Hi All, Does anybody have any experience with Homes by Parklane in Christchurch

I would love to know about builders in the rolleston area as there are so many !

We had a terrible experience with GJs there. Go with a non-franchise builder.

I had my house in Redcliffs built by JD home’s which finished mid last year. I could not warn you enough not to use this building company.

Hi Goo. We too had some issues with GJ’s, but they did fix a lot of our problems and at the end of the day, we are happy with our home. You may find it better to go to a private builder and Peter Quinn is one I would recommend considering, but make sure you know exactly what you want and what you will be getting. One of the most annoying sayings we heard when we were building was “This is what you will be getting.” No one was considering what we wanted. If you want brick cladding, beware. We had issues with grouting variations and there was quite a lot to be done to fix it. Moving along, consider what kind of foundation you want. GJ’s do a waffle foundation in Rolleston, which is what my engineer friend recommends in earthquake country. A lot of the local builders are putting in packed earth foundations, which he is less impressed with. They have an outer ring of concrete, earth is packed in the middle and then another pour of reinforced concrete is laid overtop. I have a link here that may be worth looking at. Page 8 refers to the performance of waffle foundations compared to reinforced concrete. I hope it is some help to you. https://cdn.ymaws.com/concretenz.org.nz/resource/resmgr/docs/conf/2012/s3_p2_-_ashby.pdf