Pulte Homes Reviews

House is built. That's about it. Mail never registered address, internet utility missing and no observable progress to rectify the situation, generally good finishing on the house, but many obvious ones that stick out. Slow responses, still too many open and documented matters to address.

Pulte share all beautiful things when you make the purchase… but after you sign… begin all the lies about the problems in construction. Pulte don’t give real answer. All excuses. Bad workmanship and materials. We have open like 50 items to replace by warranty. Not small. We have like floor bathrooms, drywalls, paint. So stressful. Pulte it doens't care about all the issues in the community. We hace security problems because the gate is always for construction. And they don’t care.

The time to build was way to long

The amount of mistakes that had to be redone and corrected was astronomical. It was the norm for things to get done two or three times before they were done in an acceptable manner. And even this wouldn't have happened without us insisting. We noticed workers of all ages and even children and woman doing work. No wonder the exterior paint was a mess, and sloppy work observed. Even after moving in, the stove doesn't work, we have had electrical issues, the front door has been oredered incorrectly twice (still waiting a month later to see if it comes in right on the third try), etc. Part of the problem is just lack of skilled workers, and lack of oversight. I believe Pulte wants to build a quality product, but they are struggling to do so under the post-covid circumstances. ... More

It has been almost two months since I came into my new home and have found a lot of issues with different things: kitchen cabinets, doors, baseboards, etc. and nothing has been addressed -and I submitted a report soon after we got in-. I send emails to the customer service team and they do not acknowledge receiving it, I don't know if someone got it and it's reviewing it. I just don't hear from them if they will address my concern or not. It has been very frustrating. I am very unhappy with how things have evolved since I got into the house, very, very unhappy. I still have doors that don't close properly and a toilet that doesn't fill up water; and it took weeks to answer to a problem with A/C without gas. ... More

The beginning of the process was excellent! But, as soon as we signed the contract things started going downhill. Our sales consultant didn't provide clear information and openly lied about some of the house's features. The construction process was a mess, mainly during the time Pulte switched field managers. The were so many misunderstandings and a lack of communication with the construction team over the transition period. A little piece of advice, before signing closing, make sure you have everything working perfectly and all the issues found during the inspection fixed. They told us they were going to fix some of them after closing, but once you close the house it's like you dont exist anymore. The customer care team simple ignores your requests or takes about a month to just answer an email and another month to send someone to your home and fix their issues, our customer care manager (Philip) was not even able to answer a decent email and every time we contacted him with issues he replied back with a phone number, no even a word, just a phone number. I would not do this again with Pulte and again do not expect any kind of sympathy once you close the house. ... More

Horrible customer service. Do not make customers feel appreciated. Took 2weeks for someone to respond to water leak repair

Home quality is very poor in relation to the price we paid. Attention to detail is missing. Many minor issues that should have been discovered and taken care of prior to our move in. On site construction manager was not a good communicator or properly inspected home for delivery. Only bright thing is we have a very attentive customer service rep who is working thru our issues,

Increase in the value of the property overnight, even with our verbal acceptance the day before, we were forced to accept the new price. Lack of support at closing when the appraisal established a lower value than the contracted value. Delay in responding to warranty calls, and always directing us to resolve directly with the manufacturers, not giving us any support with this. No action by the construction company to solve the problem that everyone in the condominium is facing with high water bills.

Our closing was delayed majorly, and we were not even given a closing date until two days before closing. After closing, we are not getting any prompt responses for the issues we're facing. It has been two weeks since I raised an issue with warranty team without any helpful update until now. I'm not sure it pulte was good earlier, but I can't imagine other builders being worse than this.

We are very disappointed with our pulte purchase. During our pre-construction meeting we were showed by our project manager plygem fold out windows we were getting with the house. After we moved in, we discovered pulte switched out all of the windows without our knowledge. No email or phone call. The windows we received do not fold out. We asked pulte about replacing the windows and they refused. We also had no hot water when we moved in. We had to call an emergency plumber to get hot water. We had versions issues such as the house was not cleaned when we moved in. There was blood behind the master tub. A jumper duct was missing and we had a mismatch of cabinet doors. There was no attention to detail by our project manager what so ever. Till this day, our project manager has failed to reach out over the window issue. We spent 700k for this house and we are very disappointed how the process went. ... More

Our Construction Field Manager, Chad was the only one who communicated with us; he saved our faith in Pulte. He knew of our frustration with the delays, and he did his best to assure that we were informed without us having to reach out to him first. He also did his best to make sure that when we moved in we had a complete home. We are very thankful for all that Chad did for us! Nick has also been really great at making sure that issues are fixed now that we have moved in. His responsiveness has been greatly appreciated.

