Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 02, 2013 10:47 am Hi, hubby and i are very indecisive so thought i'd take to forums and see if anyone can help! We're looking for a premium custom builder in Adelaide. We are not multimillionaires but we are looking for premium and a bit extra. We have been talking to Rendition Homes and Adelaide prestige and had quotes. Not really sure if we are happy to go with them as yet and want to look a little more. Anyone had a good experience or recommend any real quality builders? Your feedback is much appreciated! Im a firm believer in word of mouth the following are NOT an option. Scott Salisbury and Endeavour 'quality' homes. Heard some very disturbing thing about them. Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 2Dec 02, 2013 11:47 am We're building with Metricon at the moment and happy with them so far but obviously we did an out of the book plan and modified it to suit Have you considered Adelaide designer homes? We thought about building a custom plan with them and they were really helpful and had great suggestions etc and seemed to know what they were talking about Siteworks 8/11 Slabbed 19/11 Our Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=65703 Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 3Dec 02, 2013 12:50 pm Really re endeavour? We looked at them and thought pretty good but i guess you just never know. I can't give word of mouth but others we considered were clairville, dechellis, adelaide designer. There is a thread on here and her house is stunning. I will try and find it for you. It's a premium custom build. Might be worth a read and PM. Good luck! Found it. I can pm builder if needed. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64288#p1070592 Frozenkuku is building with precision homes, might be another to consider. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64288#p1070592 Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 4Dec 02, 2013 1:12 pm We were much the same. We liked Rendition, but werent happy with the lack of transperancy surrounding available finishes, selections etc. We like Adelaide Designer Homes, but the sales consultant just never got back to us... and found Dechellis to be REALLY good. If we had've stuck with our custom plan, we would have probably gone with them. The finish, options and value for money was outstanding. We (like Davelle) ended up falling in love with a design off the plan and went with Simonds. Much like Metricon, the are really nice, premium options builder but only have the capacity to modify their own plans, not do custom builds. But we are stoked with them - and luckily fell in love with a floorplan that only needed minor tweaking. I'd definitely have a chat with Dechellis (and have a look through their displays as well). Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=66299 Slab: 16/6/14 Frame: 4/7/14 Roof: 22/7/14 Lock Up: 20/8/14 Fixing: 26/8/14 PCI: 9/10/14 Handover: 20/10/14 Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 5Dec 02, 2013 8:35 pm Our house was a total custom build, and the builder can work with whatever your budget and they are also very flexible. You can change your finishes whenever you want before the order is placed with no fees etc. But after speaking to our builder it seems they are totally booked up until the end of next year. I can give you the details if you want. Oh and they have not been mentioned above. Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 6Dec 02, 2013 8:39 pm Hi Pellana, good to see you still around. Would love an update on how your new home is going Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 8Dec 02, 2013 8:44 pm Wow, close call! Glad to hear the fire missed your house. Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 9Dec 06, 2013 1:55 pm Hi M_lee, We were in the same situation as you a few months ago after we purchased our land. Initially we were thinking of 2 storey house, but then the cost quickly got out of control so at the end we changed our mind to get a single storey house instead (approx 320-330sqm of total area). We wanted something slightly more premium but yet still good value for money. So in the past 3-4 months we went through a lot of builders ( A total of 20+ builders). The builders we went to range from mainstream builders (Metricon, Weeks Peacock, Longridge, Rivergum, Rossdale, Oakford) to medium builders (Dechellis, Adelaide Designer Homes, Gallery Living, Rendition, Format) to the small custom builders (Finesse Built, Steventon construction, 4MB construction, Endevour Homes etc). The price difference is huge in all the quotes for similar product, especially since our site got really reactive soil. (NE area of Adelaide). Just the footing cost/allowance can differ by nearly 40k. At the end we narrowed it down to Oakford, Adelaide Designer Homes, Dechellis since we believed they've got the most balanced and realistic quote. Oakford is very competitive in pricing, but my wife didn't like the decorative style of their display homes, so that deter us a bit in signing up with them. Dechellis inclusion/pricing were also decent but the issue we find with them is the transparency. Where they didn't put a lot of price on each inclusion so it put us off a bit. So at the end we've decided to go with Adelaide Designer Homes as they've been the most prompt in responses and they are quite transparent with their quote. Another big factor was that they allowed us to do a preliminary soil test for only $850 to get a fixed footing cost. We have just formally signed up with them a few weeks ago, so far they've been pretty good. If you have any other questions, fee free to PM me. Cheers Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 10Feb 02, 2014 5:40 pm Our top 3 ended up being Metricon, Dechellis and Simonds. We ended up with Dechellis in the end, with the only reason that they offered more larger houses that would suit our big 1200sqm block without blowing our budget. If we had a smaller block we would go with Metricon! Keep calm and build a house Building a custom plan 'Wild Orchid' with Dechellis Homes at Mallala THIS IS OUR JOURNEY... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=64597 Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 11Feb 05, 2014 4:41 pm Hi M_lee just wondering how you went, have you chosen a builder yet? Interested to know as we are at the moment considering Scott Salisbury (your comment made me feel a bit unsure about that) and possibly Rendition Homes. Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 12Jan 03, 2015 8:46 pm the only thread i can find with Endeavour Quality Homes, we are currently building with them and all has been well so far signed in June. if anyone has questions regarding my build feel free to ask me 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 13Jan 03, 2015 9:41 pm Serenity Homes are worth looking up to visit their current display. I visited them after recommended by a work colleague who had nothing but good things to say (gorgeous house too). Small, premium boutique builder which is all about clever design to suit/maximiseyour block and lifestyle. Ahead of trends and offer personal service (opposite of a volume/project builder) that sounds like what you're after (?) We ended up going with a project builder though. Re: seeking premium builder reccomendations ADELAIDE 14Jan 31, 2016 8:38 pm just a reply to my own post over a year ago; house is still under construction and we are getting no where with our builder. feel free to pm me for more info 2nd-Fix | Blog Building with Desyn Homes previously with the insolvent [url=https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1162546323776021/]Endeavour Homes[/url] 1 2618 Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I'm looking for some advice regarding my house construction project in North Kellyville. I… 0 6694 There is no reason why building contract reconciliation cannot be done prior to handover, if the builder won't do it get someone to do it for you. Why would you pay for… 3 6680 |