In vogue builders
 

Hi

Has anyone built with In Vogue homes in Perth??

I am keen to know about anyones experiences good or bad.

Many thanks

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We are building with them, we are just about to go to final pre start and they have been brilliant so far. We live Port Bouvard where there are 100s of houses being built. Form our balconies we watched 8 In Vogue homes go up so as each family moved in we went round and asked for their opinions. The general consensus was that they were very happy with the end results, they finished between 14 and 18 months and although there were problems along the way they were promptly put right.

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Thanks for your reply ACE.

Would love to know how you get on with the build. We are looking at the DOBEL with In Vogue. Just need to sell up in the UK then we will be on our way.

Good luck with the build

Jo

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HI WE HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE JUST FINISHED BUILDING WITH EN VOGUE & SWEAR THEY WILL NEVER USE THEM AGAIN, THERE SITE MANAGER WAS VERY RUDE & DIDN'T ANSWER CALLS WHEN THINGS WERE WRONG WITH THE BUILD. WE ALSO KNOW SOMEONE WHO BUILT WITH THEM IN TAPPING & JUST BEFORE HANDOVER THE ROOF LEAKED IN & COLLASPED INTO THEIR KITCHEN.
ALSO AVOID NOVUS THEY ARE VERY VERY SLOW!!!!!

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Oh no! don't say that:ohmy: oh well it is too late to back out now. Re the roof collaspe-did they put it all right?

Another reason we are building with them is because a friend of ours who is a supervisor for Riverstone knows the Dawesvillle supervisor and reckons he is totally on the ball.

I'll keep you all posted good or bad.

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No problem, I'll keep you posted. We are not building one of their designs, they have a good choice but nothing that suited our requirements so we have designed our own home. We are not in a terrific hurry as we would rather they did a good job rather than a rush job. Our plans are going through the shire at the moment and they have quoted 320 working days from when the slab goes down which with weekends, public holidays and bad weather days will be about 18 months, around 2 years from now would be OK.

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He may be a good supervisor and on the ball....... but he will leave. They all do. If they don't leave the company, they change their areas.

We collect our keys on Monday after two nightmare years. We have had 5 Supervisors and 6 client liaisons in the office. Every time you change Supervisor adds another 4 weeks onto the build for them to get up to speed with their jobs - it all has a knock on effect.

Having said that, the builders are saying that things are slowing down now and we did build in the 'worst possible time'.

Good luck. I would rather have my own teeth pulled out with no anaethestic than build again. It's put years on us :(

Jules x

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Thanks for wishing us good luck, it sounds like we are going to need it. Did you also build with In vogue?

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No. We got a design drafted by them (and APG) but went with Perceptions (Deceptions) in the end as the upstairs is brick rather than timber. With three kids with bad taste in music, we figured we needed all the help we could get :)

I hope it goes smoothly for you..... if not, there's always alcolhol :)

Jules x

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I didn't realise that they built some of their houses with timber upstairs, ours is definitely double brick throughout. I am not much of a drinker but I have a feeling that that could change.

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Yes, the one they quoted us on was definately timber upstairs. They go up quicker.

The Perceptions build worked out at better value for money per square meter for our needs.

I'm sure we would have had similar issues whichever builder we chose. I did try posting on here prior to signing, but no-one replied that they'd used them.

We were originally going to choose Novus, but in 9 months the build cost increase by $80,000 AND they wanted a 5% loading to build in Secret Harbour so we told them to get stuffed. We've got a better house for it - when we're in and the stress becomes a distant memory.... we will be left with a lovely house.

Jules x

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$80,000 :blink: that is just ridiculous.

That's the main thing is that after all the stress you will have a house that you are happy with, it's like having a baby all the pushing, pain, biting swearing and screaming is forgotten as soon as you hold your little bundle of joy ;)

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UUUmmmm...... ask me again in six months :)

It's the other trades as well at the end that take the mickey. We had a retaining wall rendered and the bloke quoted, did the job over two weekends and then when he phoned to say he'd finished, asked for another $ 1,000!!! His defence 'well, it was a longer wall than I thought' Funny - it hadn't grown since he quoted!! OH told him to sod off.

