Pulte Homes Reviews

I am very disappointed with the response from the Pulte onsite Construction team. They were very responsive till I provided an internal feedback to their team but after I gave good feedback they stopped responding and did not fix anything.

After two months of home ownership I have a 15+ bullet point list of issues still needing resolved. Still don’t have a working oven, and a row of tiles have fallen off my home due to poor workmanship during installation. A lot of the concerns have been brought forward from even pre closing dates that have yet to be fixed. Additionally since we started this process we are now on our third foreman... that should tell you something.

We are the new homeowner from Pulte, just moved into new home since August 18th for 3 days but with many surprised issues. Irrigation system has been set up wrong initially by Loving group who is hired by Pulte which caused $1200 plus water bill for 1-2 months and Pulte told us this is not their responsibility; Important warranty registration information was not shared during closing so we missed good benefits for extended warranty. Cabinets have scratches, lawns are damaged by community truck, we are told these are all not covered by Pulte warranty. We feel quality of home is not good and customer service is really disappointed. ... More

Brand new home and already experiencing leaks in sink, cracks, paint coming out. Also, boundary vinyl wall was supposedly changed for a dent and that hasn’t changed even after a promise to change.

you need to be involved with oversight at each stage and require remediation for problems prior to closing.

The best part of the build is that they have done this at a pretty good pace and kept up with the timeline as promised (in fact a week before the tentative completion date). However the overall build quality is not to the expectations. It is quite evident in the finishing or touch up works done in the last minute and the very shabby job of cleaning the house or power washing the basement and garage. It was delivered in a "not so clean" state. Not satisfied !!!

It is hard to get a response to any issue. Or to get anyone to help.

Low quality materials and not with the current market materials. Price to Build is not great.

Not at all happy with the purchase. We like the layout hence we went with it, but the sales agent we worked not at all knowledgeable and we are suffering implications because of it. Also pulte management is not at all flexible on things compared to other major builders. Also the things included in standard price not good , also build quality as well not great as even paint, trim etc are very sensitive

The attention to detail or lack there of really was disappointing. Lots of bumps in the road and still finding the little things that were sloppy in the craftsmanship. You can tell that everything was done with speed not care. Don’t even get me started with the sales representative.

After moving in we noticed the Drywall texturing on our home was extremely bad. You can see lines, holes, defects, and areas that was not finished or sanded, etc. To date, workers have spent 5 days of re-texturing and sanding. And now, 3 days so far, of painting our home and probably another 2 ti 3 days to finish painting Then, they need to send cleaning crew to clean as well as cleaning the air ducts due to ALL the dust that have accumulated. Pulte's Quality control should have caught this issues prior to move.

Warranty service is very slow and sometimes unresponsive. I have to email/ call multiple times for same issue before someone finally gets back to me..

Considering that this is a new construction, my expectation was much higher. During the first month, I had reported many issues that have not been addressed in a timely fashion, meaning takes weeks to get things done on warranty. During the first month we've experienced multiple plumbing issues, leaking faucets, non-working power outlets, broken window parts, poor floor construction on 2nd floor, malfunctioning appliances, and etc. In addition to poor customer service, the property management company does nothing about security gates, trash around the property and car theft due to lack of security guard. HOA is managed by Pulte and does not respond to residents issues. Security is a big concern here. If I had known this before, Pulte would not be my choice. ... More

We got a good deal our house, but if you're OCD in any way, don't go with Pulte. The longer I've been here the more I've noticed how the air vents, lights, outlets, etc. are not lined up with each other which is shocking. The trim board is literally cardboard and doesn't seem of high quality. Also, we had an issue with a door handle not working within the first 30 days. The builder just dropped the parts off at our door for us to fix it ourselves. He didn't ring the doorbell or anything. That was also shocking to me.

