Browse Forums Building A New House JG King 16Oct 25, 2007 7:47 pm Hi rerob1,
In answer to your questions: We were able to get onsite virtually anytime, as they didn't put up any security fencing and we were also able to view inside, even after lock-up, as they kept forgetting to the lock the doors (even left the windows open on a few occasions) Yes, I think a different Building Supervisor would have given us 'different' results. As previously mentioned, 2 lots of friends built with them 4 years prior to us and were very happy - different Building Supervisor though. We built in Country Victoria. And to contradict myself a bit, our house IS nice, but the hassles we had and the 'after hand-over' service, 'maintenance period' (still going 13 months later) has been a nightmare. We don't believe that we got what we paid for and, as 1st time home builders, we are very disappointed in their uncaring attitude and unwillingness to fix problems, even though they promised us they would. I am in the middle of putting together a webpage with some photos and will post the link as soon as I am able. Re: JG King and other questions 17Oct 25, 2007 7:56 pm Sue, thanks for your prompt reply, we are also 1st time builders and are wary of the sorts of issues than can arise so will aim to be on site as often as possible (we only live 400 metres from where we are building)...
I heard they are fantastic in country vic and have a really good reputation out there in regional areas...then again I can't remember where I heard it so I may have read that on their website or heard it from the sales guy??!! I am sorry to hear that you are still having sagas with the maintenance stuff - I look forward to seeing your page when its up! Oh, by the way - which home did you build? Many thanks Ruth -Bought house in Melbourne inner burbs, knocked it down & now...we are owner builders! Completed OB project and moved in to our new home with our new baby in May 2009! JG King 18Oct 25, 2007 9:45 pm We built the McKinley 205 with modifications. All modifications and variations to the plan and contract were agreed to and signed off on before building started. We had to keep an eye on things and constantly remind the supervisor of the variations though because they kept missing them out.
With regards to them building in Country Victoria - they have been one of the biggest Builders in this area for a number of years, however the numbers are decreasing and other Builders are now building more. Again, I really put it down to the Supervisor. I know another couple who built with JG King a few years ago (different Building Supervisor) - very happy and decided to build with them again - unhappy this time (same Supervisor that we got). Having said that, I've spoken to the local Manager and all he could do was back up the Supervisor and make excuses. He made an appointment to come and see me and cancelled at the last minute and never got around to making another... Re: JG King and other questions 19Oct 27, 2007 4:10 pm Great posts, it apears that JG may actually be okay apart from a few challenging people
The rep we spoke to at the south melb office -so far- appears helpful, however I get the impression that the amount of work JG (and all others for that matter) have on at the moment makes the buyers job a lot difficult.. Not sure what it was like 15 years ago... This is our first home build and we have gone through a lot of detail and differnet approaches (such as architects, bulk builders etc - wife and I also have worked hard for our money so value and qulaity are important however is proving hard to find). I get the impression that some of the sales people out there (or as they seem to be calling themselves 'consultants' ) forget that this is more than likely the largest purhcase we will make... I hear a lot of, well you must give me a deposit before I talk to you, and when you do (as we did) the next step seems to want to get the next installment rather than tackle our concerns.. The fact that JG are happy to quote from a sketch drawing that we had made up using our computer and do it within two weeks seems like a very low risk option for us..giddyup..we are hoping that they meet our budget. Re: JG King and other questions 20Oct 27, 2007 7:52 pm The guy we spoke to at JG quoted our very basic sketch (I emailed it to him) within a couple of hours (its all based on your dimensions)! You will find that they have a very standard range of costs - they have a huge document which details just about every variation you can think of! Our guy emailed us the spreadsheet he used and it was good because if we wanted to change things on it we could and see how much more/less it would cost us! Make sure you ask them about their upgrade offers!! The 5 crowns special at the moment isn't the only special they have on Ruth -Bought house in Melbourne inner burbs, knocked it down & now...we are owner builders! Completed OB project and moved in to our new home with our new baby in May 2009! I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 11529 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 109431 1 10094 |