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DesignBuild fails to deliver designbuildsux 06-15-2007
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Posted by ++ on June 15, 2007, 1:29 pm
designbuildsux wrote:

>I've recently tried to have some deign work done for my home
>renovations through a well known design and build company in
>Queensland, Australia.
>
>Design Build (formerly Majik) in Brisbane, affiliated with Adenbrook
>Homes and the Avalon Property Group, are supposed to be a professional
>outfit with experienced architects that deliver what you want for your
>home renos. This has NOT been our experience.
>
>Despite us providing a detailed list of the renovations we wanted and
>a strict budget from the very first meeting, these guys designed our
>renos at over DOUBLE our budget (from $120k to $250k). The company
>even acknowledged to us their mistakes and the broken promises of
>their staff - but have refused to give us back our money.
>
>When discussing the original estimate provided, it was revealed to us
>that the quote was far underestimated by the salesman, in what can
>only be seen as an attempt to get our business through intentional
>underestimating.
>
>We have now wasted 12 months on these guys and it's cost us close to
>$10,000 for a set of plans we can't use. Our home renos haven't even
>started yet, even though they promised to have them completed by May.
>
>If anybody has some advice on how to chase our money or a similar
>experience with DesignBuild, please send me an email:
>
>designbuildsux@hotmail.com
>
>
>
>

I'd contact the local Architectural Registration Board. Here are the
Australian standards:

http://www.aaca.org.au/JCOC2003.pdf


Posted by Michael Bulatovich on June 15, 2007, 1:46 pm

> designbuildsux wrote:
>
>>I've recently tried to have some deign work done for my home
>>renovations through a well known design and build company in
>>Queensland, Australia.
>>
>>Design Build (formerly Majik) in Brisbane, affiliated with Adenbrook
>>Homes and the Avalon Property Group, are supposed to be a professional
>>outfit with experienced architects that deliver what you want for your
>>home renos. This has NOT been our experience.
>>
>>Despite us providing a detailed list of the renovations we wanted and
>>a strict budget from the very first meeting, these guys designed our
>>renos at over DOUBLE our budget (from $120k to $250k). The company
>>even acknowledged to us their mistakes and the broken promises of
>>their staff - but have refused to give us back our money.
>>
>>When discussing the original estimate provided, it was revealed to us
>>that the quote was far underestimated by the salesman, in what can
>>only be seen as an attempt to get our business through intentional
>>underestimating.
>>
>>We have now wasted 12 months on these guys and it's cost us close to
>>$10,000 for a set of plans we can't use. Our home renos haven't even
>>started yet, even though they promised to have them completed by May.
>>
>>If anybody has some advice on how to chase our money or a similar
>>experience with DesignBuild, please send me an email:
>>
>>designbuildsux@hotmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>
> I'd contact the local Architectural Registration Board. Here are the
> Australian standards:
>
> http://www.aaca.org.au/JCOC2003.pdf

Careful. The term 'architect' may be used loosely here. According to
http://www.archsoc.com/kcas/RegulatingArchitects.html
Oz lets anyone design anything, so it's unlikely that the offending designer
has the "architect" designation, which is restricted. Everybody's "an
architect" in conversation when they're pedaling services, but then many
turn out not to be on paper when things go wrong. I've never seen it work
the other way around.
--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca



Posted by ++ on June 15, 2007, 2:03 pm
Michael Bulatovich wrote:

>>designbuildsux wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Design Build (formerly Majik) in Brisbane, affiliated with Adenbrook
>>>Homes and the Avalon Property Group, are supposed to be a professional
>>>outfit with experienced architects that deliver what you want for your
>>>home renos. This has NOT been our experience.
>>>
>>I'd contact the local Architectural Registration Board. Here are the
>>Australian standards:
>>
>>http://www.aaca.org.au/JCOC2003.pdf
>>
>>
>
>Careful. The term 'architect' may be used loosely here. According to
>http://www.archsoc.com/kcas/RegulatingArchitects.html
>Oz lets anyone design anything, so it's unlikely that the offending designer
>has the "architect" designation, which is restricted. Everybody's "an
>architect" in conversation when they're pedaling services, but then many
>turn out not to be on paper when things go wrong. I've never seen it work
>the other way around.
>
>
Evidently, they use architects in some kind of collaboration,
specifically, Sparc Architects. Can't find a webpage on Sparc
architects, and this is really an unfortunate name for the firm since
Sparc architeture is a proprietary Sun microsystems Solaris system
(http://au.sun.com/training/catalog/courses/WE-4110.xml) much used in
Australia.

http://www.designbuildhomes.com.au/why/qualified.php

one renno, quality unknown:
http://www.designbuildhomes.com.au/be-informed/article.php?article=12



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