Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building in Brisbane area 8Dec 11, 2007 5:06 pm wantingahouse Quote: I am sorry but most of the people I met said Don't touch tamawood/Dixon. Did you build with them? If you didn't I would say you can't really comment on the experience. It's different for everyone. I am glad you had positive experience. I didn't build with them but I saw few dixon homes and had someone who build only once and wouldn't repeat this experience. And it is not about customer service as this person was quite happy with it, it was about materials used. cheers kate Re: Building in Brisbane area 10Dec 17, 2007 8:13 am After a long day yesterday we decided to go ahead with AV Jennings. We'll do the paperwork in January as yesterday was their last day and we'll see how we go. We still didn't get back our deposit from Dixon Homes. Re: Building in Brisbane area 11Dec 17, 2007 11:11 am I recommend you look into Brad MacLachlan Homes or Metro Homes. Both are able to build exactly what you want and have excellent quality. Re: Building in Brisbane area 12Aug 04, 2008 7:58 pm I would be looking at a builder that maybe does a max of 30 houses a year, if they do more then you may either wait longer or encounter more probs, as for Brad McLachlan read my post under building a new house, then Under Brad Mclachlan, it speaks volumes on what your experience with them will be like, just in case though,,,,,,,,STAY AWAY.......honestly their reputatin is becoming increasingly ******* and from what I know their are at least 3 of us engaging the BSA and lawyers against their companys which are Brad McLachlan, McLachlan Special Projects and Stylewise homes, they treat their clients like crap, and they go through more staff than china does paper for their telephone books, thats alot of paper.........but if you decideto build with them it will be at your own peral and make sure you stock up on tissues as you will need them,,,,,,,,,,, Questionable quality by Perry Homes 13Aug 21, 2008 10:10 pm We had our home built with Perry Homes last year and I would seriously never ever ever recommend them to anyone.
Let me just a few of the problems: Salesman made promises he never delivered Our door handles fell off Our doors didn't close and they told me my husband could fix that cause he's a chippie Our water tank pump didn't work for 6 months and cost a washing machine in the process Our hot water heater didn't function properly, perry told us to talk to the plumber, who told us to talk to the manufacturer cause he didn't really know anything about it, the manufacturer told us to go to perry... you get the idea They missed silicone and the group left something to be desired in certain areas. The security screen on the stake sliding door fell off when we bumped it When I complained about the gap between the security screen and the window frame in the master bedroom they told me it was to let the water out when it rained Then we discovered that the security screens they provided weren't even Aust Standard and could be ripped off by hand. Yes that right by hand. Like opening a tin of tuna. How do we know. Well after disturbing burglars in our house we found they had gained entry by ripping off the security screen by hand. My husband tested it out and most shocked and disgusted by how easily, quiety and quickly they could be pulled off. Once I figure out how to download the footage from my mobile phone I will post on utube for all to see. It made me physically ill. We had to replace all the screens at our expense, cause Perry wouldn't compensate for the cost of the original screens. Is this the quality you expect from a Master Builder???? A company which goes on and on about quality quality quality. Happy to answer any questions. Michelle Re: Building in Brisbane area 14Aug 22, 2008 12:29 am Take heart Jersey, if you think it's hard going through this process from another state, try doing it from another country. We live in Hong Kong and last July had exactly 3 weeks to find a builder and plan we wanted, do some tile / carpet selections and with a toddler in tow (who had one illness after another - even a vomiting virus, made for an interesting lawn outside of the display homes!!!!!!).
It certainly adds to the complications but interstate should be a bit easier. I am sure that every single builder has satisified and unsatisified customers and there is no such thing as a perfect builder. The only thing you can do is be incredibly organised and efficient in your dealings with them CHECK and RECHECK everything because they will make mistakes on tenders and unless you catch them you'll end up paying more than you should. Get everything in writing, note down names / dates etc etc and document everything should you need it at a later date. Good luck and you'll find a lot of useful info on the forum there are a lot of knowledgeable and helpful folk at your disposal...... 2 10131 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, do you guys have recommendations for an inspector that can provide a service for the different stages of the building process, based in Brisbane please? Building with… 0 4230 Thanks , we decided to go with them now in the process of designing, yes I agree they are super flexible with design and super flexibility with our needs , anyway one… 2 34085 |