where they are finishing up on construction, their doors are beige. We want the correct color garage door like everyone else in the community, the beige colored one. All the trim outside the front door needs to be filled in and painted. It was never completed before the closing. We haven't even gotten to the second floor to address any issues as we are still settling in on the first floor living area. These units were rushed to completion to meet sales goals. After you move in the last thing you need is to be disrupted by workmen who have to correct other contractors poor workmanship. Paying this much money for a home, we expect it to be properly built and without so many issues after closing. We know there can be issues with a new construction, but many of these issues should have been addressed before closing. The project manager should have done a final inspection without us before the closing and addressed many of the issues that could been clearly seen. That did not happen. We had about an hour to inspect the house before we closed as the house was still being worked on. No new homeowner should have to be faced with so many issues and then getting them addressed. In closing, we are very disappointed at they way we found the house after the closing. We were assured the house would be cleaned as well as the windows, not so. Our hope that is all the issues especially on all the upgrades we paid for will be completed and corrected in a timely manner and don't have to keep sending emails and texts to Rick Semple to line up the cabinet team, the floor team, the tile team, the plumber, etc. to get the issues fixed. Today, the handymen are here working on some of the issues that they can correct. Heating and AC people are also coming as the house is very cold downstairs and very hot upstairs. Cannot use the powder room as it is so cold in there. Rick needs to set up the contractors to correct so many of the issues that the handymen said they cannot do. They are doing a good job today on what they are correcting. As I explained to Rick, I am having major surgery at the beginning of February and need to have as much corrected before then. We hope you will respond to this review. We cannot write a great review at this time but will write another one when all issues have been corrected. Anyone at Pulte would be very upset if this were their new home! ... More

Overall, quality and workmanship is good, but not good enough for the high prices they are asking. Should pay more attention to details, especially the painting.

Siding and window boards falling off outside, cracks and tape coming off walls, left over gobs of plaster on stair lights, cracks on stair moldings, appliences all off balance, broken or bent, window moldings out of place, cheap caulking shrinking and cracking, shelf pins missing on cabinet shelves, no sink sprayer or stopper/strainer, gaps in kitchen floor, dirt and rocks all over parking lot, missing weather seal on entrance door, gutter water guides flying all over the place, landscaping full of weeds and unmaintained and I'm sure there is more I can't think of right now.

Seems they are using lowest bidder on the block for their electrical and Sheetrock. Our ceiling is wavy and will need to be replaced (all of it). This is beyond inconvenient as I’ll have to pack everything up again and clean endlessly. I have electrical issues and Buick’s County Electric is staying my dimming lights whenever I turn something on is “normal”. As I work in the business of construction I know better. The warranty department is doing nothing but take the electricians side because they don’t know any better. I’m going to get it fixed and submit the bill to them before I have further issues. ... More

Our first newly built home where we hoped to be able to relax and retire has been a nightmare. We closed and moved in a little over a month ago and have had repairs done nearly every week for missing grout and caulk in the bathrooms, broken cabinet doors and door locks that don't work. Repairs can take hours for something that should take half the time. We are still waiting for a fix to be able to use a shower since there is an actual hole in tile. We also moved in to a broken oven (still waiting to find out if it was broken in transit or during install and we can't activate a warranty until that is answered). Responses can take weeks and if we had this to do over again we would pass. ... More

Closing date was constantly pushed back. Issues before and after move in have not been completed. Very stressful and upsetting experience. Not one issue has been fixed. These issues are still in progress ( almost all cabinet doors and draws need to be replaced, front door crack needs to be replaced, 5 trees fallen over need to be replaced, land water issue----that's just a few)

I thought about my response for a while. I took time to settle into my home before writing the review. Overall, I believe that either Pulte used subpar workers or workers that did not respect the population for which the homes were built. The shortcuts in the units are apparent, from the nails sticking out of the carpet (my daughter, my dog, and I have stepped on the nails; they puncture the skin), the shotty trim that meets the flooring, the air filters are filled with dust from construction, the extra holes and bulging spackle on the sheetrock that show through the paint. The horrible paint job and the hassle of trying to get through the punch list. Every neighbor that I have met has expressed similar concerns. Also, the property is filled with debris, old furniture around the trash bins, and garbage that missed the trash has been in the same place since I moved in early February. I plan to reach out to the homeowners association however, it is apparent that the grounds are not being monitored, or again, the person in charge does not care. I am happy to be a homeowner but disappointed in the attention to detail. Regardless of the home being an affordable housing unit, this is still a big ticket purchase. ... More

The communications and differences between sales, construction management and post delivery support are significant. The sales rep was very responsive and great to deal with. Construction management was unresponsive and avoided taking ownership of issue resolution. Post delivery support is responsive and working to address open issues.