Pulte Homes Reviews

My experience with the title company was difficult and did not meet my needs. From not returning my phone calls to being oblivious to my situation with my Cape Coral home being destroyed and no internet access for their forms. Nor were they flexible with my closing date even though Pulte was not able to assure me the HVAC unit would be in place and operational before it. When several issues were noticed on my walk through I was told they would be handled and to just go ahead and close in less than 24 hrs. Needless to say my issues are not yet fixed and now it is up to me to set dates for workers to reenter my home. ... More

Really need to work on what trades you hire for your builds…we’ve had big delays from them or no response at all.. Andy has been great and the only thing trying to hold it together. He’s really the only reason for this high of a rating. Started paying for a home that still has issues.

Average workmanship,,still waiting for issues to be resolved,, almost 2 months

Solid experience overall, difficult time to really compare because of the supply chain issues and other factors out of Pulte control. BUT - the neighborhood currently has so much trash in it due to the construction and workers. I have to clean my yard, DAILY, of multiple pieces of trash.. cans, food wrappers, beer boxes, construction trash, etc. It’s really sad, and makes me disappointed that Pulte does not care for the environment at all.

I had a very good experience thru out the process with a lot of communication. That all ended when I closed. Since then, everyone has disappeared and there is no response to cleaning up the left-over issues. Also had a contractor do some work in my house and damaged my three-week-old refrigerator and again no response. If it wasn't for no customer service after the sale, I would have said Pulte was a good builder.

Everything in this house was rushed and looks like a half done job. Super sloppy work. Even the most basic things were not up to par. At first I was happy but after settling in I’m finding so many things wrong. Very disappointing.

House could have been cleaned up inside and in garage prior to move in. House number fell off and I had to glue back on

I have had considerable issues during the build. Some just normal things that are expected during construction ,and others quite surprising lapses by sub contractors and even planning by land architect or engineer. while I will not list every issue suffice it to say electrical , and HVAC subs were subpar . Two months after closing and we are still working on the punch list. That said, Jack. D., our construction Manager is the sole bright spot in this process. Personable, knowledgeable and available, as well as responsive he has been able to resolve most issues except the fact we can not put our cars in the garage because of the design of the driveway(9ft long) and the radius available to turn into the garage which forces us to drive on the neighbors lawn to park in the garage! Overall ,the home has been well built, thanks to our private inspector who pointed out issues along the way and Jack D. who dealt with them as construction advanced. ... More

Will need to be very critical of build quality issues

My biggest problem was the metal cover over the sewer drain in front bedroom

Design experience in a digital world should be digital. Not read a PDF with all your options. Should be a digital model of one’s home which allows for an immersive experience to put in options and lighting that gives you transparency in cost and choices vs. a rushed feeling when you get to the design studio. Trades are challenging and carpentry at times are a miss. The way they care for your home should be with more care and awareness of where and how they place things that are already built by other trades.

Poor finishes and no attention to details. Prior to closing home was incomplete, still waiting for Pulte to complete list. Poor response from warranty.

I was surprised at the amount of obvious flaws and poor craftsmanship that we had to continuously point out for repair prior to closing. Bring a level and magnifying glass when doing routine walks or you’ll be stuck with shorty work.

The process of obtaining a mortgage was tedious. There was a lot of back and forth . Even asked for a US currency income whenever my husband was recurving a Canadian currency pension. All they have to do was convert it to US but instead called us several times that it has to be in US. After our closing time and we were supposed to move in, our moving truck has to park outside the house because there was something else they have to fix before it will sign off that whatever they fix is ok. We have pay extra time because of the wait. We had 2 moving trucks waiting to unload our stuff. Constructions workers cars/ trucks remained parked in front when the moving trucks are trying to park. They should clear the area when someone is moving ..We weren’t aware too prior to purchase that we will paying for our garbage service separately. We thought it was included in our HOA fee.. ... More

In general, I like the house. But I expected a little more quality for the price I’m paying. But that my just be a product of the current overpriced housing market. Also, some of the workmanship, such as on the doors, the cabinets, and shower, could have been better. My experience with Pulte Mortgage nearly soured the whole experience. I would strongly recommend saving every single correspondence email with Pulte Mortgage in case they accuse you of not replying or if they try to offer you something different from their correspondence. The sales team was amazing. Generally the responsive tone of Pulte is great although I will have to re-submit a request after not hearing back from someone for over a week. All in all, I would at best recommend Pulte to others but with reservation. I would not recommend some of the upgrades we got though. ... More

Sasha was the realtor and did an amazing, professional job.

Onsite CM should be able to handle issues in lieu of needing to go to the computer and ask warranty

Multiple options to upgrade ( but with a steep cost off course), allows to build and add on your choices. The sales team was very helpful in choices and explanations. The construction side of folks, take their time to respond. The closing got messy as the corporate and the construction team were not on the same page and had to delay closing by four weeks. We are still working on clearing some last minute kinks, but overall the follow up team is responding well. Overall a good experience. I will choose them if I am interested in a lot of personalization to my build.

My backyard looks messed up.

We were promised that things would be completed after closing but very little progress has been made.

Chuck and jack are great! The process for getting things done is cumbersome and always an excuse. Too busy, vacation, trades, etc. The workmanship and HVAC balancing have been a challenge.

Make sure that everything that is identified as needing to be addressed during the final walkthrough is in fact fixed before you close. Otherwise it can be a big hassle to get these items fixed after the fact.

I was told that I would get gutters put in my house for Pulte taking over a year to have my house build, plus water getting into the house and having the insulation replaced because of moisture. How am I expected to write a good review when other houses were started after my house was being built but yet some of those homes were completed first. Not only were those homes completed first but some had a much cleaner appearance at closing than my house. It has just been a very bad experience for me especially when realizing the quality of some of the workmanship, a tub that looks like it’s 10 years old because water was left in it for over three months when it was installed and as a result it was stained. Someone came to remove the stain but now it has no shine to it. How am I supposed to give a good survey with all these problems and headaches. There is more but I’m just frustrated! ... More

Let me start off with saying that we do love our new home. But the quality is not even close to what we expected for a $470k new home. The Pulte representatives we have spoken to are extremely professional, but the trades they hire do not seem to provide the quality of work I would expect. The finishings are not installed very well and we are already having issues that we are going through Pulty’s warranty process to resolve and we have only been here 2 months. The warranty process seems to take a lot of time base off of what our neighbors have said. And every single one of our neighbors have said they have some issue with their brand new home, so that is extremely concerning for new buyers looking at this builder. Again, we do love our new home, we just wish the quality was better based off the price we paid and what Pulte promises. ... More

We knew going into this process that there would probably be hiccups and delays, it's a nationwide big builder so things always vary by location, but decently satisfied with the Minnesota team. There was a major issue with mold in the framing stage, but it was remediated (would have preferred a more thorough remediation, but they did communicate ok during the process). They did cover the interest rate lock extension due to this delay pushing us past the original timeline. Our house is nice and new, but definitely not the highest quality (cracks, poor seals, drawers a little crooked). Warranty team is responsive to post-closing issues so far. Overall, solid 3/5 stars - you get a decent house, but it's better to manage your expectations going in, it's not going to be perfect. Also stay on top of issues during the build process - go in regularly and bring up issues to make sure they get corrected. ... More