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VarunMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 3 reviews
- 1 like
- Verified customer
CHRIS Roberts was fantastic!!!!
Chris Roberts from Distinctive homes is the best sales person we have met when we dealt with him for building our first home.
We really loved his professionalism, patience, communication, commitment and investment in our project. People who are so committed into their work are hard to find and none of the other builders sales consultants were half as patient and committed he was. It is people like him who raise the bar for others in the market and set them apart from others.
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Bibi PMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
- Verified customer
Terrible service! Rude staff! Poor quality build!
Staff members from clerical through to supervisors all rude and abrupt and don't reply to phone messages or emails. Happy to take your money but very poor service. Should be a maintenance period but nothing was repaired. House now 8 years old and my alfresco ceiling and front render is falling off. Have raised these issues and they have completely dismissed me. Now seeking legal advice. Complete disregard for helping paying customers.
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Be honestAdelaide
- Verified customer
They must be paying people...
...to write these good reviews to counteract the negative ones. I would not recommend Distinctive Homes AT ALL!!! Workmanship - disgraceful. Customer service and support - practically non-existent. The building manager was a bully. The previous sales manager now owns another company which gets good reviews. Shame he couldn't have been as particular when he worked for Distinctive. Building a house with them was so stressful we nearly got a divorce. We built with them quite a while ago but the experience still leaves me angry. Read the older reviews. They tell a truer story.
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DipenAdelaide
- Verified customer
Satisfactory Build.
Built very nicely. Feels great building a house with Distinctive Homes. The Sales consultant Ben was very supportive and cooperative. Minor issues which has been fixed. Few things are there which I have been told will happen due to the movement of the house and will settle down eventually like cracks on the ceiling. I have asked to keep an eye on it and if it expands more then need to inform them.
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YoungsBrighton
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Well worth the wait! we are so happy!
We chose to build our home through Distinctive Homes and they were absolutely fantastic through the whole process! The quality of the build is unbeatable and the staff were friendly and easy to deal with. We would absolutely recommend Distinctive Homes to anyone looking to build. What can be a very stressful time was just easy and stress free!
We cannot thank them enough!
Great quality and great value!
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Shaun BMunno Para West
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Great house, great service, great company
We are thrilled with our new home. The finish of the house is high in quality. Distinctive Homes are an excellent company and I would definitely build with them again and recommend to family and friends.The customer service we received was exceptional. Our housing consultant went above and beyond to ensure we built the home of our dreams. Advice and suggestions were offered and we were told of all the ins and outs of the building process. Our Housing consultant ensured the building process to be of ease and communicated with us through the whol...Read more
e process. The whole process of building our home with Distinctive was enjoyable from the selection process until our home was complete and we received hand-over. The Manager of Distinctive Homes is extremely passionate about Distinctive and always ensures clients are happy. We are very happy with the process and exceptional customer service we were given throughout building with Distinctive.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
V&NSlackYatala Vale
Dream Home
At Distinctive homes, we were introduced to a designer - [name removed] - who took our ideas and brought them together to finally create our dream home. We must have changed the plans at least 5 times but it was never a problem. [name removed] was very patient and professional. The contract price was cost-effective as it included most of the extras we wanted. There was an excellent range available for materials and fittings without extra charges. The supervision was smooth from beginning to hand-over. We were very happy with the quality of finish.
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BradAdelaide
- Verified customer
My first home
I found Distinctive to be extremely helpful in the selection process and signing up went smoothly also. The house was very good value for money compared to other builders. I found there was a good choice of finishes, tiles etc. It went up quickly and the quality was excellent. I would definitely build with Distinctive again.
The house turned out just as I wanted
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Love our new home!
We found dealing with Distinctive to be a positive experience. They did the build in a timely fashion and we were pleased with the quality of the finished product. The selection process was easy and there was a good range of products to choose from. We were always kept up to date with the progress of the build and the communication from Distinctive and our site supervisor was excellent.
The project flowed really well, there were no long gaps waiting for trades.
I would have liked help from an Interior Designer - perhaps they can add to their package?
