Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 41Apr 06, 2011 7:16 pm That's great deb! Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 43Apr 27, 2011 12:59 pm Fixing is complete. 9 weeks from the slab pour. Omi, it looks so good. I am rapt with Bentley, they are doing an amazing job. I will get some pictures as soon as I can and post them. These guys don't muck around and they are doing an awesome job, everything's perfect. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 44Apr 27, 2011 6:00 pm Wow! 9 weeks! Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 45Apr 27, 2011 6:27 pm Hi Matt, have you been to look at yours today? I think the next stage will take the longest, the painting, floor coverings, etc... all the fiddly things. Spoke to the SS today, he said we should be in within 9 weeks. it's going so quickly, I can't get my head around it. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 46Apr 27, 2011 6:33 pm That's really, really fast! I haven't been up today, trying to fit 5 days of work into 3 days as usual after a long weekend so been a bit busy. Will probably swing by on Friday. I'm really please with the pace of my place too, I can only hope it keeps up with yours. Flying! P.S. Looking forward to piccies. Matt's Brando: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46340 Started March 30th 2011 PCI July 15th Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 48May 11, 2011 8:11 pm Didn't build with Bentley Homes, but visited their displays in Laurimar and it must be said that beauty is really in the eyes of the beholder. As display homes go, they are very much below par, but as I said, ultimately you can dress them up yourself to make them look better than they are displayed. Personally wouldn't touch them if the displays are anything to go by, but at the end of the day, it's up to the individual. Sales consultant wasn't too helpful either.........just wanted to brush us off. Anyway, we'll go with what we know best and that is their competitors across the road in Laurimar, Formula. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 49May 11, 2011 8:46 pm gandt Didn't build with Bentley Homes, but visited their displays in Laurimar and it must be said that beauty is really in the eyes of the beholder. As display homes go, they are very much below par, but as I said, ultimately you can dress them up yourself to make them look better than they are displayed. Personally wouldn't touch them if the displays are anything to go by, but at the end of the day, it's up to the individual. Sales consultant wasn't too helpful either.........just wanted to brush us off. Anyway, we'll go with what we know best and that is their competitors across the road in Laurimar, Formula. really gandt, you built with formula in 2009 didn't you? I have to disagree with your comments regarding Bentley, but as you said everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's really not about how the display is dressed up, it's about what you are really going to get at the end of the day, and we couldn't be happier. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 50May 11, 2011 9:09 pm gandt Didn't build with Bentley Homes, but visited their displays in Laurimar and it must be said that beauty is really in the eyes of the beholder. As display homes go, they are very much below par, but as I said, ultimately you can dress them up yourself to make them look better than they are displayed. Personally wouldn't touch them if the displays are anything to go by, but at the end of the day, it's up to the individual. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 51May 11, 2011 9:19 pm gandt, there always seems to be alot of people at the Bentley Displays, isn't your office just across the road from there? oh sorry, didn't mean to say your office, I meant the formula displays. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 52May 26, 2011 4:44 pm Our house is moving along at a great pace, hopefully the rain holds off and we will have a driveway next week. Won't be long and we will be in, can't believe it has gone so quickly. Went around today with our SS and it's all looking great, I love the house and can't wait to move in. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 53Jun 06, 2011 7:38 pm just Erin gandt Didn't build with Bentley Homes, but visited their displays in Laurimar and it must be said that beauty is really in the eyes of the beholder. As display homes go, they are very much below par, but as I said, ultimately you can dress them up yourself to make them look better than they are displayed. Personally wouldn't touch them if the displays are anything to go by, but at the end of the day, it's up to the individual. The point of my post Just Erin was to not advertise another builder, but to merely point out that I didn't think that their displays weren't that special and if the displays are anything to go by, then I wouldn't want to build with them. I am not advertising Formula Homes as I have absolutely nothing to do with them apart from having my house built by them, but that is what these forums are for, to let people know of their good, bad & indifferent experiences, no matter which builder they build with. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 54Jun 06, 2011 8:50 pm gandt, this forum/topic is all about asking for opinions from anyone that has built with Bentley Homes, not anyone that has seen their display homes. We have seen their display homes and fell in love with the home that we are building, we can give our opinions on the build to others and we are very happy with our home. It is finished and we can move in soon, the slab was only laid on the 23rd feb, so we couldn't be happier. Bentley have a very good name, you don't see to many complaints or bad reviews on them anywhere and that's because they look after their clients. I think Bentley's displays are great and I'm sure they are doing very well, there is no better form of advertising than word of mouth and I'm sure your opinion is not going to hurt Bentley, the good reviews far outway anything else. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 55Jun 08, 2011 8:54 pm Had PCI today, found some paint touch ups, a few other little things, nothing major, not much at all really, the interior of the house looked great. Found out that the brickwork is overhanging the Lintels on the garage, not a good look, pretty ED. Hoping that they can do something with it, as it faces the street, so it's pretty important to us that it looks how it should. Our SS, is trying to fix it up for us, he has been great throughout the build. Other than that the house has been finished to a high standard, took my Son and my Sister, they both loved the end result. Hoping we will be in next week. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 56Jun 14, 2011 2:52 pm Had our inspection today, PCI was last week. Still need the paintwork to be fixed up, so no keys today, few other things to be fixed up, and hopefully we will be able to move in. Anyone planning on building, get your own painter. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 57Jun 15, 2011 10:15 am We are getting our keys, the painters have been back and everything is good. A big Thank you to Brad our SS and Bentley. We are going to move into our beautiful home, after only 16weeks of building. Now the fun starts, this will be our forever home. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 58Jul 01, 2011 6:54 pm How good can a SS, be. Ours came out today and pressure hosed our driveway, so that it's ready for the concreters in the morning. Our curtain guy said to me today, your builder, very good, very honest, he said all the windows and frames are very square, he said it's amazing some of the things he see's when he is measuring homes for curtains. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 59Jul 02, 2011 4:23 pm Our front driveway and porch were sealed today, it looks so much better, thankyou Brad, Matt for arranging that. Hubbi has nearly finished the landscaping in the backyard, pergola should go up next week and then on to the front garden. Mark our favorite person, is doing our pergola, some merbau floating steps for the front garden as we are elevated and some great big mud rocks, can't wait. Luke did our concreting for the pergola, just needs sealing and we will be complete. Re: Anyone built with Bentley Homes, Vic? 60Jul 12, 2011 5:34 pm Our SS came out today and fixed our shower screens, thank's Brad, the guy from the shower place couldn't do it properly, we really appreciate that sort of service, he is a really decent guy, who cares about his clients. I haven’t. But have a Lowe Design home. Not only did I find Matt Lowe patronising and a bully, but the home is NOT TO CODE. I have water coming through the bricks… 1 14489 Hi we are looking to talk to people who have built with them recently. We have signed mid range built contract but identified that a lot of things are not included.… 0 751 Hi All, we are starting to think of building with Masterpiece Builders in Victoria, has anyone had any feedback or experience with them 0 13695 |