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TrevorTGippsland, VIC
- 4 reviews
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
DFH did a fantastic job
We decided to return to Victoria (Cowes, Phillip Island) to be closer to family, following our move to a new home build in Echuca/Moama 3 years earlier.
We chose Dennis Family Homes primarily because we couldn't find a better floor plan than the double storey Balmoral (373) and the honest approach from their salesperson, Adam Keleher. At the time, we did have some reservations in selecting DFH due to some average reviews on-line (but thankfully not in our area) and that Phillip Island appeared to be outside their usual build areas, however Adam...Read more
put our fears to rest in that regard. Although we went through a new build process in Moama quite recently and were aware of all the steps and requirements, Adam was extremely patient and helpful in the sales/contract process to ensure that we came out with an excellent result at the end, culminating with the Building Permit in June 2022. We were also very pleased with the help from our Contract Manager, Stacey Maxwell who managed all the paperwork and changes in a friendly and efficient manner. Our Building Supervisor, Andrew Dolphin, managed the build so expertly and efficiently that we were able to get the keys just before Christmas, a full 6 months inside the contracted completion date. By his own admission, he did not go overboard with reports and updates, but we found him to be quite informative at key stages of the build and very responsive to our requests and more importantly, followed up and addressed all of our concerns quickly and completely. It was amazing how well he managed his team on the site, with our eventual neighbors commenting how surprised they were with the number of trades working on our house, even on week-ends. We have also had many comments of praise on the build quality from other tradesmen coming to the house since we moved in - saying they don't see this sort of quality that often in this area. We have been very pleased with the process in its entirety and absolutely thrilled with the quality and finish of our home. We would have no hesitation in recommending DFH and everyone involved with our build to friends and family. Excellent job people!!!
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kunal m.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 3 reviews
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Good experience with planning and building phase!! But delays post handover!!
We were quite happy with the planning phase with [name removed] and had a good experience with our Supervisor while building.
However, our supervisor promised that certain things would be followed up 1-2 weeks post handover (these items were also included in the handover document) . We have moved in 3 months now and still waiting, which is quite disappointing, especially given we really trusted our supervisor.
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KateGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 3 reviews
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Amazing first home build experience
Our consultant Adam talked us through any questions we had and even offered recommendations. When he left Stephanie replaced him and was also very helpful. After the colour consultation we had to place our build on hold while I went through medical issues. Dennis Family homes were very accomodating.
When the build started we met Tom our build supervisor. Tom was 1st class. He was very approachable, friendly accomodating and knew his stuff. Tom guided us through the building process which was a breeze. (We had heard some horror stories)
We hav...Read more
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Hi Kate,
Thank you for sharing your fantastic five star review. We are so pleased to hear about your positive building experience from start to finish. We will be sure to pass your nice comments onto the team.... Read more
Congratulations on completing your home and wishing you all the best as you settle in. Thanks - Alex
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Jane S.Gippsland, VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Enjoyable and professional service
My consultant Louise was friendly, knowledgeable and always willing to go above and beyond my request to make my first solo build with Dennis Family Homes as smooth and hassle free as possible. Once the building process started I was continually updated by my supervisor. Love my new home and would recommend Dennis Family Homes for a quality home and value for money.
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Hi Jane,
Thank you for sharing your amazing feedback. We are so pleased to hear that Louise and the team guided you through the building process, ensuring it was a smooth and enjoyable experience.... Read more
Congratulations on your first solo build and we wish you all the best in your brand new home. - AlexSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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ImranGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Happy customer
Enjoying our new home very happy. From the beginning of the process meeting with Cheryl Jennings she was very helpful & informative. Followed me through the process of building our dream home. Andrew helped us with making decisions with the colours of our home which we were very grateful for. Kane our Supervisor is the best went above & beyond to help us build our home. Thank you to everyone involved.
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Hi Imran,
Thank you for your fantastic review! It is great to hear about your experiences with the team. We are so glad that Andrew could help you through your colour selection process, it can certainly be a hard choice.... Read more
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AnthonyGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Disaster !
We have an engineers report who advised that Dennis Family Homes used the wrong soil test to construct our home. Now the house has major problems with brickwork cracking and splits opening up. Dennis has done some cheap patching but won't finish the major work and ignore my calls! AVOID
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KamGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Perfect home, best sales professional & good building supervisor
We are very satisfied and delighted with the process of building our new Home. As first home buyers, things can be complicated and stressful however, with Dennis Family Homes, it was a smooth and straight-forward experience. A big thanks to our home sales consultant, Gagan Singh, who very patiently and happily explained the whole process to us. Not just that, he was there with us every step of the way. With his vast knowledge and experience, he answered all (believe me, we had a lot of them) the questions. Any concerns we had, we just called Gagan and he took care of it. Gagan's admin assistant, Dimple, was also very polite and helpful. Our Supervisor did a great job and we love our beautiful first home.