Our paver gave us a written quote, started the job and discovered that it was 'too hard' and wanted to double his labour rate or walk off the job; stating that the written quote wasn't worth the paper it was written on! After we phoned the Dept of Consumer Affairs and they told us that it did, in fact form a contract, we have requested him to complete the job for the quoted amount. We're still emailing back and forth and he still insists on us paying more labour than he originally quoted.

We had the painting done and then the carpet layers have come in and butchered the walls - taking huge chunks of plaster off. I've complained to them and they are sending an assessor out this week.

$10k on blinds and they are not hung straight, have pin holes in them and dirty marks - guess what? I've complained again.

Believe me, this is only the tip of the iceberg. I could go on and on. But I won't. I shall simply take a deep breath and exhale, knowing that my house will be lovely (eventually).

Jules x

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Why build 2 story? Madness!

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OMG!!! What a nightmare, OK now I'm freaked out.

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To make the most of the view.

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Ah ok, its a good reason but having lived over here a long time and my sister built 2 story, the heat is an issue. It rises and bedrooms (assuming they're upstairs) do get very hot in summer. Of course aircon is an answer but not very cheap.

Single story, wide veranda, lovely and cool.

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Er why is this madness?

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...............lots of land

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She'll be right :p

Jules x

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Only the master, kitchen, study and main living areas are upstairs childrens' bedrooms etc are all downstairs and you are right the cost of the aircon was a kick in the teeth.

Your single storey place sounds lovely.

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I built with Summit Homes and had no end of problems, but that was nothing compared to the garden landscaping, driveway paving or swimming pool install. This may be a rant, however I look forward to the day when builders, pool companies, pavers, brickies etc are desperate for work. They have had it so good for so long, they have forgotten who the customer is.
Example -I have recurring cracks in the walls of my 2 1/2 year old house. Summit have come out to repair the cracks 3 times. The last guy they sent, said they wouldn't normally repair them. I asked why then Summit have agreed to repair them under warranty, he said they maybe think that the house build is poor, as they were heavily loaded with new house builds at the time mine was built. Fills me with confidence no end!!

Take note.

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Its good you have some beds downstairs and certainly the kids seem to feel the heat at night more than us oldies! A good fan always helps and is cheap to run. I drive past where your are just about weekly and its lovely spot and Im sure your views will be worth it.

Hope the build goes well.

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250 sqm isnt lots of land would you say? Thats the house footprint (I think). Most blocks are arounf 750sqm arent they?

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Hi Evann,
We have designed the house so that as the boys get older they have their own space downstairs with a games room, theater room, kitchenette and a little gym and we have the main living area, kitchen, study, and master upstairs. On paper it works really well but I'm not looking forward to having to carry the shopping upstairs every week.

We have always loved Dawesville. When we first looked there 6 years ago, we were planning to work in the Rockingham area and we thought Dawesville would be too far away from work and from the some decent shops. As it turned out I work in Mandurah so it takes me about 20 mins door to door and my hubby works in the Kwinana industrial area so although it takes him 50 mins to get to work he only has to work 2 days shifts, 2 night shifts and then he gets 6 days off so he doesn't mind the travelling. Fortunately there is now a pretty good shopping center in Falcon which is continually expanding and only 3 or 4 mins away by car.

We are very excited about the build but also very nervous about the stress of it all. Thanks for your good wishes!

ACE

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Hi Jo,
Just wondering who you decided to build with in the end? Our house has just gone to construction with In Vogue and I have started a thread for anyone who wants to follow our progress.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...light=in+vogue

ACE

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Hi ACE

We are still hoping to build with In Vogue Builders when we eventually arrive in OZ. We can't sell our house here in the UK,all very frustrating.

I will be watching your progress with your build

Lucky you


Jo

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That's a terrible situation to be in. Hopefully your house will sell soon.

Good Luck!
ACE