Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 3May 31, 2011 11:29 pm hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 4Jun 01, 2011 8:16 am My Hamptons build (completed): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=63370 Moved in Wednesday 11th Dec 2013 Front landscaping completed June 2016 Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 6Jun 01, 2011 8:39 am __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ All new built homes look like display homes... until the furniture goes in. Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 11Jun 01, 2011 8:07 pm hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 15Jun 01, 2011 9:38 pm humble - thank you so much. that list certainly is extensive. lots in there i probably wouldn't have thought of.
abraham - thanks for your advice and i agree with your logic but no other builder seems to be any different on the internet. they all have negative feedback. it goes by the old saying that 10 people will give you a bad story for every 1 good story. people love to pass on bad news. even if it didn't happen to them but it happened to their friend's friend. how often do you hear good news stories on the news? maybe one little tidbit at the end of some panda bear that made friends with a monkey? the rest is war, famine, death, aids, carbon tax.... we found a nice reputable family builder and we were going to build with them but they don't do double storey and everyone else we can't afford. when we showed them the simonds plans they advised us to go ahead but be very careful. we have no choice but to go to a volume builder we just have to make sure they do a good job. i spoke about our concerns re volume builders with our lawyer / conveyancer (who is very good btw if you need these services in the eastern melbourne metro area) she put it in perspective. why would this company intentionally set out to build ** houses if they want to be building houses in 10-20 years time. it doesn't make very good business sense. you're destroying your brand your name. i think if we are smart about it we will be ok. she mentioned something about a 25 year guarantee. apparently your house comes with a 10 year guarantee of workmanship but you can ask to extend to 25 years. does anyone know anything about that? Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 16Jun 01, 2011 9:48 pm There are many people who have been happy with the build by Simonds. I am following one link http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=45132 on here and a blog http://waitingforlife2begin.blogspot.com/ I am in the s.e. Melbourne suburbs and we have different tradies to what other regions have and also there is currently lots tradies seeking work in our area as one of the estates in Cranbourne can't proceed yet as the estate has problems with the business side of things. Just when you start your build have an independent inspector at all steps from contract onwards , we are using New Home Inspections, and just like you said be on site often. You sound pretty level headed and know what you are in for. Simonds can produce some lovely homes. But like every other builder there can be some homes that are not finished to perfection, and these homes are the homes that we hear about. Don't let people on here get you down about the house you would like to build. Make it a fun adventure for you and your partner, and start a blog to document everything. our is http://www.dscml.com/ Also be aware that the base cost of the house you need to add between $50k to $80k on top of that again. When you are ready to start your build, start a new thread so we can all follow your build, can't wait to see. hubby, kids and me all waiting for the Amberlea Site Cut 27 September 2011 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46637 http://www.dscml.com/ Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 19Jun 01, 2011 10:09 pm edscl Also be aware that the base cost of the house you need to add between $50k to $80k on top of that again. we have money set aside on top but what does your estimate of 50k - 80k include? everything? like flooring / blinds / furnishing / landscaping / driveway / pavings etc? the good thing about having a small and level block and a reasonably compact house is we may be able to save on that aspect we thinks... Re: Building First Home with Simonds - Narre Warren, VIC 20Jun 01, 2011 10:15 pm mattnjaz edscl Also be aware that the base cost of the house you need to add between $50k to $80k on top of that again. we have money set aside on top but what does your estimate of 50k - 80k include? everything? like flooring / blinds / furnishing / landscaping / driveway / pavings etc? the good thing about having a small and level block and a reasonably compact house is we may be able to save on that aspect we thinks... With the base price you get nothing other than standard inclusion. The 50-80 include the upgrades - things what u hav mentioned plus colours(bricks etc), electrical I have posted this before: We hired Darbecca to do every stage inspection, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that asks me. They were amazing. Thorough reports… 2 4551 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27972 Can anyone give me any onfo on New Homes WA? Good or bad, hopefully good just need to know if my choice was good or not? Thanks ❤️ 0 8968 |