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Hi Kam,
Thank you for you amazing comments, we are so glad to hear that Gagan and the team could make your first home building experience enjoyable and stress free. ... Read more
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Steve S.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Great sales consultant set us up for a great build
We have built the Marsden 323 with Dennis Family Homes. We looked at a lot of displays before finally meeting our sales consultant Stefani Voyneska. From the first appointment she was really insightful and had a no nonsense approach to the process. There was no pushy sales tactics, just the facts and great advice for us being first home builders/owners. I would highly recommend working with her.
The build process has gone pretty smoothly with our supervisor Darren, the build quality is very good and any issues were detected by the contract ins...Read more
pector included in the agreement and rectified quickly. Just waiting now for final inspection before we take ownership but I would recommend working with Dennis Family Homes if you are looking to build.1 comment
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Hi Steve,
Thank you for taking the time to share your fantastic experience. We are so happy to hear that Stefani guided you through your first home journey smoothly. We wish you all the best for your upcoming move in. ... Read more
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Shuo Z.Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Top quality of service and construction
We are very impressive with service from Dennis Family, from initial consulting to house final handover.
It is our first time to build a house, and our sales consultant, Adam Keleher, did awesome job in going through details of each element in the plan, providing useful tip even in small stuff. He helped us out to make the best choice fitting for us. And he was quick to respond our email and did the work quickly to avoid any delay of our work.
And in terms of construction process, it was quick and got regular updates from our supervisor. We d...Read more
id not have to care too much about the actual work. He did take care of our house well. And we are quite happy when the building quality. Smooth is the word I will use to rate the whole experience with Dennis Family. Strongly recommend it to everyone.1 comment
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Hi Shou,
We are so pleased to hear about your smooth first home building experience. We will be sure to pass the message on to Adam and the team. ... Read more
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AKP04Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 7 reviews
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Horrible, Unprofessional, Disappointing and Untrustworthy
We wanted to build our first home (Marsden 352) with DFH, which had been proven that it is an impossible task for DFH. I will give a little bit of background for my frustration with DFH. I have made my first contact with DFH in April 2017 and have paid the deposit to secure the base price and promotion in June 2017. Below are the DFH employees I have dealt with during my painful time.
Agent 1:
I have paid the deposit for price lock to the Agent 1 in June 2017 and I have received my colour appointment in April 2018 and contract in May 2018. Ever...Read more
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Hi AKP04,
We are sorry to hear that you are displeased with the level of service you have received.... Read more
Your concerns are important to us and we would like the opportunity to discuss the issues you have raised in further detail. Can you please send us a private message including your full name, job number and preferred contact number and we will follow this up for you. Thanks - AlexSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
The building quality is good.
The site supervisor is very responsive. I always can access his phone and get reply to all queries very fast. He is very friendly and quick to fix things. However certain sub contractor's quality of work need more supervising. The gutter plumber finished the job with poor quality/leaking. The site supervisor had to come in to fix it. The tile grouting in the kitchen probably need to do a better job. The site cleaning can be improve.
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Thank you for your feedback. We will be sure to pass your comments onto the team.... Read more
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Cesar-PamGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Fantastic Experience so far
We're half way through building our house with Denis family. We just wanted to write this review to thank Billy Spaseski. Billy was our sales consultant and was there with us from the start to date. He was and still enthusiastic to answer our numerous questions anytime. Given this is our first house we build/own and our lack of experience, Billy was extremely helpful and professional throughout the whole process from selecting the house up until signing the contract. We've had a great experience with Billy whom we felt that he always had our best interest and went above and beyond what was expected.
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Hi Cesar-Pam,
Thanks heaps for sharing your amazing feedback with us! We're delighted to hear about your recent experience. We'll be sure to share your feedback with the team. ... Read more
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Black and white Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Down sizing
It was great experience building Dennis family homes we first met Adam keleher sales consultant at acacia estate he explained to us the various home designs and chose the land that would suit our house Adam is amazing and nothing is a problem he suggested changes that would suit our needs he is a good guy and more to the point he is magpie supporter we have to thank the girls in the office Stacey maxwell Chloe Seymour ysabella grant colour room sorry for the headaches as I am not to computer smart but they got us thru it last but not least Andr...Read more
ew dolphin site supervisor he explained the different stages of the build he is very approachable he gave us a completion date and he was spot on he knows the building trade inside and out a big thank you to the team at Dennis family homes Paul and Tricia1 comment
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Hi Paul and Tricia,
Thanks heaps for sharing your amazing feedback with us! We're delighted to hear about your recent building experience. We'll be sure to share your feedback with the team.... Read more
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tinuGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
building with dennis family
it was nice experience with building with dennis family,we met sales consultant Adam Keleher in 2017 dec,adam has highly supportive explained to us various home design and help us to select one which suited our needs.adam worked very hard through the process for getting the plan approved.when we started building Andrew our supervisor explained to us how about different stages in building.every one in dennis family homes are very professional and approachable.we thank chloe seymour,alexis popovic,stacey maxwell for helping us in our journey for building our home.
