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Absolutely brilliant from start to finish, very professional and the quality of workmanship is a cut above the rest.
Starting with Mark in sales, he put 100% in crafting out a design specific to our needs. He guided us though the early part of our build with such professionalism. Then followed by Kim our site supervisor we was excellent and had a keen eye for quality. He took the stress out of the whole building process and his communication was excellent throughout the whole time of building our lovely home. We would have no hesitation recommending SJD to our friends and family in the future.
Thanks a million!!!
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Our Dream home has come to life
Back in February 2020 SDJ handed us the keys to our dream home. From beginning to end SDJ Homes showed us how easy it could be to have all of your dreams in one home. we first walked through the house we loved and started talking to Phillipa Hardman and to say she was helpful is an understatement. From the get go Phillipa helped us and walked us through everything as this was our second time building we had an idea but Phillipa showed us the way and always kept us in our budget which was very important to us. Always having our best interests at...
Read more heart and all her background knowledge it always made our decisions easy. Once Phillipa took us through the paperwork she then introduce us to our colour consultant Leah Dalton who let us run free with what ever we wanted also steering us in the right direction where we needed it. After we had chosen our colours we were lucky enough to be appointed THE BEST site foreman any one could ask for. If we had a problem James Unthank was there to fix it even if he had to do the work himself there was no complaining he rolled his sleeves up and got the job done. if you are looking for an affordable builder who is personable and very easy to deal with you Stop looking because SJD Homes are the builder you. Thank you again to The SJD Homes team for making our dreams come true. Also a special mention for Isabella Smith whom was also very helpful throughout the whole process.- Verified
SJD HOMES ... THANKYOU!
THANKYOU!
From the word go and throughout our build your company has been a pleasure to work with
I would like to send a special Thankyou to the following people our salesperson Kevin Pearson who helped modify a plan to suit our needs. Kevin you were very knowledgeable, professional and have the patients of a saint. It took us quite a few months to finalise our floor plan and you were always available and happy to help with any changes... and there were a few! Your knowledge was invaluable to us
From there we were handed over to our building ...
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A Builder Even the Neighbours Commended
SJD Homes was the first builder whom we worked with from inception to completion. We've lived in two houses since my wife and I were married 30+ years ago, and were looking at downsizing. Leigh S was very patient with us. He did not rush us. His words were, "This is your home you are going to live in, so take your time in getting it right". SJD Homes were flexible in making modifications unlike volume builders. Leigh was easily accessible and answered all the questions we had. About 18 months later we signed the contract and were put at ease al...
Read morel along the way up to signing the contact. The whole SJD team who serviced us from colour selection to admin were 1st Class. We read about Shane Q, our building supervisor in SJD Homes reviews and true to those reviews he was a true professional and his customer service was exceptional. He made sure that my wife and I were across everything and he was every ready to meet us on site and when appropriate take us through the build stage. The house was completed sooner than we had expected and even our friends were surprised. Our side-neighbour complemented the SJD builders when speaking to us, saying that they impressed as they did not leave the site in a messy state. On another occasion, I received an SMS from the same neighbour saying [quote] "my best friend is a builder in the area and he said that your builder is one of the best going around". The neighbours across the street had also followed the build and they were also complementary of SJD's builders and work. They loved the design too. We couldn't have been more proud of SJD Homes whom we choose, not from any personal references or past association. I always believe that it's the people that 'sell' the company, not only the designs on display. I'd say that the people whom we met and the value we got from SJD Homes were worth the journey with them. The handover process was exciting for us. Now 6 weeks into living in the house that SJD Home build for us, we have truly made it a home for my wife and I. The garden's also ready for when our grand-children come over. Thank you SJD Homes.Find out how SJD Homes compares to other Project Home Builders
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Looking for a Builder? You will not be disappointed...
As first home builders, I cannot speak highly enough of the team at SJD. From our first meeting with Neville, who helped us to design our dream home, to Rod helping us to finalize, Leah for putting up with us taking 6 weeks to decide on an interior paint colour, to the legendary ladies in the office (shout out to Hayley and Courtney - you ladies absolutely rock!), to our incredible supervisor, Shane, - who gets his own review, there has never been a time where they were not available to answer a question, return a call or reply to an email.
