Pulte Homes Reviews

Work with our sales person has been excellent. She was helpful with selections and also with advise about options. She has let us know what was happening during construction and explained the delays. The biggest problem that we had was that when we walked through prior to closing there were many things not finished and no touch up had been done. We were promised that they would be done by closing and nothing was done. For example, our refrigerator was not set up, the washer and dryer not connected, vent covers and covers under the kitchen sink were missing, doors were cracked and split and an attempt to repair one door left it off the hinges in our bathroom - it needed to be replaced. The paint job was sloppy and there was glue and other material on the floors. There were cap over the screws missing on the front door and the outer door windows were covered with excess paint. It was really sloppy and it delayed our moving in be several days. Since closing Jon has been in and taken care of a number of these concerns. He has been amicable, apologetic and efficient. However, when he was out we got no response to requests. We have now been in our home for a month and just got the keys to our mail box so we can receive mail. Although we are still pleased to be living in a Pulte Home and greatly appreciate the responsiveness to our requests for repair of items that should have been done at closing, we are considered that there is a serious problem with preparing these homes for sale in an expected way that may deter others. We hope that this is a temporary problem. We also have not heard from the management company and the field behind us is tremendously overgrown and for those of us with allergies is a serious problem that also must detract from sales. Please consider mowing it. ... More

Had a great experience in the process.

we were not happy with the delays in building our house. from contract to closing took 15 months. way too long

Pulte DID NOT follow their own guiding principles: “Do the right thing”; “Compassion for the customer” or “Care about quality”. They bullied us into closing on a house that was Not “Complete, Clean or Move-In-Ready” They switch out appliances selected and paid for to lower level brand. A house that should look new looks like a 20 year old resale due to chipped floor tiles, chipped drywall corners, scratched doors, dented and gouged baseboard and trim, window, door, electrical and plumbing issues, too many more list.

Excellent builders very great home

My experience with Pulte Homes Staff was great. I had a fantastic experience with Stephanie as my sales rep. She was phenomenal especially with her knowledge, expertise, and understanding in selling the Pulte Home experience. Also, my experience working side by side with Bob (the foreman) helped my transition into the new home successful. He went to great lengths explaining the details of what my Pulte Home had to offer. His assistance along with Stephanie's expertise helped make my Pulte Home move in great. Out of all the homes I've had, Pulte Homes is the best builder hands down. They use the best materials and the home seems put together more than the others I've purchased. ... More

It has definitely not been a stress free move process. A lot of rescheduling because of not receiving communication in time that walk-throughs cannot be met as things are not finished, or having to reschedule the closing multiple times. In the end we could not move the closing any further due to move out constraints, but the house was not fully ready yet 3 weeks after promised delivery when they were just one month out of closing. If they had focused on our house I'm sure they would have been able to, but it seems they were short staffed and had multiple closings around getting delayed, so sometimes nobody was working on it as it was just in the queue. A bit disappointed on the quality of the finishes in the house, we highlighted multiple times various areas to be addressed, but they never did. You get to the point that you give up asking and just see if you can do something yourself instead. Some examples are: paint on the hardwood floors, stain on the stairs are not done very well in certain spots or there are stain drips on hard wood. The whole house was dirty as well. It just doesn't show as a good quality finish. After moving in, I opened various tickets to address some immediate concerns. After not hearing for a while, a new warranty manager was appointed - Demetri. Demetri took immediate action and was great to work with. Based on his supervision my tickets got addressed with quick turnaround. In the end things look a bit better, but overall I would still not say it's high quality work that I would have expected based on the price I paid. I'm still scraping my floors to try and get it paint free to make it look like a finished product. ... More

From the very beginning, meeting Kelley and reviewing the home plan options, selecting the perfect lot and finalizing finishes was truly a great experience. The quality and value of the home is everything we hoped for and more. Tim was excellent with the build process, sharing updates throughout and very clear on all the details, especially preparing our home for move-in. This was truly the best home buying experience!

I recommend working with Pulte. I had only owned my house for three weeks when hurrican Ian came on shore. My house withstood the storm with minor pool screen damage. Amazing.

Pulte let their deadlines and we close on our house on time. Once they sell you their house, however, their customer service is poor.

I moved into my brand new home that was never cleaned after the construction team. I feel as though nothing but your company being paid is a priority and can honestly say I will never buy a Pulte home again. There was nothing enjoyable about this experience.

No communication on home build phases A lot of issue which they promos to fix before closing ./ 70% still existing Following up from day one . But nothing happens This has been 45 days Such a shame .. I am regretting my decision .

