Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Champion Homes 30Mar 17, 2020 5:39 pm SLA jevvyj My elderly mum built with Champion homes 7 years ago (against our advice), she was so convinced by their 'simply the best' advertising on the radio. I am still shaking my head at how poor the process was. 50k in neccesary additions we knew weren't included, easily another 50k + for variations that could/should have been known prior to the build, eg connecting the plumbing to the street. As the wise adviser mentioned earlier, mum found them the cheapest so went for them, but paid for it later. They actually left her with a finished house that she couldn't get into as the entry was at her chest level, because 'entry stairs weren't part of the contract'! We had to negotiate for the stairs to the porch to be relocated so she could enter the house). At the end of the day, we had a functional house and so, grateful for that - but couldn't recommend the process with these guys from our experience. Hopefully they have improved, though! Hi Jevvyj, What was NOT included that were then required for “necessary additions”? Just compiling everything for the bank now (we discovered all the negative reviews too late unfortunately) so just want to be prepared and tell them to have our requested loan amount actually X higher, just in case. From memory it was things like paying for the slab (and being charged for a much larger slab than seemed necessary), council fees, temporary road base, as well as electricals and things like that. These just came in the form of vague descriptions and so I had to press them for an itemisation rather than just paying ad-hoc bills (which they eventually gave me). Then there were things like having to arrange our own sewerage connection, which was a massive surprise given it was an already existing residence. Hope that helps! Re: Champion Homes 31Aug 03, 2020 9:56 pm Hi guys, Just like you i built with champion homes and they charged me as well for deepend edge beams because the land has slope. Im near the handover and noticed the driveway is half a meter short to the sidewalk. I askes CH and they told me it is in the tender that they will not be responsible for anything outisde the land boundary. Being a 1st time buyer, i did not know anything about this. Do you have the same experience? Now they are saying it’s up to me To find a concreter to finish the job. It is ridiculous! Re: Champion Homes 33Oct 22, 2020 10:07 pm Arginta I am also building with champion homes. I have only now just read the reviews. I have also paid the deposit to get the tender drawn up. Is the tender not 'fixed price'? Nope it sure isnt the final price! Re: Champion Homes 34Jan 26, 2021 10:57 pm We are very close in signing up for a House and Land package with Champion homes and then I saw this thread. I wanted to know if people have the same experience of extra/hidden/variation costs in the House and Land package too? or those experiences are more when you just build with them? Re: Champion Homes 35Feb 14, 2021 1:36 pm grevolution We are very close in signing up for a House and Land package with Champion homes and then I saw this thread. I wanted to know if people have the same experience of extra/hidden/variation costs in the House and Land package too? or those experiences are more when you just build with them? Your cost is the base price with promotion discount (if any) and upgraded appliances, flooring, tiling etc., Most builders include the following but not CH. Not included: Statutory Costs: e.g. Preliminary site cost allowance, Concrete slab variation, BASIX requirements etc., Provisional Costs: e.g. Hydraulic Engineer Stormwater system, Additional fill/Saline Soil Req, Bushfire Alert Level requirements, Drop edge beams, Zone allowance etc Re: Champion Homes 36Feb 15, 2021 9:00 am [quote="leeroy17":qe8nunn9][quote="grevolution":qe8nunn9]We are very close in signing up for a House and Land package with Champion homes and then I saw this thread. I wanted to know if people have the same experience of extra/hidden/variation costs in the House and Land package too? or those experiences are more when you just build with them?[/quote:qe8nunn9][/quote:qe8nunn9] Your cost is the base price with promotion discount (if any) and upgraded appliances, flooring, tiling etc., Most builders include the following but not CH. Not included: Statutory Costs: e.g. Preliminary site cost allowance, Concrete slab variation, BASIX requirements etc., Provisional Costs: e.g. Hydraulic Engineer Stormwater system, Additional fill/Saline Soil Req, Bushfire Alert Level requirements, Drop edge beams, Zone allowance etc[/quote The final payment is not usually the last one either, there will be an invoice of outstanding payments, council fees, traffic control etc Re: Champion Homes 37Feb 15, 2021 10:21 am I went as far as the contract with them. I dealt with John and then his (english) manager, possibly Dennis. It was terrible. Lots of hidden information that resulted in massive hidden costs. Then when we attempted to discuss this with them it become quite confrontational and has just resulted in us losing a massive deposit. I would highly suggest to NOT build with Champion Homes ever!!! Re: Champion Homes 40Feb 15, 2021 1:15 pm Arginta 11k!!!!! I thought it would have been much more than this! 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