Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15951Jul 25, 2020 9:49 am Stukip Norfolk wisdomHomes does your owner Sumitomo Forestry Group condone Wisdom Homes behaviours regarding product and service quality, and fair and honest conduct towards customers? It seems your values are patently inconsistent with theirs; http://sfc.jp/english/corporate/philosophy/ Sumitomo Forestry Group Values:
Everyone reading this forum should realise that Norfolk has never had any actual experience building with Wisdom Homes and has taken it upon themselves to act as some sort of masked crusader protecting the apparent vulnerable. Sure, sharing information is great and welcome but review all the Norfolk posts and you will see that the vast majority of posts are inherently negative. One wonders what has happened to Norfolk to be so cynical all the time but without any actual knowledge of Wisdom processes. Also keep in mind that most people only raise issues or queries on this forum and not all the good news stories - ie it is unbalanced. Readers risk forming a biased opinion so be aware. I am not a Wisdom employee but have recently built with them. Handover June 20. Was it smooth and pain free - of course not. Did I get frustrated with progress and issues that arose during the build - yes but they were sorted by standing your ground and not accepting mediocre fixes or short cuts. We’re building a house, not making pancakes. I am happy with the end result albeit some minor niggles need attention - we have the maintenance period for that. Could it have been quicker - most certainly , but Wisdom are known for that. Quality is what matters in the end and we got there eventually. THANK YOU for your post stukip ... i could not agree more. I have been a regular poster and "contributer" since 2017 and have stopped posting ever since Norfolk "infiltrated" this thread. Mind you, the last time i logged in, i saw a post which said he/she was asked to no longer go on this thread. Not sure who asked him/her to, but little did we know, they could not resist and they were back spreading negative vibes. They come across as "helpful" but in a passive aggressive way. It just turns you off from being on here anymore. I feel for those who could genuinely use the help of our regular contributor's and posters. But every time i see Norfolk's post, makes me just want to shake my head and wish wisdomHomes would reply to his incorrect statements. I have had to hold my tongue until now. I do not understand why he/she has such strong negative opinions about Wisdom when they have NEVER built with them. I've no idea. Mind boggling. They built with Metricon and from memory, it wasn't a pleasant experience, yet i don't see them on that thread... Not all builds are going to be smooth sailing. It's a journey that is going to have it's ups and downs. We used to go on here and give eachother encouragement and spread positive vibes but sadly, all our original posters are gone... what ever the reason may be. But i assure you guys, Wisdom Homes has strengths and weaknesses just like all other builders, but they genuinely care about their clients - from my experience. And for reviews that are verified on Product Review - they are legit because you actually have to present a receipt of proof you have had dealings with Wisdom to be a verified review. Thanks for pointing it out stukip .. you are spot on. Everyone is allowed to have an opinion - of course, but when you are constantly being negative and come across as resentful, that's another story! Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15954Jul 26, 2020 3:24 pm Our timeline so far, to give those who are looking to build or just starting the process... *Home loan pre approval - 20.12.19 *Deposit Hoot Homes - 21.12.19 *Land contract signed/Land deposit - 17.2.20 *Build Contract signed - 28.2.20 *Brick appointment - 22.3.20 *Plans ready for waterboard - 24.3.20 *Selections at Canvas Quarter - 25.3.20-26.3.20 *Electrical variation - 26.3.20 *Landscaping quote - 2.4.20 *Tile variation - 6.4.20 *Kitchen variation - 23.4.20 -Kitchen Finalized - 6.5.20 *Colour variation - 24.4.20 *Land registered - 29.5.20 *Loan approved - 3.6.20 *Plans submitted to waterboard - 3.6.20 *BASIX completed - 12.6.20 *Waterboard variation - 16.6.20 *Waterboard approval - 24.6.20 *Land settlement - 25.6.20 *CDC Pre assessment - 25.6.20 *BASIX variation signed - 10.7.20 *Plans submitted to drafting team - 21.7.20 (approx 10 days) This is where we are now, our land was due to be registered at the start of February but didn't end up getting registered till May. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15955Jul 27, 2020 10:40 am Hi Everyone, long time lurker on the thread here and very grateful for the time taken by everyone to update their posts and provide info on the process and particularly the frustrations. We're doing a knock down rebuild of a Manhattan 36 in Matraville and have been elated and frustrated at times. We've spent about 4 months in admin since our tender presentation and have only recently submitted to council for our DA. Hopefully we can see some light at the end of the tunnel, but it's been a long and sometimes frustrating road. The CQ team have been amazing, especially Belinda. In advance of our approval, our CS has suggested that we start looking for demolition quotes and I wanted to reach out to see what people's experiences have been in the admittedly niche area. Wisdom recommend Site Demolitions, and I will be following up with them, but did anyone have other recommendations and particularly things to watch out for? Thanks in advance Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15956Jul 27, 2020 10:46 am kiffoke Hi Everyone, long time lurker on the thread here and very grateful for the time taken by everyone to update their posts and provide info on the