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Read morehe level of professionalism, personalization, communication and phenomenal quality, is something that other builders cannot compare to. During every stage of the build, we were kept updated and informed. Any potential issues, although there were few, were fixed before they could became a problem. We were even provided with progress photos of the build. Something we can keep, to look back on and enjoy. We absolutely adore our house, it is everything we hoped for, and more. To all of you at SJD, thank you. Thank you, for all you do and for making this process a brilliant one. Your efforts, now more than ever, are appreciated by so many. Even if it isn’t always felt or communicated. And to those reading this who might be looking for a builder, look no further. You will NOT be disappointed.- Verified
Great build from start to finish!
We couldn't be happier with our SJD home! Initially we worked with Rachel in sales, who spent many hours helping us put our vision onto plans. Once we got to site, our site manager Shane was a pleasure to deal with. He kept us informed and up to date throughout the build and worked very hard to ensure that the build met our expectations. SJD homes were recommended to us by a friend and we will ensure to keep spreading their name!
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An SJD Stanford Custom Home Beauty!
We finalized drawings for contract at Plan Revision issue "O"....Tracey J was our professional, calm, caring, very patient Sales Consultant who took ownership of what we were trying to achieve, never once pressuring us to finalize drawings/quotes but more encouraged us to think about it and make sure we were 100% sure before we went to contract.
Then came the construction where you couldn't ask for a better Site Foreman and bloke with similar qualities, that being Shane - a great operator & communicator,kept us in the loop the whole way thro...
Read moreugh the build, A build that was well planned and in our view, just ran like clockwork to the end. Great trades, great workmanship with quality fittings and fixtures. Thanks again Tracey & Shane, the entire family love the house...
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An excellent build
We recently did hand over from SJD homes. We were pleasantly surprised with how smooth and painless each step was from sales to selections and construction. Our supervisor was brilliant. always proactive in over coming our concerns and providing guidance and advice throughout the build. Post build we had a few minor issues that were rectified with out question. Calls have always been returned or answered and its those simple things that made our build a pleasure. As for the house it did exceed our expectations. And we will build with them again.
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Excellent job by SJD Homes in delivering our first home.
Our first home experience with SJD was a pleasant one. Starting with Kevin, who had all the patience to understand our requirements and provide best suggestions. We customised the plan multiple times and it was well articulated by Kevin.
Then comes our building supervisor James. Throughout the journey he used to give us a date for each milestone and he was prompt in getting the job completed on time. As an anxious first home owner we were following up multiple times with James and he also conveyed consistent and timely responses. And all th...
Read moree stages were completed as per the timeline communicated by him and with the quality. It's been 1 month living in our new home and we are extremely happy and grateful to the team SJD. There was minor fixes and it was addressed by James promptly. Kudos to the SJD Homes team!!! SJD was recommended to us by our friends and we would be happy to do the same.Find out how SJD Homes compares to other Project Home Builders
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Our dream home built by SJD Homes
From start to finish, our experience was nothing short of fantastic. At the initial stage, we made so many changes to our plan but it was always taken on board with a smile by our sales consultant, Leigh. We were kept informed through the stages and were really impressed by the progress. Our site supervisor, Shane was always very helpful and accomodating with our requests. Shane even went above and beyond to include couple of items which we actually missed in our plan. Now that we have moved into our home, we just love every single day admiring our beautiful home and amazing craftsmanship of SJD. It’s been an exceptional experience and we would highly recommend SJD Homes to anyone who is looking to build their dream home.
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What a Perfect outcome !!
Right from the very start Rod Fitzsimmons made the contract sign up process very easy and explained the process as to how the build would proceed. The process was excellent.
Our colour match design consultant Leah Dalton was excellent and was able to ensure that both myself and my partner did not kill each other over colour selections. Leah was knowledgeable in all their products and made choosing the equipment for our new home a breeze.
To our construction Manager jason Perry he was such a great help with all his knowledge and expertise. Eve...
Read moren to the hand over Jason was involved in every step of the way which was a really nice personal touch. To our Site Supervisor James Unthank a big thank you for all your hard work and dedication to delivering our dream home without barely any interruption along the way. Our new home was delivered on time and with precision. James was in constant communication all the way through the build and made what seemed like some hard decisions really easy. A real asset to the SJD team. No team would be complete without the administration team, to all the ladies that I had the pleasure in dealing with (Haylie, Lisa, and Bella) you guys were fantastic to deal with and made the paperwork side of this very easy. All in all we want to say a massive thank you to the Entire Team at SJD Homes for getting us into our dream home.- 3 reviews
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Fantastic build from Start to Finish
We first met Rachel in January 2022 armed with a sketch and a dream of what our new house would look like. Rachel spend many hours turning that sketch into a fantastic house plan. When construction started, our building supervisor Brad Little was all over it. He always kept in contact updating us of the progress and ensuring that the built met our expectations. Nothing was too much trouble for Brad, he was very patient and understanding and we loved the fact that he was very particular about maintaining a high standard finish. Both Rachel ...
