Pulte Homes Reviews

Build manager and finishing manager we’re good. Subs needed to be better managed and blatant issues could have been fixed without me stating them. Door frame, island, cabinets, and deck were clearly not up to par and the ground out back wasn’t graded correctly to disburse water. I understand you need to make money cause this isn’t non profit and I would just ask to do the right thing and not see if I as the homeowner would catch it so it would need to be fixed. I had to escalate things cause boots on the ground were not empowered or motivated. Mortgage process was a challenge due to lack of knowledge by the processor. I would build with Pulte again but my recommendation is when you see something not up to par just get it fixed and not see if the consumer catches the problem. Didn’t exactly exude confidence with. Pulte and now I’m going thru all fixes with double and triple checks. ... More

I understand there are some shortages for material but it doesn't mean work hss to de done sloppy!! Since very begging to end was not a good experience !!

I like The workmanship and layout of the condo. My complaints are minimal . Only 2 TV outlets, not even one in room you call the den. The trash room is locked. So you carry out trash , have to put it down on carpet, unlick the door, pick up trash bag then put it down because you need two hands to open the chute. Locked? Ridiculous! What is anyone going to steal? Halls and garage are overly cold with the air conditioning.

Honestly i wasn’t too happy with the process. Started off with a sales consultant who didn’t follow up with the process of the bidding. Then because of lack of communication, we had to change the model of the house we wanted and the colors for the exterior. We were told dates of work to be done and no calls or emails to inform us of delays. We understand labor shortages and supply shortage but a simple email or call would help the buyer know estimated times. Then upon closing the title rep gave us the run around. The lawyer that represented us was even frustrated and he’s been doing this for many years and dealt with many new builds. The construction on the home is great the only issue is they didn’t clean up the leftover materials and scraps. I’ve been finding wood boards and small metal gutter pieces that are dangerous in the yard. The front door was dented when being painted and that wasn’t repaired and now I would need to file a claim for the door because we didn’t notice it sooner. We were told we would have something down in the yard for our dogs because the sod cannot be installed until a later date and that hasn’t been done either. We have nothing but a dirt pile and mud. ... More

The house was rushed so I’m not totally pleased

This is my 5th new property that I buy and the have really bad quality I didn’t like the quality of the townhome in general and they give me the townhome with a lot incomplete areas and poor warranty service

Construction Mangers are the stars of the company and are great to work with. The sales staff were unresponsive and did not provide accurate information. Very frustrating at times.

Site construction team was excellent. We were rushed to closing while many issues kept popping up. Design and construction of the house seems well done, however some building materials were questionable.

The entire procedure was boilerplate for me. I really didn't have too much contact with builders. Maybe there should be an N/A category?

There are a lot of cosmetic touch up needed, microwave not working properly, masters shower drain clogged, some cracked roof tiles, and dying landscape plants,

The quality of our home did not appear consistent with other homes done by Pulte. We were the last home in the neighborhood so we felt like our home was rushed and did not get the attention it should have. We are still waiting on several repairs and items to be finished nearly 2 months after move in. We do love the floor plan that we selected.

My experience with the sales office was absolutely phenomenal. They were amazing. Pulte Mortgage, on the other hand, almost made me lose the house with their lack of information and incorrect information. I had to seek out my loan officer with questions and was given wrong information, making the process incredibly stressful and tainting the whole buying experience. The building manager is very kind and works very hard but the responsiveness of the crew workers when it was time to fix things, they didn’t show up when they said they would. Still 6 weeks after closing, I’m still waiting for a fix that was discussed during our final walkthrough but it isn’t at the fault of the building manager as he has reached out to the crew several times without response or them not showing up at the time they said they would be by. ... More

Lot of things were not completed by the time of closing. Still lot of issues exists and slow updates/follow-up on them. On the 2nd day post closing, a little wind blew the roof of covered porch. Not a good quality work. We can understand delay in closing date/home completion due to Covid/supply chain issues but workmanship/quality control is somewhat lacking

We purchased a home already under construction. The sales person was exceptional. However, the build process was not. We viewed the house about 3 weeks before completion and there were many issues that were not done. We provided a list and then had our build quality meeting about 1 week before close of escrow and virtually none of the items were corrected. After the meeting there was blue tape all over the house and even 1 wall was out of plumb and still remains that way. We were told that 100% of these items would be corrected and a final walk through was scheduled for the morning or our close. While they made a decent effort to correct the issues many still remained and some are not corrected today. On the day we moved in were were inundated by ants which destroyed most of the food we had purchased and ruined most of our cleaning supplies which we had to re-purchase. Paint was splattered on the floors, some walls were thin on paint, cabinets were damaged and also much of the sod was damaged or dead as well as planted trees which were also dead. Pulte has tried to fix most of these issues but should have not set up close of escrow until they were all complete so that we are not dealing with these issues while we are already in the home. ... More

1st week after closing the master bath floor started leaking. A big puddle in the kitchen from ceiling . I am not sure what kind of quality check happens before handing over the House.