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Our Own Plans
We had our own plans drawn up by our own Architects and had Distinctive build the two homes for us. Distinctive's were very accommodating in allowing us to put our own thoughts into the designs. Even though they were investment properties, we wanted it to be a challenge for us to build two beautiful homes in a well sought after area. They kept us up to date through out the build, giving us realistic time frames. I would like to congratulate George and with his team at Distinctive Homes for their all their effort & expertise for the completed product that we were able to sell without any drawbacks. We definitely will be building with Distinctive's again in very near future.
Reliable, efficient & friendly
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Future Retirement
We built our first investment home 8 years ago with Distinctive after we went to one of their Display homes and met with outstanding sales rep Regan, who helped us throughout the planning process.It was great to have a wonderful team of tradesmen who did an excellent job with their efficiency and superb skills .We had no hesitation when building our second house to employ Distinctive once again as there were no hassles when we wanted modifications done.The site supervisors were always available to address any issues which were dealt with promptly ensuing the houses were built to a very high standard.
reasonably priced for high work standards
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Tamar AllnerAdelaide
Outstanding service, couldn't be happier
We built with Distinctive Homes less than 12 months ago. Our large, open plan home was built to a really high standard.
Planning and building the home was a breeze, thanks to the advice and support of a wonderful consultancy team. Our building supervisor is really well regarded in the building industry and was wonderful to deal with. He was always available to address any minor concerns we had, and bought with him a wonderful team of tradesmen. The tradesmen were efficient and very skilled, and worked well to deliver a superb and beautiful ho...Read more
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Dream Home
We had a fabulous experience building with Distinctive Homes. We modified quite a bit to the original plan and our sales lady was only too happy to assist and promptly got back to us with updated plans and costing's. Then during the building process was had a wonderful supervisor who would meet us almost the very next day if we had any questions or wanted to inspect the home with him. We would thoroughly recommend Distinctive Homes to anyone wanting to build their dream home.
Reliable, quality, efficient, positive experience
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JewelsWWAustralia
- 6 reviews
- 2 likes
Excellent, love our new home!
We had a great experience building with Distinctive Homes, they helped us to sub-divide our land and drew up custom house plans to suit the new block at the back and dealt with all the council applications etc for us. The build went quite smoothly, we had a few small issues but very minor such as a light in the wrong position, we told our building supervisor about them and it got fixed easily enough. In general we found the service friendly, the prices were competitive for the home and even when upgrading things in the selections it was quite r...Read more
easonable compared to some other builders we spoke to previously. Overall we are very pleased with the quality of the finished home, it looks really lovely and we've had a lot of compliments from our neighbours and visitors. We have recommended our close friends to use Distinctive Homes, they are part way through their build but also happy with no problems so far. I would have no hesitation to build with them again if we want another new home in the future. Easy process, well priced for the quality you get.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Just a guyAdelaide
Slow / unresponsive after contract was signed
The sales staff were really responsive and explained a lot - up to the point where I signed the contract. I transferred the money for the deposit and communication stopped.
My mortgage broker tried to contact them to get some fixed price figures (especially for footings). She reported to me that they were rude on the phone ("you get the figures when you get it"). I also tried to contact their head office a couple of times and either no one answered (lunch time) or I got a answering machine with "You're calling outside out business hours ......Read more
" (around 4pm). After 2 months I received the soil report and got a variation for the footings). Distinctive Homes didn't supply the figures to the bank and the set date in the contract for getting bank approval elapsed. I cancelled my building contract - lost my deposit - but I guess it was the right decision to avoid further delays / problems during the building process. I definitely can't recommend Distinctive Homes at all. sales staff up to the point where you sign the contract slow, unresponsive / unfriendly after signing contractSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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not happy janadelaide
Distinctive homes contractors
Well we are nearly complete with the new home .The contractors they use for the foundations,bricks and tilers i have no problem with.The roofing i am still awaitng them to fix water and flushing finishes and my bull nose verandah well its coming they say as my front door gets wetter.The guy that is doing the cornices i caught smoking inside (hate that) and he not happy ive told the so called supervisor of my site.Which now i am told not to enter the building due to OH&S.As i am lucky enough to live close by and call in as i did these things wou...Read more
ld have never been noted because he the supervisor isnt there every day The kitchen supplier i payed for wide shelves in pantry still awaiting them to be fixed, i noted that not the supervisor The reason i had Distinctive was there Burra design we liked and no other had that design If you choose this company get your own site supervisor as i have been trying to get things done by phoning and chasing good design for home BURR contractors not all the best with someSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
MisamAdelaide, SA
- 2 reviews
- 4 likes
Stay well away from them!
