Pulte Homes Reviews

Meh on workmanship, lots of fixing or corrections needed after close. Communication is lacking and they are inflexible throughout the process. Most likely my one and only purchase from Pulte.

Floor not even, still waiting for the parts were promised by the construction manager.

your finance company is worthless

Good Design and good location

Just submitted a list of items that need attention, will know better in a couple of weeks how to rate the build quality.

I must start off by staying my home had over a year worth of delays which significantly changed how much this home will cost me over the life of the loan due to interest rate changes during that time. The required deposit was $60k which made it very hard to back out of the deal. The contracted painters were the worst. My 7 and 10 year old nephews could have done a better job. The painters caused a lot of my repairs needed. I had the wrong colors on the walls, work was so sloppy it required 5 revisions of painting the main walls over. Black stain on my white oak hardwood which cause new floors to be ordered. I still have banisters that need black stain and poly. I have owned my house now a month. I still have paint spray over on my navy cabinets that are needing to be cleaned. I had cabinets replaced due to paint on them. Oh the worst is when the white brick on the front of my home had brown paint splashed on the front as if someone chucked brown paint out the top windows. Took 4 weeks after closing to get bricks replaced. Construction managers Van and later CJ are great communicators and tried their best to do the right thing and keep my meltdowns to a minimum. CJ went above and beyond trying to ensure Pulte reputation stayed in tact. I do not have fiber unground yet, no ability to get any internet so I cannot move in yet due to me working from home. So I am paying for a place I cannot live in yet. My 4floor AC stop working before closing and no one told me. Ben the Warrenty manager talked me off the ledge and really came to the rescue on that. I think a series of an awful lot of small issues that took weeks of followup, crying, meltdowns and time out of my life has me second guessing whatever I might find in the future. And this review doesn’t even completely express what I have been working through. ... More

The closing process was a disaster closing was delayed 5 times and I understand things happen and get delayed but my big issue was no one kept updated I would be notified the day before my closing was delayed. The communication was terrible. I was also promised 2 years of no hoa which they couldn’t honor and that was a mess on the day of closing no one knew anything. I was compensated for the one year they couldn’t honor which was nice but that also took a month for them to figure out. The day of closing they scheduled a time then told me I had to come back 2 hours later bc none of the paper work was done. When I closed the proper paper work was not given to me to take home I was not given the gate remotes or the pool key. Things in the home I asked to have fixed were not fixed. Also my garage door opener unit on the was stopped working after 3 weeks of living there. Marilyn, Travis, and Dylan were very helpful trying to figure things out everyone did their best. ... More

The house was delayed for months. It took 1 year a two months to complete. It sat in framing with mechanicals in for 9 months. Pulte is simply a company relying on its founders good name and reputation. The regional construction executives have no idea that the day to day operations and execution is being completed by unskilled day laborers with one English speaking leader whose idea of excellence in construction is based on their home country’s standards which is mostly sub par. I will not build with Pulte again. The aggravation of waiting so long and finally having a product delivered that you can not sign off on for closing has spoiled the building experience for me. I should mention that I’ve built six homes from the ground up and I’ve never experienced anything like this. I read other people’s reviews and thought they were exaggerating or being over the top. They were not… ... More

We purchased a spec home so we will Half to upgrade appliances as we go, they were the low end KitchenAid. The final closing could’ve been a lot more organized as far as utility hook ups ,trash containers delivered ,code for the gate. All this took time, and I feel it should have taken place at the time of closing and receiving your keys. Steve. and Jose, the two foreman communicated well with us.They’re very best to get the punchlist taken care of before Taking possession. Some items did not get done due to parts availability, etc., it will be taken care through the warranty department. I feel that for the price Of the home the quality of appliances and fixtures would’ve been a better Quality. ... More

I'll start with the positives: The sales manager was the most positive aspect of this experience. He was kind, helpful, and consistent. The price of the home was also fair...but the low price was also paired with low quality. The negatives: Squeaky floors Uneven, lumpy carpet throughout the upstairs Cabinetry installed crooked Cabinet trim cut incorrectly Screw holes in drywall not covered up Paint drippings throughout downstairs floor Deep scratches on the glass on office doors Many of these issues were brought up in the walk-through and pointed out to the construction manager. He failed to address almost all of them and then pressured us to go ahead and close on our home and use our one-time warranty to cover the issues. This is our second home purchase, the first was with a different builder. That home was half the price and double the quality of this one. The inexperienced construction manager paired with the poor quality construction made this home buying experience very disappointing. Our new home feels like a sub-par product, rushed to market without regard for quality. I can't recommend buying here. If given the chance, I wish I could go back and buy somewhere else. ... More

It took more time to build the house than I expected. Circumstances were a lot different than when I started the process. The house is well-built. I am appreciative now that I'm in my new house.

