Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Mar 22, 2007 12:08 pm Hello everyone..I am new to these forums and am currently building in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne with Dennis Homes and was wondering if there was anyone else out there who have built/are building with them? I was just interested in sharing your experiences..good, bad or indifferent. Cheers! Re: Dennis Homes 2Mar 22, 2007 2:21 pm I haven't and wouldn't build with them after the pathetic customer service we got at their local display centre.
We were going to all the building display centres looking for builders who had or could modify a plan to fit our block. We spoke to the lady who said that she would take a copy of our block and would search through their plans to see if one could fit. 5 days later I received a call saying that she had infact found a plan to fit, but it was a 12sq unit, and seeing as we had a small child in tow she figured (rightly!) that we were after something bigger and wished us well and hung up. So much for being flexible. If you look at their designs you find that they are mostly boxy/rectangular and are that way so their costs remain low - good if you're after that sort of thing - especially for first home buyers, but they didn't have a plan and didn't seem willing to accommodate us. We also compared the standard inclusions and found that we would be spending $$$ to make the standard the same as some of the other bulk building companies, and decided that their "cheap" price tag wouldn't end up that way anyhow. All in all, we were disappointed in their customer service, but are more than happy with our chosen builder (who, for those that are interested, has fitted a 23sq house on our block). Ray. Second Time 'Round Do tell... 3Mar 22, 2007 11:06 pm Hi Carolann
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