Dear Canberra Mums, plse post anon.
We have recently gone through an extremely bad two and a half year experience with a builder that finally went bankrupt leaving us with an unfinished house to complete. I had a baby in the middle of this process and are a little traumatised at the thought of handing over to another builder but finishing the build ourselves is out of the question due to the financing arrangements.
I would be grateful for any builder recommendations, only those who have kept to their promised timeframes (unless situation was out of their control such as continuous rain) and cared about quality and are willing to work with us to reduce costs where possible (ie we supply/install some items etc). Also good client communication throughout the build process and responsive to maintenance issues after the build. Hoping that this is not too much to ask for! Also, not all builders may want to take on the hassle of an unfinished build (currently gone past lock up stage as per MBA Contract, to having the walls plastered).