My experience wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t great either for the amount of money spent on the home. I think the construction manager was spread too thin, did not have reliable contractors, seemed to jump from one project to another. Closing dates kept being pushed out and still had some issues that need to be resolved. In all fairness, I did have an in person visit from the Customer Care Manager who submitted a work order for the outstanding items. In conclusion, I believe Pulte can make for a great experience if they could recruit and retain enough top talent.

We had an okay experience with the home buying process. The sales office and project manager were great to work with. We had a very upsetting experience with the Pulte Mortgage lender who preapproved us at 1.5% lower than their actual rate. We used another lender who was more than 1.5% lower than the mortgage company and Pulte came fighting for our business. We lost trust in them. The building of the homes is okay. There is poor craftsmanship throughout the home. I will say that they were addressed but a new counter top should not have a nick in it or the floors have repaired scratches. There was a lot of paint droppings on the floor and carpet that needed cleaned off. A few knobs are cross threaded. Overall, being a new build more attention should have been put in the workmanship and quality. ... More

Overall experience was not great.

Just make sure you get clarification on everything

The compartment for the fridge is smaller than standard size at 35 inches instead of 39 inches. Several of the home buyers have had to remove baseboard to make it fit. Pulte does not seem to care. The drywall taping and texture are horrible. You can see joints in the drywall and texture patterns vary throughout the house. Some texture looks like poorly done patches. Skilled trades are extinct these days. Other neighbors have it much worse.

Overall the experience has been fine. I was set on the lot so I built with Pulte. Our sales representative, Jessica was misinformed on a number of items so we had to push hard to try to get what was promised. Dustin was excellent during the entire build. Quality of material and some crews need to be improved at this price point.

Slow response to the issues post-closing

Half of my backyard has made preservation, as it backs up to wetland. Thus means I cannot do anything to it, not even weed it. I wasn’t told this when I choose the lot, otherwise I probably would not have chose the lot. Feel like it has devalued the property. Just over a month after move in, quality and workmanship on the home is average, but no major faults found. Bought connected home pkg, which still isn’t completely connected. New community so still alot of construction and growing pains with noise and dirt.

Had I not been onsite there would have been so many things that would have had to be addressed at closing or under warranty because of poor workmanship and not being noticed by management onsite. Raylan did the best he could to follow though with the issues but he was trying to oversee contractors that didn’t care about their work. When Josh took over things changed. He was able to address the issues and get them corrected the first time I pointed it our not after I had to stay after him several times. In the end I am happy with my home I just know that some of the other neighbors who were not here to oversee their homes construction will have many issues that Pulte will have to deal with. ... More

I purchased a Pulte home because of their reputation for quality. I also feel like I received a great value for the price paid. For that, service quality was not satisfactory, the buying process was not coordinated and the builder was inflexible to accommodate my requested move in date. The property was listed as "move in ready." Hopefully, they will be responsive when I need warranty items fixed.

The builder identified several defects that needed to be corrected. About 6 weeks after the passing, those defects still need to be corrected. Detail siding work had several defects. I am still trying to get them corrected.

Both David’s were very helpful and rock stars. Rachel was not truthful and shared a lot of bad information making this process very difficult. The quality of the house if not worth the price. The yards could be more presentable at the time of sale. The floors are already squeaking and we have only been in the house a few months. There are a lot of craftsmanship items that Pulte still needs to fix.

Disappointed in final home ready state. Talking with several new owners in Pioneer Crossing all seem to share the same frustrations. 1. Quality workmanship by some sub contractors 2 unfinished landscape, trees, grass and general high level of construction debris left on site after closing.

Good workmanship quality builders.