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BillMelbourne
- 7 reviews
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Thanks FAIRHAVEN!
Our building process was professionally managed and stress free. Many thanks to Natalie Weiss our client relations officer and our building manager Craig Gordon. Natalie allways kept us informed throughout the process and executed her role really well. Craig did an exelent job with the building. The entire building process was well organised in a timely manner. He went beyond our expectation to ensure the build quality was above standard. We are very very happy wirh our new home. We definately recommend FAIRHAVEN to anyone looking for a stress free and quality built house.
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andy l.Greater Melbourne (Inner), VIC
- Fairhaven Homes
- Verified customer
Builded 2 house with great support from Hollie & David
Initially the build was manage by other staffs. Honesty the services was normal, but when they are hand over to Hollie and David. Their services are great, Hollie will update us weekly. While David will request a meet up to explain the building procedures. Will make it easier for us to understand what to expect during the build period.
The workmanship so far are great. Even when there are some defects when we moved in. Holiie and David will arrange for the trade to come to resolve the issue. Eg, after we moved in the first week, there are drai...Read more
nage blockage over the weekend, contacted David, Hollie and they are able to arrange a plumber soonest to clear them. For my 2nd property, I am lucky that Hollie and David are also managing the build which is smooth and helpful as always. Thanks again Hollie and David for your assistant. Andy
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Hi Andy l,
Thank you for completing a review on your experience.
We value your feedback and are delighted to hear that our team provided you with excellent customer service, which consisted of weekly ... Read more
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Manu.NGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
NEWPORT 245
Our build was very well managed by the supervisor Robert Cleland and Nikki. It was a smooth process and were well updated along building process.
Robert was so professional and understanding throughout even after moved in found out that the corinthians door was not in great and mentioned to Robert, he came and checked and he ordered a new door which certainly describes how he values his customers specially when paid a fortune.
I'm looking forward to build again with Fairhaven soon and will definitely request Robert Cleland as the supervisor.
Will update further once 6 months inspection done.
Well done Robert and Team.
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Hi Manu. N,
Thank you for your review.
It is fantastic to hear that our team provided you with excellent customer service by keeping you up to date and by handling any concerns efficiently. ... Read more
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Coastal build
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Coastal build
We just made it into our beautiful home before the lock down.
Thank you to the Fairhaven team for making the experience an absolute pleasure.
The customer service we received from Holly was the best. Her communication was great, keeping us up to date with everything that was going on and making sure she was always one step ahead.
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Hi Coastal Build,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review on your building experience.
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Eijah S.Southwest, VIC
- Fairhaven Homes
- Verified customer
In the end, a great result!
Our sales experience was not ideal - unnecessarily lengthy.
Moving onto the head office - our first CSO was less than ideal to work with, we decided to not build with Fairhaven then a new CSO was appointed and things started looking up.
During the build: A lack of communication from day 0 from our first site supervisor, this continued through most of the build - our CSO would fill us in on things that 'had happened' because the SS had told her it happened, but sure enough we would go to site and see that nothing had changed.
Eventually, we had ...Read more
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Hi Eijah S,
Thank you for providing a review on your experience.
Despite there being some challenges early on, we are pleased to hear that our team was able to work with you to overcome these. ... Read more
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J Jacob
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Excellent
Highly professional, knowledge full, understanding, great team work and excellent communication made our house building journey an unforgettable pleasant experience. We are 100% happy with Fairhaven and would recommend anyone who is planning to build. We thank all staff at Fairhaven for their help and support. Well done.. Thank you
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Hi J Jacob,
Thank you for your wonderful review, we love hearing that you had such a great experience throughout all your stages of the building process.
We wish you all the best and we hope you enjo... Read more
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Hemang P.Central Highlands and Goldfields, VIC
- VIC, Campbellfield
- Verified customer
Pathetic builder
Many faults have numerous emails to prove, warranty team advised all items fixed still one leaky shower and one wobbly shower, tradies came in last week to fix wobbly shower they remove the grouts to insert some filling stupid idea didn’t work left grout unsealed told warranty team supplied photo no reply
Guys stay away very poor quality homes
I am going vcat
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Hi Hemang,
We are disappointed to read your review.
Can you please send us a private message with your job number so we can have your concerns addressed.
Kind Regards, Fairhaven Homes.
