Pulte Homes Reviews

Rushed the closing with lot of items pending at the end of the year. The final walkthrough was almost skipped before closing. Was promised that all the items will be done soon after we move in. It wasn't a pleasant experience at all moving into the house with lot of contractors coming to finish the work while settling in. The contracted plumbing company was the worst of all and the other companies took their time due to whatever reasons. After a month there are still some pending issues.

Pulte does build a good, well-designed home IF the field team has adequate labor & with time to do it right; materials with ability to refuse to install damaged materials i.e., we have multiple, 40+ chipped tiles installed, trim pieces 1/2" short plugged with globs of caulk, paint splatter and droplets all over floor, paver stains, paint on sliders, slider tracks filled with mortar/debris, etc.). A lot is asked of the site team and my impression is that it is all about delivering it to closing even if it is a rush job. I liked and trusted the site supervisor, but it was a series of challenges he had to face to get materials & labor coordinated & communications with the future owners. Now we are on to the multiple post move in 30 day "cosmetic" issues and thus far it is not going well, one vendor out of 4-5 has showed up on the date schedule, so another day sitting around for nothing. ... More

slow response of repair after closing, no HOA trasnfer to management yet

Overall it was a long wild ride. The early sales process was simple but even at the start there were unsatisfying choices that had to be made. When you’re told you can have the exact exterior you want, sign, THEN find out actually you can’t have what they said you could - that was disappointing. The build process was frustrating but somewhat expected. Build quality is cheap cheap cheap. They fired the crew that framed our house, wavy walls isn’t a good look. They did their best to fix most of the major issues. Overall we’re happy with our home but would be hesitant to buy a pulte again.

Sales person really helpful and quick to respond. Project manager seemed to not know what was going on 1/2 the time. Expected better quality and workmanship for the price

selling agent was great, overall build quality not up to par, lots of details done poorly, some parts appear unfinished. Would be cautious using Pulte for next home.

The 10 yrs warranty thay they mention at the time of marketing is ONLY for the structural and not for the entire home. Quality of product or workmanship is ok.

Overall the communication during construction was consistent as the construction manager kept me in the loop. However, build quality was lacking as the paint job was poor along with some of the interior finishes, for example, stair railing, door installation, and appliances.

We were pretty disappointed in the condition of the home at close. We found all kinds of issues with the painting and we find more every day. Lots of dings in the wood that were just painted over, a poor paint job overall with many areas were the paint ran down the wall or peeled away where a door was closed with wet paint. So many painting issues that we’ll probably need to repaint the interior ourselves. The garbage disposal didn’t work at move in, cracked areas in the trim, the front door handle missing screws etc. We are really disappointed in the poor attention to detail and the responses to our service requests has been slow. If we could do it over we probably wouldn’t have moved forward with this build. ... More

The closing dept / title company were incredibly unresponsive to our communications. They gave us 12/30/2021 closing date and did not communicate or respond to any of our communications during the week prior to that date. Nothing - no notice that closing would be delayed. Then on 12/31 they email us and expected us to close immediately. We were very happy with Nathan the project manager who oversaw the construction of our home.

Unfortunately we moved it without things being complete. If we didn’t close we could have been pushed out of our home buying due to the equity in the new build that was so high due to the 13 month build time. We are left with appliances that were not selected, tile that is way uneven, no cabinet door, no screen doors, no grout in the pantry, grout in the kitchen that was stained during build by trades, carpet not secure, door hardware not complete or installed incorrectly, windows that were not cleaned and covered in materials, and the list continues. Waiting on a Michelle to call to start setting up times and dates to get it all corrected at this point. ... More

There are few issues like Since we chose platinum package we have chosen vinyl but there is a gap between vinyl floor and the door frame. Drive way bricks not properly arranged. Also the closet racks all rusted the day we move in. Still following up for the replacement. Someone came to touch up that's what we need. Garage was not placed properly I see the bolt placed on one side unsupported and door hanged somewhere. Guest restroom water clogged within a week. Title floor filings coming out now itself.

My opinion of Pulte is definitely lower after this experience. So much of the work was such poor quality workmanship. I’ve had clients build with nearly every builder but this was my first experience w Pulte. We were delayed a week on closing and there was really still so much more to be done. We’ve been working through things with warranty and they’re slowly handling things but a nice completed home definitely would have been preferred. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to wait and had to move in.

