Browse Forums Building A New House Re: New Simonds Home Leon 2514 17Mar 12, 2011 11:02 pm They are trying thr luck as for them everyone is gullible - just told the Sales guy to convey to the operations manager that I am not willing to pay $16000 for a timber retaining wall for 28m L X 1m H nor the $1000/- if I was to do it myself also told not to get the contract as I will be using another builder, who I always had as backup. Re: New Simonds Home Leon 2514 18Mar 12, 2011 11:17 pm Yes sometimes they do try to trick you. I mean $16000 for a retaining wall if you could do it yourself or get a professional, which could be cheaper, sounds a bit overpriced to me. Yeah it's good to have a backup builder, we have some too. Building Thread:https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=45132 Build started/Site Cut 5/4/11 Concrete Slab 3/5/11 Bricks Started 24/5/11 Final Stage 3/7/11 Re: New Simonds Home Leon 2514 19Mar 13, 2011 12:35 pm abraham My suggestion don't build through Si***ds they are atrocious, build through anyone but not thru them Hi abraham ..... I couldn't agree with you more. Only wish we hadn't built with them .... the biggest mistake ever. Their prices should not be considered to fit people's budgets as in the end, the faults and defects they create only end up costing you thousands of dollars on top of what you have already paid. I will also say that from our own experience a home which was built by Simonds 7 years ago should not be compared to the current day home which this builder now constructs. There is absolutely no comparison unfortunately. To everyone currently building with Simonds I wish you all the luck. Please be warned that you will need to remain vigilent in your dealings with them throughout the entire process and beyond settlement. Guard your sanity! Re: New Simonds Home Leon 2514 20Mar 13, 2011 3:46 pm HI Jovi We are also a family of 5 that is currently looking at building the Leon 2514. Its a very long story but to cut it short we are now onto our 3rd block. First one had a huge BAL which added around $13000 onto the build cost + $20000 site fees. Second block was just a nightmare. After finding a dream block at a dream price we photos sent to developer and agent to query fencing. All questions were answered and our offer was excepted. Signed contracts with our conveyancer and all was going great. Three days later had an appointment with our Simonds SO and he started talking about the site fall. We had brought a relitivily flat block. Something wasnt adding up. We discovered that day that the agent had sold us the wrong block We were absolutly shattered as the block he sold us had a huge fall, trees all over it and NO fencing. It was the total opposite of the block we had been sending him photos of. It sounds unbelievable that it could happen but it was just a huge mess. Fortuantly the estate agent didnt hold us to the contract as he said it had been an "oversight" on his part. Seriously????? Anyway we are now waiting for a block to be released in around 4-5 weeks. We have first right to refusal on it after the price is stated. Fingers crossed that this is finally the block for us. With all the waiting now though, I am starting to second guess myself as to if the Leon will be big enough for the five of us? Have you had the same thoughts? I fell in love with the display home and we have paid our holding deposit to lock in our promo. We have changed it a bit to be more like the display, moving the linen press and pantry. We also extending the door frame width (if that makes sense) and a few other things. Did you do many alterations to the standard plan? Good luck with it all Crys Congratulations! Nice to put that to bed before christmas, now you can relax 3 7692 What? It's a lighting question, the control joint is only needed at 12m centres, a bulkhead or change of direction will suffice as a 'break' in the ceiling, just make… 8 9016 |