Browse Forums Building A New House Rubbed the wrong way... 33Aug 30, 2007 9:46 pm We invite you to follow the journey of our home building experience here: http://fundingthedream.blogspot.com/ Impressive Comeback! 34Aug 31, 2007 10:11 pm We invite you to follow the journey of our home building experience here: http://fundingthedream.blogspot.com/ Re: Any good/bad experiences with Henley? 39Sep 04, 2007 9:10 pm Thanks for the comments and support guys & gals. Brittany, you are right the power of th Internet is truly amazing, if used in the right way and Phoenix, you are exactly right, communication between both parties is key to successful relationships between owner & builder, but I think it's important to emphasize constructive communication as well.
Touchingcloth, the power of 'customer experience' is clearly demonstrated by your post. If things don't go well for you, Henley could lose a potential customer, not to mention several others who would read about your experiences here while considering which builder to go with etc. Hopefully of course everything goes great and both parties win. I think the key to our success was not getting mad and 'losing it' over the phone. I could tell the Admin. was a bit stressed and though I didn't like how things were being handled at the time, the more constructive means of communicating my dislike for the situation was to post it here and on my blog. I try to always remain fairly pleasant on the phone because often the person you would like to get mad at doesn't have the power to change anything anyway, so better to voice your concern to the masses. Nothing has happened this week which is fine because the brickie is scheduled to start Monday with nothing scheduled in between. Would be great if he could get out earlier, but if not no worries. Will let you all know how the site meeting with the Supervisor on Thursday goes. I'm optimistic that it will be all good. We invite you to follow the journey of our home building experience here: http://fundingthedream.blogspot.com/ Re: Any good/bad experiences with Henley? 40Mar 16, 2009 7:24 am Hi bry&cbear
What were your site costs for Henley in Craigieburn ? I have purchased a land in the Newbury village in Highlands and checked with Henley about the site costs. The sales rep quoted an approx figure of 15K which includes upgrade to an "H" slab, rock costs and other charges. I thought 15K was slightly on the higher side. Looking at what other people are paying in that area, 10K would be a more correct figure. It would be good to know your site costs as its better to compare the rates from the same builder. Cheers Avish You have mandatory building inspections and privately engaged building inspections. The difference between the two comes down to inspecting the building so it's safe and… 3 18063 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 16145 do not pay until you are satisfied with workmanship windows require flashing over the head archithrave and up under weatherboards 3 28281 |