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Gary S

Looking to build our first house In rural west Auckland – Have narrowed companies down to Maddren , Sentinel NW franchise and Landmark west & Central. They have all had a look at our section. Reading through the comments on this page have made things a bit tougher for my decision….. Sentinal have been very friendly and helpful with a booklet with costs etc at no charge that is very helpful in relation to the section we want to build on (They seem to be the company putting in the most effort at this stage to “seal the deal”). Maddren have impressed also with great show homes and good knowledge around reducing costs on the build with little alterations etc – Anthony is onto it!. Landmark are very good to deal with and was able to show us inside a completed home that was built to about the same budget we have – I have a relative that has had a house built in the past 24 months by them that they are very pleased with. From what i have read on here it would be foolish not to build with Maddren however the other two have impressed also….at this stage. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Cintia

Hi! Which one did you choose??? We will try to build this year, and some words will be appreciated. Thank you. Cintia
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Joe

Hey Gary, How did you get on – who did you go with? Also in West Auckland so would appreciate knowing how you got on. Thanks! 🙂
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AM

Hi Cintia…Was trying to see if you got an answer or response for your question above. I am also in the same boat as you were up there, not sure if you have identified a good builder yet..? I will be really keen to know. I live in Auckland and looking to build on a recently purchased rural section.
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