Read moreand Brad are a credit to SJD Homes and the building industry. Everyone we dealt with at SJD Homes from Rachel, Brad, Leah and the ladies in the office were polite, engaging and highly professional. If you want a high quality home then look no further than SJD Homes.Find out how SJD Homes compares to other Project Home Builders
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Building made easy with SJD
I am extremely happy with the SJD team. Due to time constraints at my end, Kim O’Conner the site manager and all the staff at SJD, worked so hard to complete my house on time. Against the odds, weather, and of course COVID 19 was also a major issue but SJD put the correct measures in place for the completion of my beautiful home. Thank you SJD
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Fantastic experience and build is perfect!
After shopping around and having paid initial deposits to two different builders I picked SJD Homes for their reputation. I am happy to say that they did a justice to my decision. Site Supervisor James Unthank is a wonderful dude to deal with. He had done a fantastic job that I could not find a single defect during the inspection; very cooperative in picking suitable times to meet up and an easy going guy; Each stage updated me with the status and what happens next. I am impressed with the way SJD homes treat each job carefully and make sure the customer is completely satisfied. House is perfect. Thank you SJD Homes and James !
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Great build in Cowes
Rachel and SJD were very patient with us as we took three years to sell our home and commence with SJD. Through various design changes and upgrades we were thrilled to finally start in Sept 2022.
Site Supervisor Kim was excellent to deal with, responsive to calls and emails and very good at listening to any concerns we had. Kim is action orientated and does what he says, or will tell you straight what can and cant work and will offer alternative suggestions to meet your wishes.
We chose SJD originally for the quality of their build and the great value of upgrade options and we were not disappointed.
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A big THANK YOU to Megan and Hamish
We started our build with Megan and was very impressed with her professionalism and knowledge, she was always there to answer any question and made the process easy and stress free as did our construction supervisor, Hamish. We had a couple of minor issues but they were quickly sorted (even making sure we got our niches ). He always kept up to date with what was happening and the workmanship was first class. We will be recommending SJD homes to family and friends, we love our new home and the quality is second to none! Thank you Megan and Hamish :)
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The sales process was good, slow communication, sometimes 2 weeks between emails but other than that our sales guy Kevin was helpful. He gave us realistic prices so there was no contract price shock, he walked us through the upgrades in the display, he showed us the standard inclusions. Somethings he could improve on were elevation plans, we never saw these and if it wasn't for us contacting the cabinet maker directly (as we were instructed to do by our SS) we would of walked into a house with a kitchen layout we didn...
Yes its amazing that the very day we posted this review we recieved several phone calls! Within 2 days you had most of our maintenance items fixed... I wonder how long you would have waited if we didn...
Read moret post the review?? As for the floors, you are not correct, Andy DID NOT check over the whole floors, how could he when he didnt move any furniture nor did he even attempt to measure under furniture? There is a very clear dip and rise in the rear hallway that is felt everytime we walk down there... yet this area is not marked on the plans as part of your repair job along with a few other areas. At the end of the day we paid for a self leveling screed as per our contract and this was not delivered. We have now been left with horrible flooring and a nightmare of a repair job. Our house is going to be unlivable during the replacement process, someone is going to have to take time off work to allow the works to happen, we are going to have to get a storage unit for all of our furniture and removalist to move all of our furniture out and back in again... this issue is far bigger than a simple "we'll replace 77 square meters" We will let the DBDRV deal with this as you clearly have no interest in rectifying the issue peoperly.Update: 3rd August 2020 (11 months in our new home)
After a conversation with the general manager of SJD we came to an agreement about our flooring replacement.
SJD and Floorway trading have now rect...
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Fantastic people to deal with
We built with SJD from interstate. We were looking for an investment property and fell in love with an SJD display home. We then discovered they did investment home packages. WOW how easy has the journey been, Megan assured us along the way to trust the girls there in Officer with the colours as there were slight changes along the way. The house looks absolutely fantastic and the professionalism of our building supervisor who was so organised, nothing was to much trouble and he kept us informed every step of the way.
Would definitely build with them again we’re very pleased with our finished home.