180141 Lot 94 6 Roman Drive darley
Please don’t behave on public forum as if you didn’t have enough chances to rectify
Just to let you know now the shower leakage has entered in to my master bedroom... Read more
I called the office today and apparently the manager has tried to call me few times in last month where as I have requested to be emailed as I am normally busy on work (hospital) in business hours whi... Read more
ch was acknowledged by office Fact: I haven’t received any missed call from private number or mobile or landline number which I haven’t replied Clearly lies as the items should have been fixed long time back instead of pushing the issues from one department to otherSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Rick D.Victoria
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
An excellent home with excellent service
I really liked the set out of a home that would've been built by another company but when I checked, that company had a very average rating. Fairhaven's was much higher. It soon became apparent that, due to a large number of alterations, I needed to be looked after by the Fairhaven Special Projects (FSP) division. They were very friendly, professional, accommodating and helpful throughout the whole process. Sure it cost more, but it was well worth it. I got everything that I asked for. As expected, as with everything else in life, there w...Read more
ere a few minor bumps in the road and there were a couple of major ones but they were all resolved with open and clear lines of communications. During these times FSP always behaved in a friendly and professional manner. I have waited for nearly two years from the date of handover to make this review so I can also testify as to the quality of the build as well as the building process. All in all I am very happy with the entire process and subsequent service that I have received from FSP and its staff. I have never built a home before but I would certainly do it again with FSP.1 comment
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Hi Rick,
Thank you for your review on the experience you had building your home through FSP.
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- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Looking forward to built
Heard about FAIRHAVEN through one of our friends and we thought let’s have a chat with them. Our sales consultant is Callum Reid and we loved the customer service. We signed with Fairhaven last week. Woohoo!
Callum involved himself in the entire process like he was building his own home. He made suggestions which we might have missed being first home buyers. There was so much of transparency while we had chats with him unlike other builders. He would explain each and every part of the inclusions and make sure we leave the door satisfied. Easy...Read more
to talk to and available 24x7. Good on you mate! FYI we met Henley, Simonds and Carlisle and the reason we chose Fairhaven is for transparency and customer service. I strongly believe that employees follows and carry forward the values and beliefs of the company and we can’t be happier. Looking forward to build with them. Have high expectations guys1 comment
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Hi Tanvi,
Thank you for taking the time to review your sales experience.
Building your first home can sometimes be a daunting process, so we are delighted to read that you found our Sales Consultant... Read more
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- VIC, Campbellfield
- Verified customer
Amazing Home- Janette (client relation officer) and Stefan (supervisor)
Our build was managed very well, the workers that we had to deal with were all kind and understanding, as well as professional. They ensured that we were informed every process, and kept us updated. Responses to the little to big questions that we had were all answered in detail and quickly, which helped to be less stressed. So I can confidently say that they have great communication between their clients.
We’re very satisfied with the final result of the house. The little details that needs a touch up in the house are all going to be fixed as...Read more
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Hi Nick,
Thank you for your review, it is such a compliment to receive such great feedback about your experience.
We are delighted to hear that the customer service you received was very professional ... Read more
Thanks with jenette Essery and Stefan our site supervisor everyone is always happy.very happy to build with this guys.
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WassVictoria
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Building
Overall building construction has been OK to me even though some hiccups here and there due to various reasons.. At the start constructions was delayed and handing over was a bit as well. but no rush on my side. Quality is seems to be good but I have just been handed over the keys and did not move in. I hope inspectors done their job.. Correspondence and construction updates are amazing! Very promptly. Construction cost is the same as estimated and no unnecessary variations requested. I appreciate the fact that soil leveling all around the house was done after the construction.
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Hi Wass,
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience. Your feedback is important to us, to help continuously grow and improve as a business.
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JBoseleySouthwest, VIC
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Patient and Professional in their approach us choosing our colours and designs
The price was very competitive when we compared with other builders, there was great communication by Nikki B and other staff, they went out of their way to follow through with getting information and answering any questions we had. We experienced great customer service and a very professional approach by the Fairhaven team.
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Hi JBoseley,
Thank you for your positive review.
We love hearing that you found our pricing to be very competitive, and you have received excellent communication thus far. We look forward to continu... Read more
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KimGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Good build and communication but not satisfying quality.
I was waiting for a long time to write the best of best review for Fairhaven homes.
After fixing all the problems I supposed to write it so I had a wait and now almost finished my journey. Unfortunately I cannot write Best review for them.