What a bunch of sleazy con-men! Damaged was caused on our building site by the contractors, which Distinctive Homes refused to fix. After being yelled at and abused by the Manager on the phone, who would admit no fault nor repair the damage (several thousands of dollars worth) we took the matter further. But they used every trick to avoid responsibility, how disgraceful! I used to think they were a good company name but now I would recommend to everyone I know to avoid them like the plague. Its not worth the risk when you are investing so much money.
Expensive, bad service, wouldnt fix their mistakes which costed us thousands to repair.
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Richo369Adelaide
Thanks Distinctive Homes
We have just moved into our Distinctive Homes built home and are extremely pleased with it!
We had our problems along the way (and not all as a result of action/inaction by Distintive Homes) but always found them very helpful and willing to assist or make any changes necessary to make it all happen. We built a high spec home with many ultra modern bells and whistles and so far so good... The LED downlights throughout are unreal and the ceasarstone tops and fully frameless shower screens just beautiful. Many thanks again to all at Distinctive...Read more
Homes and especially our Site Supervisor who put up with all of our demands along the way... The ultra modern look and feel while maintaining the very latest ESD initiatives... Unfortunately the painting was very rushed and rough...Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Terrible
Distinctive Homes should train their staff to treat buyers with respect and realise that their wages are being paid by the buyers. The only DISTINCTIVE trait for this company is their lack of customer service and unprofessionalism in dealing with their clients. I will not be recommending DINSTINCTIVE HOMES to any of my friends or colleagues.
Homes nice
Salesperson and office staff on the whole have not been very helpful (or begrudgingly so)and make one feel as though they are an annoyance to them with lack of communication, not returning calls etc. They have required a lot of prompting to do what is their job!!!
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spooookss.a, 5075
- 2 reviews
Terrible
Left feeling very deflated after the key hand over. No Thank you for choosing Distinctive Homes for your first home, hope you'll be very happy.. just, sign here, here's your keys, bottle of wine and i'll show you out. Distinctive Homes have a complete lack of customer service from the office staff to the supervisors. For most of the part, we were made to feel we were annoying & interrupting their time when we had concerns or questions. They seem to have forgotten that as clients, we have chosen/employed them to build our home, not the other wa...Read more
y around. As for the quality, perhaps they have too many projects going on or not enough good tradesmen to go around. At handover, things were left incomplete and we are still waiting to have them fixed. Quality and customer service need an overhaul. House plan we chose was exactly what we were after Issues with contract prices & allowances. Workmanship second rate in some cases. Site supervisor not interested in our concerns, always met with indifference. When something was done wrong, they would try to compromise with something else rather than fix it as per plan. We had to do all the chasing for updates on the progress of our house. Office staff generally not overly friendly or helpful, calls not being returned.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Questions & Answers
Vikasked
Can someone please let me know the email address of the director of distinctive homes adelaide.
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minimanasked
Has anyone out there taken Distinctive homes to court? Did you win? Could ues some pointers as we are in court with them now.
1 answer
Just to update, Had to give up court case as I was bullied, harrassed and threatened by the general manager of distinctive Homes until I had a mental breakdown. They will go to any lengths to get out of their legal obligations as far as warranty.
Stay the hell away from them.
Anthonyasked
Hi,
I'm looking to build our first house with distinctive homes but need advice with anyone's most recent experience.
How is the structure so far after a couple of years or months so far.
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Hi Anthony,
Like most builders these days they do everything on the cheap.We bought a distinctive home that was 3 years old and found that the footings have broken.The house is falling apart. Distinctive will not help.Warranty is non existant. Do your home work well. Good luck.
Hi Minimam. Thanks for the response and will seriously take this into consideration. Am already looking at an alternative builder on a serious level.
I think I might shelf their quote for a period as I hadn't made a final decision yet.
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