Pulte Homes Reviews

We thought Pulte homes are highest quality and workmanship but after moving we are disappointed with the way construction happend. It seems like rushed construction made distortions, defects. we are raising warranty tickets to correct them. Also we bought this home just for school purpose but school zone changed next day of our move in. So please tell customers likelyhood of changing school zone

We expected the Fire Place to be in the wall NOT IN THE CORNER. No one told me that it would be in the corner and no one told me that I would lose one window and it would shorten the space in the gathering room. Second FAULTY LAYOUT with one light outside the garage door hiding behind the Pole. No one offered to have wash sink in the Laundry Room which is very important to have it. Most of work seems to be to finish the construction this way or that way and take my money and run away. Very bad experience.

I had good communication with Pulte home sales person through the whole home purchase process with no issue. But Polk County representative reported water leaking on this property just one month after closing. our PM reached out to Pulte home immediately, and they fixed it on the same day of reporting. I appreciate Pulte home's quick response. But this is brand new house, it makes me wondering the quality of the builder for this house.

We had personality issues Pulte Mortgage and had to surrender the closing cost incentive to get outside financing. When we attempted to speak to a manager about the issues with our loan counselor we never heard back from the manager but we did get a nasty call from the loan officer. Also, we have several warranty issues to claim but there most egregious and frustrating we didn’t notice on the walk through with the lights on. Every single seam in the drywall on the walls and ceilings is visible in the natural light. Every wall and ceiling in the entire home has seams showing. Now that we’ve paid thousands for a painter prior to move-in we either have to live with it or pay thousands more to repaint the home after a warranty claim ... More

I do love my new Pulte home however, there are some areas of workmanship that are not top-notch. Also, the Pulte title company made commitments that they did not live up to, and blamed me for not reviewing documents closely and refused to fix their errors. The realtor from Pulte was also very rude about these concerns. Recommend Pulte homes, but I would not use their title company and I would make sure that you have your own realtor.

My wife and I love the area we are in. As for buying a new house, never again. We felt that the truth behind the delays of us getting into our home were never told. Everything was a big secret.

Not very impressed with the actual build. I expected a new home to be near perfect but there are many imperfections we have found living in the home for a month. Things you don’t really catch during walk-through. The home buying experience wasn’t that wonderful either and we felt extremely pressured to close in 2023, literally a few days prior to the new year. The communication was also extremely poor. Our real estate agent did most of the outreach for updates, otherwise we did not hear much through the process.

I wish that Pulte would make the walls thicker/use concrete at least on the base. For such a nice townhome it is unfortunate to hear all of our neighbors so clearly. I loved working with Travis, the construction manager. He has been fantastic. The financing group was horrible. They were very reactive and I had to chase them for every question. There was no one there to check in and help us through the process.

There are a number of things that were not done correctly and still have not been addressed over a month later including a gas leak under our cook top, electrical, a garage door that wasn't painted the right color, sub-par cleaning the day of our closing (we could not hold up closing because we needed to get in), etc.

As the title suggests, the entire process has been what I would consider middle of the road. It started out great with the sales team. The did an excellent job explaining things and making suggestions. The design team was also very good. I started having problems with the Pulte finance team. They will offer you money towards closing, this is the only reason to use them. I did not find their rate competitive, they gave bad advice, and were not particularly responsive at times. Once construction started, the construction manager started out fine. They give timely updates, and things moved along relatively quickly. However, I feel they rushed me in to the place at the end of December to get it off their books. They had trouble getting the inspection done (they blamed the city, but I am not sure now about that), they forgot to insulate my attic and had to do it after I moved in, put in the wrong hardware that I did not order, installed the wrong boot bench and rushed things like the ceiling paint and cabinets. They did quickly correct most of the mistakes before I moved in, but after closing I had issues with the construction manager. He sent mixed signals about how I should go about getting problems fixed. He told me not to submit a bunch of service requests, but when I would ask him to fix things he acted like it wasn't his responsibility, and even downright initially refused to correct some things. As far as build quality goes, I would say it is just slightly above average. The siding seems to be of low quality and is pretty loud in wind and rain (talked to other residents and they have the same problem). There was a vent flap for the stove that would flap in the wind all day (this is the aforementioned problem they initially refused to fix). The flooring has developed some squeaks, not sure the padding is adequate. The ceiling paint has streaks all over it. They have promised things like the squeaks and paint will be addressed at the 11 month mark. The basement floor is cracking all over the place, but they tell me this is "normal". They do not paint the garage drywall, which I find strange. I would just make sure you do not let them rush you in the house, and make sure you thoroughly inspect the place and make sure everything is 100% fixed before you move in because they become difficult to work with after closing. ... More

It seems the house was not built with attention to details. I see issues with paint on cabinets. Leaky sink, garbage disposal after one use.

