Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 21Sep 24, 2015 11:10 am I've been in my home for almost a year which was a home built by Gold Ruby Homes. I've know Matt for for over 10 years and he has been my go to guy with any questions I've had in relation to houses. The quality of home that Matt has built for myself and my other half is spectacular. His site manager Joel and offsider Tim provide a level service which goes above and beyond, and if you say Matt is a smooth talker, I think you may be confused as someone wanting to give you everything you want and to help in anyway he can could be considered as smooth, but it is actually genuine! The cost for the build was well below what we would have gotten with any other builder without the level of inclusions and flexibility. Matt doesn't have display homes because any of the homes he has built, the owners are so happy and proud of what has been delivered they are welcoming to anyone wanting to see what can be done. We have had quite a few people come through our place with Matt and I will tell you now I will build another house with Mat and his guys! My home that has been built is a 4 bedroom 2bathroom beauty located in Harrison. You won't be disappointed with the work delivered and I am happy to talk to anyone who has any queries! Good luck and happy building Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 22Sep 24, 2015 11:33 am Gold Ruby completed my house I Jacka a couple of months ago. I have absolutely no complaints. The process was streamlined with no problems. What I quite liked about working with Matt was that he would gently point out if he thought I am making a mistake with my choices, like tiling type and colors or even floor coverings in the bedrooms. I had to be cost conscious and he assisted me with advice to save as much money as possible, without compromising on the quality. AND THE PAINT!!! The walls were spray painted and the quality is fantastic! My kids make a mess and I simply spray and wipe, no lines ....perfectly clean. I do mosaic and now quite a bit about tiling. Not only did I observe while they installed, I checked the lines afterwards, absolutely perfect. Matt also picked up that the kitchen design could be better and I was able to change this before instillation. My oven and hob is not only quality but is cleans like a dream, once again Matts advice that helped with this one. I have no idea what glass they used for the showers but cleaning it is a breeze. I have experienced other builders....Bottom line, I will advise anyone to do business with GOLD RUBY! Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 23Sep 24, 2015 4:56 pm I have built multiple homes through Goldruby and have always been very satisfied with the outcome. Dealing with Matt has been easy and straight forward at all times, with the quality of finish second to none. Goldruby don't have a display home and are constantly building for clients that are referred. Matt and his team build over 50 homes a year - they must be doing something right!! At any time, Matt will take you through homes under construction so you can see the quality, consistency and craftsmanship of his homes. In addition Matt is very flexible and able to accommodate your variations, inclusions and design a home perfect for your needs. Go with Goldruby - you won't be disappointed! Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 24Sep 25, 2015 5:57 pm We are currently building our 3rd house with Goldruby. When we built our first house we got quotes from builders who couldn't show us any of their work. Then I was introduced to Matt from Goldruby, he said they didn't have a display home but could drive us around and take us through houses they had built to show us the quality they produced. He even took us through houses that had people already moved in, they were so pleased with the house they had built that they said to Matt he could take any potential customers through their home. Goldruby's quality is outstanding for the price they charge, none of the other builders were able to compete with Goldruby's price. We have had a lot of friends and family through our houses and they have all commented on how good the quality is and how good the workmanship has been. We built a small 3 bedroom house first and made a good profit in only a couple of years that we were able to sell and build a 4 bedroom house for less than what we sold the 3 beddy for. Once the 2nd house was built it had already made money and we were able to use the equity to build our 3rd house as an investment property. Matt has a great knowledge of the housing industry in Canberra and has guided us along the way in what blocks to look at purchasing and what inclusions can help make the house worth more money. Matt has also been accommodating to any request or change we have wanted to make. All the people that work for Goldruby are great blokes and very easy to deal with. I highly recommend building with Goldruby, we look forward to building more houses in the future with them. Cheers Ben Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 25Sep 28, 2015 7:00 pm I have just finished a build with Gold Ruby. The only stressful thing about the whole project was me!! All their inclusions are above the basic standard and every contractor was really helpful as I have not built previously. They are so flexible and easy to work with. All the tradies and suppliers I dealt with commented on the quality of Gold Ruby's work and everyone spoke very highly of Matt in particular. To sum up my thoughts "Why would you build with anyone else?" I have ended up with a very beautiful 4 bedroom home that draws comments from all my visitors on the quality of the workmanship and the finish. Particularly the painting. Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 26Apr 28, 2016 2:00 pm The 10 last posts are 1 comment users raving about Gold Ruby Homes... made their 1 post and never posted again 8 months since. How's that a good sign? Yeah, nothing sus there . I personally haven't had much dealings with Gold Ruby and decided to go with another builder, but when speaking to the guy at the display home in Coombs... he seemed friendly enough, but I was turned off soon after. He spent some time with me talking about house designs in general while we walked around the house, and then asked for my personal particulars to send me some designs based on what we talked about. I was thinking he would send me some of HIS designs however, not google search ones with American dimensions and labels ("grand room" etc). As soon as I got those online examples, I knew he wasn't the builder for me. Ultimately builder choice comes down to how comfortable you feel with them... not only from the first meeting, but with followups thereafter. If something rubs you up the wrong way in those early stages, cut your losses and move on. That's when builders are at their best behaviour. If they can't score 10/10 in those early stages easily, then time to move on. There should be no questions or doubts when signing on with them or handing over any cash. I'd happyily give a free plug to Ren Homes here as they are the builders I ended up going with, but with only 1 post to my name as of this date (more to come as I'm legit), there's not a lot of weight you can put on this post either is there . Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 28Jul 24, 2018 9:57 pm We built our home with Gold Ruby and would do it again in a heart beat. Matt was contactable and available to suit our needs. Gold Ruby's quality of build is hard to find, including the inclusions. We have recommended Gold ruby and will continue to do so. Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 29Feb 09, 2019 5:47 pm Rating: 3-Star
