Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Very slow progress - Any ideas/advice on a new approach? 2Dec 14, 2013 10:41 pm 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Very slow progress - Any ideas/advice on a new approach? 7Dec 15, 2013 8:37 am It is absolutely essential that your paperwork be spot on or else you will risk cost blow outs and disappointments. Do not compromise on that. Appeasement does not work. Every business is about giving service and obviously you are not getting any so you are talking to wrong builders. It's no excuse that the builders have other work on, what does that mean? that your home is not important and just a nuisance? If you already have the plans and soil test(yes you are committed and ready to go) a custom builder should have no trouble running with that and quote you. You have to do some research , find and target the right builder for you. A builder must be competent with good references and above all interested in your business. There must be one somewhere (things are really not all that busy) Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Very slow progress - Any ideas/advice on a new approach? 8Dec 15, 2013 11:19 am building-expert Every business is about giving service and obviously you are not getting any so you are talking to wrong builders. It's no excuse that the builders have other work on, what does that mean? that your home is not important and just a nuisance? It certainly feels like that. The salesman has taken us to see some of their work and on all occasions we have given positive feedback, expressing interest to progress further pending amendments to paperwork. We feel the salesperson is trying his best to keep the relationship going but at the end of the day it's the builder who is building the house, not the salesperson. Thanks for the feedback so far. We're new to all this so it is much appreciated. Re: Very slow progress - Any ideas/advice on a new approach? 9Dec 15, 2013 12:02 pm StGeorgeBuild Bebe We have been in correspondence with this builder for a year now. We certainly don’t want to put all our eggs in 1 basket nor do we really want to delay the process any longer. From the builders point of view, you could have them do lots of work then switch over to a builder with a lower quote. It's not "lots of work"...the changes requested are reasonable. One such example is the spotted gum staircase. Although the pricing reflects a spotted gum staircase, the wording states "oak". Quite a difference wouldn't you think? If you were paying for spotted gum, you'd expect the same. Re: Very slow progress - Any ideas/advice on a new approach? 10Dec 16, 2013 10:04 am Bebe It certainly feels like that. The salesman has taken us to see some of their work and on all occasions we have given positive feedback, expressing interest to progress further pending amendments to paperwork. Sounds like a poor quality saleperson = cant get the deal happening. NEXT! Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11781 8 6186 5 6834 |