Browse Forums Building A New House  25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member 1 Aug 25, 2015 2:52 pm We are so excited to Build with Henley. We spoke to 2 other large builders and we didn't find them helpful or worth it at all. Luckily one day I was looking through builders sites and I stumbled across Henley. We liked the Electra 1st but it didn't fit on our block. We then looked at the Vogue, we quickly fell in love with the plan. Our sales consultant from Berwick Waters was amazing. Honest and swift. We saw her once, the rest of our communication was done via email. We were booked into our Cosham info session 2 days after we paid  our deposit. The info session was terrific. Henley definitely give you more bang for your buck. Lots of things to choose from. We left the session excited. Just waiting to be allocated our admin person and color appointments. Can't wait for building to start. Its been a long road... 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member Re: Henley Vogue Q1 4Aug 26, 2015 9:08 pm  snydeLooking forward to following your build! Word of advice - look up all of Henley's suppliers, what's at Cosham is only a small amount of what you can get, esp in terms of tiles. Thanks for the advice. We couldn't believe how much choice there was in their cat 1. We were with PD but we pulled out 2 days before tender. They only gave you 4 or 5 ugly tiles to choose from. So happy we swapped to Henley... 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member Re: Henley Vogue Q1 7Sep 07, 2015 1:21 pm  kahylandI'll be following your thread closely as we are building the Vogue Q2. We have our colours appointment on Thursday. Be interested to know more about your choices for flooring etc. So much available that it can be overwhelming. Hi, So glad to hear from someone else who is building the Vogue. We upgraded our flooring to cat 2. The cat 1 range had a weird film over it. Cat 2 looked worth investing in. Can't wait to start building... 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member Re: Henley Vogue Q1 10Sep 16, 2015 1:14 pm  Henley VogueHi, So glad to hear from someone else who is building the Vogue. We upgraded our flooring to cat 2. The cat 1 range had a weird film over it. Cat 2 looked worth investing in. Can't wait to start building... We ended up choosing to go with our own flooring (though I reserve the right to change my mind again  ). We had our hearts set on Bamboo but didn't like either of the 2 options presented at Cosham. I'll upload some pics to my build thread as soon as I get a chance. Henley VogueOur colours!! Nice picks. I like the cool grey tones for the calming and relaxing aspects. 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member Re: Henley Vogue Q1 11Sep 16, 2015 1:47 pm kahyland Henley VogueHi, So glad to hear from someone else who is building the Vogue. We upgraded our flooring to cat 2. The cat 1 range had a weird film over it. Cat 2 looked worth investing in. Can't wait to start building... We ended up choosing to go with our own flooring (though I reserve the right to change my mind again ). We had our hearts set on Bamboo but didn't like either of the 2 options presented at Cosham. I'll upload some pics to my build thread as soon as I get a chance. Henley VogueOur colours!! Nice picks. I like the cool grey tones for the calming and relaxing aspects. Thanks! Black floors once in your life is worth it, I hope. Look forward to seeing your pics.. 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member Re: Henley Vogue Q1 13Sep 23, 2015 10:22 am Tender and contract was not so woo hoo after all. Our tender presenter was a prick. First thing he said to us when we walked in was, we don't have a lot of time, I have a PM appointment. He wasn't really interested in helping us change things around, seemed like he couldn't be bothered but in the end he did. He was very strange. House cost was reasonable. Still think we got a better deal then Burbank or PD offered. But the site costs, OMG. 7K more expensive then the other 2 builders because of rocks that they "may" come across. They assured us that if they didn't come across rocks we'd get our money back, but I don't expect a cent back. In the end we signed our contracts, it was all pretty straight forward because we didn't make many changes at all. Glad its all over. Looking forward to the next stage. Pity those who end up with the same tender guy as us. He was really awful. Made the experience sad and draining.... Re: Henley Vogue Q1 14Sep 23, 2015 10:52 am Henley VogueTender and contract was not so woo hoo after all. Our tender presenter was a prick. First thing he said to us when we walked in was, we don't have a lot of time, I have a PM appointment. He wasn't really interested in helping us change things around, seemed like he couldn't be bothered but in the end he did. He was very strange. House cost was reasonable. Still think we got a better deal then Burbank or PD offered. But the site costs, OMG. 7K more expensive then the other 2 builders because of rocks that they "may" come across. They assured us that if they didn't come across rocks we'd get our money back, but I don't expect a cent back. In the end we signed our contracts, it was all pretty straight forward because we didn't make many changes at all. Glad its all over. Looking forward to the next stage. Pity those who end up with the same tender guy as us. He was really awful. Made the experience sad and draining.... Sounds like a fun guy to hang with, lol. Regarding the rocks, so long as the rocks were a provisional costs, you have every right to ask them to produce invoices and receipts for proof that it was needed etc.. If no rocks were found your site administrator will raise a variation for a credit against your final invoice at the last stage. That's what mine did for the generator hire that was not needed and the credit i had offset the final progress claim. Second Build, this time with Carlisle 2016, can't wait! Beckham: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67280 Canterbury: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81175 30 Dec 2014 849 VIC Gold Member Re: Henley Vogue Q1 15Sep 23, 2015 10:53 am Henley VogueTender and contract was not so woo hoo after all. Our tender presenter was a prick. First thing he said to us when we walked in was, we don't have a lot of time, I have a PM appointment. He wasn't really interested in helping us change things around, seemed like he couldn't be bothered but in the end he did. He was very strange. House cost was reasonable. Still think we got a better deal then Burbank or PD offered. But the site costs, OMG. 7K more expensive then the other 2 builders because of rocks that they "may" come across. They assured us that if they didn't come across rocks we'd get our money back, but I don't expect a cent back. In the end we signed our contracts, it was all pretty straight forward because we didn't make many changes at all. Glad its all over. Looking forward to the next stage. Pity those who end up with the same tender guy as us. He was really awful. Made the experience sad and draining.... You will likely get your rock provisions back. Mine was about $4000 off the top of my head, they didn't hit rock so have been told will be credited back on final invoice. They have to show you 'proof' if they say they hit rocks  They have been pretty good about it for me. All the best with your build. Make sure you post heaps of pics!My Build Journey - Mainvue Amalfi 530 in South Eastern Melbourne https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75810&p=1353804&hilit=mainvue+amalfi#p1353804 25 Aug 2015 31 VIC Junior Member Re: Henley Vogue Q1 16Sep 25, 2015 10:40 am Two days after signing contracts and we've changed 3 things already. Henley have been very accommodating and haven't charged us!! Re: Henley Vogue Q1 19Sep 16, 2016 12:59 pm Do any of you have a blog or would mind posting some internal pictures of the layout of your Vogue Q1. I am enquiring with them currently (awaiting to hear back) but this plan is not on display so it makes it a bit harder to get a feel for it. So far it is ticking most of the boxes... the final one will be the price after we make any necessary changes. For those who got flooring through Henley, roughly what price were you up for? Second Time 'Round Re: Henley Vogue Q1 20Dec 14, 2016 1:07 am Hi all I have been following the post. Vogue q1 looks good for the advertised price . Can someone please share what was the approximate final cost of the build with inclusions . Vogue looks too good for the price !! At similar stage, seems like all builders these days try to make some hidden money from site costs. Will know more as it proceeds. Try out maximising your initial costs… 1 29517 |