Manny and Austin have been great on the construction side and warranty side to fix issues, but the quality of the home is poor. Clearly sloppy and quick work just to get the house done. Cabinets aren't level, trim is not square or flush, paint is sloppy and dripping. Paint is everywhere in grout and on the floor. Doorways and walls are clearly not level or square. Drywall finish in the entire upstairs is bad and has to be redone. The landscaping was quick and pretty sure the sod was dead when installed, grass still hasn't grown 2 months in and not sure if Pulte is going to replace it or not.

Signed to build this house in February of 2021. Supposed to be complete in August, 2021. At least a half a dozen delays, 3 Construction Managers turned over. I'd find out at the last minute about delays requiring me and my wife to find another place to live after selling our home. Most of my construction close updates came from Pulte Mortgage. Each department pointed at the other as the arbiter of the decision. CMs were just about silent through the whole process - communicating nothing. Andrew being the one exception. Finally closed on the house March 15, 2022. Still waiting on sod and seed for a lawn, fix of window that doesn't lock and some exterior caulking that looks like a child put it on. ... More

Buying process was rushed and prevented time to research to avoid surprises, such as the terraced streets with open view fence in the back so that people can see into your yard. We found out you cannot plant anything to effectively block the neighbors from seeing in and that was not disclosed either. Exterior choice is very limited and too many houses look the same. HOA doesn't let you change enough. Also reported some issues that need fixed to the number they gave us and nobody has followed through with even a phone call or email. Our home itself is beautiful inside but the neighbors being able to gawk into the backyard and even see into the house ruins our new house joy. We regret this purchase. ... More

House was completed 6 months behind schedule and everything was rushed to completion. House wasn’t thoroughly cleaned at closing, and the builders had to come back after closing to repair areas that were lacking.

For a new townhome, the building quality is fine - not the best, but not the worst it could be. The main issues were the construction timeline and customer service - Pulte is all sales, no substance. They put on a great face, but when it comes to getting details about the construction timeline, where materials stand, where the inspections stand, they are just about the worst at communicating this information. Worse, they make you feel stupid for even asking. Our townhome took 16 months because of the collective incompetence of the sales and construction teams. Our closing date was pushed three times, leaving us to find temporary housing for two months. Pulte offered zero empathy or concessions to make up for their screw ups. In this pandemic, I would not recommend anyone purchase a new construction home (unless they have flexible housing options to stay in until moving) but I especially would not recommend purchasing with Pulte. A traumatic experience for a first-time homeowner that I would not wish on anyone. ... More

The 5 star review for responsiveness goes to our warranty manager for his professionalism and hard work to get all our issues fixed. However, buyer beware. They rushed us to close on home that was not completed. Only gave us 17 days to notice for closing instead of at least 30-45 days. The quality of workmanship is subpar. Our punch list continues to grow with issues we are finding after closing.

I would recommend other buyers to refuse to close until all significant items of the home are completed. We paid $1,350 extra for "Insulation at interior wall adjacent to Owner's Suite...". 7 feet of that adjacent wall (about half) was not insulated. Pulte's representatives say "since it is not an exterior wall or involve plumbing they refuse to insulate it.".

While the work and communication with Elaine and Chad were quite good, watching the overall build process was very disappointing. The trade workers did not appear to show any pride in their work and their sole purpose was to get done as quickly as possible without any attention to detail. After move in it has been discovered that most of the products used are of poor quality. We are still waiting for resolution on an issue with one of the appliances that was in the unit. Not what we ordered and paid for. This appears to be coming to a resolution soon.

Many noticeable issues were found after move in.

Make sure you look at everything the contractors do because the workmanship is poor. Our house is beautiful but so much needs fixed. Make sure you are getting the things you paid for.

Pay top dollar for mediocre workmanship and low quality materials.

On site agent and builder were excellent; however Pulte, the Company, focused only on their profits, ignoring the impact their actions had on buyers. Pulte demanded some closings take place much earlier than anticipated which cause considerable inconvenience, stress and costs for these buyers. This rush by Pulte to close homes before the end of 2021resulted in incomplete and shoddy workmanship. Design center also made mistakes w/ buyers' selections. Customer service department and local builder make sincere efforts to resolve these issues which should not have occurred in the first place.

Ovan was not working from 27 Nov 2021. It was replaced on 28 Dec 21. Paint was wrong whole house. Hot water we are getting milky as of today. Replace hot water but still getting milky water