Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 21Sep 26, 2014 10:27 pm Oh dear, Fairmont have done it again! We also built with Fairmont. Signed in March 2013 like FairmontSACustom. Siteworks started at the end of October with the slab going down at the beginning of November. We scraped in our frames just in time for Christmas so about 6 weeks after slab. Then we waited 6 weeks for bricks and a roof. Things sped up for a little while and we got gyprock and a kitchen in fairly quick succession then it all slowed down again. The last 10 weeks were unbelievably painful where we were lucky to get something down once a week. Usually we got one thing done a fortnight. We FINALLY got in at the beginning of July, 2 months after our estimated completion date. In saying that, I agree with the sentiments here that they built us a great house. I was so sad watching our neighbours start at the same time as us and them get in 4 months before us but they already have cracks down their walls and grout that is basically coming out. Their builder attributes it to the freight train line that runs behind our houses. We haven't got anything like that which I am thankful for but my god it was a painful experience by the end of it. Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 22Sep 27, 2014 12:21 am Two months after?! Ahhh....gosh. Seems it's the total norm! I have zero hope in being in before Christmas as much as they insist it will be done then. I just hope as FairmontSACustom said, that they try and get the pressing jobs completed before Christmas. So its likely to expect a big break after the kitchen is in? It's so hard to remain positive, but it does fill me with hope hearing how the houses turn out solidly in comparison to other 'quicker' builds. It's just a pain when you are paying rent AND a mortgage and because you've no idea when to expect to move in, it makes life very uneasy! Ah the perils of building. Guess we can only hope for the best. If the build continues into the new year that will make it a total stretch over 2013, 2014 & 2015 for us! Sounds bad when you think about it! Very happy to hear your house is solid! Guess Fairmont teaches us all greater patience Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 23Sep 27, 2014 8:02 am Edited: point I originally made was lost a bit in translation, best to leave it out and let it go. 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: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 24Sep 27, 2014 8:13 am Agreed it is entirely possible to build a good house in a short time, it all comes down to trade availability and organisation/workload by ss. I think in the Fairmont situation it is some consolation that while the builds are slow at least the quality is generally good. Sorry about the judgements that you have experienced deluxes, your build experience has been fantastic and it's been with a project builder. I guess people can't quite believe that it can be done but we certainly know it can Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 25Sep 27, 2014 8:34 am Edited: didn't really seem like the point I was making got across, so I'll just leave it be! 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: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 26Sep 27, 2014 10:12 am Sorry you felt you had to defend your build deluxes, however no one was attacking you nor naming names about any other builder but Fairmont (as we are all building with Fairmont and bouncing our ideas/frustrations off each other). I know project builders/ boutique builders do an amazing job, my partners parents built with a boutique builder years ago and were so impressed (they also built with Fairmont too). However in reference to Fairmont doing a solid job- this was by no means "having a go" at anyone, it was simply people who have had a long build reassure us (who are still in the process of building) that there is light at the end of the tunnel and we can expect a fantastic home at the end. You have obviously experienced both sides, and that's great you can see where everyone is coming from. However this is my first ever house, my first ever build, so I know nothing but how to deal with a slow and steady build. Hopefully that will change one day! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 27Sep 28, 2014 7:33 am Well said Erin. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Deluxes. No one here is justifying Fairmont's lack of timeliness and long building time sucks big time but it's good to know that the quality of work will be great after all. It will be a disaster to lose both ends. Fairmont is such a great builder with excellent sales people but building does not end there. This is my first time building and if I were to choose again it definitely won't be Fairmont, simply because the long process is nothing but expensive if you have to keep paying two mortgages or rent plus mortgage. Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 28Sep 28, 2014 11:38 am I concur iyeayo; as a first time builder Fairmont was good value for money, it offered some great "free added extras" that we wanted, and as this was also our first home we didn't want to blow the budget either. Having said that I wouldn't choose to build with them again either. Its all a learning experience. They are as slow as anything but we know we will get a good home so it will be worth the wait. That isn't to say boutique builders don't offer the same as I am 100% sure they do. Anyway I look forward to seeing how everyone progresses. Just went into panic mode as our electrician was going to send the electrical plan to us to mark where we wanted our phone point for internet, and as it looks like gyprock will start next week and I've heard nothing, i'm worried it's going to be too late!! Eeek! Is anyone else bothering with internal phone wiring/ Telstra conduit (mainly for internet purposes)? Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 29Sep 28, 2014 12:16 pm haha wow my comment was taken completely out of context. Just to clarify, as others seemed to understand, I was hardly saying if you have a quick build your house will be crap and my comment had nothing to do with you or your build or even your builder. It was completely relative to how I felt at the time and how it didn't turn out so bad in the end. To put it into context, if this was a thread of people asking "should I build with Fairmont?". My answer would be a resounding no. Good value for money, good build, no service. I too wouldn't build with them again. If I do it again I want quality and service but the fact is that it is a thread for people who ARE building with Fairmont and my point was only to let them know that while it will probably be a long wait they should get a good house at the end. Nothing more, nothing less haha Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 30Sep 28, 2014 12:34 pm Erin, expect the worst and hope for the best for your sanity but it is a good sign that they're promising you will be in before Christmas. In my experience, they won't talk dates until they are certain it will happen. Good luck with it Building the Leabrook with Fairmont Homes in Mallala, SA. Building contract 24/3/13 Council Approval 18/6/13 Selections 29/6/13 & 1/7/13 Site works 21/10/13 Slab 7/11/13 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 31Sep 28, 2014 3:52 pm Erin, can never ask too many questions when it come to building i have found! So in answer to your questions, Yes we are building with Fairmont, its a modified version of the grand and its our first build! Our estimated completion was the 3rd of October and originally our ss was telling us that it will most likely be finished a couple of weeks before that. It unfortunately hasnt worked out that way. We had our slab down in the first week of April. We are now looking at getting out keys at the very end of october. When we started out on this whole building adventure i very naively thought we would be in our house by July/August this year. hahaha so a little disapointing. In regards to the phone line we are getting one put in only as there were 2 included in the electrical package we are getting through sa electronics who are doing all our nbn and data outlets etc. Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 32Sep 28, 2014 5:37 pm Haha its ok Tasha I totally got what you meant in your initial comment regarding the build, but as you said this is a thread for people building with/ have built with Fairmont and we were simply discussing our experiences! You are spot on- hoping for the best but expecting the worst re being in before Christmas! They are certain it will be done before Christmas but knowing our luck, something will happen to push the date back Carmen- so glad you agree! I feel silly asking so many questions to pretty much everyone but there are just so many questions to actually ask (first build for me too, thus the lack of knowledge!). Oh my goodness- same re being naive!! We signed back in July 2013, our land didn't settle until October-ish though and I stupidly thought we would be in by July/ August this year! Not the case! Our slab went down early May...so if we were to have a delay in PCI date too similar to yours it would be around 17th dec we would move in (1 month later after original PCI)- talk about cutting it fine!! Lucky you got a phone line included! We had to organise our electrician to do it but I better chase him up on that asap before the gyprock goes up- as we have heard nothing regarding its placement since June! Went past the site today and the wind has blown out a lot of our insulation- oh no! Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 33Oct 01, 2014 11:41 pm Interesting thread. We just had fascias done. Frame was done 6 weeks after slab, seems the standard. Windows the next week. Fascias this week. Roof next week hopefully. I noticed a few weeks ago Fairmont had a big ad in the paper asking for tradies. Lets hope they filled the holes and the build gets going smoothly. Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 34Oct 02, 2014 10:00 am You're building with Fairmont too I take it feroshious? Very interesting re the ad....hoping they found people to pick up the work...within this week alone we had our insulation completed, all gyprock put up and the brick work is coming along very nicely. I am sure they will stop for a few weeks after lockup given others experiences. But I can only hope they have the extra trades now to keep going and complete all these houses that have been taking ages to get done! Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 35Oct 02, 2014 12:51 pm Sorry, yes building with Fairmont. It has been a long process. By the time we get handover, it will be 2 years from walking into Fairmont and actually getting the house. Not all Fairmonts fault, but as mentioned earlier, communication and after sales service is woeful. Would also chuck my name in with the would not build with them again crowd. Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 36Oct 02, 2014 12:57 pm Oh yes it is very pitiful indeed. Two years- that is absurd. I really feel for you. We signed July 2013 and they only started work in May 2014 (again not all Fairmonts fault- we had hold ups in settlement from the guy we bought the land from) but that is nothing in comparison. Fairmont are definitely a "once off build" kind of company! Fairmont Homes Contract signed: July 2013 Slab: May 2014 Frame: July 2014 Roof: 1/8/14 1st fix electrical: 24/9/14 Gyprock: 29/9/14 Brickwork completed: 6/10/14 Handover: 14/12/14 Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 37Oct 03, 2014 12:13 pm End of my third week of nothingness. Still awaiting brickies. So far I have been very happy with fairmonts. I'm yet to bother calling my SS due to this thread setting me a realistic expectation of 4-6 week wait. I did email them and this is the first time I haven't had a response from them, other than this I have always had a response/answer within 3 days... Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 38Oct 03, 2014 12:23 pm That sucks, are you north or south of Adelaide? Or other.. Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 39Oct 03, 2014 12:46 pm Hi ST13 The bricks on my build took approximately 5 weeks from the roof being completed to start. At the same time however the 1st fix electrical is completed, insulation and gyprock. The bricklayers have been going for almost 2 weeks and the house looks circa 70% complete. its a slow process but as i said before, it looks great. Everything lines up and is clean. My ss recently advised that they will push to get the 2nd fix completed and the cabinetry asap. There is however a shortage of tilers and may be a wait on the flooring. Hopefully its not too much longer for you now. Re: Fairmont Home builders - South Australia 40Oct 03, 2014 12:54 pm Fairmont seem to have a shortage of many trades lately, it seems (brickies, tilers, painters)! ST13 hopefully you're not waiting too long until something happens. Once the bricks start you will be very happy- they work everyday (even sometimes on weekends). As Chris said, the quality of work on the bricks is fantastic. 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