Pulte Homes Reviews

I have a bad experience. The house has some issues with doors and the cover plate of the washer & drier and the theater room is wrongly designed and now I can not install an screen and projector and now the project manager doesnt response my calls

They told me issues were going to be addressed before home purchase and that did not happen, up to today issues have not been completed.

The construction manger delayed the closing and promised to fix a list of unfinished/half finished items. he never did. We paid a lot of money for this house trusting Pulte, now we have to pay extra to fix the problems on a new house!

Terrible issues on day one

The home buying experience is okay. The builder's lender involved some high fees so we didn't choose them. The closing day was okay, but all the documents were delayed so we did not receive community gate access nor trash bins until 6-8 weeks after we moved in. The wood floor and doors are not quality material, chip off easily only a few weeks after moved in. The irrigation valve was broken and Pulte insurance would not take care of it and their management are using freezing weather as excuses. We understand that Pulte home prices are slightly lower than other builders, but quality is not that good given the overall price we paid. Will look for options other than Pulte home in the future. ... More

My wife and I built our first home and had a wonderful experience. We unfortunately had to move due to a family member’s declining health. We then decided to build again and found an area we were interested in, which was being built by Pulte. Prior to signing the purchase agreement, we asked our sales representative about the community’s water source and property taxes. We were told the community was on city water, but failed to mention this “city water” was actually sourced from a well and was very hard water. They also failed to mention the additional $6,000 tax assessment that would be added to our property taxes. Once this information came to light, Pulte refused to take responsibility for the information and their only “solution” was to offer us a full refund *11 days* before closing. That being said, our project manager was outstanding and built my wife and I a beautiful home. Unfortunately, due to the business ethics of the sales side, I cannot recommend Pulte for building your home. The Pulte mortgage and Pulte insurance reps I worked with were pleasant and helpful. Please note that Pulte requested I write a review and I chose to disclose my personal experience exactly how it happened. ... More

The building process was challenging with change of 6 building managers. Last one being assigned 4 days before closing. The errors that occurred have been worked up to 2 months after closing. At that time we were ghosted by Pulte warranty side Tile installation grout is less than quality expected. I would love to talk to someone to discuss quality of a $475,000 home. Very disappointed owner due to quality and unkept promises.

We bought a Pulte home in Gramercy Park. Due to market conditions we did this via a virtual walkthrough with our realtor. There are many pro's & cons to the house & the builder. We did not make selections for the house during construction. I am attempting to be fair. This is written 8 weeks after occupying the house. If possible, I will update this review later on. PRO: Overall design is good in terms of layout, windows, space utilization, curb appeal of the building, and lot layout. Value for the area is in line with comps. General construction is acceptable & in line with expectations. House has a watering/sprinkler system for the landscape and also (we are told) to assist with Texas issues regarding settling due to dry ground. We used Pulte Finance & Insurance. Both were exceptionally helpful and responsive to our timeline needs. CON: Some fit and finish is subpar, and appears resistant to correction. Cabinetry is very basic quality. There were issues with cabinet installation, color consistency, finish (nails/caulk). Second floor has squeaks will require correction. Garage concrete pad sloped incorrectly, has an 3-foot area near a corner where water from vehicles pools & sits, does not run off to outside. House was labeled "smart home ready", but this only meant cat-6 wiring was run to a central box. Box is small for necessary equipment. HVAC Zoning for house is only upstairs/downstairs. More zones appear needed due to solar changes through the day. Design includes a large window over stairway (a good feature) which recently acquired a full-length crack, we suspect the window is not installed to accommodate house settling and expansion due to weather changes. DESIGN DEFECT: Optional 2nd floor master bathroom with master walk-in-closet was included in this house. This was a major feature we felt contributed to the price of the home. The design places the closet as a full bump-out on the second floor, creating 4 exterior sides (3 walls, floor) and the common wall with the master bathroom. This closet is insufficiently temperature controlled and is up to 20F different than the house, even after adjusting HVAC supply to area. With house set & acceptably maintaining 68F, exterior temp 28F, closet was 50F. This also chilled the bathroom by appx 10F. Cold is conducted into master bathroom which causes expansion/contraction of ceramic floor tile. Tiles are already popping/loose, we are wondering how this will be fixed permanently given that the cause of this is the heating/cooling difference over time & from other house materials. Neighbors with same house feature have reported the same problem. This was winter, we are wondering what will happen with heat in Texas summer. If you choose this option, I suggest you ensure the builder indicates how it will be prevented. ... More

I’ve purchased 5 new homes. Pulte has been the worst in initial quality.