Unfortunately our experience with Pulte was not the best. We went through 2 field managers Mike and Steve who were not responsive at all and told us the wrong closing date and then ended up moving on from Pulte one right after the other. The good news here is that it brought in Jeremy who has been extremely helpful. We were told many of the things that needed to be completed on the house would be done after closing and to just close and get in and it will be addressed 1 week before and 2 weeks after. However there were many things that needed fixed in our final walkthrough and here we are 3 months moved in and barely anything has been addressed. At this point I am not very confident that the issues will be fixed at all. I feel like we were put at the bottom of the list because we were not constantly griping. In order to get anything done you have to be very persistent and hold their hand. We love our house but the whole experience leaves a lot to be desired. ... More

It was a first time home buying experience . Overall it was good experience for me but I did not get the home in time until last minute the work was pending .it was just a townhome but pulte did not plan well it took around 10 plus months to get a house which normally takes 4-5 months . Also the quality if the material is not up to the mark being a reputed builder .

The floor plans and value of the home is great, however, I feel like we weren’t updated throughout the home building process and kept in the loop regarding any delays/issues.

Quality of workmanship was poor. I’m still correcting flaws myself. The house was delivered clean. Too much to list.

Did walk thru in November and issue that we had are still not addressed

Very informative. For quality and workmanship, we found electrical issues on ceiling electrical system that always have power for ceiling fans wiring even switch is turn off (it was corrected). No power above the island ceiling electrical lighting & Job request has been submitted to fix. Still awaiting dates on delivery of the fridge unit, bar cooler unit and selected garage door.

Many issues and no one taking the heat for them. Still have items that are not finished and I moved in two months ago. I understand the crazy times, but too many errors were made.

We really wish that we had more time between our celebration walk and final walk through. Only 50% of the items printed out were fixed or addressed. The very final step of the closing was scheduled for November 30. Our appointment was at 11 and we did not close until 5:30 in the evening. There were over 35 closing scheduled for that day alone. Other buyers were also there on the 30th because they couldn’t close on the 29th. Not sure if a Pulte was trying to close by the end of the month figures. But many people were very frustrated. May want to stagger them out more thru out the month.

Issues discovered after moving into unit in November still not addressed in January. sent emails also with no response. I feel one issue is the bedroom widows, Bedroom gets as cold as 60 deg.

While our salesperson and field manager were very nice and pleasant to work with, we were very disappointed in the workmanship on our home. For the price we would have expected a much better job from the trades

One of the worst new home purchases maybe because of Covid-19? I went with Pulte because of the name. We are hoping our Pulte home will be a good one for our Family. Worst thing about this purchase was lack in communication from the builder and feeling pressure for us to meet deadlines Pulte imposed on us.Luckily Nick our contractor smoothed all our worries away helping every step of the way! He was capable, friendly and payed attention to detail. We were also fortunate to have a great team at Pulte mortgage. Sarah and Matt were always polite and professional. They really know their stuff. The design center was awesome too, never felt rushed or pushed into anything. Pulte doesn’t offer a lot of standard upgrades, so it can be very easy to spend a fortune.Our home turned out beautiful with the exceptional help of our design team, Finally , Bridget at PGP title was calm and helpful at such a high stress close. She went out of her way to make sure our signing of documents was simply. Thank you to all of you. As far as Pulte, they lacked in communication with us and the employees. When our closing date was postponed, the sales person nor Nick knew and were eagerly waiting to give us our keys.We were promised August- October closing, but didn’t till December. I felt like they were trying to sell the home out from under us. They had so many demands placed on us to close yet they could say and do whatever they wanted. It was stressful not knowing when to close on our old house. Lack of communication. Once moved in we noticed the agenda was to get the close and not deliver a perfect new home. One example is the garage door. It’s painted 2 different colors and I have to live like that until I have the time to request the paint team to come back. The blinds I paid extra for, had tiny holes in them and our kitchen cabinets, which were upgraded were hung wrong. You can see the dishes through the front cracks. I should not have to request people to come back. They should have done it before closing. Now I have to figure out how to get them out here. I hope my review was helpful. ... More

House closed on time.