Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone Building with Inspired Homes/Strive Homes? 98Aug 21, 2021 7:01 pm Seanbe Those building with Evolve Living - any updates on progress... Now that we're nearing the middle of the year, have they done anything to increase the building speed or communication? Has Andrew done anything to help? Snail slow, more than 2 months gone, still waiting for the frame to be completed. We saw another Evolve site in South Eastern suburbs stuck on bricking, just the other day. No wonder they take more than a year to build. They are just too slow for this modern age. We wish we knew the build was going to take double the time other volume builders do! We would have never signed the contract, not worth the stress and other extra interest repayments trust us! They just don't give a damn because they have plenty of build days in their contract and Inspired Homes doesn't give a damn about Evolve slow build. We initially thought it was incompetence or poor project management. The reason is simple, they just don't give a damn. They have more than a year in their contract to build hence no rush, they take their sweet time to do everything!! Re: Anyone Building with Inspired Homes/Strive Homes? 99Aug 27, 2021 12:33 am Please beware of this builder and do not proceed further until a quote is finalised and building contract is drawn up and signed. After paying the initial deposit of $2500 and having the first draft of design done, we paid a further deposit of $3500 but upon submission to the council for planning permit, we needed to change the design. Como homes asked for $5000 for a change in design which we paid and got the planning permit approved. The problem was after this stage. They promised a finalised quote without any provisional costing back in Nov 2020 and in May 2021 we still hadn’t received what was promised. During those 6 months, many calls, emails and texts went unanswered. Frustrated, we called Inspired homes to mediate only to be told “We are busy so we think it is better you find another builder”, yet they refuse to refund any of the deposits paid. Basically, we paid $10500 for a preliminary drawing, months of headaches and have been left high and dry. Not once in my life, have I been denied a purchase for lack of stock or service, and not been offered a refund, have you? Re: Anyone Building with Inspired Homes/Strive Homes? 100Aug 27, 2021 12:52 pm Inspired Homes is not a builder. They are a marketing, sales and design company. I expect they would clearly explain this to their new customers before they spend any time or money? Once they have completed their design work it seems they have no further interest in the planning and constuction stages, or the finished result. 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 109755 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 26693 Wish you all the best. Once you signed the contract, they will find millions excuses to charge you. And have seen their sites unfinished for a long time. 4 25863 |