Pulte Homes Reviews

The overall quality of the home seems to be decent; however, there is a punch list of lingering repairs and missing items that has remained open for over 2 months. Contractors continue to show up at the home to take care of the issues but Im unsure how long it will take to complete all of them. This is all being done post closing at the builders request. After the 30 day walk through I communicated additional issues that have been noticed but I have not heard anything from the warranty team. Its a terrible practice to force homeowners to catch all the mistakes and unfinished items before the 30 day clock runs out or else your stuck taking care of them on your own. ... More

When you bring up issues right after closing such as cracked tile, door has hole in it, which takes over 2 weeks to be painted so far and not installed, a month out at this point to get stucco hole fixed, if they show up! Just horrible on issues and they just do not care after you are handed the keys. No communication with you, if there is no one is on the same page.

Alijandro, Chad and Ben were a pleasure to work with.

Research and understand the limitations of buying a mass built house and the experience should be good.

It was a smooth sailing process, all the way from the sales office through the walk through, and to the closing. I must give a shout-out to the great guys we met along the way — Andrew, Levi (awesome guy) and Paul. However, I’d wished the house cost less or came with more upgrades for the price. Such as all wood flooring in the second floor, a wood-burning fireplace, a third full bath (ground floor in Frampton model) and ceiling moldings.

In my view Pulte is the best home builder because you don’t have to follow up on them - - they want a quality home as much as we do. Thanks!

Up front, Pulte seems to think they are the only company with a lot on their plates right now. While we can appreciate the increased workload, your customers have an increased workload as well. Our stress level is amplified when we have constantly follow-up on workmanship issues which should have been caught during the build process. We closed on 3/29. We have a few small issues with our home, but it's taking forever to address. House was FILTHY upon transfer with no offer of remediation except to agree that the cleaners are awful... but no action by Pulte. Landscaping ("Impact Landcaping") is awful - they planted dead shrubs in our backyard and despite being in the neighborhood every day, have not come back to replace them because they can't get sea grapes right now. Its the most popular plant in FL and every nursey I have been to has piles of them. They also put roughly 1" of mulch around the house so we see more dirt than mulch. We are still waiting on the fridge that PULTE ORDERED since we bought a spec house. Pulte is completely non-committal on when the fridge will be here since "it's JB Hunt's issue"... Sorry - you can't have this both ways. Pulte wouldn't let us change ANYTHING on the house. Even really minor stuff like a flat panel TV prep in the living room so we can be sure we are avoiding the plumbing which is behind that wall. But on the other hand, they won't take ownership for getting us the fridge THEY ORDERED, even though we can get the same fridge down the street (oh, "but it's not the same model because the serial # is one digit off"). A few other issues that are being ignored as well - scratches on countertops, windows which don't open/close right (if you are strong enough to even get them open). We would be hard pressed to recommend this builder. ... More

We recently bought a new Pulte home. We really like many aspects of the home and seems to be solidly built, but the finish quality and cleanup were very poor. Paint spatters, incomplete work, missing screen doors, missing or defective grout, paint footprints on the tile floors (!) and drips on the carpet and more. Pulte has been pretty responsive and are in the process of correcting these issues, but realistically the house at the price point should’ve been in more ‘perfect’ condition.

Space was properly used within this 2180 sft. Well designed.

Great Quality and service! absolutely love it:)

My sales rep, Steve, construction mgr, Nick, and customer service manager, Mike, are outstanding!

Long delays and poor quality craftsmanship

Given the crazy real estate frenzy going on and all the supply and labor issues Pulte was able to deliver what they promised.

Signed to build this house in February of 2021. Supposed to be complete in August, 2021. At least a half a dozen delays, 3 Construction Managers turned over. I'd find out at the last minute about delays requiring me and my wife to find another place to live after selling our home. Most of my construction close updates came from Pulte Mortgage. Each department pointed at the other as the arbiter of the decision. CMs were just about silent through the whole process - communicating nothing. Andrew being the one exception. Finally closed on the house March 15, 2022. Still waiting on sod and seed for a lawn, fix of window that doesn't lock and some exterior caulking that looks like a child put it on. ... More

Pulte is struggling with hiring and maintaining build and customer service managers. Communications is horrible, and sometimes non-existent. Warranty issues are slow to get resolved. The closing process was very stressful and dates changed a few times. They also ordered the appraisal to be done 4 months prior to closing on a new neighborhood and in a rapidly changing market. As a result, Pulte was unable to find comps that supported the sale price of the house.

To save you some reading; there was little to no communication throughout the process regarding delays, issues, or any other problem that may have held up the closing. The favorite phrase across the board is, "not my job," which still rings true with completing items on our "weather letter" 6 weeks later. In short, Pulte took what SHOULD have been an amazing event in our lives and genuinely ruined the experience, taking all joy out of moving in. We will NEVER recommend Pulte to ANYONE, even people we don't like.

It was very trustable and fast acting also.

Site manager, Ed, responsive to needs. Always was prompt returning calls and treated us with respect. He did his best to adjust to circumstances out of our control and was always professional. He is a true asset to Pulte.

We love our unit. Overall we are satisfied. Finding lots of details that need fixing upon move in. I feel they were rushing in places even though our unit was delayed by months and it shows.

While there were some problems at the closing walkthrough, which is normal, James and Travis (our construction manager and his supervisor), worked after closing until everything was perfect. They even remain in-touch today to fix small things as we notice them living in the home.

Excellent quality and customer response.

Buying process was rushed and prevented time to research to avoid surprises, such as the terraced streets with open view fence in the back so that people can see into your yard. We found out you cannot plant anything to effectively block the neighbors from seeing in and that was not disclosed either. Exterior choice is very limited and too many houses look the same. HOA doesn't let you change enough. Also reported some issues that need fixed to the number they gave us and nobody has followed through with even a phone call or email. Our home itself is beautiful inside but the neighbors being able to gawk into the backyard and even see into the house ruins our new house joy. We regret this purchase. ... More

All great everyone worked hard and together

Quality workmanship is nowhere to be found in any phase of build. Contract for purchase was signed one year ago and still unfinished house (outside of house not painted, my guess is will never be caulked, yard is mud and rocks). Every phase of build appears to have been done by a blind two year old. House was just thrown together with attitude of just do it as cheaply as possible with as unskilled labor as is possible. The painting and drywall was awful. The order in which things were done makes no common sense. Why put down flooring before drywall work and painting are done? They sell you things (such as appliances) that they can't deliver. Knowing now one year later, what we are going thru, I could never recommend Pulte. I would love to have a face to face conversation in my (new) Pulte house with someone very high up in the Pulte organization to show them the kind of work that is being done in their name. If this is even read by someone in the Pulte organization, don't just pass it down the line. Show you care and act on it. Action matters not words or promises. ... More

Jeff has been a great guy to work with and really seems to care about the home owners. I hope that you give Jeff a secretary someday to help him be in mulitiple places at one time.