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PODULAR Has anyone had a building built by Podular

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louise

PODULAR Has anyone had a building built by Podular? Podularmodularbuildings.co.nz ?? I think. I have paid a deposit and they haven’t even engaged a surveryor yet? They keep making excuses. It’s only been two and a half weeks. When I called they hadn’t even tried to engage a surveryor. Last info was that they were waiting to hear back. It’s been a week. I can’t find any reviews of their work. They post plenty of their own advertising but no reviews. They are not registered with Master Builders by the looks?! Can anyone give me any information? I feel sick that I may have been ripped off.
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Boyd

Hi Louise How are things progressing. I’d love to hear more as I am building with them as well and we are just starting. Hope things have sorted out
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Anon - still working w them

Yes. Very frustrating process. Many changes of personnel. Have now taken delivery on site. Finish pending. Very late.
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Anon - still working w them

Just a further update on Podular. They’re more than a year late, the build is still not complete and mistakes have been made at every stage. Progress is slow, but is being made.
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Amy

Have you heard anything yet? Just following up on this post as we were also thinking of engaging with Podular.
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Anon2

how are things going now? Love to hear what you think.
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Amy

I’d love to hear more about what mistakes were made and how the final progress/completion has gone :).
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Anon - still working with them

Amy, it would be nice to tell you that the build has been completed and we are enjoying living in it. But that would be a lie. Problems include design, sign-off, process management, continuity of labour, programme, communication, document management. On FB a few weeks ago a subcontractor posted that they had not been paid – I don’t know if that is typical. The comment has disappeared, along with the review function. Progress is at a snail’s pace. Have you looked at Elevate or Nook? Note the absence of real case studies and client attestations with Podular – I think silence here is interesting. They are good at artistic impressions.
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