The overall process with Pulte was very frustrating, unprofessional, and of low quality. The quality and workmanship of the home were below our expectations and standards that Pulte portrayed during the buying process. The team was unresponsive and unprofessional until we went to management with our concerns.

Just not what I would have expected from a national builder. The house keeps us dry but that’s about all I can say about it. Very strange building techniques and materials. Very loud with outside noise. Cold and hot spots throughout. Exposed wires, etc. Just very poor effort overall. I would never recommend a Pulte home to anyone.

I would not build with Pulte again.

We were so excited to buy a home through pulte. The price was high but the location and space was well worth it. Everything was great until they began to change things about 2 months before our initial closing date. We got a new build manager, communication stopped and build quality went down. They moved our closing multiple times and when they gave us a final date they changed it again a week before we got our keys... we had to scramble to switch time off and let our rental company know that we would need more time after already giving our 30 day notice. On the new move in day, our house wasn’t done. We had no gate or side wall, no landscape was done, the backyard was full of broken bottles nails and other junk and all of our doors were left open. The last part was really not ok we had all of our new appliances installed and then all the doors just left open with no one on the property. When we started to move our things in people started to roam our property with out introducing themselves. We had a carpet cleaner just waltz in before realizing the house was occupied, not his fault because no one told him people were moving in on their move in date. We needed the cleaners though because workers had walked all over our carpets after a rainstorm and our carpets were covered in mud. We had to have workers come finish the front yard, finish staining and even put our mantle up and ceiling fan still in. Now almost 2 months after close we are still missing concrete under our back sliding door so our door is literally free hanging with nothing underneath, we have cabinets that don’t close all the way, we’re missing metal work details on the outside of the home, paint is splattered all over the cabinets, there’s defects in the walls including a 3 foot long space where they had to move electrical components that wasn’t textured, our outlets constantly trip and don’t work, and my personal favorite there is debris under all the carpet upstairs so you can feel the bolts and wood scrapes when you walk around, this doesn’t even include how you can feel every piece of plywood under the “carpet padding” including places where it’s been filled because of wrongly placed holes or where the plywood has warped. They said we have to contact warranty now and we are in the process of doing so but it’s hard to understand why we have to contact warranty for things that we’re never actually done, like these are things missing or not done right. I feel like they rushed in the end and to be honest it doesn’t reflect or even compare to the craftsmanship seen in the model home. Every single person we talk to is amazing and kind and helpful but the upper management on these sites rushed workers. We paid just shy of 400k and our house is riddled with issues that we will probably be fighting to be fixed for months to come. The most severe of which are the missing concrete and stucco job that is uneven and in some places completely missing. They just came last week to finally clean all the spray foam off the windows and remove junk from the backyard so now I can finally let my dog out to play with out worrying about huge nails and broken glass. So that’s a plus I suppose It’s just a let down because we worked so hard for this home and we came almost everyday to dream and imagine about how our hard work is paying off. This was not the dream. It’s just a mess right now. So all in all great homes but you better micromanage and make sure to not give any notice if your moving from a rental until EVERY DETAIL IS FIXED. Also the neighborhood is amazing, and the other family’s are sweet and we are always looking our for one another. It’s a great location to live at ... More

We were told during closing - Cosmetic things does not count towards overall house completion and warranty. Which is not not so great as this is what we see. Whatever is inside dry walls, we will hardly know of. Every warranty item has a tolerance level with respect to concrete cracks and floor levelling (so far noticed only these two). And certain things are designed in a way, so can't be fixed. Outside lawn is not covered and HOA need to fix any workmanship defects. The list goes on, I guess you get what they build and get at closing, expecting anything else is just too much.

