Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Hermitage Homes - advice appreciated 4Oct 25, 2013 9:35 am You may want to check with the building authority or consumer affairs/fair trading department as well as the consumer tribunal (ie in Victoria it is VCAT) to see what cases have been brought up against the company. Some states provide information about complaints against builders. If you do look at consumer review sites, bear in mind that some sites will not allow negative comments to be made against builders (the builder has them removed). Negative comments should provide you with some questions to ask the builder. Re: Hermitage Homes - advice appreciated 5Oct 25, 2013 2:59 pm Hi Integrity New Homes, Wow, thank you so much for the information; much appreciated. Couldn't agree more that with the foundation of the house being structually sound, the rest can be easily assured. I will certainly discuss your points with them when talking further and try to put into the contract if going ahead Thanks again Re: Hermitage Homes - advice appreciated 6Oct 25, 2013 4:07 pm kats_meow You may want to check with the building authority or consumer affairs/fair trading department as well as the consumer tribunal (ie in Victoria it is VCAT) to see what cases have been brought up against the company. Some states provide information about complaints against builders. If you do look at consumer review sites, bear in mind that some sites will not allow negative comments to be made against builders (the builder has them removed). Negative comments should provide you with some questions to ask the builder. Hi kats_meow, this is a brilliant idea; much appreciated. I did a search on VCAT site and couldn't locate anything. I also tried some other big builders, such as PD, etc. but couldnt locate a great deal either, don't know if that's something I might not searching correctly? Anyway, seems not bad at this stage. thanks again! Re: Hermitage Homes - advice appreciated 7Oct 25, 2013 6:50 pm The reason you cannot locate some builders on VCAT etc is because sometimes builders have different business and trading names. You might want to find their real name using ASIC. I know of one builder who changes the name of his company (trading and business) because he keeps coming up in the courts so changes the name after each case. You may find an ASIC registered name on the contract or other paperwork that might help. Re: Hermitage Homes - advice appreciated 8Oct 28, 2013 9:41 pm kats_meow The reason you cannot locate some builders on VCAT etc is because sometimes builders have different business and trading names. You might want to find their real name using ASIC. I know of one builder who changes the name of his company (trading and business) because he keeps coming up in the courts so changes the name after each case. You may find an ASIC registered name on the contract or other paperwork that might help. Thanks a lot, good point, just re-checked and looks good. Tks Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 18837 Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 75967 I would never build with Fowler homes. I built with them in 2021 and till date maintenance issues are pending. All their existing trades and businesses don't work with… 14 106646 |