I was so excited to build my second brand new home. We went with Pulte this time because we thought their reputation was good. There were a lot of corners cut. The first minor but major thing is the paint they use. I have never seen paint so cheap and thin in my life. My last builder used flat paint but it was a decent grade. This paint pulte uses the minute you wipe it you're down to the drywall. We had delays because of COVID that pushed our close date back several months. We understood that it was no fault of Pulte however because of that when we finally got our close date we were determined to not let anything else delay us as we were living in temporary housing because we sold our house expecting to be able to close. We did our celebration walk before close and listed everything we found wrong, ON our closing day we did another walk thru to make sure everything was fixed but they were in the house fixing it as we were walking through. We signed the paper saying things were satisfactory in good faith that things would be resolved that day. Well they weren't. And after we closed it's been a HASSLE to get anyone to come and do what they said they would do. We still have things that are not fixed and we closed over a month ago. They had the wrong shower doors in our shower they did replace them but instead of replacing the base of the shower they just replaced the door so there's an unsealed gap under our tile in our shower and two indentations where the old shower doors used to be. Our windows don't lock. The wire shelving they used throughout the house is TERRIBLE and flimsy. Our pantry has wire shelving and we HATE it. The least they could have done was use the thicker, more sturdy kind. A few cans on the shelf and it's ready to collapse. We live near the pond, the pond has nothing in it to keep the water flowing. A small water feature in the middle would have cost them $2400 so the mosquitoes are in abundance as is the algae that grows in the murky water. When asked about resolving that we were told to get with our neighbors and maybe "chip in" to get it done. During the buying process we had an issue with not being offered an upgrade on our walk out basement. We did a walk through and they had a regular door there. We upgraded the kitchen patio door to a sliding door (which should have been standard). When i told them we were never offered the upgrade they wanted to charge us $1200 to change it. We ended up settling on $600 which would have been the cost of the door. We also had a problem with the countertops not being what we selected at the showroom. They said they were but they didn't look alike to me. I understood that granite differs per slab however they were much different. I escalated the issue up to corporate where i spoke with a young man with a bad attitude and who continued to insult my intelligence. It was a lost cause so I dealt with it. We bought a samsung refrigerator and everytime we plug it up it trips the GFI and wont stay on. We were told we will need to get a different refrigerator. So in a brand new house we can't have the refrigerator we want? They told us to contact Samsung, samsung said it was a problem with GFI. We opted for gas appliances. The home came with a microwave, range(stove), and dishwasher, the range they gave us was electric. And apparently when they installed the range they removed our gas line. We had to have the plumber come back (which took some time because they claimed he was coming several times and he never showed) I expected so much more coming from pulte I do understand that there would be things wrong as this is not my first new build but the quality of materials used and the workmanship has me a little scared as to what else they cut corners on. All my neighbors have similar stories. I just talked my friend in dallas out of building with Pulte. I loathe companies with poor customer service. I could've overlooked every issue that we had if the customer service was good but after it taking a miracle to speak with field supervisor to get things fixed and speaking to someone at a CORPORATE level and being talked to like i wasn't spending my money and even going through their mortgage company I dont have anything nice to say about the company. ... More

Buyer Beware! If you ever purchase a model home make sure the price you are paying is for a house that is "as is". We bought a model home in Vista Bella in San Antonio, TX and the builder did their best to avoid bringing the home up to new home specifications. Although the new home contract said the home included window screens, during the last days prior to closing they stated they couldn't and wouldn't be including window screens. Because we were ready to move into our new home we signed and addendum, however it still wasn't professional to decline to include window screens with a home. There we also other small issues. Although, overall the home is beautiful and we think we will be happy, make sure you negotiate a very good price for model homes because they will try to change the terms of the contract mid-stream. ... More

I had no structural observation yet that concerns me at this time. But quality of cabinets with fixtures on them, flooring , sliding patio door and windows are all having issues and does not meet the standards of new construction. In most cases they are contracted to external companies and I don’t see they did a decent job at my place. It’s been couple of weeks since I raised it with no action yet.

While workmanship is decent, numerous issue around the subdivision including ingress/egress issues and drainage issues. Columbus staff has not been responsive except with generic vague responses nor seem trustworthy at this point.

In comparison to a custom home builder the quality of our Pulte home is poor. Walls aren't straight, tile is crooked, windows aren't level, and paint work is lousy. Perhaps all production builders have the same bad quality, but for this pricetag you should be able to expect better workmanship! I won't buy another Pulte house!

We do not have any issues with our sales consultant. The issue is in the quality of the materials used and the workmanship. We are also having a difficult time in getting Pulte to respond to repairs that are required. I would recommend that you tour a completed home prior to committing and do not use the models as your guide for materials and workmanship.

This was a fail. The buying experience was not what we expected. The option prices at the design center were 25-30% higher than the options price sheet from the sales office. This was very disaappointing considering the price sheet was printed 5 weeks before our appointment with the design center. We had to scramble to revise most of our carefully pre-selected options on the spot as each one was itemized for us. We can tell this didn’t bode well with the consultant who looked irked from the start. Post sale experience is regrettable too. Good luck with trying to contact the warranty center. Add this review tobthat horror story. The only bright spots from this experience are the professionalism of the Pulte mortgage staff, sales consultant Laurel and the FM Joel. ... More

Pretty sure I would not build with Pulte again. It was nothing like the last two houses I had built. The process was not very smooth and the quality of some of the workmanship was lacking. I would go into more detail, but it would take too long.

There were a few items that should be included in a house. A garage door opener, pulls on cabinets, and vents in the toilets. You all really seem to step over dollars to save pennies. If I would of known the above along with the fact that you were not willing at all to help with changes on a house that was not sheet rocked is very disappointing. Would not recommend you all or buy another home from you.

We moved in to a house with the outside property still under construction. We are extremely disappointed with the execution of the construction. The repairs to the outside promised were not done. The lawn has been a disaster waiting for, and the property is littered with rocks. Molding is not caulked and Pulte is now trying to direct us to put all the issues into warrantee.

Measure your expecatations.