Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 29Feb 15, 2022 5:54 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 31Feb 15, 2022 8:33 am Kippers01 Pity the poor Metricon NSW operations staff forced to work in such a frustrating, disfunctional, under-resourced environment. No wonder staff turnover is so high. Perhaps Metricon HO in Melbourne could consider diverting some of their significant resources currently devoted to marketing, social media management, sales, accounts receivable, legal defense and football teams to actually delivering the promised reasonable quality product on time. Alternatively, Metricon NSW's salespeople could manage their prospective customers' expectations by clearly and honestly representing what product 'quality' is usually delivered and providing realistic project timing estimates, given Metricon's high volume & low cost business model. I think you have hit the nail on the head. What I forgot to add is that last time I checked I think they were doing around 4,700 dwellings per year, which is insane, so when you need changes to plans you going into the queue. But on your note about spending less money on marketing and social media, one of the things that really depressed my team when we were fighting to build quality and find trades and fulfil contracts was that they went and spent around $60m buying an italian soccer team. But I was meant to paint a 3 bedroom duplex for $2500. So that wasn't good for morale. Anyhow, as I said my info is 5 years old and they may have corrected some of these issues. And they do build a nice home for project home standards and I believe that they are a nice group of people who mean well. It's just that in my time NSW was a poor cousin to the mothership. PS. You should have seen the Melbourne christmas parties! No expense spared, we flew all out partners down to Melbourne and they were so incredibly lavish. Had a good time Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 32Feb 15, 2022 8:42 am Ashington Homes Kippers01 Pity the poor Metricon NSW operations staff forced to work in such a frustrating, disfunctional, under-resourced environment. No wonder staff turnover is so high. Perhaps Metricon HO in Melbourne could consider diverting some of their significant resources currently devoted to marketing, social media management, sales, accounts receivable, legal defense and football teams to actually delivering the promised reasonable quality product on time. Alternatively, Metricon NSW's salespeople could manage their prospective customers' expectations by clearly and honestly representing what product 'quality' is usually delivered and providing realistic project timing estimates, given Metricon's high volume & low cost business model. I think you have hit the nail on the head. What I forgot to add is that last time I checked I think they were doing around 4,700 dwellings per year, which is insane, so when you need changes to plans you going into the queue. But on your note about spending less money on marketing and social media, one of the things that really depressed my team when we were fighting to build quality and find trades and fulfil contracts was that they went and spent around $60m buying an italian soccer team. But I was meant to paint a 3 bedroom duplex for $2500. So that wasn't good for morale. Anyhow, as I said my info is 5 years old and they may have corrected some of these issues. And they do build a nice home for project home standards and I believe that they are a nice group of people who mean well. It's just that in my time NSW was a poor cousin to the mothership. PS. You should have seen the Melbourne christmas parties! No expense spared, we flew all out partners down to Melbourne and they were so incredibly lavish. Had a good time I appreciate that your history with them and your current position in the industry dictates what and how you say things about them. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 33Feb 15, 2022 8:54 am Noname Ashington Homes Kippers01 Pity the poor Metricon NSW operations staff forced to work in such a frustrating, disfunctional, under-resourced environment. No wonder staff turnover is so high. Perhaps Metricon HO in Melbourne could consider diverting some of their significant resources currently devoted to marketing, social media management, sales, accounts receivable, legal defense and football teams to actually delivering the promised reasonable quality product on time. Alternatively, Metricon NSW's salespeople could manage their prospective customers' expectations by clearly and honestly representing what product 'quality' is usually delivered and providing realistic project timing estimates, given Metricon's high volume & low cost business model. I think you have hit the nail on the head. What I forgot to add is that last time I checked I think they were doing around 4,700 dwellings per year, which is insane, so when you need changes to plans you going into the queue. But on your note about spending less money on marketing and social media, one of the things that really depressed my team when we were fighting to build quality and find trades and fulfil contracts was that they went and spent around $60m buying an italian soccer team. But I was meant to paint a 3 bedroom duplex for $2500. So that wasn't good for morale. Anyhow, as I said my info is 5 years old and they may have corrected some of these issues. And they do build a nice home for project home standards and I believe that they are a nice group of people who mean well. It's just that in my time NSW was a poor cousin to the mothership. PS. You should have seen the Melbourne christmas parties! No expense spared, we flew all out partners down to Melbourne and they were so incredibly lavish. Had a good time I appreciate that your history with them and your current position in the industry dictates what and how you say things about them. thank you for understanding that I need to be measured Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 34Feb 18, 2022 1:16 pm Bvgary How can they even be compared anything can be compared. It doesn't mean the comparison will be favourable. Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 35Mar 15, 2022 8:59 am Interesting expose on ABC yesterday about Metricon NSW behaviors: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/ ... /100906402 Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 36Mar 15, 2022 9:14 am Kippers01 Interesting expose on ABC yesterday about Metricon NSW behaviors: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/ ... /100906402 their own expert agreed there were defects lol Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 37Mar 15, 2022 1:05 pm Kippers01 Interesting expose on ABC yesterday about Metricon NSW behaviors: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/ ... /100906402 Kippers When I started at Metricon I was faced with this exact problem of expansion joints being missed on a number of homes. The solution was pretty simple, we had to run some vertical saw cuts which the engineer signed off on. So not sure why this issue has gone this far, I could speculate but probably shouldn't Cheers Simeon Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 38Mar 15, 2022 2:00 pm Ashington Homes Kippers01 Interesting expose on ABC yesterday about Metricon NSW behaviors: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/ ... /100906402 Kippers When I started at Metricon I was faced with this exact problem of expansion joints being missed on a number of homes. The solution was pretty simple, we had to run some vertical saw cuts which the engineer signed off on. So not sure why this issue has gone this far, I could speculate but probably shouldn't Cheers Simeon Simeon, the solution is much easier and cheaper now. Photoshop! Saw begone! Dark matter scientist, can breathe underwater, mind reader and can freeze matter just by willing it. Trust me, its in my sig. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 39Mar 15, 2022 3:35 pm Noname Ashington Homes Kippers01 Interesting expose on ABC yesterday about Metricon NSW behaviors: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-14/ ... /100906402 Kippers When I started at Metricon I was faced with this exact problem of expansion joints being missed on a number of homes. The solution was pretty simple, we had to run some vertical saw cuts which the engineer signed off on. So not sure why this issue has gone this far, I could speculate but probably shouldn't Cheers Simeon Simeon, the solution is much easier and cheaper now. Photoshop! Saw begone! I laughed so hard! hillarious Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Metricon signature vs custom builder 40Mar 15, 2022 5:05 pm Nawkaw are pretty adept at photoshop too when Metricon NSW requests their masonry matching rectification 'services' following customer complaints. These cynically photoshopped Nawkaw photos are for NSWDFT and NCAT purposes, not customers! Metricon NSW knows all the 'tricks of the trade'. 3 23235 Hi Mofflepop, I would recommend finding a building designer to prepare plans, they should design to your specified budget. The benefit is you can tender the project out… 9 22116 My neighbour started with Metricon in November 2023. Its nearly done, with painting just finished. 60 squares with pool at the back 3 28259 |