My house handed over to me in Nov 2022. After the handover, I had issues with plaster works and a few other things.
But our site supervisor [name removed] organized well and still processing to fix step by step.
Human works always have a mistake so I can understand and wait to fix happily so I don't write ...Read more
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Hi Kim,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
It is great to hear that you received good customer service from your CRO and site supervisor, and that you enjoyed the colour selection process. ... Read more
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Chris JefferyGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Bayview 331 in Ferntree Gully.
Our house is a 33 square double storey that took approximately 7 months to complete, from ground work to handover. We are very happy with the end product., and we would recommend Fairhaven homes. Erin & Natalie in the office were fantastic at keeping us informed and our site foreman was brilliant. We are confident that if there are any issues that arise in the future, then Fairhaven will continue with their outstanding service
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Hi Chris,
We are delighted to hear that you are impressed with your new home, the Bayview 331 is such a great design in our product range!
It seems that our customer service has met your expectations,... Read more
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Bik767Victoria
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Warranty is a joke!!
I moved into my property about 2.5 years ago. My build time was about 10 months for a 22sq house. I had about 3 supervisors changed during the build and communication was poor. The house quality by building inspector was given as low to average. Had to contact the director of the company as I was sick of the lies told by the supervisors. After contacting the director of the company, things started moving and finally I got the keys of my house. Emilia from the office was helpful during the build. I started getting the cracks straightaway after m...Read more
oving in but was told the cracks have to be some specific width to be fixed. I contacted fairhaven homes warranty team in September 2022 regarding the cracks as they were numerous cracks all over the place and quite wide too. Fairhaven homes inspected the property and advised the cracks will be fixed. It’s been more than 6 months and only 10% of the work has been completed and I am still awaiting further communication or contractors to come in and fix the problem. Every process within this company is slow and the care factor is bare minimum. This experience has affected my decision of building my second property with Fairhaven. Zero care factor for our hard earned money.2 comments
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Hi Bik767,
Hearing that you have not enjoyed your experience with us is disappointing and certainly not how want you to feel after building with us.
Can you please send us a private message with your... Read more
So finally the warranty team responded to my email with no clue of what work has been done and what not. Again lack of communication between the contractors and Fairhaven homes. Now they have stopped ... Read more
responding to emails as they have no more excuses and have no phone number to contact them. Suggestion guys pay a bit extra it’s not worth going through this stress especially if you are in western suburbs. These people have zero care factor for our hard earned money.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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ABC123Victoria
- VIC, Campbellfield
- Verified customer
Craig and Janette - great communicators
Our second Construction Manager, and our Client Relations Officer were fantastic. We had a few communication issues, such as non follow-up from Darbecca reports, in the very early construction phases, however when Craig and Janette came on board they totally transformed our experience. They provided very regular, honest and transparent communications, set and met reasonable expectations, and were general a pleasure to deal with. Completely won our trust back after it was all but gone initially. We highly recommend these 2 people, they are the Fairhaven "A" Team!
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Hi ABC123,
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience.
We note some dissatisfaction at the beginning of your journey, and are very happy to hear that our team was able to turn your experience around. ... Read more
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Mukesh PatelGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- 2 reviews
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
TOO MUCH PROBLEMS IN MY HOUSE AND NO SERVICE AFTER HANDOVER HOUSE
DURING CONSTRUCTION FOUND TOO MANY PROBLEMS, THEY BUILD MY HOUSE AS A SECOND HAND HOUSE. AFTER HAND OVER MY HOUSE STILL NO ONE COME TO FIX OUR CURENT ISSUE. ALSO SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOT GIVE US ANY UNSWER. THE ENTRANCE DOOR INSTALLED OFFSET AND THREE TIMES MODIFY BUT STILL REMAIN SAIM PROBLEMS.
WARE LEAKAGE FROM THE ROOF
STRUCTURAL ISSUE
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Hi Mukesh,
We are disappointed to read your review.
Could you kindly send us a private message with your job number so we can have your concerns addressed with management.
Kind Regards, Fairhaven Homes
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- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Clovelly 248 review
After a month into my house, everything has been good so far. Built started 7th August 2022 and Handover was on 18th of Dec 2022.
The building supervisor Robert Cleland did a fantastic job and did everything he could to make sure all my concerns were addressed and rectified. The customer relation officer Hollie Kohler was very responsive to call and e-mails. She called every week for updates. I would recommend fairhaven homes as a quality builder.
