Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 17, 2009 9:03 pm Hi all Have read about a lot of good & not so good building experiences on this forum. Now let’s remember its all relative to each person & their expectations. Someone said you only hear the bad or horror stories and it’s not all like that. So, if you are with a project or volume builder, finished or still building, please vote on your level of satisfaction so far. Please consider the following before placing your vote. 1: Quality work. ( the roof has stayed up) 2: Inclusions. (got some great extras) 3: Value for money. (Cheap, Cheap, Cheap) 4: Honesty & fairness. (Keeping promises) 5: Hidden costs. (Inc. Builder variations) 6: Customer service (attitude of sales & office staff) 7: Trades people. (Attitude to you & their work) 8: Communication. (S.S. calls you back) 9: Over all happiness with the house. 10: Problem solving process. (they fixed the roof when it fell in) Have a think about the over all process before you vote. Please feel free to say why also. Im intrested to see the level of satifaction people have go from the volume builders. Thanks KW.............. “It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less” George Bernard Shaw. Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 17601 The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 5678 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 16711 |