Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 23, 2009 4:06 pm Hi all, just wondering if anyone can recommend reliable builders. We are new to this, but have found it to be a very interesting learning curve..sooo many things to consider & research! We are looking at building a single storey home in South Sydney area and have recently purchased the land. Have looked at a few builders and was almost conned by one, but thankfully i trusted my intuition and "i know a rat when i can smell one"!lol Not sure if i can mention them here, so i'd better not!lol Now thinking of going with AV Jennings, as they seem to be building quite a few homes in the area we have purchased and we were able to speak with a neighbour in that area who had recently built with them. Saw one of their display homes at the weekend, Galleria 210, which we are quite keen on but need to make a few minor changes to the design to suit our land block. I would appreciate if anyone can recommend any other "good" builders out there as we would like to see what other options might be available to us. Re: Can anyone recommend good builders for South Sydney area? 4Feb 23, 2009 5:40 pm Have you been to one of the Wisdom dislpay homes? We're building with them and we've had a great experience so far. Our site start was end of October last year, and we're currently at lockup stage with the kitchen and tiling going in. That includes the 5 week xmas shutdown that all builders take.
From what I've seen the site supervisors aren't over stretched and therefore have time to keep you regularly updated. We're in Hurstville council area.. where abouts in south sydney are you? They only build in certain areas so the don't over stretch themselves. Anyway, check our blog to see how our build has been if you like. C&G -------------------------------- A new building chapter begins.. Re: Can anyone recommend good builders for South Sydney area? 5Feb 23, 2009 6:39 pm Hi there...no I haven't been to any Wisdom display homes, but I have seen designs on their website. We have recently purchased a block at Helensburgh and bcos it's a wide block, we have had a bit of trouble finding a builder with designs to suit it. However, some have also been helpful with making changes to their designs to suit our needs. Re: Can anyone recommend good builders for South Sydney area? 6Feb 23, 2009 6:59 pm Go to this website - productreview - search for - nsw builders. Be warned though, it seems there are more complaints than praises, as would be expected.
Just bear in mind, that the building process is difficult & long. Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Can anyone recommend good builders for South Sydney area? 7Feb 23, 2009 10:49 pm Ok, thanks for the all the info Once I find a builder I am confidant with, I will also be seeking legal advice from my solicitor, before paying any deposit and signing any tender or contract. The previous builder we were interested in (up until last week) almost had us fooled, until i asked to see the building contract, before I was wiling to sign their tender. He insisted that we pay a $6000K non-refundable deposit AND sign the tender BEFORE he would give us the contract! I think I made the mistake of telling him I wanted my solicitor to review the contract before we made any commitment. But maybe it was a good thing too, bcos his whole attitude changed and we definitely saw his true colours!! Anyway we made several attempts to get a contract and each time we were refused! Although we were very keen on their design, we decided that it just wasn't worth the risk of making any commitment with this builder! Then what do u know, 2 days later he's trying to contact us to tell us he had the contract ready!! Well by that time we'd had enough of him, so told him we were not going to proceed with their tender! So in light of this experience, I hope this isn't gonna be the beginning of a nightmare building experience!! We are first homebuyers and this process is all new to us but we are learning ALOT of things along the way. So far it has been a good learning curve and at least now we have a better understanding of the building process. CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16566 Hi all, We are looking to build a new two storey house in western Sydney. Can anyone recommend a smallish builder to go with? We are trying to stay away from the big… 0 12150 Thanks again Simeon for being so elaborate. Appreciate it. Its gives us a very idea. Kind Regards 4 3690 |