Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 182Jan 23, 2011 2:35 pm Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 185Jan 25, 2011 9:53 pm House - Lockup completed 23rd December 2011 - Painters are in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37261&start=0&hilit=Blaxland Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 186Jan 25, 2011 10:08 pm House - Lockup completed 23rd December 2011 - Painters are in!!! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=37261&start=0&hilit=Blaxland Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 188Feb 08, 2011 9:50 am Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 189Feb 16, 2011 6:30 pm http://8eightisenough.blogspot.com/ Link to thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=45130&p=744918#p744918 Building the Windsor 43E by NBG Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 191Feb 19, 2011 7:06 pm http://8eightisenough.blogspot.com/ Link to thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=45130&p=744918#p744918 Building the Windsor 43E by NBG Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 195Feb 24, 2011 9:00 pm Hey guys me and my fiance are just about to start building, our process with NBG has been pretty good through the whole thing.They changed our house plans with no questions asked, everything was done pretty much on time so i would recommend people going with NBG. Some people on this forum expect too much from builders so dont believe everything that is said on here. Their inclusions are alos pretty good compared to other builders Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 196Mar 04, 2011 1:41 pm We are building a Buckingham 320E in Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne. The main reason we chose NBG, is their flexibility of design and site access for owners works. Other building companies don't even allow you to step foot on site without a site supervisor being present at a scheduled time, let alone you do work there We signed up in Feb 2010 and took the 3 month price freeze. We used that time to thoroughly research all aspects of the NBG product and our site etc. NBG did pressure us to sign the Q&A by a certain date, and hit us for another $1k due to a 'so called' price increase. Initially I was furious, but then I saw that the base price of our house had actually risen $18k since our signup! We got off lightly. Contract times & payment stages are very generous towards builder - over 300 days to build a house. I would definitely change this and the payment options if I ever build with NBG or anyone again We made substantial structural changes, NBG were happy to accommodate these. Communication between departments is not great. The way drafting interpreted the written Q&A document into drawings was erroneous. We had 5 sets of plans before final, to weed out mistakes. In my opinion, if anything, NBG lack good communication. From a clients perspective, they are very had to get hold of at the best of times. Once you have paid your 5% and signed off you Colour Selections, you deal with your builder from then on. Which, in my case, is great See the 'My tips for NBG Clients' section of my blog for more info. Cheers Building NBG Buckingham 320E Eastern Suburbs Melbourne Knockdown & rebuild Build startup 28th October 2010 http://buckingham320e-the4ofus.blogspot.com/ Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 197Mar 07, 2011 12:45 pm We're with NBG too.....signed the contract in Jul 2009 and still waiting for the house to be handed over to us.... NBG's subcontractor Infinity has told us that they had applied for occupancy certificate..first inspection was done by the building surveyor on 22Feb and the FINAL inspection on 1st Mar. They say that the surveyor provides the report in 48 hrs. but we haven't heard back from Infinity (as usual)...Anyone knows how long it takes to get the occupancy certificate after the building surveyor has done the inspection....?? Has anyone dealt with Infinity before? Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 198Mar 10, 2011 11:18 pm Hi All, It's been interesting reading everyone's comments. I understand that building is never easy and there are bound to be problems. I am however frusstrated at the lack of expertise and knowledge I encountered from many of the NBG staff. Though my experience, I had to do most of the work and they still got it wrong, and I would have to keep repeating myself and checking their work until they finally did their job right. I don't blame my builder so much, I think NBG have assigned him too much work and he can not cope with the workload. On the positive side my slab has finally gone down! After speaking with consumer affairs I finally got some action. Let's see how things progress from here. All the best to everyone with their build! Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 199Mar 19, 2011 11:29 am We are building the Vaucluse 390E. Our experience with NBG and our builder has been incredibly time consuming, frustrating and disappointing. I have never come across a company with poorer communication and accountability in my life. As for the comment 'people expect too much of builders' - here's what I expect: - good, open, honest and timely communication - accuracy and attention to detail when dealing with drawings, quotes and contracts - that things are delivered or completed as promised - if there are delays or problems these are communicated - that the build progresses as a reasonable rate, per contract timeline - that building materials such as windows, doors and timber are not left sitting exposed to the elements for months (causing things like bent roof trusses and cracked, split, water damaged reveals) - that all work completed is of a good standard - that the site doesn't look like a bomb has hit it - that the building site is secure None of the above has occurred in our case (I'm not saying this is the case for everyone). I would NEVER use them again, I would advise against anyone else doing so. Re: Any comment on National Builders Group 200Mar 30, 2011 7:12 pm Hi All, we signed up in august 2010 and last week received final working drawings... i think its a case of squeaky wheel gets the oil.. in hindsight i should have squeaked alot more. ---------------------------------------------------- Living the dream.... yeap a mortgage... 4 15887 Thank you so much. This has been very helpful. We definitely wish to settle and get these people out of our life. They are trying to charge us interest on late… 7 15302 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 110962 |