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Hi Alvin,
It is fantastic to hear that you have had an overall pleasant and enjoyable experience building your new home. We are glad to hear that your supervisor and CRO kept you updated and addressed... Read more
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Aslam RazikGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
You will be risking it if you choose Fairhaven homes.......
Fairhaven homes was recommended by a friend and everything went smoothly until the construction started. Don’t get pleased by their customer service or their 4.3 stars, wait till they start building and then you will regret choosing Fairhaven homes. We were the first ones to start building in our street but ended up being one of the last families to move in.
I hope my experience with Fairhaven homes will help people who are looking to build in order to rethink their decision and have an idea of what they are getting themselves into. Building...Read more
a house is not an easy thing to do and we invest all our savings into a house and when a builder doesn’t build the house according the plan and what you are promised,it can be really disappointing. We’ve visited many display homes done by Fairhaven that are similar to the one we’ve built before construction so that we can get an idea of what our house would look like and when comparing the job done on our house it’s really bad. It’s been almost 3 months since we’ve moved into the house and we are still facing problems regarding construction. From the beginning of construction we’ve had 6 different supervisors and the construction got delayed by roughly 2-3 weeks each time the supervisor changed. This meant that our handover date kept delaying and we had to pay rent for longer. The construction took around 14 months which is outrageous, usually reputed builders take around 4-6 months to complete a single dwelling but in our case it took more than a year. Due to delays and defects, we’ve faced financial loss of about $15,000 by choosing Fairhaven homes. We paid 90% of the progress payment just before Christmas in 2018 and the balance 10% in October 2022 which meant that we had to pay interest for the 90% way before getting our house. We’ve had so many defects with their work and one of the major issue was the brickwork. When looking at the brickwork you can tell that the job was done in an unprofessional way as the perpends between the bricks were not equal and in many places, there were more than 20mm gaps between the bricks, the colour of the mortar varied in different places and it was visible and looked like large patches on the wall, some of the bricks were out of plumb and Fairhaven had to take them out and re-do them and get the bricks washed for about 7-8 times as there were mortar all over the bricks.1 comment
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Hi Aslam,
We are disappointed to read your review, and to hear you are unsatisfied with your journey.
Your concerns are being assessed urgently and we will be in contact with you to resolve these mat... Read more
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ErinGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- VIC, Berwick
- Verified customer
Service was second to none!
From the very first meeting with the sales office to the final walk through of our brand new home almost everything was near perfect. Some small little hiccups along the way (but which build doesn't have these) however in saying this everything was address and sorted almost immediately by both Hollie Kohler & David Ipsa. David kept us in the loop throughout the build and was happy to have us walk through the home on multiple occasions to see it all come together. We have now been in the home for over a month and with only minor things needing a...Read more
ttention David has been on the ball getting trades out to fix and has even attended himself to make sure it is being completed to a high standard. Cannot thank them both enough for the home they have created for my partner and I.1 comment
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Hi Erin,
We really appreciate you taking the time to provide us with a great 5-star review!
We are absolutely thrilled to hear that your journey has been an easy and enjoyable one and it is wonderful... Read more
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Questions & Answers
Karen W.asked
How much does your Lonsdale sell for in Melbourne please
Karen Williams
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Charlie D.asked
I have asked multiple times for pricing of facades but have not been able to get an answer does anyone have any ideas ?
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Hi Charlie, please send us a private message with your contact details and we can have a consultant get in contact with you to provide you with facade pricing.
Kind Regards, Fairhaven Homes
Dhruvasked
Hi peeps,
How much time did Fairhaven took to build single storey house. I am building 27 sq house in Kalkallo. Our site start date was 04/07/2019 and at this stage I could only see the piers have been pour and plumbing pipes have been installed. Is this ideal? Or are we really slow. Would love to hear about ur experience.
TIA
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Well its harder to say how long it will take Dhruv.Most of the time they outsource it to different contractors and supervisors, so it always depends on their capacity and skills.
But make sure youll need to follow up with a private inspector each and every step of your building.
It’s worth it.
All the best.
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Hi Bill,
We love hearing that you felt the process was stress free and that you are very happy with your new home, this is exactly how we want how clients to feel after building with us. We wish you many happy years in your new home! Kind Regards, Fairhaven Homes.Thank you for taking the time to review your experience.
It is fantastic to hear that your journey was managed professionally and that our team went above and beyond your expectations.... Read more