process and particularly the frustrations. We're doing a knock down rebuild of a Manhattan 36 in Matraville and have been elated and frustrated at times. We've spent about 4 months in admin since our tender presentation and have only recently submitted to council for our DA. Hopefully we can see some light at the end of the tunnel, but it's been a long and sometimes frustrating road. The CQ team have been amazing, especially Belinda. In advance of our approval, our CS has suggested that we start looking for demolition quotes and I wanted to reach out to see what people's experiences have been in the admittedly niche area. Wisdom recommend Site Demolitions, and I will be following up with them, but did anyone have other recommendations and particularly things to watch out for? Thanks in advance Hi Kiffoke, I used Democorp and I was happy with their service. I will advise you get 3-4 quotes and compare before making final decision. If you have asbestos in the property, make sure it’s all included in the quote and no surprises after demolition. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15957Jul 27, 2020 11:39 am Femstar kiffoke Hi Everyone, long time lurker on the thread here and very grateful for the time taken by everyone to update their posts and provide info on the process and particularly the frustrations. We're doing a knock down rebuild of a Manhattan 36 in Matraville and have been elated and frustrated at times. We've spent about 4 months in admin since our tender presentation and have only recently submitted to council for our DA. Hopefully we can see some light at the end of the tunnel, but it's been a long and sometimes frustrating road. The CQ team have been amazing, especially Belinda. In advance of our approval, our CS has suggested that we start looking for demolition quotes and I wanted to reach out to see what people's experiences have been in the admittedly niche area. Wisdom recommend Site Demolitions, and I will be following up with them, but did anyone have other recommendations and particularly things to watch out for? Thanks in advance Hi Kiffoke, I used Democorp and I was happy with their service. I will advise you get 3-4 quotes and compare before making final decision. If you have asbestos in the property, make sure it’s all included in the quote and no surprises after demolition. Thanks very much - that's a great suggestion and thanks for the recommendation. Was there a lot of variation in the quote amounts or items covered by each demolition company? Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15958Jul 27, 2020 12:11 pm kiffoke Femstar kiffoke Hi Everyone, long time lurker on the thread here and very grateful for the time taken by everyone to update their posts and provide info on the process and particularly the frustrations. We're doing a knock down rebuild of a Manhattan 36 in Matraville and have been elated and frustrated at times. We've spent about 4 months in admin since our tender presentation and have only recently submitted to council for our DA. Hopefully we can see some light at the end of the tunnel, but it's been a long and sometimes frustrating road. The CQ team have been amazing, especially Belinda. In advance of our approval, our CS has suggested that we start looking for demolition quotes and I wanted to reach out to see what people's experiences have been in the admittedly niche area. Wisdom recommend Site Demolitions, and I will be following up with them, but did anyone have other recommendations and particularly things to watch out for? Thanks in advance Hi Kiffoke, I used Democorp and I was happy with their service. I will advise you get 3-4 quotes and compare before making final decision. If you have asbestos in the property, make sure it’s all included in the quote and no surprises after demolition. Thanks very much - that's a great suggestion and thanks for the recommendation. Was there a lot of variation in the quote amounts or items covered by each demolition company? Yes, I’m my case I had asbestos so I had to select the quote with fixed price. I did not want any surprises. Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15959Jul 27, 2020 12:39 pm Femstar Thanks very much - that's a great suggestion and thanks for the recommendation. Was there a lot of variation in the quote amounts or items covered by each demolition company? Yes, I’m my case I had asbestos so I had to select the quote with fixed price. I did not want any surprises. I think I'm in the same boat, so will ask them to quote on the same fixed cost basis. Thanks! Re: Building with Wisdom Homes 15960Jul 27, 2020 1:23 pm kiffoke Femstar Thanks very much - that's a great suggestion and thanks for the recommendation. Was there a lot of variation in the quote amounts or items covered by each demolition company? Yes, I’m my case I had asbestos so I had to select the quote with fixed price. I did not want any surprises. I think I'm in the same boat, so will ask them to quote on the same fixed cost basis. Thanks! We used AtoZ Demolitions. Agree - ensure your quote is based on a thorough inspection for asbestos as getting rid of contaminated soil is expensive. Building Manhattan 44 Ens + Savannah Elite facade KDRB Tender Accepted 26/03/18; Contract signed 27/05/18; CDC submission 24/10/18; End Panel 13/02/2019; Slab 19/03/2019 Can someone please offer some advice? Im DESPERATE. Because I'm completely and utterly exhausted. How long are variations taking with other companies at the moment? We… 0 18530 In fairness nobody gave a crap about the ACCC and the gag clauses continued in the pro forma templates of a few other builders after the ACCC took on Wisdom, and more… 19 73575 Hi Everyone, I am exploring builder in NSW and received a very tempting quote from Wisdom home for their momentum series. I just want to know experience of building… 0 8354 |