Pulte Homes Reviews

Finishing is not well done. Responses to issues are not timely.

It’s been almost a month since we moved in to our new built home by Pulte, tons of issues, electrical, missing finishes, poor quality and issues never resolved after multiple inquires during build. Pulte hires sub-contractors where Quality work is never checked by Pulte construction manager, tons of things were overseeing and not completed, found many problems after living almost a month. Breakers kept tripping, missing light fixtures, holes on under eaves the size that birds could a home inside attic, walls not straight, too many to list

scratched windows holes in walls missed paint Really Really bad drywall.

Love my place, especially location. Was told while originally looking how they use high quality products and make sure everything is installed to perfection. I have paint splatters on my counter tops and floor that was never cleaned up before closing. My floor is starting to lift in places and I only moved in a couple weeks ago. The title company was unprofessional and not good at replying to questions or informing me of steps. The constructions managers, especially Paul and Bryan were amazing!

All in all the experience was good. This is a second, eventual retirement snowbird home. The communication was ok but I did not push. Closed in June and will not return to the home until this winter. Can’t speak on workmanship because we have yet to spend a day there. Construction managers were very knowledgeable, sales rep was great

makes no sense teh master bath desing

I had a couple issues not fixed when asked to. I didnt really make a big deal out of it since it was mostly cosmetic issues but either i feel like it should have been resolved.

The construction process was smooth. The house is well-built but the finishes are very poorly made (i.e., cheap), despite their high cost.

The design and layout of the home is quite nice and met our needs. The quality of workmanship however, is lacking. Numerous issues with paint errors, paint spatters on floors, walls crooked, baseboard trim joints poorly finished, and several other issues. Light fixtures in floor plans that are not where they should be. Electrical appliances with damage, upgraded features like recessed light fixtures and kitchen cabinets are really just "builder grade" quality.

My advise is make sure the entire home is ready prior to moving in. We had multiple things which were not correct and moved on believing they would be fixed quickly, but we are still waiting for some things to be corrected on the house. We have had electrical issues HVAC issues. They have corrected what is wrong, but in my opinion don't move in until everything is complete. Also be comfortable living in a construction zone.

I bought a new brand new house for $800K and in less than 2 weeks of receiving and haven't even moved there and I found a significant water leak in one of the bathroom, haven't the entire wall to be damaged and full of mold, cousin me a big disruption on my plans to move in.

While we are mostly happy with our purchase, there are a couple of things that prevent us from giving a glowing review. The plumbing fixtures that were used seem to be low end items. While we expect that there will be some issues with new construction, Pulte's customer service team has been unable to respond quickly or give us a time frame for their team to address the issues.

Overall craftsmanship of the home was poor. Can tell everything is mass produced and rushed. Minimal attention to detail. Had to do multiple warranty visits which was a slow process with slow response times, had to escalate everything. Pricing for some of the upgrades were out of control. WIsh we had some different upgrade options and ability to change some things, like kitchen pantry and closet shelfing. The process of actually buying the home, closing, and sales team were great!

Sales agent was great and helpful but after moving in there were many quality issues to the home. Ceiling seam was wrong so my ceiling bubbled up and when they came to fix it they left a dent/hole on the wood floor. Our wifi upgrade took forever to get done. vintage took over a month to get someone out to install WAPs and when they came out the installer did not even know why he was there and did not have the right things. sometimes the lights take awhile to turn on after the switch has been flipped and our shower rods have randomly fallen off in two bathrooms when nothing is even being hanged on them. the pavement on the driveway and road turning in is super uneven and has pot holes. the loft door is not sealed properly and when it’s windy the wind can be felt and heard whistling in. ... More

Homes layout is a hilltop which has a nice layout, however the quality of the home is poor, paint had many issues, drywall texture was cracking was supposed to be fixed before closing and only some of it was fixed. Sewer smell coming from all the sinks.

Sales Rep (Darla C.) awesome to work with. Pulte Construction staff better than Fair. Sub-Trades horrible workmanship and no pride in quality. Unfortunately as bad as the workmanship is from Pulte, it is much Better than other home builders in the local and adjacent areas.

I sent my request to have issues fixed within my 30 days warranty and no one ever called or emailed me back.

Buying a model home comes with surprises such as if something isn’t working you have to rely on homebuyers warranty rather than builder. Many issues not ready. Ie. mailbox keys, smart home. Etc Smart home isn’t very smart.

I’m am not happy with this builder this is my first new build house and I had higher expectations than this. I first want to start first with the HOA dollar amount they gave me was a lie. It was double that when I got my first bill a month later after closing I feel lied to and I reached out to the HOA company and they confirmed that Pulte knew about the price raise about 5 months before I even stepped foot into their office. First week in the home there was water leak in my meter which I do give it to them they were quick to fix. But poor quality on painters and cabinet vendors. I had a ton of over spray around the tiles paint spots in the exterior of the home. My vanity had so face support so they were really squeaky cabinets. Their project manager isn’t so good on catching these quality issues as they weren’t hard to see. Made it feel as if they just wanted to leave it as is and just hope no one complains. But for being a NEW build I had higher expectations for sure. I wouldn’t recommend this builder to friends or families. ... More

Had a good reputuation of Pulte Homes at the time of signing up the new house. After seeing the type of construction they're doing I can't recommand Pulte to any. There are hiring cheap labor and quality of work is not professional

In general so many issues with painting e port finishing a on the walls,stairs, windows, and garage floor. Disappointed

We moved into a Pulte home a few of months ago. The buying process was straightforward, although the information requested when asked simple questions was less than ideal. There were many cosmetic finish issues, stairs that creak so loud (not some of them) but most of them, floor creaks that are apparent, touch ups to paint that are noticeable, overspray of mud/paint in places like the tile in the shower areas, and more. Just did not expect so much "imperfect" work in a new construction. I filed the work orders for the cosmetic issues about 3 weeks ago and I believe they are advising that those issues would be resolved in 1 year - I have not heard from anyone but that is my understanding when we closed the home. Not a huge deal just expected more when paying so much for their homes. The market rate for the same home is approximately 100k-150k less. My expectations buying a home from a national home builder was not high, but I assumed that the basics (cleaning, paint, drywall mudding, creaks, ect) would be satisfactory. Overall, if you have the time allotted to search for a new home, I would advise to go with a local home builder, there is more quality, craftsmanship, and pride in their work. ... More

We are very happy with the house overall, disappointed by the property lot. We were lied to and never shown the lot we selected. Once with raaieed our.concern about our main issue. Nothing was done.

The sales office staff are terrific. Helpful and honest. The construction staff that completed walkthroughs were terrific as well. Again, helpful and honest. Corporate Pulte is not trustworthy. We worked with the Sales Office to set a closing date. One month later, we heard from our attorney that we were going to be penalized $16k for failing to meet the closing date, ie the date that the condo was supposedly completed. We never received a letter notifying us of a closing date. They justified their actions stating that “the contract stated that we needed to close on the completion date”. That is true but a Pulte Sales Person worked with us to close a few weeks later. We had no options except to pay the penalty or lose the condo. Our attorney agreed that they were wrong but said that this was pretty typical for Pulte. We are happy with our course but do not trust Pulte. ... More

The handover of the house was very confusing as there were several changes in dates. And after the move, a leak appeared in the bathroom from the master suite to the bedroom downstairs and it has been 20 days without a solution, asking for a deadline for the tiles to arrive.