Our building project with Gold Ruby Homes was for a house and land package in Harrison. I can’t comment on the final build quality of Gold Ruby homes, as we withdrew from the contract. The indications we did get when we inspected their in progress building projects on site with Matt, in 2016 prior to signing the contract, was that they did seem of quite a good standard. We withdrew from the contract as the final completion date as stated in the contract had past and there wasn’t a slab. My wife and I were under time constraints, as we had just started a new family. The timeline for our house and land package project:
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Note: Gold Ruby homes was in a 2016 Canberra Times article. Summary: I am sure Matt and his people build good quality homes, nothing with our interactions suggested otherwise. However, we were on a deadline for when we could move in but he could not deliver a house (nor a slab) by the contracted completion date. Yes, there were some external factors influencing his ability to progress the build (e.g. the banking royal commission and tightening credit at the time). However, I believe it all can’t be down to external factors (at least to pour the slab by the end of June 2018 ). Suggestions:
Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 30Jul 11, 2019 2:14 pm cili7 The 10 last posts are 1 comment users raving about Gold Ruby Homes... made their 1 post and never posted again 8 months since. How's that a good sign? Yeah, nothing sus there . I personally haven't had much dealings with Gold Ruby and decided to go with another builder, but when speaking to the guy at the display home in Coombs... he seemed friendly enough, but I was turned off soon after. He spent some time with me talking about house designs in general while we walked around the house, and then asked for my personal particulars to send me some designs based on what we talked about. I was thinking he would send me some of HIS designs however, not google search ones with American dimensions and labels ("grand room" etc). As soon as I got those online examples, I knew he wasn't the builder for me. Ultimately builder choice comes down to how comfortable you feel with them... not only from the first meeting, but with followups thereafter. If something rubs you up the wrong way in those early stages, cut your losses and move on. That's when builders are at their best behaviour. If they can't score 10/10 in those early stages easily, then time to move on. There should be no questions or doubts when signing on with them or handing over any cash. I'd happyily give a free plug to Ren Homes here as they are the builders I ended up going with, but with only 1 post to my name as of this date (more to come as I'm legit), there's not a lot of weight you can put on this post either is there . Goldruby never had a display home so looks like your full of BS. They prided themselves on showing home they were building for others and they said they didn’t need a display home because of the quality. So as for you meeting him at the display I Coombs, they never had one. I recommend Goldruby hands down quality and service and competitive on price. Do yourself a favour and go speak with them yourself. Don’t listen to a person who has never built with goldruby and then pushes an unknown builder. Goldruby has been around a long time and they have build close to 1000 homes. You can’t beat the experience! Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 31May 03, 2022 11:00 pm Ibby I have been recently burnt (so badly) by our builder. Lost a lot of money and very emotionally draining. Anyways, now I need to appoint a new builder to complete my home. I have looked all over the internet to see who has the best reviews and found Gold Ruby Homes. I met Matt and he is very nice and accommodating. Anyone has an experience with Gold Ruby in the past? Good and bad, I will be grateful to hear your thoughts. I don't want to get burnt again.... Thanks in advance. Ps. I'm building in Canberra My friends have been dealing with them for a couple of years now and after using covid as a excuse for no work being done, they then said they were waiting for council approval also the materials had increased and another $70000 was needed. After 2 years its still a vacant block of land, despite actually gaining council approval since October 2021 but telling my friends they haven't got it yet. I guess if my friends get there money back which they are finding hard to do at the moment, it won't be a totall lose. You make your own decision but please be careful with this builder Re: Gold Ruby Homes in Canberra. Any good? 32Oct 26, 2022 10:54 am Carly2020 Ibby I have been recently burnt (so badly) by our builder. Lost a lot of money and very emotionally draining. Anyways, now I need to appoint a new builder to complete my home. I have looked all over the internet to see who has the best reviews and found Gold Ruby Homes. I met Matt and he is very nice and accommodating. Anyone has an experience with Gold Ruby in the past? Good and bad, I will be grateful to hear your thoughts. I don't want to get burnt again.... Thanks in advance. Ps. I'm building in Canberra My friends have been dealing with them for a couple of years now and after using covid as a excuse for no work being done, they then said they were waiting for council approval also the materials had increased and another $70000 was needed. After 2 years its still a vacant block of land, despite actually gaining council approval since October 2021 but telling my friends they haven't got it yet. I guess if my friends get there money back which they are finding hard to do at the moment, it won't be a totall lose. You make your own decision but please be careful with this builder Hello. Did they eventually started the build? Wow I hadn't realised things had gotten that pricey in just a couple of years since I built, that is crazy with how much land is now costing if you aren't lucky enough to… 3 7460 Hi Im having trouble getting anyone to provide useful advice on going for an insulated slab North facing extension. I had Lighthouse group do the energy assessment last… 0 31 9 25238 |