thank you sou much
Tinu Sivan & Reshmi Ravikumar
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Carol and DavidCentral Highlands and Goldfields, VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Positive journey so far
We have just paid our deposit and signed building contracts with Dennis Family Homes. After over one year of researching builders and obtaining quotes we feel that we have made the right decision. We cannot fault the quality of any Dennis Family Home display we have visited. We particularly want to acknowledge Billy at the Waratah Estate display centre. Billy would have to be the most professional consultant we have interacted with. His knowledge and honesty has made our experience very positive. Billy has always responded to calls and emails p...Read more
romptly and we have never felt like a nuisance. His customer service is one of the reasons we chose DFH. The estimates provided by Billy have been very close to final costing which we found very important and further to this the areas in which we wanted to upgrade were of reasonable price compared to other volume builders. Our contract administrator Jan has been very easy to contact and answer any questions we have had during this daunting process. We hope that the future service we receive from other areas of the business will be just as great. We are looking forward to working together with DFH to achieve a beautifully built home. Carol & David **Will provide updates as the build is progressing**1 comment
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MarkVictoria
- 9 reviews
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
DFH Balmoral Disaster
My wife and I built our second Dennis Family Homes house nearly 6 years ago. We chose them again because of the smooth and fantastic build we had with our first home. We had a great salesperson who was fantastic through the whole process.
We also had family members and friends choose DFH because of our experience and recommendations. Couldnt speak highly enough of DFH.
We built a Balmoral 402 double story house this time around. Spending around the $400k mark.
The build went relatively well with the occasional problem but nothing major. Had ...Read more
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Hi Mark,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We aim to deliver the highest quality homes and would really appreciate the opportunity to be able to follow this up for you. In a private mess... Read more
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Kim LGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Smooth, professional build from start to finish in Officer
My build with DFH at Arcadia Estate, Officer was a happy, satisfying one. Initial planning and contract preparation with Jordan Wilson was handled efficiently with all my upgrades correctly attended to. I received good advice during colour consultation with Sarah Anderson who (luckily) convinced me to make some improvements to my initial colour choices. The build under Dean Atkins took just over 5 months which went smoothly. My home is now happily tenanted out. This is my 2nd build (but my 1st with DFH ... ) definitely far smoother with DFH - no mistakes with contract preparation or headaches during or post build. Thank you to everyone at DFH.
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Hi Kim,
We're so glad to hear about your positive building experience with Dennis Family Homes. We will pass on the great feedback to Jordan, Sarah, Dean and the relevant teams - Enjoy!... Read more
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- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
This is a building company prospective new home buyers should avoid.
Dennis family homes is a building company that any prospective new homebuyer wants to put in their building companies to avoid pile.
We have built a number of new homes over the years but our most recent experience with this building company has been the worst . We decided to chose them because our children built homes with this company just after the GFC and back then they appeared organised and relatively quick in getting their homes completed and workmanship back then was of an acceptable standard.
So when we decided to build a new upgrade...Read more
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vayangi_85Greater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Our 1st home!
We have recently moved into our 1st home built in clyde north by Dennis Family homes and we could not have asked for any better. Our 1st point of contact was Adam K who was amazing. He was patient and extremely helpful, went above and beyond to make sure we understood everything. Once the build started it didn't take that long, our build supervisor Tom was excellent. He is approachable and helpful and he made sure everything got done properly. When we started the build all I heard were horror stories regarding other builders and I was nervous is an understatement but honestly I have no horror story to tell. We are so pleased with the house and every person we had met from Dennis Family Homes.highly recommend DFH/ adam k/ tom and the team.
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We're glad to hear that your building journey was a pleasant one! We'll be sure to pass on the positive news to Adam, Tom and the team.... Read more
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- VIC, Malvern East
- Verified customer
Above and beyond
This is my second time building with Dennis Family Homes - and once again, not a single fault. The process began with our sales consultant Adam Keleher, who has been nothing short of AMAZING! Adam assisted us with finding a block of land to suit the house we had chosen, and even throughout the extremely long process of us obtaining finance, which looked more likely to fail than succeed, Adam continued to help us in every way possible, knowing that there was a high chance that we would not get finance, therefore not be able to proceed with the b...Read more
uild. After we were finally able to get finance, and our build could start (22 months later!!) our entire build was completed within 4 months, with all efforts made to get us in quickly, so that we could enjoy our new house for Christmas! And even though the house was built quickly, it was at no compromise to quality! We have been in our new house now for 3 weeks and it is perfect. Not a single fault or complaint. Once again I would like to thank Adam for everything! We would not be here in our new house without your help :)1 comment
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Hi Melissa,
We're so glad you enjoyed the build process and thanks so much for building with Dennis Family Homes. We hope you continue to enjoy your dream home and create many wonderful memories for years to come. ... Read more
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Hi Trevor,
It has been a pleasure being involved in your building journey. The team will be thrilled to hear how thankful you are for their hard work. ... Read more
It is particularly great to see that everyone worked tirelessly to ensure you were in your home by Christmas, without compromising on the quality. Wishing you all the best in your brand new home. Thanks - Alex