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Building our first home
From the first day we walked into the SJD display home and met our consultant Kevin, to receiving our keys from site supervisor Kim, SJD were incredibly flexible, supporting, thoughtful and professional throughout our whole design to build process.
As we already had land and an idea for our build, the process for us was more about getting the house plans perfect for our 4 acre block. We were able to bounce ideas off Kevin who clearly had a lot of experience in design and layouts for houses and completely understood our brief. The design stage ...
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Great experience with SJD
We have moved into our brand new SJD home three weeks ago, and have been very happy overall with our experience building with them! Lee in sales was great during the initial process, and our site supervisor Hamish has been fantastic with everything. Nothing we asked him to follow up was too much, and even yesterday he was happy to swing by and have a look at something for us. Thanks Hamish and SJD for building our dream home!
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Our house to become our Home!
As first home buyers finding a builder to trust is very daunting!
Well from the moment we walked into the sales office we were pretty much sold! From the original floor plan mixed and matched we had our house designed Rachel couldn’t have been any more help! Finally construction hit and we were off and running! Kim was more then accommodating to any questions and was quick to pick up on any issues with a quick email or phone call, being a modified house there were a couple of little issues not picked up whilst on the drawing board but Kim and the particular companies were quick to find a solution and ensure the house was complete! Can not wait to move in and enjoy our SJD home
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Great company great home great supervisor
When we walked into the display house at SJD we fall in love with the design. From our sales person Mark to our building supervisor Kim, we felt we had made the correct decision to build with SJD. Kim was excellent. He was very approachable, made time to meet us on site and made the entire building process an enjoyable experience. Nothing was too much trouble. We are very happy with our new home and would recommend SJD to anyone looking to build
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Great building supervisor
[name removed] was fabulous and easy to deal with. He provided regular updates and made things easy. [name removed] would receive a 5 star review however I can't just rate him. Do yourself a favour and get yourself your own finance broker as that impacted my build. Despite getting told I would receive a call from SJD several times I never got one.
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The best decision we made to build with SJDhomes
After months of looking for land, I went on the SJD Homes website and came across a house & land package. What got my attention was the land size and the fact that we were able to customise the floorplan. Immediately I contacted SJDhomes and not long after we locked it in & made a deposit. It was the best decision we ever made, especially for our first home. They have not only created a beautiful home for us but we met some incredible people along the way. Our Sales Rep Mark has been nothing short of amazing, making sure he was always transpare...
Read morent with us and upfront. Even when we were handed over to our awesome SS James, we knew from the beginning how lucky we were. Our building experience was so smooth and James ensured every question was answered and never did he say no. He was always on top of things and easy to contact. Now that we have moved in, we get so many compliments about the quality of our build and we are so proud. We definitely wouldn't think twice if we were to build again. Thanks again SJDHomes !!!- Verified
Amazing company, people and service.
We just moved into our first home and built with SJD, after a very long time of going through display homes we ended up coming across Tracey at SJD. She gave us plenty of her time to walk us through every aspect of the homes we had in mind and giving plenty of other options to suit what we wanted and to our budget ( she also played mediator between me and the wife.) Through the whole sales quoting, listing, back and forth what we want she always took the time to get back to us promptly and explained everything so clearly. They had a fantastic ...
Read morerange of items and options that are included whereas other builders was all added expenses. When it came time to build we met Kim O'Connor for our supervisor. Right from the meeting with with Tracey and Kim before the build started we where comfortable and where assured on how the build will proceed. We had a couple of speed bumps along the way but everything was kept inline and control with Kim which was ontop of everything straight away. We loved going to look at the progress of the build and any questions we had, Kim would get back to us promptly. We couldnt be happier with the sales to construction along with the Tracey, it felt we where dealing with a friend rather than a salesperson. And when it was urging construction it was easy to call or email Kim and know that I would get a response. They gave us a timeline which the smashed with flying colours even when we changed or added things during the build. The workmanship and quality and service is top notch and we couldnt be happier and we would like to thank SJD Tracey and Kim very very much for all there hard work.ieatwords.com.au has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence our content moderation policies in any way, though ieatwords.com.au may earn commissions for products/services purchased via affiliate links.
Dear Bek, thank you for submitting a review of your experience with SJD Homes and we are sorry to hear that you are unsatisfied with the outcome of your flooring issue and the overall post-handover se...
Read morervice. Before we address the matter of your flooring, we would firstly like to acknowledge that you mentioned there were some issues raised during the construction phase with the spa height, placement of a tap and general workmanship.