The house is solid and well built. You can tell that Pulte puts a lot of pride into the home. The home itself is worth the money. Unfortunately the quality of the cabinets is less than we would expect for the price of the home. The worst part is the painting. The paint is very cheap and I don't think the painter bothered to mask anything or cover the floors. There's paint on all of the switchplates and dripped onto the floor. The good part of this is that Pulte is very responsive to getting this fixed.

The person I worked with was very responsive and addressed all the issues.

It’s nice experience working with them. Reliable and Responsive. I would recommend Pulte to my friends.

The team from sales to our walk through to everyone else an closing being great and wonderful Thank you for making it look easy

Pulte is a good brand but they use students to do the work. Our foundation was cracked several times to line up the plumbing, our driveway was poured before the roof titles were place and when I complained Pulte only fixed a section and now the cement doesn't match. There was a slow leak under my sink and now the base of the cabinet is warp. I believe that our dishwasher and rangehood were installed somewhere else, uninstalled and then installed in our home because the filters were filled with dust. The painters left paint on the floor tiles all along the edges, and the edging of the ceiling are not clean cut. Gray on the ceiling edges instead of white. I get that S&S construction is a trade school so the quality of work is no where near the price that these homes are selling for. When we did our walk through the guy placed type on all the issues we spotted but after we left, I think he just went back in and removed the tape because none of the little stuff was done. Why have a walk through? The S&S students have to learn and we need the trades but the sales rep sold us on quality but did not tell us that beginner's were going to do the work. We are still waiting on our smart home package to arrive and our decorative outside awnings to be installed. We are now working with Warranty to get all of our issues resolved. Oh well that is life, if you want something done to your expectations then you better do it yourself because no company cares about you. ... More

Our construction manager really helped us

The support from the Pulte employees has been fantastic, but unfortunately the workmanship has been terrible. Within a month on living in the house the following has happened: Garage door collapsed and needs to be replaced. Half of my kitchen has been without backsplash for a week because the countertop needs to be replaced. Once replaced, who know when the tile company will come back to put the backsplash since they are never available. Nails were sticking out all over the carpet around the stairs. All the edges and doorways and had my kids get cuts multiple times. This issue was finally fixed a couple of days ago. The tile in the first floor bathroom needs to be redone since they left over an inch gap against the baseboard filled with grout. Multiple tiles on the second floor need to be replaced due to lipage. The grout finisher on the bathroom walls is terrible and needs to be redone. Nicollet and Steven have always been there and the experience with them has been great, But it is hard to trust the quantity of a builder after you have all this issues and the response from the subs is non urgent and in cases they try to tell you that there is no issue (like the tile and carpet in my case). Im hoping things thank a turn for the better, and can finally get to enjoy my house. ... More

Norm was extremely helpful and always responsive at all times - calm and informative. Good sense of humor and easy to communicate with. Knows his craft and all details

This was the best build we have had. Communication throughout the build process was excellent. The quality is superb.

Make sure you have everything complete and to you standards before you move it. Once you get your keys it take weeks/months to get what should have been complete/fixed done.

I appreciate all your work but it is so important have the walk tru done before the closing, to check that everything is well done, because all the mortgage process was fine, but we received the house 10 days after the closing date and so far we have some issues with the house and the garden without repair.

I am moved to spend my time writing this review because of The Builder- Mark- I had a rocky start with Pulty initially but this justifies the adage that goes - all is well that ends well! The builder did a great job. During the interviews,I had the opportunity to see how my home is built. The builder explained the process in such a way that the average man was able to follow what was going on. The builder displayed patience, compassion, and excellence. The builder, Mark reassured me that my home will be impressive when done. And it is! The builder kept to his word and that is what really matters Thank you so much Mark for the good job you did. I know nothing is perfect. I hope any flaws that might show up should not be overwhelming. ... More

As a new home, its fine. If you were looking for a fresh brand new home that is perfect, this isnt it. There are a lot of minor aesthetic imperfections all over the place once youre able to look at things beyond a normal walkthrough. In fact you may be missing things or had the wrong thing installed from the many options selected in your plan. Double check that during your walk through. This is pretty much the reason my review is low for workmanship and materials. There is zero, absolutely zero reasons to have the wrong options installed so that they can be replaced later and a missing option is even worse. So you'll be working with the warranty dept a lot. Project manager and warranty dept are all fairly responsive so someone can help you with all that. But shouldn't have to go through all that if it was done right the first time or have someone do a walkthrough with the options checklist (should not be the burden of the home buyer). Other than that, I actually love my new home can't wait for it to actually be finished. ... More