So many clients have been coming to us telling the same story.
"We went to a volume Builder the prices were so cheap, and then came the extras!"
Extra for flyscreens, extra for the slab, extra for site costs, extra for garage door, extra for lights, extra for power points, extra for NBN, extra
for permit and the list goes on and on.
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New home buyer traps
Big is Bad
New home builder
Many clients come to Berstan Homes with the same stories about builders behaving badly and some of the stories are quite alarming.
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Home valuation problems
Just recently we have had some interesting valuations from some of our client’s banks. The bank values for two particular properties in the same street where very interesting.
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Major builder problems
Speaking to a client of mine the other day and they have a friend that built with a major Perth based building company. I was amazed to hear the home was built and the builder refused to do the driveway and alfresco concreting works.
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Ceiling fell down in Cranbourne
I was watching current affairs last year and there was a family who had their new home built by a major Melbourne based builder. Problem was the builder did not install any ceiling battens and their ceiling fell down.
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Organised crime on building sites
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Beware of cheap solar panels
I have heard several complaints from suppliers lately about cheap imported solar panels, so be careful and make sure you ask your new home builder to provide the name of the manufacturer.
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Site manager’s workloads out of control
A site manager friend came to me the other day complaining about workload, he works for one of the major new home building companies.
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Many new home builds seem to have storage problems
I have been passed many homes of late and have noticed the cars are not in the garage where they belong due to the garage being filled up with everything but the kitchen sink.
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Beware of cheap tiles
A client of mine the other day purchased their own tiles to save on the build cost only to find out the tiles where seconds at best.
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