Which Stroud? Presumably clients have different experiences with the different franchises.

BTW....be very careful when choosing a demo company!

Habiburg, am I right that you are also doing a knock down rebuild and in the Canterbury Bankstown area? I wouldn't be surprised if they would prefer to not do…

Just discovered something else to annoy me. Our tender mentions tiles through main areas. We were directed to select tiles from their supplier at Girraween last February. Couldn't find anything…

We've found their fixed price ok. We had another huge expense due to demolition charges. And we'll need funds afterwards for more concreting, landscaping and blinds. We found we weren't…

our quote went fro 17k to nearly 30k. Worst week of our lives. Very nasty company. Happy to advise further, but pm me as unwilling to name on here in…

Communication is so very important. Without it clients are left to assume things and fill the gaps which results in frustration and miscommunication. Certainly finding this to be lacking which…

We're building in Sydney. Frame is up, bricks and windows delivered. There was an issue on the plan that needed to be adjusted after approval and everything went belly up…

We're not having much fun with them at the moment!!

We threw them into a spin by requesting a change of plan upstairs back in April. It took till July to get that re-approved and since then we've been waiting,…

Another 2 months have gone by and we're still waiting for a frame to be erected. Lots of wood sitting on the block in anticipation and teasing us. Frustrating experience…

Beware the kdr! Our quote/estimate went from $17k to nearly $30k last April. Worst week of our lives!

We're building the Kirra 303, NDR. We've gone through a nightmare demolition - worst week of our lives - our slab is down and we're waiting on frames. We hit…

Definitely NOT Gabraels House Demolition......worst week of our lives.

We've signed with Stroud Homes in Sydney and are in the early build stage......anyone else building with them?

Steer clear of Gabraels house demolition.....nightmare!

Well.....still in the admin stage so pulling out has put us about a year behind but we don't regret it. We've signed contracts with Stroud Homes who are a nice…

Hi Sandra.....yes, we hope to start very soon with Stroud Homes which I think was a builder you had recommended? Feels much better this time and we don't feel like…

We had our solicitor check the contract over. He suggested the payment schedule is too top heavy and he wrote to them to request a more suitable schedule. Their response…

Sandra, I'll have a look at that builder but a good chance they won't build in Canterbury Council.....many don't. Perhaps your land isn't long enough and they've cut space…

Sandra....the facade should be a matter of choice, not anything to do with your land size. We were having Ivy facade which I've seen done on a much narrower build…

Sandra...we had the same salesperson. I pulled the pin yesterday and haven't heard peep! Back to the drawing board for us.

We'll see S-VE......we've decided rather than ask them to put our file on hold we're going to pull the plug. If they change their mind we'll review but if not…

Really not happy today. Our solicitor received a blunt obnoxious reply to our request to alter repayment schedule. They basically said stiff. But when I mentioned I was aware others…

Sandra, we are building the same house though ours is split and we don't have a granny flat. I like that range hood but don't like the idea of keeping…

Sandra, not sure what you mean......of course there will be extra charges for the extra ensuite but you shouldn't be paying to upgrade tiles or toilet in the powder room…

Wow....an extra $905 to have a separate oven and cooktop!!! Thinking that might be to cover the extra cabinet and bench top??

Sandra....I'm quite sure the powder room toilet upgrade is included in the mansion package "full China close coupled toilet suite with soft close seat to ensuite, bathroom and powder room…

Just on tiles......so M will let you take out all the tiles including wet areas? I thought perhaps those you couldn't........

Do you mean a step from the garage into the house? We preferred the smaller steps inside rather than more steps off the alfresco. Makes the ceilings lovely and high…