I purchased a new-construction unit in South Village because of the great location and pretty, modern exterior. However, the overall buying experience and quality of the interior of the home are sub-par. Starting with the sales experience, it appears there are communication issues with Sales and the construction team. Many times, I made decisions on finishes with my Sales Rep only to find they were completely ignored by the construction team. For instance, I chose a tiled shower and one weekend I came to visit the house and a plastic molding one had been installed instead. Secondly, my Sales Rep tried to change things we agreed upon. We agreed upon hardwood treads on all the stairs, and at the last minute he said the top floor staircase was going to be carpet. I had to argue with him to get him to honor what we agreed upon. Luckily, my real estate had it written down in her meeting notes so I was able to leverage that. The construction team also does not provide timely updates and the updates they do give are wrong. You are left in the dark wondering what is being done. Lastly, the workmanship is below average. Starting with the garage. They did not let the concrete dry properly which caused it crack. They pulled it up and filled in the cracks with a very noticeable caulking agent. It magnified the cracks 10X and now looks horrible. I tried to get them to fix it properly as this was not how any of the other garages were but they refused. I am now left with huge ugly cracks in a brand-new garage. In the interior, they stained the staircase with a stain that does not match the hardwood. There are paint splatters all throughout the steps and places where they dropped paint and rubbed it off. They walked on the stairs after they put the finish and you can see footprints throughout. I had hardwood companies come look at it and they all said it was a poor quality job. Even the original painter came in to look after I filed a warranty claim and admitted it was done very poorly. Still they are only offering a touch-up job instead of re-doing and making it right like they should have the first time! The paint job was shoddy too. There are touch-up spots everywhere. Paint on the lighting fixtures. Even the electrical outlets were done in a sloppy way. They put the fan first then the light switch as the second one in the bathroom. You have to push down instead of up for the light to come on. Overall, it seems like they place very little emphasis on customer experience and quality control. They know the area they are selling in sells itself so their attitude is take it or leave it. At least that is how they treated me when I almost walked away because of the garage issue. I would not recommend buying from this company unless you are comfortable paying for a lot of contractor work to fix the mistakes they would not. I have to get my garage re-done, stairs re-stained, interior repainted all to get to a decent standard. This should not be the case on a brand new-home! ... More

While certain aspects of the build where great, the attention to detail severely lacks. Poor finishing paint job, base board finishes, paint spots all over wood floors etc. they also provided a very subpar cleaning for move in. In addition promises are made to entice you to close (ie when you close we will finish x,y,z) - note this did not happen at all, instead never receive callbacks from builder and have to go about the warranty process.

The mortgage side was a horrible experience as was closing due to the mortgage side. Final Home inspections were a joke because there was a multitude of things that still needed to be done and even on the last and final inspection there were issues that had to be corrected repeatedly.

Worst experience. Would never build with Pulte ever again. Had to visit the house every day to make sure house was completed properly and on schedule. Had to go above site manager’s head on multiple occasions to his boss to make sure proper repairs were completed. Initial Electrical and plumbing done incorrectly in the kitchen, no water to the dishwasher, multiple cabinets damaged, windows leaked at the time of closing and then charged $700 in late closing fees because I wouldn’t sign until windows were repaired. Told me since I didn’t find it during the walk through it was my fault. I could go on with even more issues. Do not build with Pulte. ... More

Not a great buying experience

I wish I would of gone with a different builder

Steven has been great but other than Steven this is been a not very good experience for a house we spent almost a $1,000,000 on. We had a water issue the first night we moved in and flooded our basement bedroom over 5 weeks ago. We still do not have padding and carpet on the floor and nobody is responding to our please for fixing this. Steven is trying but he’s not getting very far either. There’s other issues in our downstairs kitchenette with paint on the cabinets and we asked this to be resolved over a month ago - and still nothing - crickets!! I understand times are trying with COVID but for the money spent not very happy at the moment!! ... More

Different departments had different versions of what is included and what are upgrades. Very confusing buying process especially for new buyers. Found very basic issues (like creaking bathroom floors, kitchen hardwood floors, loose lighting fixtures , electrical wiring issues - dryer wouldnt turn on due to faulty and dangerous wiring mistake) - these should have been taken care of during the quality reviews / inspections.

Overall not satisfactory experience due to followings surprises: 1. Congested townhomes. 2. Not enough guest parkings available. 3. Garage driveway is the smallest one can imagine, you cannot even park a single car on it. 4. Roads are not wider enough to do parallel parking. 5. You can hear music sound from neighbor house. 6. Many houses doesn't have the garbage pickup from the front / back side of the house.

Finance process was convoluted and not transparent. Closing postponed multiple times. Construction is still not done.

Though we love our home & are happy with how beautiful the house turned out....the process was miserable and we felt as though we were just a number to Pulte as a whole. There were some individuals working for the company who we had relatively pleasant experiences with but as a whole there was a SEVERE lack of communication. If asked by friends and family, I would not suggest Pulte.