G.J. Gardner Homes Questions & Answers (page 2 of 16)

I’m a customer of GJ Gardner so cant answer this question. You could contact them in their office. Look up GJ Gardner Gold Coast.

No my build was single storey

Hi Sue,
Two months later and no commitment, just talk. For the leaking roof I was directed to the tradesman who built the roof who wasnt paid.. Roof still leaks. Where is "GJ+Commtment to You"? Still not as advertised.

Can you please provide me with a number to call to discuss this?

Gj will tell you it will take about 9 months. That was what we were told. We are building with them currently and have hit the 12 month mark with only a frame to show for it. I am sure some people get a house built in this time but please be aware there is no guarantee of this and there is little you can do when they take substantially longer

Gj will tell you it will take about 9 months. We have hit the 12 month mark and only have a frame!

Hi Shayne,

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Hi there,

We new completely nothing about building a house so we picked GJ Gardner because of the the high scoring reviews they received on this site. The Brisbane North team, from the the first contact through to the post construction follow up, lived up to their reviews. The people were great, the quality of finish was high, and the price matched exactly what they quoted us.

GJ Gardner is a franchise and we were handled by the Brisbane North Office. Perhaps someone who dealt with the Tasmanian affiliate would give you a true understanding of what sort of job they would do there.

James, I appreciate your time in responding, thank you and I will continue my inquiries!! Enjoy the weekend....

There have been several good & 1 terrible-see10/2/2018 by Kaden & Chloe .Not sure if anyone supervises THE FRANCHISE builders, & do you have huge troubles getting faults fixed. Ask for a 12 months general warranty instead of the usual 3 months, plus the 7 year+ structural.Many builders are VERY busy, but also check with consumer affairs.Good luck.

I think our bushfire levy was $13500. There are number of costs that are site specific so speak with the company to get an idea

Thankyou for your question Marie, You are absolutely right there can be extra costs depending on the BAL requirements. If you can let me know exactly where you would like to build I will have a look at the BAL for you and give you and indication of how much the costs would be. Please contact Lochlin Wall at GJ Gardner Warragul on 0435737000 and I would love to help.

Yes I have and they were brilliant. I was really impressed with attention to detail and the finished home looks like a custom build. I work in real estate and when you sell a gj gardener home buyers are often confident with them as builders.

We are looking to build in rockbank as well, Bridgefield estate. Maybe we will be neighbours :) we're looking at 5 bedrooms like the Pacific, Coogee and Manhattan.

Hi Eddie, yes I'm self funded, I realise that GJ Gardner want a guarantee, but where's the guarantee for the customer, what if the last inspection is not satisfactory? They might turn around and ignore my request as they have been paid! The contact doesn't stipulate that the final payment has to be paid up front, and according to consumer affairs, department of justice, this is an illegal demand. I already send my bank statement to show that the money is available. Very disappointed with this issue.

Thanks for mentioning this AussieFrog, we are currently looking at building with GJG, and also self funded. After building previously with a company that went into liquidation, we will not pay final payment in advance, looks like i have to take GJG off my list, shame...

Maybe get a pest inspection to check for termite damage first but you would still need to speak to your builder.

We have just built a house with GJ Gardner Gold coast who were more than happy to work with us to make our new house suit our needs and floor plan, there were no issues when wanting to change anything. We have had a great experience through out our build and our Supervisor James Askew made the whole experience stress free and enjoyable and worked with us all the way through we can't thank him enough.

We have not long moved into our new house at Calypso Bay built by GJ Gardner Gold Coast and from the start to finish starting with Matt Dagg sales to James Askew superviser it has been a great experience to deal with them both as well as the girls in the office if we asked for changes it was address strait away and resolved.
would recommend them to anyone looking to build.
Russell Taylor

Thanks so much to you both for answering. Are you happy with the quality and workmanship of your new homes?

Be careful with reviews. I am sure other people have had a good experience with GJ. That was why we chose them. Our experience has been very different to what was promised. 12 months and we only have a frame. It was meant to take 9 months to finish!