Good experience working with our sales consultant, construction manager.

We chose Pulte because they're one of the top 3 home builders in the US, and with the trust that they'd do a great job building the house with all the years of experience they had building homes. The reality was a stark contrast. They're outsourcing literally every piece of the build, which isn't necessarily bad, but they're not spending any time in quality control. Contractors come in, do their thing and leave, and it is Pulte's job to verify things after every step and get the necessary corrections done, which I don't beleive they're doing. I literally had 20 items that I could visibly see and had to raise maintenance requests for, post closing, despite identifying them in the build walk through. Now at that rate I can't even imagine what all could be wrong underneath the drywall. The build manager was unresponsive for the most part during the build, and he's almost totally unresponsive post closing. If anything, I appreciate the sales team, as our consultant kept us posted and helped us follow up with the build manager when he was unresponsive. ... More

Had a very good sales experience and buying was smooth. Had a bad experience on closing day - keys wouldn’t work and AC was not working - they got it fixed in a few days. Service tickets promised to be fixed after closing took a long time - couple of months to complete. More empathy and responsiveness from construction managers will really help. They are rushed to close.

At Trails of Woods Creek in Algonquin, homebuyers are passed along from sales rep Kristen or Christine, to Celeste at the design center, to construction manager Anthony, to Brandon for pre-drywall review, to Alex for pre-closing review, to Kerie for after-sale support. It would be helpful to have a single advocate homebuyers could turn to at any stage for support or to have their questions answered. It is difficult to find out what is included in the base price, because the models include so many options. This is especially true for lighting and electrical outlets. Be persistent and keep asking. Ask to see the base plans. You may be surprised to find that there are no overhead lights in the bedrooms, or that no mirrors are included in the master bathroom. While the base price might be competitive, options are often significantly overpriced. For example, for $734, Pulte will not install the two standard toilets included in the base price of the home, which can be bought for $114.80 each, and instead install tall height toilets which can be bought for $167.30 each. No additional labor and $105 additional parts costs, and for this they charge $734. It is best to avoid options which can be easily changed out after closing at less cost. ... More

I didn't appreciated not being told up front that Pulte was waiting on a lawsuit to be over between the developer and another builder. We should have been in our home in September of 2021, but they didn't start until October 2021. the first building manger we had was a nice a person but, he gave me the feeling that he either know what was going on with my floor plan or just didn't care. When you asked him a question, sometimes he acted like you were getting on his nerves or shouldn't be asking, but with the amount of money I am paying for this home I have every right to ask any question I like that is within reason, and respectful. I was told that I would get an update weekly. Most of the time had to call them. When we got our new building manager, I felt bad to Jose because he walked into a giant mess. When he got here he got more done from April 14th to May 26th, and the first guy had been working on the house since Oct 2021. As far as the people you contract to do the jobs, you might want to do a little more background on them. A lot of them don't care how things are done, because its not their house. Overall Jose made our experience with Pulte a lot better. Thank you sir for all you did and all the hard work YOU put it making our new home the best we have had. ... More

They will attempt to close with issues / defects / cover up. Aggressive Closing / Title Dept. Have the 'Gift of Gap', ccome across as sincere.

The home buying experience was good. The design center experience was great. Once construction of the home started, communication was sketchy. We had four different project managers (PM) and I believe the communication between each PM during the transition from one to other was lacking. The quality of the workmanship could be better for the price of the home.

I think the owners should have more options in selections - ex. if the owner wants handicap cabinets bottoms or not - this is not for everyone - some examples in model home choices don't always appear to be the same when installed - owners should be allowed more custom options of the condo - big tubs a waste in master bath - keep a larger shower and linen closet. add more kitchen cabinets

We were excited to move in but Pulte had fallen short of expectations. We closed 2 months ago. We still have broken cabinets, mix matched paint, missing light fixtures and NOT A SINGLE HANDLE ON ANY CABINET OR DRAWER IN THE ENTIRE HOISE. There were too many misses to cover. The entire experience had been MEH.

Builder uses COVID excuses for 95% of issues that arise during the whole process. In-house financing also does not communicate well or work to make a decent homebuying value. Foundation and framing are good quality work. Finishers are rushed and have poor quality of work.