Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 30, 2014 6:50 pm Hello everyone Long time reader, first time poster. My wife and I have found this forum and everyone's posts invaluable over the past year as we begin to plan out first home. Thank you to everyone for sharing your experiences and knowledge. But now we're getting closer to actually choosing a builder, I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience of Theme Homes in Melbourne? We've met with Rod, the owner, twice. Once the Melbourne Building and Renovations Expo, and later at his office. We were both impressed by his sincerity and direct attitude, and also his approach to designing and building a home. What really stuck out us was the number of past customers who would be willing for us to have a look at their own homes so we could get a gauge of build quality, and also him saying that he's been building long enough to have repeat custom. From what I understand, this kind of reputation is a good indication of reliability and quality. However, I can't find any mention of Theme Homes in review and blog sites, nor on sites such as Product Review. This isn't a worry, as they're a small builder with a small customer base, but I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has first or second hand experience with them. Any help is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance, Michael Re: Any Experience of Theme Homes, Melbourne? 2Apr 04, 2014 7:38 pm Hi Mike I haven't built with Theme Homes but I've been in one of their homes build by Rod and it's a lovely home. Quality workmanship and it has a great family home feel, comfortable and a really good use of materials. I'd definitely take up the offer from previous customers to view their homes so you can see first hand. Good luck! Re: Any Experience of Theme Homes, Melbourne? 3Jan 28, 2015 10:27 pm Hi Mikes005! We are currently in the process of building with Rod under Theme Homes. We are in the process of finalizing the HIA contract before signing. So far there's been some ups and downs but overall still ok. He can sometimes overlook a couple of details here and there which we have sometimes have to remind him about. But he is a pretty friendly and down to earth guy - kinda like a grandfather. We are building a 40 square home with him - contemporary style. What stage are you up to? Have your experiences been overall positive? Hi All, I have been dealing with icare for insurance in completing our house after our original builder went bust. We have gotten to tender stage and one of the companies… 0 20792 11 41620 3 48360 |