Hi Guys,
I found this forum today after looking for some reviews on BluePrint Homes.
This is my first post, so Hello to all, and good luck with your builds!
I've had some fairly awful experiences with builders in the past, but I've been fortunate enough that I haven't signed contracts with any of them. I'm still pre contract with BluePrint and I'm also dealing with Dale Alcock, again pre contract. I've got a similar plan from each builder, and I'm waiting to see which house is better for my budget.
I've been dealing with the Sales Manager at BluePrint, Kevin Enright. He's great. He listened to my past experiences with multiple builders and when I said to him that I wouldn't sign anything until I was 100% happy he was fine with that. Unlike some of the sales guys I've dealt with in the past he thinks about things from my point of view. He hasn't made a single suggestion to me that isn't beneficial, and nothing he's advised has been expensive (in the grand scheme of things). He's not out to line his pockets, he's genuinely trying to help me achieve what I want. I decided on the Florentine design, which is a 4x2, with a home theatre. It's a rear loaded cottage lot design. I've made a lot of changes to suit me and it's going to look "Hollywood" if I decide to build it.
Overall cost of the above house with a whole heap of changes (floor and window treatments excluded), has come out way budget. Watch out for builder who will ask your budget and work you up to spending it all.
I've also been dealing with a Senior Sales Consultant at Dale Alcock called Glenn Smith. I have previous experience with Glenn, as I was going to build a house with him last year, but my circumstances changed and I pulled out post contract. His outlook is very much the same as Kevin's. At this stage, I'm waiting on costs to come back for the variations on the Picollo design. But with my changes to the structure of the house, I'm not at all happy with the front elevation, and to make this more appealing it's going to cost more money.
So far my experiences with both builders have been great. Once I've received the costs, I can make a decision on who I'm going to build with. And hopefully that experience won't change.
I'll keep you posted.
Cheers,