Browse Forums Building A New House Re: sbg homes 18Apr 26, 2018 11:37 am newbuild2 No progress, I like your forum username, so appropriate for Slow Building Group (SBG). Glad to hear from you. The contract completion date was supposed to be end of January. There must be underlying problems at SBG Homes that we are not being told. It is not normal for a builder to behave in such a way and not care about customers. Do you have a site supervisor? Apparently they only have one site supervisor for the whole company (the other supervisors left) and we are unlucky that he is not supervising our build. If we were told they do not have site supervisors I don't think we would have even considered building with them, it is so frustrating that all communication have to be done through a receptionist at their office who is easily annoyed, has her defences up, has no idea what is going on and does not even bother to reply to emails or return telephone calls. As i have said ,read the contract date of completion which in that date should have allowed for wet days and other unforseen time delays,in my contract everything is in writing so i know everything,i think you should contact hba or hia or the housing commission to find out who you talk too about your writes,as i have said this builder is a bad problem ,i sure other people have complained to the right authority which you will have to find so they will have major complaints about them,i also suggest not to pay the final payment even though it is a small and make sure on your final inspection you make them fix EVERY item big and SMALL, by law they have to do a walk through,stick it to them. Re: sbg homes 19Apr 26, 2018 11:56 am also if you don't make them repair all the errors,when the 3 month maitenance period comes , you have no hope of getting them back,i know this does not help you to get into your house any sooner but don't let then get away with it, Re: sbg homes 20Apr 26, 2018 2:15 pm not sure peter, thanks for your advice, we will look into the options you have suggested. We will definitely be wiser with the final payments, we will ensure every single item is fixed before we authorise release of payment. No progess, your experience dealing with SBG is exactly like ours. They have not done much for completion stage for the last 5 months, still left to be done include; painting (sanding not completed), cabinetry in kitchen not completed, stairs not completed, electrical and plumbing not completed, tiling in bathrooms, flooring (carpet), driveway and paths, and so many other jobs that were either initially not completed or that were supposed to be fixed after mistakes were made. Tradies seem not to finish jobs completely or they just do the wrong thing, I don't know whether this is because of lack of supervision. There are a number of reviews on google that are very concerning, just make us wonder what is going on that we are not being told. Ask for references and speak to them. If they are defensive or try to avoid the request, walk. 1 47653 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 73954 Hi there! Putting the feelers out there for those who have (or almost) built with Arli homes! Interested in your experiences who've built from their stock home designs… 0 1396 |