I will provide both the good and bad experiences I've had with purchasing a townhome built by Pulte Homes. Good: The communication after the contract signing and during the construction of the unit was good. I was given progress reports regularly. Another good thing was the closing process. That went smoothly. Bad: Closing was 5 months after the contract stated estimated closing date. Because of that, construction seemed to have been hurried which caused some workmanship quality issues such as loose floor boards, sharp nails sticking from the carpet, noisy floors, and uneven cabinets, among other things. Finally, the response to repair things has been lackluster. They had changes in staff which delayed things for months, and to this date they have not been addressed. I closed last November. ... More

Molly & Luke were great to work with!

If it weren’t for AT&T my house is good!

this was supposed to be a happy moment for me, but instead, it was a nightmare. they forced my hand into closing before the end of the year or else they were going to take all of my incentives. It’s not my fault that you guys had a cyber attack two days before closing. Jay, the builder of the home is amazing. He responds quick comes over sees the problem and get it corrected. ericka was terrible. No communication told me things that weren’t true and just all around. Not a great job.

Sales team and construction managers were responsive and helpful

So far the construction of the house no problems, but at closing on Dec 22, 2023, I was charge for a survey which there has not been any type of survey activity since the contract was signed. The closing statement states I paid the HOA fees for balance of 2023 and the next annual, the HOA invoice I received 2 weeks after closing states I owe first half of 2024 HOA fees and the fees I paid at closing for the next Annual HOA fees have been applied to a Capital Contribution, which the contract I signed did not show an amount for the Capital Contribution, it was blank, but the contract also showed a HOA setup fee of $100.00 which I paid on the settlement statement. I have been told by Pulte sales person that it doesn't matter there was not an amount on the contract, they can still charge me, with this statement, the contract is a one way deal against the buyer, the seller can do what they want unless I take legal action. As of today Jan 24, 2023 I have yet been assigned a mailbox nor received keys for a mailbox. I have been trying to get these discrepancies corrected since January 10, 2024 by sending emails to many people, talking to people at OMNI the HOA company, as well as talking to people at Pulte. To be honest, since the closing it has been a nightmare and I am to the point of putting the house up for sale and move on because if it is this much trouble to get anything resolved I don't want to deal with this type of behavior in the future. My patience are getting very thin!!! ... More

Our sales agent deceived us by not allowing to add a buyers agent and therby denying buyers agent commision.

We like our new home now that we are finally in it, 5 months later than planned. There was an issue digging a basement on our original lot, and we had to move lots and start the whole process over again. The issue was really on the developer who didn’t disclose the gravel issue to Pulte, but it still cost us over $50K in the selling price of our previous home due to the market going down over the 5 month delay.

Multiple issues, cabinets,cracks tiles, corners dents, poor paint in the house.

overall, i had a good experience but not great.

You really need to slow down the building process and look more to the details more accurately. There are a lot of loose ends and repairs on going for this home. The warranty department process is not very efficient. The warranty issues are taking way too long to get resolved. The repair guys are a joke!

Not wnough communication and after 45 days we are seeing many subpar efforts on the details. Caulking is cracking light fixtures are wired incorrectly, drawers dont close properly and air vents are clearly crooked. The attention to detail is just not there

Overall I’m happy with the house but for sure the quality didn’t worth what I paid . After I move in for the first week , there is Squeak from the floor of the master bedroom , which is very annoying , the paint quality is bad . My project manager bob uphouse is very great and helpful .

The contractors and subs used to build $1.5 mil and up homes are the same that build the $400K homes. there is no attention to detail for spending this high price tag. It's very frustrating working with warranty and construction mgrs. after closing as they are not interested anymore in getting the small items not handled before closing completed. We are 9 weeks from closing and still have NO working refrigerator. We've had 2 and both stop cooling within 2 days of being installed. Seems like refurbished appliances are being installed rather than brand new. We had to expense the purchase of a refrigerator and surprisingly, we haven't had any issues with it. No one seems to care that we don't have a working refrigerator in a $1.586 mil home! Roof was missing a 6x6 sq ft area of tile upon moving in that we found several days later, we have glass that was scratched that was to be replaced within 4 weeks that hasn't been mentioned since. The backsplash in our kitchen is not level which has been addressed with the warranty guy with no results. ...and the list goes on. It's the details that Pulte is missing and the follow up from a team that doesn't gives a crap! ... More